ALBANY, NY - Siena Basketball concludes its four-game homestand, tips off the New Year, and resumes conference action when the Saints host Monmouth Friday night at 7 p.m. at the Times Union Center. The Saints enter play winners of three straight, while the Hawks bring a four-game winning streak to the Capital Region.
Tickets to Friday night's game 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).
Friday's game marks the final
DeCrescente Craft Beer Night of the year. For just $20 receive a ticket to the game in the Craft Beer Pavilion in the end zone by the visiting bench, and six four-ounce samples of fine craft beers from exceptional local breweries. Those who already have a ticket to the game can still purchase admission into the Craft Beer Pavilion for only $15.
Siena (5-5, 1-0) enters the New Year in search of its sixth consecutive victory at the Times Union Center to open the season. The Saints have averaged 80.4 points on 49% shooting including 40% from three and 76% from the free throw line in starting 5-0 at home for the first time in four years.
Last year's MAAC runner-up Monmouth (6-5) enters the New Year as the conference's hottest team. The Hawks have had a flair for the dramatic as their last three victories during their four-game winning streak have been by a combined seven points, highlighted by back-to-back last second game-winning shots by Ray Salnave.
Monmouth leads the all-time series 12-4, and has won 11 of 13 meetings over Siena since joining the MAAC in 2013-14. However, each of the previous two seasons the programs have gone to overtime in their matchups at the Times Union Center.
Robert Lee and Kelly O'Donnell have the call of the game on ESPN3, as well as the simulcast locally in the Capital Region on My4 Albany. The ESPN3 broadcast is accessible by clicking the corresponding link, on smartphones and tablets via the ESPN app, and on televisions through Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Roku, Xbox 360, and Xbox One. 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.
Pregame coverage commences at 6:30 p.m. locally on Talk1300 AM and 98.7 FM with A.J. Kanell and Andy Grazulis '92 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.
