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2010Women’s Lacrosse
They started out as the GoldenWarriors. That proved too long for headlines, so soon Siena became the Indians. In March of 1989, they became the Saints.
There was a time, not long ago, when the majority of Siena’s student-athletes hailed from homes in the Capital Region, and jumping in a van and traveling to Saratoga, Troy, Schenectady and Albany could meet athletic teams’ scheduling requirements.
In 1976, however, Siena’s athletics program was elevated to NCAA Division I status.With that move, the College committed itself to upgrading its pro- gram 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 pro- grams and seven on the men’s side. Athletic success has
improved thanks to a continued commitment from the College to enhance athletic aid, full-time coaching and facilities.
Siena Athletics
The Program
Four teams won confer- ence championships in 2008-2009, with volleyball, men’s basketball andmen’s lacrosse earning bids to the NCAA Tournament. The men’s basketball team enjoyed a season of his- toric success, posting a school-record 27 victories, punctuated by a second straight NCAA Tournament triumph. The Saints have played in five NCAA and five NIT postseason tour- naments, including six postseason trips in the past decade. The success has brought great national attention to the College.
In the fall of 2008, volleyball
won its fourth straight conference title and made its fifth NCAA appearance. Garvey Pierre’s Saints again toppled Fairfield in the MAAC title game, doing so in straight sets on national television at the Alumni Recreation Center, to earn a NCAA match with national power Cal.
The 2009 MAAC Championship and NCAA bid was the first for Siena’s men’s lacrosse program, which finished league play unbeaten before bowing to eventual National Champion Syracuse at the Carrier Dome. Head coach, Brian Brecht, has
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