LOUDONVILLE, NY – Siena Soccer kicks off the month of September and commences the program's longest homestand in 11 years when the Saints host Lafayette in their home opener at Siena Turf Field at 3 p.m. The Saints are undefeated in home openers under head coach Cesar Markovic, posting a 3-0-2 record.
 
Follow today's home opener by clicking on the live stats link at the top of the page. Continuous in-match pressbox updates will be provided via the men's soccer team's official twitter page @SienaSoccer. Join the conversation by using the hashtags #MarchOn, #SienaSaints, #MAACSoccer, and #NCAASoccer.
 
Today's home opener kicks off the program's longest homestand in 11 years since playing six straight in Loudonville in 2007. Following today's match, Siena hosts Stony Brook Saturday, before welcome Army West Point (Sept. 11) and Sacred Heart (Sept. 15) to Siena Turf Field next week.
 
The Saints make their home debut following a pair of ties with a loss sandwiched in-between to kick off their 2018 season. Siena opened the season in Houston with a 2-2 draw at HBU Invitational host Houston Baptist and a 4-1 defeat at the hands of UT Rio Grande Valley. The Saints returned east for the first time Friday, where they rallied for a 1-1 draw at Holy Cross.
 
Freshman striker Aaron Martin has emerged in the early going for Siena with a team-high five points over his first three collegiate matches. The Madrid, Spain standout has been named the MAAC Rookie of the Week each of the first two weeks of the season, becoming the first player in program history to earn that honor in consecutive weeks.
 
The Saints are facing Lafayette for the sixth time, albeit the first meeting since 2005. The programs met five times in a six-season span to open the millennium, with the Leopards winning each matchup.
 
Lafayette has won two of its first three matches to open the season, posting identical 1-0 road triumphs at Monmouth and Stony Brook after opening with a 1-0 home defeat at the hands of St. Francis Brooklyn. The Leopards posted a 4-14 overall record last season, including a 3-6 mark in Patriot League action. Lafayette was projected to finish 10^th (last) according to this year's Patriot League Preseason Poll.