Siena Athletics
They started out as the Golden Warriors. That proved too long for In the fall of 2008, volleyball won its fourth straight conference title
headlines, so soon Siena became the Indians. In March of 1989, and made its fifth NCAA appearance. Garvey Pierre’s Saints again
they became the Saints. toppled Fairfield in the MAAC title game, doing so in straight sets
on national television at the Alumni Recre ation Center, to earn a
There was a time, not long ago, when the majority of Siena’s student- NCAA match with national power Cal.
athletes hailed from homes in the Capital Region, and jumping in a
van and traveling to Saratoga, Troy, Schenectady and Albany could The 2009 MAAC Championship and NCAA bid was the first for
meet athletic teams’ scheduling requirements. Siena’s men’s lacrosse program, which finished league play unbeaten
In 1976, however, Siena’s athletics program
was elevated to NCAA Division I status.
With that move, the College committed
itself to upgrading its program and making
all teams competitive.
After stops in the ECAC Metro and North
Atlantic Conference, Siena moved to the
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC)
in 1990, where it has made its mark.
Since its move to full Division I status,
Siena Athletics has continued to grow. In
2002, the program added women’s water
polo, giving it 11 women’s programs and
seven on the men’s side. Athletic success has
improved thanks to a continued commit-
ment from the College to enhance athletic
aid, full-time coaching and facilities.
The Program
Four teams won conference championships
in 2008-2009, with volleyball, men’s basketball and men’s lacrosse
before bowing to eventual National Champion Syracuse at the
earning bids to the NCAA Tournament. The men’s basketball team
Carrier Dome. Head coach, Brian Brecht, has transformed the
enjoyed a season of historic success, posting a school-record 27
Saints into a perennial title contender and a name to watch in the
victories, punctuated by a second straight NCAA Tournament triumph.
national lacrosse scene.
The Saints have played in five NCAA and five NIT postseason
tournaments, including six postseason trips in the past decade. The
The women’s golf program won the
success has brought great national attention to the College.
MAAC Cham pionship for the ninth
straight year, led by two-time individual
champion, Katelyn Mannix. The men’s
golf program has won two
MAAC titles in the past four
years and placed second in
this year’s Championships in
Celebration, Fla.
The men’s and women’s
soccer programs enjoyed
great success in 2008. The
women posted the fifth-most-
improved record in the country with a school-
record 13 wins following a program-best start to the
season (7-0-2). Under the direction of first-year head
coach, Gareth Elliott, the men’s soccer program made
great strides, posting a 7-2-0 league record and earning
the #2 seed in the four-team conference championships.
The Siena women’s basketball team has captured seven
regular-season MAAC titles under the direction of head
coach, Gina Castelli. In 2000-2001, the team earned its
first MAAC Tournament championship and initial NCAA
berth, traveling to Nashville to play Colorado. The Saints
played in the postseason WNIT in 1999, 2002 and 2003.
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