LOUDONVILLE, NY – The Siena Women's Basketball team kicks off their 2022-23 campaign at home in the UHY Center Thursday night, as the Green and Gold take on the University of New Hampshire Wildcats at 7 p.m.
Catch the action on ESPN+, with "The Voice of the Saints" Emmanuel Berbari and Conner Fenlon on the call. Pregame coverage tips off at 6:30 p.m. locally on 88.3 FM The Saint with Joe Mixie and Steve Amedio on the call. Complimentary online audio of the broadcast can also be accessed by clicking the corresponding link through iHeart Radio.
Fans can also follow along with the corresponding live stats link, while continuous in-game press row updates will be provided via the women's basketball team's official twitter page @Siena_WBB. Join the conversation by using the hashtags #MarchOn, #SienaSaints, and #MAACHoops.
The Saints open their 2022-23 season with four consecutive home games, including Thursday's home opener against New Hampshire. The four straight home games are the most to start a season since the 2010-11 season when the Saints opened with five straight home games – with four coming at the UHY Center. The Saints are coming off an 85-43 victory over the Post University Eagles last Friday at the UHY Center in their final exhibition.
The programs will meet for the ninth time, as the Wildcats hold a 5-3 advantage in the series. Siena and New Hampshire squared off in Durham last November, as the Wildcats took a 59-45 win at Lundholm Gymnasium. Rayshel Brown had a standout performance, scoring 15 points on 6-for-10 shooting afternoon and adding a team-high eight rebounds.
Anajah Brown made her collegiate debut, scoring six points and snagging seven rebounds. New Hampshire was led by a 21 point effort from Amanda Torres, as she would go 8-for-11 from the floor with five assists.
New Hampshire comes into the match having won their opening game of the season in an 83-24 victory over Colby-Sawyer (DIII) College. The Wildcats are picked to finish seventh in the America East Preseason Poll, as they return captains Paige Cote and Kenzie Matulonis. Cote appeared in 14 of 28 games last season averaging 2.4 points, 1.0 rebounds and 9.9 minutes per game. Cote was second among rookies for the Wildcats and sixth overall in scoring while she ranked #12 in America East in blocks per game (0.8). Matulonis played in 24 of 28 games in her rookie season with the 'Cats last year. She averaged 2.0 points, 2.3 rebounds, 1.0 assists, 1.5 steals and 18.3 minutes per game.
2022-23 Siena Women's Basketball season tickets starting at $128 ($40 for kids) are on-sale now, and can be secured by logging onto sienasaints.com/tickets, or by contacting the Siena Fan Relations Management Center during traditional business hours Monday-Friday by phone at (518) 487-2202, or by e-mail at sienatickets2@siena.edu. Single game tickets for the Albany Cup women's game at the UHY Center are also available – with prices at $10 for chair back seats, $8 for general admission, and $5 for kids.
Siena posted a 10-19 overall record last season, and finished fifth in the MAAC with a 10-10 league mark. Picked ninth in this year's preseason poll, the Saints return just five letter winners while welcoming 11 newcomers – including nine true freshmen – to a squad searching to build off of their success in Jabir's first year at the helm of the program since 1990.
