ALBANY, NY - Siena Basketball looks to both close out the decade and the non-conference portion of their schedule on a high note when the Saints host Holy Cross Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Times Union Center. The Saints are in search of completing an unblemished non-conference home record for the first time in four years.Â
Tickets to the first home matinee of the season Sunday afternoon start as low as just $10 for adults (service fees apply if purchasing through Ticketmaster), and can be secured by clicking the corresponding link, in-person at the Times Union Center Box Office (opens at 10 a.m.), or by contacting Ticketmaster by phone at (800) 745-3000. The Siena Fan Relations Management Center is at your service to handle all your ticket inquiries, and can be reached by phone at (518) 487-2202, online at sienasaints.com/tickets, by e-mail at sienatickets2@siena.edu, or by stopping by the office located at the Times Union Center (opens at 8:30 a.m. on weekdays).
Siena is set to host its
Second Annual Sensory Friendly and Autism Awareness Game Sunday afternoon. Special accommodations will be made to create a more sensory-friendly environment for fans with autism and other special needs. In an effort to create a more sensory-friendly environment, slight in-game adjustments will be made to the lighting, public address, and music levels, and flashing ads on the video scoreboard, ribbon boards, and scorer's table and media table LED displays will be eliminated.
Siena (4-5, 1-0) looks to keep its perfect home record intact heading into the New Year, as the Saints have won each of their first four games at the Times Union Center while averaging 82.0 points on 47% shooting including 40% from three, 79% from the free throw line, and a +11.7 rebound margin. Siena has been fueled on the glass by
Manny Camper, who ranks fourth nationally in rebounding (11.8). The junior has registered his first five collegiate double-doubles over the team's first nine games for a squad which has achieved a +10.3 increase in rebound differential and a +10.4 improvement in rebounding margin from last season.Â
Holy Cross (1-11) enters play looking to snap a four-game losing streak since securing its lone win to date this season vs. Mercer on Dec. 2 at the Boca Raton Beach Classic. The Crusaders have been led by three-time Patriot League Rookie of the Week Joe Pridgen, who averages 16.2 points on 58% shooting while adding 7.3 rebounds.
Siena will be looking to enact a small measure of revenge against Holy Cross, which swept a pair of non-conference matchups between the programs last season. Overall, Siena leads the all-time series with their one-time MAAC foe 9-6, including a perfect 7-0 mark at home where the Saints have averaged 86.1 points during the series.Â
Robert Lee and Kelly O'Donnell have the call of the game on ESPN+, as well as the simulcast locally in the Capital Region on My4 Albany. The ESPN+ broadcast is accessible by clicking the corresponding link, and offers fans thousands of additional live events, on-demand content and original programming not available on ESPN's linear TV or digital networks. This includes hundreds of MLB, NHL and MLS games, Grand Slam tennis, Top Rank boxing, PGA Tour golf, college sports, international rugby, cricket, the full library of ESPN Films (including 30 for 30) and more. Fans can subscribe to ESPN+ for just $4.99 a month (or $49.99 per year) and cancel at any time. My4 Albany is simulcasting all 12 remaining Siena Basketball regular season home games, which are available to Spectrum subscribers in the Capital Region to view on Channel 4.Â
Pregame coverage commences at 1:30 p.m. locally on Talk1300 AM and 98.7 FM with A.J. Kanell and Conner Fenlon '12 on the call. Complimentary online audio of the broadcast can also be accessed by clicking the corresponding link at the top of the page.
Social media updates will be provided courtside throughout the day by following the Saints' official twitter page @SienaMBB. Join the conversation by using the hashtag #MarchOn. Upload pictures of yourself and your friends enjoying the game through the Selfiefinder platform by clicking the corresponding link at the top of the page, or by downloading the Selfiefinder app and searching "Siena." The best selfies from the game will be displayed on the video scoreboard during the first timeout of the second half.Â