ALBANY, N.Y. - Siena Women's Basketball opens MAAC Tournament play when the 7th seeded Saints battle No. 10 seed Iona in the First Round at 11:30 a.m. at the Times Union Center. The game will be broadcast on ESPN3.

Iona (4-25) and Siena (12-17) meet for the ninth time in postseason play, after the Saints swept the regular season series between the two schools. The winner of today's First Round game will advance to face No. 2 seed Rider in the quarterfinals Friday afternoon at 3:30 p.m. on ESPN3.

Tickets to tonight's game can be purchased in advance by clicking the corresponding link on the side of the release, in person at the Times Union Center Box Office, or charge by phone at (800) 745-3000.

Meghan Graham and Geoff Brault have the call of the game on ESPN3, which is accessible via WatchESPN by clicking the corresponding link at the top of the page, on smartphones and tablets via the WatchESPN app, and on televisions through Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Roku, Playstation 4, and Xbox One.

Gameday Central coverage commences with Berkshire Bank Pregame Show at 11:00 a.m. locally on 88.3 FM WVCR The Saint, and online at SienaAllAccess.com. Joe Mixie and Steve Amedio 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 on the side of the page.

In addition to watching and listening to the game, read both teams' game notes, and follow the action through the live stats by clicking the corresponding links on the side of the page. Social media updates will be provided courtside by following Siena Women's Basketball's official twitter account @sienawomenshoop. Join the conversation by using the hashtag #MarchOn during the game.

Ten things to know for Thursday's game versus the Gaels:

• Competing in the MAAC Tournament for the 30th time in program history, Siena is 27-28 all-time in the event, including 4-4 when facing the Gaels, 5-1 in the first round and 2-2 as the No. 7 seed. The squad is 5-6 in the tournament under Coach Jaques, having one at least one game in five of her first six seasons at the helm.
• Entering at the No. 3 spot in 2018, Siena took down No. 6 Niagara before falling to No. 2 Marist in the semifinal round. The Saints last faced off against Iona in the 2017 edition of the tournament, falling, 67-47 in the quarterfinal round.
• The Saints concluded their regular season slate at home in the ARC Saturday afternoon, falling to Regular Season Champion Quinnipiac, 67-38. Junior Maddie Sims led the squad offensively with 12 points and seven rebounds, while the team's four graduating members were honored prior to tip-off as part of Senior Day activities.
• Having swept the Gaels in a pair of contests during the regular season already, The Saints will look to defeat an opponent three times in a year for the first time since the 2010-11 campaign, when they swept Fairfield in the regular season and beat the Stags in the MAAC Quarterfinals.
• For the fourth time in the last five years, Siena saw multiple players earn MAAC Postseason Awards, with the conference announcing the 2018-19 All-MAAC teams earlier this week. Junior Maddie Sims was named Second Team All-MAAC, while redshirt-senior Aaliyah Jones picked up Third Team All-MAAC honors, matching both of their preseason team nods.
• With a win over Niagara on Feb. 16, Head Coach Ali Jaques became the third coach in program history to ellipse the 100-win threshold, joining Gina Castelli (1990-2012, 336) and Joe Hogan (1980-85, 115) as Siena coaches to do so. Currently in her seventh year at the helm, Jaques holds a 101-118 all-time record.
• Having won the last four games over Iona, Siena is 44-27 all-time against the Gaels, including 8-10 under Coach Jaques.
• Siena has accumulated a 294-220 (.572) record in MAAC play all-time, including a 64-70 (.478) outcome under head coach Ali Jaques.
• Adding one assist to her total last Thursday, senior Deja Rawls sits in 13^th place all-time in the category with 306. Rawls needs 16 more helps to tie Siena Athletics Hall of Famer Gunta Basko (1999-03, 322) for 12^th.
• Adding two blocks to her career total on Saturday, Maddie Sims is now tied for 8^th place all-time with Ann Marie Graney (1981-95, 94). Sims is also currently fifth in program history for the most blocks in a single season with 46 this year.