CHESTNUT HILL, MA – After ending a three-game losing skid and picking up its first home win of the 2023-24 season, Siena Women's Basketball heads east to face ACC power Boston College in a Sunday afternoon matinee. The Saints (3-3) and the Eagles (5-5) will battle for the first time in over 20 years on Sunday, December 10 at Conte Forum in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts at 12 PM.

Sunday's contest can be viewed on ACC Network Extra, and can be heard locally on 88.3 FM The Saints or anywhere on iHeartRadio. Pregame coverage tips off at 11:30 AM., with the radio "Voice of the Saints" Joe Mixie and longtime color commentator Steve Amedio on the call. 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 X page @Siena_WBB. Join the conversation by using the hashtags #MarchOn, #SienaSaints, and #MAACHoops.

Following a stretch of three of four games at home and all four inside the Capital Region over a span of 22 days, the Saints are now in the midst of four of five contests away from home Dec. 10-Jan. 6.

 Siena improved to a perfect 8-0 all-time against A10 foe Fordham on Thursday to the tune of a 65-62 home victory, with senior Ahniysha Jackson and sophomore Teresa Seppala each posting season-best 17-point performances. Seppala also tied career bests in steals (4), assists (4), and blocks (2), while freshman Alden Yergey tied her season-high for points (11) and sophomore Elisa Mevius came one rebound away from a double-double (10 points, 9 rebounds). Siena held advantages in rebounds, points, in the paint, points off turnovers, and fast break points, while matching its most points in a quarter this season with 25 in the opening period.

The Saints collected their first win over an Atlantic 10 school since 2018, breaking a five-game losing skid against the league's opponents.

Mevius continues to steady the league in steals (28), steals per-game (4.7), and minutes per-game (38.2), while ranking third in field goal percentage (51.5). Her steals per-game number is good for section nationally, while her minutes per-game are fourth and total steals 12^th. Brown is currently the MAAC leader in total blocks (12) and blocks per-game (2.0), while ranking 22^th nationally in the latter.

Continuing to rank near the top of the country in steals, Mevius has collected the most steals by a Siena player through six games (26) this millennium, while recording the 11th-highest point total (91) during that time. Junior Anajah Brown's 12 blocks are the second-most since 2000 by a Siena player through six games.

Siena and Boston College last met just over 20 years ago, when the two teams played a home-and-home series which culminated with a meeting at the then-Pepsi Arena in Downtown Albany. The Eagles represent the Saints' first ACC opponent since 2016, second Massachusetts-based opponent of the season (Merrimack), and 11th total ACC foe that the Saints have faced (0-10 all-time).

Siena head coach Jim Jabir is 3-8 all-time against Boston College during his 36-year coaching career. Boston College boasts a Siena connection elsewhere within its athletic department, as BC head football coach Jeff Hafley is a 2001 Siena graduate who played football for the Saints. 

With a record of 4-23 against high major opponents since 2000 and 0-10 all-time against the ACC, Siena will look to grab a win over a high major team for the first time since a 20-point road smackdown at Xavier in the 2015 WBI Quarterfinals. The Green and Gold will also look to end a four-game losing skid when playing in the state of Massachusetts, dating back to 2012.

Led by sixth-year head coach Joanna Bernabei-McNamee, Boston College has won each of its last two contests by exactly 38 points, including a 91-53 triumph over UMass-Lowell on Dec. 3 and a 93-59 victory over UMass on Dec. 6. The Eagles boast a 4-1 home record this year and have won three straight at home after dropping a 66-59 decision to Harvard on Nov. 9. Junior Andrea Daley leads four players averaging double-digit scoring with 16.2 points per-game, while sophomore Teya Sidberry averages 6.8 rebounds per-contest to go with 14 points a game.