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SienaAthletics
TheystartedoutastheGoldenWarriors.Thatproved
TheProgram
toolongforheadlines,sosoonSienabecamethe
Indians.InMarchof1989,theybecametheSaints.
Fourteamswonconfer-
encechampionshipsin
Therewasatime,notlongago,whenthemajority
2008-2009,withvolleyball,
ofSiena’sstudent-athleteshailedfromhomesinthe
men’sbasketballandmen’s
CapitalRegion,andjumpinginavanandtraveling
lacrosseearningbidsto
toSaratoga,Troy,SchenectadyandAlbanycould
theNCAATournament.
meetathleticteams’schedulingrequirements.
Themen’sbasketballteam
enjoyedaseasonofhis-
In1976,however,Siena’sathleticsprogramwas
toricsuccess,postinga
elevatedtoNCAADivisionIstatus.Withthatmove,
school-record27victories,
theCollegecommitteditselftoupgradingitspro-
punctuatedbyasecond
gramandmakingallteamscompetitive.
straightNCAATournament
triumph.TheSaintshave
Afterstopsinthe
playedinfiveNCAAand
ECACMetroand
fiveNITpostseasontour-
NorthAtlantic
naments,includingsix
Conference,Siena
postseasontripsinthe
movedtotheMetro
pastdecade.Thesuccess
AtlanticAthletic
hasbroughtgreatnational
Conference(MAAC)
attentiontotheCollege.
in1990,whereithas
madeitsmark.
Inthefallof2008,volleyball
wonitsfourthstraightconferencetitleandmadeitsfifthNCAA
SinceitsmovetofullDivisionI
appearance.GarveyPierre’sSaintsagaintoppledFairfieldin
status,SienaAthleticshas
theMAACtitlegame,doingsoinstraightsetsonnational
continuedtogrow.In2002,the
televisionattheAlumniRecreationCenter,toearnaNCAA
programaddedwomen’swater
matchwithnationalpowerCal.
polo,givingit11women’spro-
gramsandsevenonthemen’s
The2009MAACChampionshipandNCAAbidwasthefirstfor
side.Athleticsuccesshas
Siena’smen’slacrosseprogram,whichfinishedleagueplay
improvedthankstoacontinuedcommitmentfromtheCollege
unbeatenbeforebowingtoeventualNationalChampion
toenhanceathleticaid,full-timecoachingandfacilities.
SyracuseattheCarrierDome.Headcoach,BrianBrecht,has
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