Siena Saints women's basketball

Siena Saints

2016–17 Siena Saints women's basketball team

University

Siena College

Head coach

Ali Jaques (4th season)

Conference

MAAC

Location

Albany, New York

Arena

Times Union Center
(Capacity: 15,229)

Nickname

Saints

Colors

Green and Gold^[1]

Uniforms

Home

Away

Alternate

NCAA Tournament appearances

2001

Conference tournament champions

2001

Conference regular season champions

1994, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004

The Siena Saints women's basketball team (formerly the Siena Indians) represents Siena College in Loudonville, New York, United States. The NCAA Division I program competes in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.^[2]

History

Siena began their first year under varsity level in 1974 after four years as a club team. They joined Division I in 1983 and the MAAC in 1989. They have made five appearances in the postseason, with one being in the NCAA Tournament (2001), three in the WNIT (1999, 2002, 2003), and one in the WBI (2015). The Saints have won the MAAC Tournament once (2001) while finishing as runner up in 1999, 2002, and 2003. In the NCAA Tournament, they lost to 98-78 to Colorado. In the WNIT, they have made the Second Round in 1999 and 2003, beating Georgetown 86-73 before losing to Wisconsin 107-85 in the former year and beating Seton Hall 66-58 before losing to Creighton 96-86 in the latter year. In the WBI, they went to the Championship, beating Stony Brook 53-46, Xavier 69-49, and Mercer 65-54 before losing to Louisiana 52-50. As of the end of the 2015-16 season, the Saints have an all-time record of 636-518.^[3]^[4]

Postseason appearances

NCAA Tournament appearances

The Saints are 0-1 in appearances in the NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2001	First Round	Colorado	L 78-98

WNIT appearances

The Saints have a record of 2-3 in three appearances in the Women's National Invitation Tournament.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1999	First Round Second Round	Georgetown Wisconsin	W 86-73 L 85-107
2002	First Round	St. Joseph's (PA)	L 55-84
2003	First Round Second Round	Seton Hall Creighton	W 66-58 L 86-96

WBI appearances

The Saints have appeared in the Women's Basketball Invitational once. They have a record of 3-1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2015	First Round Semifinals Quarterfinals WBI Championship Game	Stony Brook Xavier Mercer Louisiana Lafayette	W 53-46 W 69-49 W 65-54 L 50-52

References

↑ Siena Athletics Style Guide. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
↑ "Siena College Official Athletic Site - Siena College". Sienasaints.com. Retrieved 2017-03-16.
↑ "Siena Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Grfx.cstv.com. Retrieved 2017-03-16.
↑ "Siena College Official Athletic Site". Grfx.cstv.com. Retrieved 2017-03-16.

Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference women's basketball
Teams	Canisius Golden Griffins Fairfield Stags Iona Gaels Manhattan Lady Jaspers Marist Red Foxes Monmouth Hawks Niagara Purple Eagles Quinnipiac Bobcats Rider Broncs Siena Saints Saint Peter's Peahens
Championships & awards	MAAC Women's Basketball Tournament
Seasons	1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

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