The Siena Saints women's basketball team heads to Riverdale to take on the Manhattan Jaspers for their third and final Kids Day game of the season, as tip-off will kick things off at 11 a.m. The Saints are winners of three in a row, having defeated Monmouth, Niagara, and Canisius at the ARC over the last two weeks.
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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.
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Ten things you need to know in Siena's game vs. Manhattan:
- Manhattan and Siena faced off earlier this season, with the Jaspers taking an 80-50 victory at the Alumni Recreation Center. That matchup was the Saints' second Kids Day game of the season.
- This game will be the third and final Kids Day game of the season for the Saints, and were defeated in both of those matchups (at Niagara, vs. Manhattan)
- The Jaspers have not swept the Saints in a season series since the 2007-08 season
- The Saints 29-point victory over the Canisius Golden Griffins at home on Saturday was the Green and Gold's largest margin of victory in a game since they defeated Saint Peter's 70-36 back on Feb. 25, 2018 on Senior Day. Both games were played in the Alumni Recreation Center.
- Sophomore
Amari Anthony notched a career-high 22 points in the commanding victory over Canisius. Anthony went 8-for-14 from the floor, including five three pointers.
- Sophomore Lala Watts has been a steady rock in the post as of late, as she recorded her first collegiate double-double last Thursday night. She scored 10 points with 11 rebounds and five blocks on the night.
- Watts is also coming off a record-breaking performance against Monmouth, as she set a new Siena single-game record with eight total blocks back on Jan. 23.. She broke the previous record of seven blocks, which was done four times (Katy Sturgis, Kathy Kaczkowski – 1990, Maggie Ward – 1990,
Maddie Sims – 2019)
- Additionally, 12 total blocks as a team against Monmouth, the Saints also had the most blocks in a game since Jan. 20, 1990 in a 69-59 win against Boston University at home in the ARC.
- Also only giving up 39 points to the Hawks, the Saints held a team to under 40 points for the first time since Feb. 25, 2018 when the Green and Gold defeated Saint Peter's in the ARC 70-36. The Saints held the Peacocks to just 23.2 percent shooting in that game, while the held the Hawks to just 23.9 percent from the field.
- The Saints saw a near triple-double from senior
Sabrina Piper, who snagged a season-high 12 rebounds along with nine points and nine assists at Niagara earlier this season
