Sept. 30, 2015 Watch | | Twitter Updates
LOUDONVILLE, N.Y. - Siena Soccer concludes a mini two-match homestand when the Saints host MAAC foe Niagara at Siena Turf Field at 3 p.m. The match will be webstreamed live online in HD exclusively at SienaAllAccess.com.
This marks the second of four scheduled Siena Soccer regular season Siena All-Access broadcasts. Future broadcasts are scheduled for the Saints' Oct. 17 matchup vs. Iona and Oct. 28 tilt against Quinnipiac.
The match can be viewed by purchasing a single-game passport for $7.95. Simply click on the watch link at the top of the page to access the broadcast. In addition to watching the match online via laptop, desktop or tablet, the contest can be accessed via smart phones on iOS (Apple) devices as well as those that support Adobe Flash 10.1 or greater.
Features to the Siena All-Access platform include live stats and ticker updates with important game information and twitter updates. Additionally, all games are archived upon their conclusion and can viewed at any time through the on-demand feature.
Here's 10 Things To Know About Today's Match
1.) Winners of two straight, Siena (2-5-2, 1-0) is in search of its third winning streak of three or more matches under head coach Cesar Markovic over his first three seasons with the program. The Saints posted a pair of separate four-match winning streaks last season.
2.) The Saints opened their 27th season of MAAC competition Saturday with a 2-0 win over Manhattan. Siena is now 103-93-23 (.523) all-time in regular season conference competition, including a 34-23-8 (.585) mark since the start of the 2008 league slate.
3.) Siena carries an 11-match home unbeaten streak (7-0-4) at Siena Turf Field entering today's matchup. The Saints have outscored their opponents 18-7 over that time and senior Tom Allen has scored a team-high 14 points over the 11 matches.
4.) The Saints are unbeaten in their last six home conference matches (4-0-2) and are 7-2-2 (.727) overall under Markovic against MAAC foes at Siena Turf Field
5.) Siena was predicted to finish sixth and Niagara 11th out of 11 teams according to the MAAC Preseason Coaches' Poll. The teams finished last season tied for fourth and in ninth place respectively in the final league standings. Defending MAAC Tournament Champion Monmouth was the preseason favorite. Sophomore forward Alexander Tejera and junior back Danilo Markovic represented the Saints on the Preseason All-MAAC squad.
6.) The Saints are in search of their third consecutive clean sheet today, something done only twice previously in program history (1995, 2014). Last season Siena posted a program record shutout streak of 317:31, spanning three-plus matches. The Saints enter today with a shutout streak of 198:18.
7.) With his three-point performance including the game-winning goal in Saturday's 2-0 victory over Manhattan, Allen now ranks tied for third all-time in program history in career game-winning goals (five) and tied for fourth all-time in assists (14)
8.) Siena has controlled the all-time series with Niagara, 16-7-4. The Saints have won the past three meetings.
9.) The Saints captured last season's meeting with Niagara 2-1 on Oct. 8 in Western New York. Tejera scored both goals for Siena including the game-winner in the 66th minute, just 2:42 after the Purple Eagles had tied the score.
10.) Niagara (1-7-1, 0-1) concludes a three-match road stretch today. This will be the Purple Eagles' seventh road match out of their 10 contests to begin the season. Niagara dropped its MAAC opener 6-1 at Iona Saturday.