LOUDONVILLE, NY – The Siena Saints wrap up a three-game home stand on Monday evening, as they play host to the Niagara Purple Eagles at the UHY Center at 7 p.m.
Leading for all but 23 seconds of the game heading into the fourth quarter Saturday afternoon, the Siena Women's Basketball team would surrender that lead in a 64-57 loss to the Iona Gaels at the UHY Center on National Girls and Women in Sports Day.
Leading the way for Iona with 23 points and eight rebounds was Preseason All-MAAC selection Juana Camilion, while Olivia Vezaldenos and Shyan Mwai each scored 13. Ketsia Athias chipped in with five points and nine rebounds. The Gaels would be solid from the free throw line, shooting 82.4 percent (14-for-17). Iona also scored 16 second chance points in the contest.
Senior
Margo Peterson collected a 20-point game on an 8-for-13 showing from the floor. Fifth-year
Selena Philoxy notched her third double-double of the season with 14 points and 10 rebounds. Graduate student
DeAnna Winston also got into double-figures, scoring 10 points.
Siena and Niagara meet for the 84
th time, with the Saints leading the series 50-33. As a head coach,
Jim Jabir is 5-2 all-time against Niagara - all as head coach at Siena. His last victory came on 2/26/90 in a 113-80 win at Niagara. The 113 points are the most points scored in a single game in program history.
The last time the two teams met was back on Jan. 27 as Niagara put an end to the Saints five-game winning streak. The Green and Gold were defeated by the Niagara Purple Eagles by a final score of 82-69 at the Gallagher Center. The Purple Eagles, who rank second in the NCAA in forced turnovers, caused 32 total Siena turnovers in the game.
Niagara got a 23 point, seven steal effort from Angel Parker. Her sister, freshman Aaliyah Parker scored 20 points with seven rebounds and seven steals. Senior Ally Harr added 16 points on 3-for-8 shooting from behind the arc.
Siena received a pair of 21-point performances from
Rayshel Brown and
Margo Peterson. The total for Brown would tie her career-high in a Siena uniform, while Peterson would go 3-for-5 from long distance and a perfect 8-for-8 from the free throw line. Freshman
Imani Harris chipped in with eight points and eight assists.
Niagara (8-12, 5-7) is coming off an 85-73 victory over the Manhattan Jaspers down in Riverdale on Saturday afternoon. The Purple Eagles had lost two straight after their victory over the Saints. Both Angel Parker (15.6) and Aaliyah Parker (11.1) are Niagara's two leading scorers.
Fans can catch the game on ESPN+, which can be accessed 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, Playstation, and Xbox One.
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.
Social media updates will be provided courtside throughout the day by following the Saints' official twitter page @Siena_WBB. Join the conversation by using the hashtag #MarchOn, #SienaSaints, and #MAACHoops.
