BRIDGEPORT, CT - Siena Basketball goes for both its second straight win overall and second consecutive road victory when the Saints travel to Fairfield for a 7 p.m. matchup at Webster Bank Arena. The game will be broadcast on ESPN+.
Watch the game on ESPN+ by clicking the corresponding link. ESPN+ is a subscription based service, which is available to purchase for $4.99 per month, or $49.99 for a year. ESPN+ offers a 7-day free trial as well.
Gameday Central coverage commences with The Anderson Group Pregame Show at 6:30 p.m. locally on Talk1300 AM and 98.7 FM, and online at SienaAllAccess.com. A.J. Kanell and Conner Fenlon '12 have the call of the game both through the radio broadcast as well as the complimentary online audio stream, which can be listened to by clicking the corresponding link.
Social media updates will be provided courtside throughout the day via the Saints' official twitter page @SienaMBB. Join the conversation by using the hashtags #MarchOn, #UnleashMayhem, and #MAACHoops.
Here's Ten Things to Know About Tonight's Game
1.) Siena (7-11, 2-3) is in search of its second straight league road victory. The Saints snapped an 11-game MAAC road losing streak with their victory at Marist (Jan. 11).
2.) The Saints have already won four games away from home this season, including three true road victories. Siena had lost 11 consecutive road games prior to a 68-61 triumph at George Washington on Nov. 8. The Saints won just one true road game last season.
3.) Siena would match its overall win total from last season with a victory tonight
4.) Siena has been led so far this season by the dynamic one-two punch of senior
Evan Fisher and freshman
Jalen Pickett. The duo has combined to account for 68% of the Saints' assists, 45% of the scoring, and 36% of the rebounding.
5.) Fisher ranks second in the MAAC in field goal percentage (.538), fourth in rebounding (6.8), and sixth in scoring (16.6)
6.) Pickett ranks fourth nationally averaging 7.3 assists per game, and also leads the MAAC while ranking 38th nationally with a 2.79 assist-to-turnover ratio
7.) Pickett was named the MAAC Rookie of the Week for the sixth time this season on Monday, including the fourth consecutive week. He became the first MAAC freshman to win four straight MAAC Rookie of the Week honors since Loyola's Brian Rudolph in 2008.
8.)
Kevin Degnan faces his former team in Fairfield (5-14, 2-5) tonight. Degnan was a two-year reserve for the Stags, and averaged 2.8 points and 1.8 rebounds in 8.9 minutes of action over 45 games.
9.) Siena leads the all-time series with Fairfield, 38-32. The Saints have won seven of the past 11 meetings, however the Stags swept the regular season series last year for the first time since 2012-13.
10.) Fairfield leads the MAAC and ranks tied for 38th nationally in three pointers made (176), tied for 48th in three pointers made per game (9.3), and 67th in three-point field goal percentage (.370). London Taliaferro is 21st nationally with his .444 three-point field goal percentage, ranked 27th in total three-point field goals made (60), and tied for 35th in three pointers per game (3.16).