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transformed the Saints into a perennial title contender and a name to watch in the national lacrosse scene.
The women’s golf program won the MAAC Championship 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 pro- grams 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.
The Siena baseball team has won four MAAC Championships since 1995 and advanced to the 1999 NCAA Tournament. Head Coach, Tony Rossi, who just completed his 40th year and is the second-longest tenured coach in Division I, has been named MAAC Coach of the Year six times. Pitcher John Lannan became the 20th player in program history to be drafted when he was selected in the 11th round of the First Year Players’ draft in June of 2005. Lannan is currently the ace of the Washington Nationals’ starting rotation. Outfielder Anthony Giansanti was drafted in June, but has decided to return for his senior year alongside MAAC and ECAC Rookie of the Year, Dan Paolini.
Siena’s softball, field hockey, water polo and women’s swimming and diving programs are under the direction of third-year head coaches who have all four programs pointed in the right direction. The women’s lacrosse team started the 2009 season 6- 1 under first-year head coach, Andrea Duffy, who took three players to Europe this summer to com- pete on the international stage.
The Siena tennis and cross country programs will be under new leadership in 2009-10 following the resignation of three veteran head coaches. The department has high hopes for the future of these programs.
Facilities
Most Siena teamsmake their homes on campus,
playing on the fields located behind theMarcelleAthletic Complex (MAC). In the spring of 2007, the department opened amulti- ple-purpose, artificial turf, out- door athletic facilitywhich serves as a venue for Siena lacrosse, field hockey and soccer, in addition to intramurals.
Inside the Marcelle Athletic Complex, Siena student- athletes have all the amenities to ensure they can succeed at the Division I level. Many student-athletes enjoyed the benefits of a recent expansion to the field house. The expan- sion, dedicated in July of 2004, features four “team rooms,” as well as the Turchi Theater for film review and scouting. The men’s and women’s basketball locker rooms were also restructured as part of the project (below).
The women’s basketball and volleyball teams play their home contests on UHY Court at the 4,000-seat Alumni Recreation Center (ARC), which received a cosmetic facelift during the summer of 2006.
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