LOUDONVILLE, NY – After a loss on Thursday at the Alumni Recreation Center, the Siena Saints women's basketball team looks to get back on track to winning ways as they will play host to the Marist Red Foxes Sunday afternoon at the Times Union Center. Tip-off for the showdown will commence the matchup at 12 p.m.
 
Siena Women's Basketball individual game tickets are currently on-sale now for all remaining games. Individual game tickets are priced at $10 for adult chair back seats, $8 for both adult and senior general admission, and $5 for children's tickets. Siena Women's Basketball individual game tickets can be purchased by contacting the Siena Fan Relations Management Center during traditional business hours Monday-Friday at (518) 487-2202, online at sienasaints.com/tickets, or by e-mail at sienatickets2@siena.edu.
 
Follow the game by clicking on the live stats link at the top of the page, or by tuning into Siena's ESPN3 broadcast featuring Kelly O'Donnell and Tehresa Coles. You can also listen to the game via Siena All Access radio broadcast, where Joe Mixie and Steve Amedio will have the call for WVCR 88.3 The Saint. Click the corresponding links to follow along with the game coverage.
 
Continuous in-game press row updates will be provided via the women's basketball team's official twitter page @sienawomenshoop. Join the conversation by using the hashtags #MarchOn, #SienaSaints, and #MAACHoops.
 
It was a night of atmosphere in the Alumni Recreation Center Thursday night, as Siena hosted their 20th annual Pink Zone game. As the Saints in partner with ToLife! attempted to break their mark of $200,000 lifetime funds raised over the last 20 years, on the hardwood the Saints would fall to the Rider Broncs by a final score of 69-38. The loss would snap a five-game winning streak for the Green and Gold.
 
The Saints were led by a 13 point night from senior Sabrina Piper, as she also snagged three rebounds and a pair of assists which would be the only ones for the Saints on the night. Sophomore Lala Watts added eight points and nine rebounds as she just fell short of a double-double. Junior Marilena Gerostergiou also added nine rebounds as well.
 
Sophomore Lala Watts has now entered the Top 10 list for blocked shots in a single season.  With a block on Thursday evening, she now has sole possession of fifth on the list with 47 blocks on the season. With one more, she will tie Katy Sturgis' 1981-82 season total of 48, and with two more will tie Gunta Basko for third on the list as she put up 49 blocks in 2001-02. Also within reach is Serena Moore's total of 51 blocks in a season back in 2010-11, which ranks as the second most total in a season by a Siena Saint in program history.
 
In addition, Watts ranks first in the MAAC in blocked shots, currently averaging 2.1 blocks per game. She is the only play in the MAAC averaging over two blocks per game, as Rider's Amari Johnson ranks second with 36 total blocks and a 1.6 blocks per game average. Watts' 47 blocked shots rank 29th in the NCAA, while her 2.1 blocks per game ranks 32nd in the country. Also of note for lists, senior Sabrina Piper needs just 74 points to reach the 1,000 point benchmark for her career.
 
In the series history, Siena and Rider will be squaring off for the 71st time on Sunday afternoon, with the Red Foxes holding a 38-32 advantage all-time. Head Coach Ali Jaques stands eight wins away from passing Joe Hogan on Siena's all-time coaching wins list.
 
The last time these two teams met was back on Feb. 1, 2019, with the Red Foxes defeating the Saints in the ARC by a final score of 73-58. In that game, the Saints were led by stellar offensive performance from redshirt senior Aaliyah Jones, as she set a career-high in points with a 27 point night on 10-for-19 shooting from the field, including a 7-for-11 clip from behind the three-point line. She is the most recent Saint to hit seven three's in a game since Jackie Benitez hit seven against Syracuse in 2016. Jones also added four steals to her stat line, while Sabrina Piper knocked down 14 points and three assists.