ALBANY, NY – Siena Basketball looks to bounce back as the Saints return to non-conference action when they host Bryant Wednesday night at 7 p.m. at MVP Arena.
 
Tickets to Wednesday's game can be purchased by clicking the corresponding link, in-person at the MVP Arena Box Office, or by contacting Ticketmaster by phone at (800) 745-3000. The Siena Fan Relations Management Center is on-hand to handle all ticket-related inquiries, and can be reached by phone at (518) 487-2202 or by e-mail at sienatickets2@siena.edu. For all Siena Basketball ticket-related information, log onto sienasaints.com/tickets.
 
Siena has renewed its annual partnership with the United States Marine Corps Reserve to host a toy drive benefiting Capital Region Toys For Tots at Wednesday's game. All fans who bring a new, unwrapped toy to the game will receive a voucher to buy one ticket, get one free (of equal or lesser value) to a future home game this season. Moreover, the first 50 fans to donate at the game will also receive a $5 Dunkin' card.
 
Siena (2-6, 1-1) returns to non-conference action looking to bounce back from an 80-48 setback to conclude the MAAC opening weekend Sunday in Maryland. The Saints will close out the month – and the non-conference portion of their schedule – with five more games before returning to league action for good to open the New Year on Jan. 5.
 
Picked to finish third according to the America East Preseason Coaches' Poll following a 17-win season a year ago, Bryant (5-4) enters play winners of four of their last five with their lone defeat coming at Big East foe Xavier. The Bulldogs' streak recent run began with the program's first-ever victory against a nationally ranked opponent, when they upset then 10^th ranked and 2023 Final Four participant Florida Atlantic 61-52 on Nov. 18 in Boca Raton.
 
Guard Sherif Gross-Bullock and Earl Timberlake were both named Preseason All-Conference selections for Bryant, which ranks seventh nationally in blocks (6.4), 22^nd in threes (9.9), and 24^th in field goal percentage defense (.382). Gross-Bullock ranks 15th nationally in threes per game (3.33), while Timberlake ranks 10^th in double-doubles (four) and 32^nd in rebounding (9.6).
 
Siena and Bryant meet for just the third time – all within the past eight seasons – and first time ever in Albany. The Saints captured both previous meetings by identical 19-point margins in Rhode Island as part of tournaments in 2016 and 2017.
 
Robert Lee and former Saint Conner Fenlon '12 have the call of the game on ESPN+, which can be viewed by clicking the corresponding link. "The Voice of the Saints" Emmanuel Berbari and former Saint Andy Grazulis '92 will have the radio call of the game locally in the Capital Region on JAMZ 96.3 FM, with pregame coverage beginning at 6:30 p.m.
 
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. Upload pictures of yourself and your friends enjoying the game through the Selfiefinder platform by clicking the corresponding link at the top of the page, or by downloading the Selfiefinder app and searching "Siena." The best selfies from the game will be displayed on the video scoreboard during in the second half.