ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - Siena Basketball begins its quest for a seventh Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament Championship when the top-seeded Saints face No. 9 seed Iona in the 2021 Hercules Tires MAAC Quarterfinals at Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall Wednesday at 5 p.m. The game will be broadcast on ESPN+. 

Daryl Fein and Chris Williams have the call of the action on ESPN+. The 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. The game will also be simulcast to watch for international viewers courtesy of the MAAC and SIDEARM Sports by clicking the corresponding link. 

Pregame coverage commences at 4:30 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.  

Wednesday's MAAC Quarterfinal showdown is the marquee matchup pitting two conference heavyweights head-to-head. The two winningest programs in MAAC Tournament history, Siena (12-4) and Iona (9-5) have combined to win 18 of the first 39 MAAC Tournament Championships. 

The MAAC Co-Regular Season Champion Saints are the No. 1 seed for the second straight year. Siena is 21-8 all-time in the quarterfinal round of the MAAC Tournament, and is looking to advance to the semifinals for the fifth time in the past six seasons. 

Meanwhile the Gaels punched their ticket to the quarterfinals with a convincing 72-48 victory over eighth seeded Quinnipiac Tuesday night. The Gaels have won a record 12 MAAC titles, while posting a 58-27 (.682) all-time record in the Tournament. 

Siena is in search of its first MAAC Tournament win over arch-nemesis Iona which has captured the first 10 matchups, although the Gaels were the higher seeded team in eight of those contests including the No. 1 seed four times.