JERSEY CITY, NJ – Siena Basketball returns to the Tri-State area for the second straight game in search of back-to-back wins when the Saints take on Saint Peter's Friday night at 7 p.m. at Run Baby Run Arena.
Siena (4-20, 3-10) looks to build momentum from Saturday's 68-63 victory at Manhattan heading into the second half of February.
Michael Eley poured in 24 points and grabbed a career-high 16 rebounds for the Saints which held the Jaspers to just 32% shooting including only 5-24 from three.
Saint Peter's (11-11, 7-6) has dropped four straight – albeit against the current top-four teams in the MAAC Standings – following their victory at Siena on Jan. 28.
The programs are set to meet for the 102
nd time in a series which Saint Peter's leads, 54-47. The home team has prevailed in 19 of the past 23 meetings. The Peacocks secured a rare road win in the series last month 63-52 at MVP Arena, ending the game on a 14-1 run to rally past the Saints. Siena was without its top-two scorers in
Sean Durugordon and Eley, as well as starting point guard
Zek Tekin and key reserve
Michael Evbagharu that day.
Joe Vasile and Darryl Jacobs 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 Conner Fenlon '12 will have the radio call of the game courtside from Run Baby Run Arena on JAMZ 96.3 FM, with pregame coverage beginning at 6:30 p.m.
