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2009 Field Hockey
2009 Outlook (continued)
Hampered by a right hip injury that cost The Saints complete a busy
her most of the 2008 season, junior
Renee Clavette
opening weekend slate the follow-
Brittany Moran hopes to be fully ing day when they host mid-major
recovered in time to duplicate the power Bucknell on Aug. 30. The
tremendous impact she made in each homestand concludes on Labor
of her first two seasons. One of the true Day, Sept. 7, when the Green and
unsung heroes of the defensive corps Gold welcome UC Davis to
as a freshman, Moran continued to Loudonville for the first-ever
improve last season in all facets and meeting between the schools.
was among the national leaders in
defensive saves when her season September continues with a four-
came to an end in late September. game road trip that will take the
Saints to Ithaca, Philadelphia and
GOALKEEPERS
Worcester, Mass. The trip begins
The Saints’ hope for success this season
Sept. 9 at Cornell, before the
will likely rest firmly on the shoulders of
Saints partake in their second
the production of their goalkeepers.
dual-game weekend in Philly
Senior Renee Clavette returns for her
against Longwood (Sept. 12) and
final go around as the unquestioned
host La Salle (Sept. 13). The
starter between the pipes. Echoing the
Saints conclude the long stretch
adage that dynamite comes in small
away from home on Sept. 16 at
packages, Clavette plays much bigger
Holy Cross.
than her 5-1 frame. A vocal leader both
on and off the field, Clavette has a
The Saints then return home for
knack for coming up with the big save
their first game in Loudonville in
when the Saints need it most.
20 days and last non-conference
home affair of the season after
Clavette will take on the added task this season of grooming heir
an 11-day break on Sept. 27 vs. Colgate. After heading south
apparent Alison Baillargeon
to Pennsylvania to battle Lehigh (Sept. 29), the Green and
. A sophomore who joins the team
as a walk-on this season, Baillargeon will serve as understudy to
Gold come home to open Northeast Conference play and a
Clavette as she readies to step into a more prominent role in the
three-game homestand to open the month of October.
cage in the future.
The Saints host Quinnipiac (Oct. 4), defending NEC Champion
Lock Haven (Oct. 9) and Robert Morris (Oct. 11) over a crucial
SCHEDULE
seven-day stretch as they look to get off to a good start and
The Saints will embark on an 18-game regular-season schedule
position themselves for a top-four finish and thus a spot in the
in 2009, the most games played in a season during the
Northeast Conference Tournament.
Division I era for Siena and the most overall since the 1989
season. The Green and Gold hope that the addition of more
Siena takes to the road again for a three-game trip with stops at
game experience to their schedule, especially earlier in the
Saint Francis (Oct. 16) and new NEC member Bryant (Oct. 23)
season, will better prepare them for the conference clashes at
sandwiched around the team’s final non-conference tilt of the
the end of the year.
season at cross-town rival UAlbany on Oct. 18.
Siena enjoys a three-game homestand to begin the season
The season winds down with a Senior Day meeting with Sacred
and thus a chance to get off to a quick start. The Saints and
Heart (Oct. 25) before the Saints end the regular season on
Radford matchup for just the second time ever in the season
the road with a pair of vital games against Rider (Oct. 30) and
opener on Aug. 29 at Siena Turf Field. The Saints will call this
Monmouth (Nov. 1). Should the Saints qualify for the Northeast
state-of-the-art complex home for a third season this fall.
Conference Tournament, the semifinal and championship rounds
take place Nov. 6-7 at the home field of the higher seed.
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