The Siena Saints women's basketball team looks to end their 2010's on a high note, as they head to New Jersey to take on Fairleigh Dickinson in their final non-conference game of the season. The Saints have topped Fairleigh Dickinson in their last seven matchups dating back to 1985-86.
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Joe Mixie and Steve Amedio will have the call for WVCR The Saint on today's radio broadcast. The game will also be streamed on NEC Front Row, the multimedia platform for the Northeast Conference. Click the corresponding links to follow along with today's game coverage.
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Ten things you need to know in Siena's game vs. Fairleigh Dickinson:
- Siena concludes their non-conference schedule and 2019 as they head to Teaneck, NJ to take on the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights. The Saints and Knights meet for the 14th time between the two programs.
- According to the NCAA, the Saints currently have the 31st ranked strength of schedule in the country. Additionally, all of the Saints six non-conference losses have come to teams with a current combined record of 44-14 (.759)
- Head Coach Ali Jaques faced Fairleigh Dickinson in her debut as head coach at Siena back on Nov. 9, 2012. The Saints defeated the Knights 76-56 at the Times Union Center, as Jaques has since gone 4-0 against them in her career at the helm of the Green and Gold.
- Overall in the series history, the Saints are 5-0 at home against Fairleigh Dickinson, 2-3 on the road, and 0-1 on neutral floor.
- Siena and Fairleigh Dickenson were together in the Cosmopolitan Conference from 1983-86.
- Siena's matchup with the Knights back in 1989 was cancelled due to the measles.
- The Saints are 26-12 all-time against programs from the NEC, with the Saints victorious in their last two matchups (Wagner, Sacred Heart).
- Junior Rayshel Brown snagged four steals, setting a new collegiate career-high across her time with La Salle (two years) and Siena.
- Senior Sabrina Piper scored 17 points on Sunday afternoon at UMass. Piper has now scored in double-figures in all but one of Siena's matchups with season. She also leads the team in all offensive categories, and sits 246 points away from 1,000 career points.
- Piper also tossed out five assists against UMass, which would be the second time this season she's scored in double-digits and had at least five assists in a single game. The other came in a Siena win over Sacred Heart back in Loudonville on Nov. 16 when she scored 24 points and tossed out six assists.