LOUDONVILLE, NY – Following a season in which both regular season dual meet action and postseason competition were cancelled, Siena Swimming & Diving is set to return to the pool for a full schedule in the 2021-22 season. The Saints will embark on nine regular season events leading up to the 2022 MAAC Championships, and including a pair of home dual meets at the Siena Swim Center.
"The team is very excited and eager to return to a full schedule after enduring the challenges of last season, " said second year head coach
Brogan Barr. "We have some work to do over the next month as we prepare for our first meet, but it will be great to get back into the pool against some tough competition leading up to the MAAC Championships"
The 23
rd season in the program's history will commence on Saturday, October 9, when the team heads to Vestal, New York to face Binghamton and MAAC foe Niagara at 1 PM, signaling the first for four conference opponents on the schedule. Siena will then host its first of two home dual meets against Assumption at the Siena Swim Center on Saturday, October 16 at 1 PM.
The Green and Gold will round out the month of October by heading to the University of Rochester for the first time ever, where they will face off against the Yellow Jackets and MAAC rival Canisius on Saturday, October 23 at 1 PM. Following a weekend off, Siena will be back at home to open November against New Hampshire in Loudonville on Saturday, November 6 at 11 AM.
A tough conference tri-meet awaits the Saints on the schedule for Friday, November 12, with Siena, Monmouth, and Manhattan facing off in West Long Branch, New Jersey. Following dual action at Stony Brook on Saturday, November 20, the Green and Gold will travel to New Britain, Connecticut for the three-day Blue Devil Invite hosted by Central Connecticut State December 3-5.
Once the calendar turns to the new year, Siena will take to the road twice in January 2022 for non-conference action, with the first meet coming at Vermont on Saturday, January 16 at 2 PM. The Saints will wrap regular season dual meet action on Saturday, January 22 at 1 PM when they travel to Loretto, Pennsylvania to face Saint Francis (PA).
After bring held virtually during the Spring 2021 season with Siena unable to participate, the MAAC Championships will return to Buffalo, New York February 9-12, 2022. Siena will once again take on the best of the MAAC at the Burt Flickinger Center Pool on the campus of Erie Community College.
Under the director of Barr and recently hired assistant coach
Deb Kirkpatrick, the Saints boast 18 returners from last year's roster, including seven swimmers who hold times on the program's All-Time Performers List.
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