LOUDONVILLE, NY - The Siena women's lacrosse program aims to get back in the win column on Wednesday afternoon, as the Saints prep to take on the Niagara Purple Eagles at Hickey Field. The opening draw between the Saints and Purple Eagles will come at 3 p.m., as the Green and Gold have been winners of six of their last eight games.
 
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With a three-game win streak and a perfect MAAC record on the line, the Siena Saints struggled to find the twine on Saturday afternoon as they were defeated by the Manhattan Jaspers by a final score of 8-6.
 
Siena was led by a solid three-point game from sophomore Nicole McNeely, who scored a pair of goals and dished an assist. Freshman Mary Soures tossed home two goals as well, while redshirt freshman Kaitlyn Dowsett and junior Annie Brennan each scored as well in the contest. Senior goalie Sammy Horton made 10 saves in the loss.
 
At the moment, the Saints boast one of the best goaltenders in the country in Sammy Horton, as she ranks 10^th in the NCAA in save percentage, and 25^th in saves. She ranks first in the MAAC in both of those categories. Siena also ranks either first or second in multiple categories in the MAAC, highlighted by the second-ranked scoring defense, which ranked 23^rd nationally.