Review
Siena ran past Ohio State 74-72 in one of the Tournament’s most exciting games.
Some players found themselves on the court and others learned Tournament for their school-record 27th win of the season. Two
more about themselves off of it during the 13-day, five game trip- days later they pressed top-seed Louisville to the limit before suc-
of-a-lifetime. Most important, the trip enabled the group to become cumbing in the final moments. It wasn’t the first time the program
intimately familiar with one another and as the year unfolded, this has advanced to the Second Round (it was the third), but this run
chemistry was readily apparent to anyone who saw the Saints play. seemed to catch everyone’s attention.
“I think people enjoyed watching this team play so much, because People learned about Kenny Hasbrouck’s wheelchair-bound father
they saw how hard these kids worked and they saw how unselfish and the efforts his parents made to see nearly every game. Ronald
they were on the basketball court,” McCaffery said. Moore became the star of the Tournament when he made not one,
but two buzzer-beating 3-pointers to first force an extra session,
This Siena team had another quality that fans readily identified and then finish off Siena’s win over Ohio State. They would later
with: character. In a time when student-athletes are often making discover he accomplished this while playing with a heavy heart after
news for the poor judgment they display, this Siena team captured close family friend, Madeline Willette, passed away. Willette had
the nation’s attention with heartwarming stories and a genuine attended many games with Moore’s mother, Rhonda Baker. Siena fans
awareness of their true purpose at the College and subsequent won’t soon forget CBS analyst Bill Raftery’s description of Moore’s
role in the community. miraculous feat: “Onions! Double Order!” Double order indeed.
The Saints embodied Siena’s mission and in so doing,
admirably represented the College. The fact they did so while
achieving extraordinary heights on the court proves winning
the right way is not only possible, but rather the expectation
here at the smallest school in this year’s NCAA field.
Once an occasional NCAA Cinderella, this year
Siena showed it could compete with any team in
the country throughout the season, and defeat
them when it mattered most.
Armed with their highest Tournament seed
(No. 9) after a fourth MAAC Championship, the
Saints topped Ohio State in a double-overtime
thriller in Dayton, Ohio, in the NCAA
Kenny Hasbrouck’s family – parents
Deborah and Jeffrey and sister Miranda
– captured the nation’s attention.
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