PHILADELPHIA, PA - Siena Women's Basketball has made its way back east for the second of four consecutive road games in the month of November. The Saints are set to take on the Pennsylvania Quakers at 6 p.m. on Wed., Nov. 13 from the historic Palestra.
Fans unable to attend can watch live on ESPN+ with Daniel Fritz Jr. and Gary Erdelyi on the call, or listen locally on WVCR 88.3 with Joe Puccio and Steve Amedio on the call. Tickets, live stats, and courtside X updates can be accessed through the corresponding links.
Through the team's first two outings,
Ahniysha Jackson has paced the Siena offense with 17.5 points per game to go with a team-high seven assists. The graduate student recorded her sixth career 20-point performance on Nov. 10 after leading the team with 21 against Washington.
Myriam Traore and
Anajah Brown have each provided the Saints with 7.5 PPG through two outings, along with being two of the team's top rebounders thus far (Brown 5.5, Traore 4.5).
KB Hadley and
Eszter Turi are also averaging 4.5 boards per game.
Penn is off to a 2-0 start following a 64-52 home win over Merrimack on Nov. 8, and a 56-52 road win at Maine on Nov. 10. All-Ivy League selection Stina Almqvist (16.0 PPG) and reigning Ivy League Rookie of the Year Mataya Gayle (14.0 PPG) have been the focal points of a Quaker offense averaging 60 points per game on 41.7 percent shooting from the field. Reigning Ivy League Rookie of the Week Kat Collins has been solid inside the paint for the team, averaging 8.5 points and nine rebounds while having seven blocks for a defense letting up 52 points on 36.8 opponent shooting from the field.
The Quakers lead the all-time series with Siena, 4-1, which includes an 85-79 victory in Loudonville last season. In that contest, Penn trailed by three points entering the fourth quarter before going on to out-score the Saints by nine over the final 10 minutes to come away victorious. Siena's lone series win came in Philadelphia on Dec. 29, 2001, 73-65.
The Saints will have 10 days off between its next game at Fordham on Sat., Nov. 23. Tip-off from Rose Hill Gym in Bronx, NY is set for 7:30 p.m.
