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A Saint's Welcome: Siena Advances to NCAA Tournament
Albany, NY - Given the tight nature of the MAAC title race throughout the regular season, one that saw six teams finish within two games of first place, it would have been natural to expect a close final between co-champs Rider and Siena. However, the Saints' lone senior and birthday boy Tay Fisher made sure there would be no such drama. Taking all ten shots from behind the arc and making six, Fisher scored twenty-one points and helped lead Siena (22-10) to a 74-53 win in tonight's MAAC Tournament title game.
2008 NCAA Tournament Capsule: Siena
Metro Atlantic (22-10, 13-5)
Big Wins: 11/17 Stanford (79-67), 2/8 at Marist (97-88), 2/23 at Boise State (93-70)
Bad Losses: 11/9 at James Madison (88-100), 2/16 Loyola Maryland (76-83), 2/18 at Manhattan (72-73)
MAAC Semifinals Recap: Rider to Face Siena
ALBANY, N.Y.- To say that things didn't look good from a depth standpoint heading into tonight's MAAC Tournament semifinal for Rider would be an understatement. Both Ryan Thompson and Justin Robinson missed the game due to injury, but Jason Thompson showed the Times Union Center crowd why he's Player of the Year and Matt Griffin and Kamron Warner stepped up to get the Broncs a 76-71 victory over Marist.
NYC Metro Ranking & Report: Jason Thompson Leads Rider
I’d be a fool not to mention the New
York Giants’ 17-14 victory in Super Bowl XLII. Congratulations to the
organization and all you Giants who helped this team achieve their 3-5 home
record. Just kidding, enjoy the moment and the fact that just when everyone said
this team couldn’t win, they went ahead and did it. Now, let’s move on to the
week that was in the metropolitan area on the hardwood.
Team of the Week: Rider
Daily Poll: Who Will Win the MAAC?
2007-08 Siena Basketball Preview
MAAC Championship Preview
In a season that saw teams picked to
finish in the middle of the MAAC when the season began compete for the regular
season title, it all comes to a climax in Bridgeport, CT this weekend. Marist,
preseason pick to win the conference, held up their end of the bargain in
winning the conference’s regular season title, their first ever outright MAAC
crown. Led by the dynamic backcourt of seniors Jared Jordan and Will
Whittington, the Red Foxes went 14-4 in conference play, finishing a game ahead
of streaking Niagara. The versatile Charron Fisher, a junior who averaged