By Paul Casey Gotham Coaches always preach the value of remaining focused on the task at hand. The Siena Saints have no other choice. While others may squabble over petty issues like playing time and number of shots, the Saints are forced into a single awareness of purpose. The problem lies not in minutes on the court. The Siena Saints get plenty of that. In the … [Read more...] about Survival comes second nature for Siena
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Saints pull a stunner
Courtesy of SienaSaints.com. Short-handed? No problem. Not with the way the Siena Saints played defense on Wednesday night. OD Anosike scored 17 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, Evan Hymes and Kyle Downey each scored 14 and Siena held Florida Atlantic to just 21 points in the second half to beat the Owls 67-60 - the team's second straight win and a surely needed boost … [Read more...] about Saints pull a stunner
Signed, sealed, delivered: Siena Saints 2011-12
With October comes the official start of the college basketball season as teams begin practices. Follow along as Pickin' Splinters highlights the incoming classes of the MAAC that are "signed, sealed and delivered." Leading it off with the Siena Saints. After three consecutive trips to the NCAA tournament, the Siena Saints finished 13-18 last season losing to Iona in the … [Read more...] about Signed, sealed, delivered: Siena Saints 2011-12
Siena returns the favor; defeats Canisius
By Paul Casey Gotham ALBANY, N.Y. -- Gaby Belardo had a career-high performance, but it was not enough. Ryan Rossiter registered his 45th career double-double as the Siena Saints avenged an earlier defeat with a 73-69 victory over Canisius Golden Griffins in Metro-Atlantic Athletic Conference action at the Times-Union Center. Rossiter notched 28 points and grabbed 10 … [Read more...] about Siena returns the favor; defeats Canisius
Canisius outlasts Siena
By Paul Casey Gotham BUFFALO, N.Y. --The Canisius Golden Griffins had all the answers. Siena took leads of 10, 6 and 5 points. Each time the Golden Griffins responded with a barrage of three-pointers over the Saints' zone defense. When the Saints went man-to-man to take away any perimeter threat, the Griffs penetrated the lane. In the end, Siena got the ball to the … [Read more...] about Canisius outlasts Siena