AthleticExcellence
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Men’sbasketballwonitssecondstraightMAAC
Championshipwitha77-70victoryoverNiagara.The
2008-09 2008-09
SaintsearnedtheirhighestseedintheNCAATournament Sport Overall Finish
(No.9)andwonadouble-overtimethrilleragainstOhio
Record (League Record)
State74-72inDayton,Ohio.ItwasSiena’ssecondcon- Baseball 15-35 7th(9-15)
secutiveseasonwithaFirstRoundvictory.TheSaints
MBasketball 27-8 1st*(16-2)
battledtop-seededLouisvilleandhadatwo-pointlead
WBasketball 10-18 6th(9-9)
withsevenminutesremainingbeforelosing79-72.
MCrossCountry ----- 9th^
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VolleyballwontheMAACChampionshipforthefourth WCrossCountry ----- 8th^
straightseasonandadvancedtotheNCAATournament
FieldHockey 1-16 8th(1-6)
forthefifthtimeinprogramhistory.
MGolf ----- 2nd^
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Women’sgolfwonitsninthconsecutiveMAAC
WGolf ----- 1st*^
Championship. MLacrosse 12-6 1st*(8-0)
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Men’slacrossewentaperfect8-0intheleagueand
WLacrosse 6-10 7th(0-6)
capturedtheprogram’sfirstMAACChampionshipsince
MSoccer 9-8-1 2nd(7-2)
joiningtheconferencein1996.TheSaintsearnedtheir
WSoccer 13-2-4 3rd(6-2-1)
firstevertriptotheNCAATournament. Softball 12-31 7th(7-9)
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First-yearheadcoachGarethElliottledthemen’s
WSwim/Diving 7-5 6th^(3-2)
soccerteamtoitsbestleaguefinish(7-2,second
MTennis 5-13 6th(1-5)
place)sincejoiningtheconferencein1989.Theywere
WTennis 4-11 5th(3-4)
pickedeighthintheleague’spreseasonpoll. Volleyball 20-13 2nd*(15-3)
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Women’ssoccerwastabbedthenation’s10thMost
WaterPolo 10-17 5th(3-7)
ImprovedTeambySomisSportsaftersettingaprogram *=MAACTournamentChampion
recordwith13wins.TheSaintsalsoachievedtheirbest ^=MAACChampionshipFinish(noregular-season
starttotheseasoninprogramhistory,remaining standingsarekeptinthesesports)
unbeaten(7-0-2)throughthefirstninegames.
Commissioner’sCup
SienaCollegeenjoyedoneofits finest
overallathleticseasonseverin2008-09as OverallStandings
evidencedbythefinal MAACCommissioner
Cupstandings.TheSienamen’sathletic
School Points
Men’sStandings
programs placedsecondamongtheMAAC’s 1. Fairfield 128.5
School Points
10members, justonepoint behindfirst
2. Marist 110.5
1. Loyola(Md.) 53.5
placeLoyola.Overall,Sienafinishedfourth,
equalingits bestfinishever.
3.Loyola(Md.) 102.0
2. Siena 52.5
Siena’smen’sfinish
4. Siena 98.0
3. Fairfield 49.5
wasbolsteredbystrong
5.Manhattan 95.5
Marist 49.5
seasonsfromthebasket-
ball, lacrosse,soccer
6.Iona 87.5
5. Manhattan 48.5
andgolfsquads.Onthe
7.Canisius 87.0
6. Niagara 43
women’sside,thevolleyball and
soccerteamsledtheway.Thesecond
8.Niagara 79.5
7. Rider 40
placeoverallfinishwasthehighest men’sor
Rider 79.5
8. Iona 39
women’soverallfinishforSienasincethe
CollegejoinedtheMAACin1989.
10. Saint Peter’s 55.5
9. SaintPeter’s 31
10. Canisius 30.5
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