LOUDONVILLE, NY – With an attendance upward of 1,500 expected to pack the ARC Friday morning, the Siena Saints look to keep a perfect record in MAAC play as they square off with the Manhattan Jaspers at 11 a.m. Siena will be hosting their 9
th annual Kids Day, as local schools will come out to support the Saints for the game.
2018-19 Siena Women's Basketball individual game tickets are on-sale now. Women's individual game tickets can be purchased online at sienasaints.com/tickets or in-person at the Alumni Recreation Center Box Office on game days.
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Ten things to know for Saturday's game versus Manhattan:
- The 11 AM affair is the earliest tip-off that the Saints will take part in this season, serving as the team's annual Kid's Day game.
- Three Saint scored in double-figures in the team's 59-47 home win over Iona on Sunday, with junior Sabrina Piper steadying the squad in scoring for the fourth time this season, dropping 16 points. Redshirt-senior captain Aaliyah Jones posted double-figure scoring for the second straight contest, scoring 11 points in her second start of the year thus far.
- Siena was stellar from the free throw line in the victory, going 27-29 for a 93.1 % effort, the most made in a game since Jan. 28, 2017 (30) and the best completion percentage (min. 10 made) since Dec. 12, 2016 (15-16).
- Additionally, the team has drained 25 consecutive free shots, having not missed since the 4:08 mark in the first quarter of Sunday's contest.
- The Saints' 2-0 start to conference play is there best since the 2015-16 season, when they won their first seven MAAC contests to begin league action.
- Siena has accumulated a 288-211 (.576) record in MAAC play all-time, including a 58-60 (.487) outcome under head coach Ali Jaques.
- In her seventh season as Siena's Head Coach, Ali Jaques holds a 95-108 all-time record, including a 58-60 mark in MAAC play. Jaques is inching closer to becoming the third coach in program history to eclipse the 100-win threshold and the second to reach 60 wins in conference play.
- The team has won five of its last six contests against MAAC schools, including four straight regular season games dating back to last season.
- Adding two assists to her total on Friday, senior Deja Rawls is now tied for 19th all-time with Tehresa Coles (269, 2011-15) in program history. She will next move into sole possession of 19th place and needs seven helps to tie Katelyn Dooley (2003-07, 276) for 18th.
- Winners in their last three head-to-head matchups, the Saints hold a 44-22 advantage all-time against Manhattan. Each of the last four meeting have been decided by five points or less, with the team most recently prevailing in overtime, 56-54, on Feb. 15, 2018.