NEW ROCHELLE, NY - Siena Basketball begins a pivotal weekend in the City when the Saints take on four-time defending MAAC Tournament Champion Iona Friday Night at 7 p.m. at the Hynes Athletics Center. The Saints head into the halfway point of the conference schedule this evening just a game in back of current MAAC frontrunner Monmouth.
Siena (9-9, 5-4) enters tonight's contest in search of its elusive first road win of the season. The Saints are the only Division I team nationally who is undefeated at home and winless in true road games so far this season. Siena has won three of their last four in New Rochelle by a total of seven points, as the road team has emerged victorious in 10 of the last 12 meetings between the programs.
The MAAC preseason favorites who received 10 of 11 first-place votes, Iona (5-10, 3-5) concludes a stretch tonight where they play five of six within the newly reconstructed Hynes Athletics Center. The Gaels have alternated wins and losses in their last seven games.
Iona leads the all-time series 65-51, as the Saints have faced the Gaels more times than any other opponent (116 times). Iona has won 17 of the last 22 meetings overall, although each of the last five regular season meetings have all been decided by five points or less.
David Resnick and Adam Finkelstein have the call of today's game 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.
Pregame coverage commences at 6:30 p.m. in the Capital Region 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.
