ATLANTIC CITY, NJ – Siena Women's Basketball will face a tough test after advancing to the MAAC Semifinals for the first time since 2018. The No. 4 seeded Saints (19-12) will battle MAAC Regular Season Champion No. 1 Iona (24-6) on Friday, March 10 inside Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall at 11 AM.

Friday's contest can be viewed live on ESPN+ with John Brickley and Meghan McKeown on the call, and can be heard locally on 88.3 FM The Saint or anywhere on iHeartRadio. Pregame coverage tips off at 10:30 AM, with 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 twitter page @Siena_WBB. Join the conversation by using the hashtags #MarchOn, #SienaSaints, and #MAACHoops.

Siena is marking its 34th MAAC Tournament appearance, with the program holding an all-time mark of 29-32, including 4-13 in the semifinal round, 4-5 against Iona, 2-2 as the #4 seed, and 0-6 against the #1 seed. Despite the back-and-forth postseason rivalry on the men's side, Siena and Iona will meet for the first time ever in the MAAC Semifinal round. The Saints are 0-1 against the Gaels as the #4 seed, falling in a 67-47 decision in Albany in the 2017 MAAC Quarterfinals

Should Siena advance, it will head to the MAAC Championship Game for the first time since 2003, and will face either #2 Niagara or #6 Manhattan on Saturday, March 11 at 3:30 PM.  

The Saints were victorious over #5 Fairfield in the MAAC Quarterfinals on Thursday to the tune of a 59-53 win at Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall. Siena erased a ten-point late third quarter deficit by outscoring the defending MAAC champions, 20-10, in the final ten minutes of play, embarking on a 14-2 to close the third and open the fourth quarters. Siena won a game despite being outrebounded for the first time in ten tries this season, and held Fairfield scoreless for the final 3:48 of the contest. Sophomore Valencia Fontenelle-Posson and freshman Angel Jones each finished in double figures with ten points apiece.

Siena matched the second-most All-MAAC selections in program history during last Monday's MAAC Postseason Award announcement. Brown and freshman Elisa Mevius were named Third-Team All-MAAC honorees, while Mevius and freshman Teresa Seppala were selected to the MAAC All-Rookie Team. Mevius went on to earn the program's sixth MAAC Rookie of the Year award during Wednesday's MAAC Major Awards Show.

Siena has recorded its most wins in a campaign since 2014-15 (22), and matched its highest regular season win output (18) in 20 seasons. The Saints have collected six true road victories and eight total away from home this season, matching the most since the 2014-15 campaign (11 true road). The team ended the regular season with five sweeps over conference opponents (Marist, Fairfield, Rider, Saint Peter's, Canisius) matching the most since the 2002-03 season.

Siena ended the regular season leading the MAAC in scoring offense (68.3) and ranks second in rebounding (39.9), defensive rebounds per-game (26.1), and steals per-game (9.5). Individually, Mevius is the league's top free throw shooter (81.7), while Brown leads the league in offensive rebounds per-game (3.6) and ranks second in rebounds per-game (226), total rebounding (224), and total blocks (41). Brown's 41 blocks so far this season have her tied for the eighth-most in a single season in program history entering the final contest of the regular season.