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Siena Athletics
They started out as the Golden Warriors. That proved
The Program
too long for headlines, so soon Siena became the
Indians. In March of 1989, they became the Saints.
Four teams won confer-
ence championships in
There was a time, not long ago, when the majority
2008-2009, with volleyball,
of Siena’s student-athletes hailed from homes in the
men’s basketball and men’s
Capital Region, and jumping in a van and traveling
lacrosse earning bids to
to Saratoga, Troy, Schenectady and Albany could
the NCAA Tournament.
meet athletic teams’ scheduling requirements.
The men’s basketball team
enjoyed a season of his-
In 1976, however, Siena’s athletics program was
toric success, posting a
elevated to NCAA Division I status. With that move,
school-record 27 victories,
the College committed itself to upgrading its pro-
punctuated by a second
gram and making all teams competitive.
straight NCAA Tournament
triumph. The Saints have
After stops in the
played in five NCAA and
ECAC Metro and
five NIT postseason tour-
North Atlantic
naments, including six
Conference, Siena
postseason trips in the
moved to the Metro
past decade. The success
Atlantic Athletic
has brought great national
Conference (MAAC)
attention to the College.
in 1990, where it has
made its mark.
In the fall of 2008, volleyball
won its fourth straight conference title and made its fifth NCAA
Since its move to full Division I
appearance. Garvey Pierre’s Saints again toppled Fairfield in
status, Siena Athletics has
the MAAC title game, doing so in straight sets on national
continued to grow. In 2002, the
television at the Alumni Recre ation Center, to earn a NCAA
program added women’s water
match with national power Cal.
polo, giving it 11 women’s pro-
grams and seven on the men’s
The 2009 MAAC Championship and NCAA bid was the first for
side. Athletic success has
Siena’s men’s lacrosse program, which finished league play
improved thanks to a continued commitment from the College
unbeaten before bowing to eventual National Champion
to enhance athletic aid, full-time coaching and facilities.
Syracuse at the Carrier Dome. Head coach, Brian Brecht, has
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