Siena Saints

The eighteen intercollegiate athletic teams named Siena Saints compete head to head in the NCAA Division I. Among the 7 men’s teams and 11 women’s teams, the most triumphant and famed ones are the men’s basketball and hockey, whereas the volleyball and basketball teams of women are thriving. Siena Saints represent the Sienna College, of New York in the Metro Athletic Sports Conference (MAAC). The student athletes of the Siena give in their all in every single one of their matches. The games of these college athletes are bound to leave the fans thrilled and longing for more action. The college’s most popular side of men’s basketball is gearing up for their upcoming matches. To earn a chance to be among stands of roaring fans, buy your cheap Siena Saints tickets. 
 
Founded first in 1937 the college initially competed with other local schools in the vicinity before leveling up to the Division I afterward in 1976. Later on Siena joined the MAAC division in 1990 and currently competes in this athletic conference alongside nine other schools which all come from the northeastern regions of the US.  The recent and upcoming Siena Saints events which are lined up include the men’s basketball team taking on rivals Canisius Griffs, first at the ‘Canisius College Koessler Atheletic Center’ and later on Siena takes on the Niagara Purple Eagles at the home venue of the Saints in New York, ‘Times Union Center’. The Koessler Athletic Center is home to the rival team and accommodates 2176 fans. On the other hand Times Union Center has a staggering seating capacity of approximately 14500 for its basketball fans. This indoor arena has formerly hosted many other headline events including many rounds of NCAA Men’s basketball tournaments, Professional World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) events and sell out concerts of famed artists like Aerosmith, Pearl Jam, Green Day and Red Hot Chilli Peppers among many others.
 
The notable team of Saints basketball has appeared in five NIT tournaments and six NCAA Tournaments. The latest appearance in the former was in 2010, where as in NIT the team competed back in 2003. During the early 90s the Saints defeated such teams like Tulane, Kansas State, Georgia Tech and Bradley and made its way for the final four of NIT at the Madison Square Garden. In 2005 when Coach Fran McCaffery took over the team, the first player he recruited was Kenny Hasbrouck. Kenny went on to score a massive 1918 points for Siena. The tenacious and charismatic player earned numerous awards and honors like MAAC Player of the Year, Mid-Major Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year (MAAC). The small-school team delivered dramatic wins in 2008-2009 season; when the Saints secured a very close six point victory over Missouri Valley Conference Champions Northern Iowa and defeated Cornell who are the champions of the Ivy League Conference.
 
The rival teams of Canisius and Niagara Purple Eagles are also packed full with talented players. Canisius Golden Griffins throughout its course of existence produced and nurtured several players who went on to become stars in the NBA. These included eleven players comprising Mike Smrek of Los Angeles Lakers, John Morrison for Denver Rockets and John McCarthy for Boston Celtics. The Niagara Purple Eagles play for Niagara University in Lewiston, New York.  The team under Joe Mihalich, has qualified and played at two NCAA tournaments in 2005 and 2007. They also went on to play at the National Invitational Tournaments on thirteen different occasions. It’s going to be a close call, of who comes out to be a champion between these evenly matched sides. The competition and level of excitement at these games is electrifying. Each of these collegiate level sides is jam-packed with a champion spirit and a winning desire. They tend to fight till the last second to earn to right to be called winners. Get your cheap Siena Saint tickets now to witness exhilarating sporting action.