LOUDONVILLE, NY – Playing their final home game of a season-opening four game home stand, the Siena Women's Basketball team returns to the UHY Center Saturday as they take on the Lafayette Leopards at 2 p.m.
Catch the action on ESPN+, with "The Voice of the Saints" Emmanuel Berabari and Conner Fenlon on the call. Pregame coverage tips off at 1:30 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 play the fourth straight and final home games to begin the season. 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.
Siena is coming off a tough loss to St. Bonaventure at MVP Arena Wednesday, as the Bonnies defeated the Saints 69-63 to hand the Green and Gold their second loss of the season. Sophomore forward
Anajah Brown went 6-8 from the field to lead the Saints with a season-best 13 points while adding five rebounds and a team-high three blocks.
Freshman
Teresa Seppala recorded double-figures for the second straight contest with ten points and a career-best nine boards, while junior
Ahniysha Jackson and freshman
London Gamble added nine points apiece. Despite scoring a season-low 63 points, the Saints went over 40 rebounds (45) and into double-digit steals (14) for the second time this season.
The programs will meet for the second time, as Lafayette took the win in the inaugural meeting last season in Easton by a final score of 49-44. Senior Margo Peterson connected on four of the team's six made three-point shots to lead the way with 16 points and six rebounds, securing her first double-figure scoring effort of the year. Rayshel Brown added nine points and four boards, while freshman
Valencia Fontenelle-Posson scored six straight points in the second quarter en-route to a season-best nine points and six rebounds.
Lafayette comes into Loudonville with a 1-3 overall record on the season. They are coming off a heartbreaking 62-60 loss to Cornell. The Leopards had a season-high four players scoring in double figures led by Abby Antognoli and Makayla Andrews with 14 points apiece. Halee Smith and Kylie Favours chipped in with 13 and 10 points, respectively. Smith, a newcomer for the Leopards, has provided the Leopards with momentum offensively and defensively, averaging 9.0 points per game, 2.8 rebounds per game, 1.75 steals per game and 29.8 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.
