The Siena Saints women's basketball team heads to New Jersey on Saturday night as the Saints are set to face off against the Rider Broncs at 4 p.m. Siena is coming off a tough loss to Manhattan on Thursday, while Rider has won eight in a row and defeated Marist Thursday night in Poughkeepsie.
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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 ESPN+, which 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. Fans can subscribe to ESPN+ for just $4.99 a month (or $49.99 per year) and cancel at any time. Click the other corresponding links to follow along with today's game coverage.
Social media updates will be provided courtside throughout the day via the Saints' official twitter page @sienawomenshoop. Join the conversation by using the hashtag #MarchOn during the game.
Ten things you need to know in Siena's game vs. Rider:
- The Saints just completed the second of three 11 AM games the Saints will partake in this season Thursday at home against Manhattan. They will play one more game at 11 AM this season when they head to Manhattan on Feb. 6.
- Despite a strong series history against the Broncs, the Saints have lost four of the last five meetings between the two programs. Three of the losses came by less than three points.
- From 2000 through 2012, Siena defeated Rider 22 times over 25 matchups.
- Rider's Stella Johnson currently leads the NCAA in scoring, averaging 27.8 points per game. Kentucky's Rhyne Howard sits second behind Johnson with an average of 23.8 points per game.
- Freshman
Julia Hauer received the Saints first weekly honor when she was named MAAC Rookie of the Week on Monday. The Binghamton, NY native averaged 12.0 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 2.7 assists per game. She topped out with a new career-high 17 points, adding five rebounds as well at Saint Peter's last Monday.
- The Green and Gold just finished their five games in 10 days last Saturday, and completed the trip with a 68-63 victory at Canisius after going 0-4 to begin conference play.
- Rider will be the current highest RPI team the Saints have faced this season, as the Broncs currently sit Top 100 at 85.
- According to the NCAA, the Green and Gold have played the 73rd hardest non-conference schedule in the country based on collective team RPI's.
- The Saints are currently 0-6 against teams with a Top 200 RPI (Colgate, UMass, Penn, Harvard, Florida Atlantic, Binghamton) - with five of the six losses coming on the road
- As a team, the Saints snagged 21 offensive rebounds on Thursday at Niagara. That total would be the most rebounds in a game by the team since they nabbed 26 in a 59-58 OT loss at Army back on Nov. 27, 2011. In total that game, the Saints scooped 63 total rebounds.
