LOUDONVILLE, NY - Siena Men's Soccer will play its final regular season home match on Hickey Field this Saturday when the team welcomes the Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers to Loudonville. Kickoff is set for 3 p.m., while Senior Day ceremonies will commence prior to kickoff at 2:30 p.m.
The match will air live on ESPN+, and live updates on "X" (Twitter) will be available by following @SienaSoccer.
As the Saints near the end of the regular season, the team enters Saturday third in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference standings with 11 points (3-1-2), while the Mountaineers are in a four-way tie for fourth with 10 (3-2-1).
Hickey Field has certainly been kind to the Saints in 2024 as the team has secured a point in each of its six home matches this season (3-0-3). In fact, Siena's regular season home point streak dates back to Sept. 23, 2023, and is now at 11-straight matches (8-0-3).
Goalkeeper
Bennet Glinder is primed to eclipse 100 career saves on Saturday, as the sophomore is one away from the centennial milestone. Also nearing a major program mark is
Dren Dobruna - who is one assist away from becoming the all-time program single-season leader with 10.
Under first-year head coach Brett Teach, the Mountaineers are 3-9-3 overall and 3-2-1 in league play. The three-headed attack of Graham Dougald, Junee Lee, and Dominik Topolsky share the team lead with seven points each - Dougald and Lee doing so with three goals and one assist. The trio have each eclipsed 20 shots this season, while Dougald's 28 rank fifth in the MAAC.
While The Mount is one of the lowest scoring teams in the league at 1.067 goals per match, the team ranks middle of the pack allowing 1.67 per outing on a unit headlined by goalkeeper Julian Marcos. Marcos' 3.46 saves per match come in sixth in the conference, while his .681 save percentage ranks 10th.
Siena and Mount St. Mary's will meet for the third time ever on Saturday with each of the previous two meetings having been played over the last two seasons. Siena leads the series 2-0-0, and has won each match by 2-0 scores. In last season's bout on Hickey Field,
Zach Gardner registered a pair of assists, while
Bennet Glinder made three saves in the shutout win.
The Saints will complete their regular season on Wed., Nov. 6 on the road at Marist. Kickoff from Poughkeepsie, NY is set for 6 p.m.
