ALBANY, NY – Siena Basketball seeks to head into the holiday break on a high note when the Saints host Holy Cross Friday night at 7 p.m. at MVP Arena.  
 
Tickets to the first Friday night home game of the season start at just $17 on gameday (service fees apply if purchasing through Ticketmaster) and can be secured 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.
 
Tonight's game continues the Catholic Charities Christmas Series, which includes all four Siena Men's and Women's Basketball home games against Catholic institutions in the week leading up to Christmas. All fans who donate to Catholic Charities at any of these games can secure a special voucher either to purchase a ticket for just $12.25 to see the men host archrival Iona on Sunday, Jan. 5 at 2 p.m. at MVP Arena, or for a complimentary ticket to a women's regular season home game.
 
Siena (5-6, 1-1) – which has alternated wins and losses each of its past five games – will look to bounce back to .500 again to head into a 10-day holiday break. Tonight continues a stretch where the Saints play four of five at home following a prolonged stretch where Siena was away for seven straight.
 
Like Siena against the Patriot League, Holy Cross (6-5) too is seeking to finish 3-0 against MAAC opponents this season. The Crusaders have already beaten Sacred Heart and MAAC Preseason favorite Quinnipiac, winning 70-69 in Hamden Tuesday night. The Saints defeated both American and Bucknell earlier this season to improve to 10-3 vs. Patriot League foes spanning the past five seasons.
 
Siena and Holy Cross meet for the eighth time in eight seasons in an all-time series which the Saints lead, 13-6. Siena is a perfect 9-0 all-time at home vs. the Crusaders, including a season-opening 73-71 victory last year.
 
Robert Lee and Kelly O'Donnell 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 X (formerly 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.