Siena College NCAA News

Now that Siena is back home from playing at Georgia Tech, it's time to focus on what is the biggest game of the year for local basketball fans -- Siena vs.

Siena forward Owen Wignot misses a dunk as Georgia Tech guard D'Andre Bell defends during the first half on Wednesday, Dec.

By GEORGE HENRY Freshman Mfon Udofia scored a career-high 26 points and Georgia Tech beat Siena 74-61 on Wednesday night.Derrick Favors, who is also a freshman, finished with 16 points and eight rebounds for the Yellow Jackets , winners of four straight.

Before the Siena men's basketball team played its home opener two weeks ago, Edwin Ubiles stretched his legs and felt his knee crack, like a knuckle.

Before we get ready for Siena and St. John's here at the Palestra, it's worth revisiting Ronald Moore's milestone achievement in this past Tuesday's win over Delaware.

Siena's Ryan Rossiter had 24 points and 13 rebounds, but St. John's got 23 points from D.J. Kennedy to take a 77-68 victory last night.

With a tremendous offensive performance, the Siena Saints defeated the Brown Bears 99-77 . The Saints just missed scoring in the triple digits for the first time since March 2003.

D.J. Kennedy scored 23 points to lead the St. John's Red Storm to a 77-68 win over the Siena Saints as part of the Philly Hoop Classic at The Palestra Dwight Hardy added 13 points off the bench for the Red Storm .

The Siena Saints will face off against the St. John's Red Storm today at the Cathedral of College Basketball in Philadelphia.

The Siena men's basketball players received their 2008 NCAA Tournament rings with as little fanfare as possible.

Ryan Rossiter scored 22 points and Siena used a strong first half to pull away early from Delaware in a 90-56 win on Tuesday night.

The season is still very young, but the Siena Saints find themselves at something of a crossroads.

Photo Courtesy of sienasaints.cstv.com Head Coach Fran McCaffery and the Siena Saints were handed their first loss of the season by the Temple Owls The Siena Saints were handed their first loss of the season last night in Philadelphia Pa.

Juan Fernandez scored a career-high 20 points and Ramone Moore scored 12 of his career-high 16 points in the second half as Temple rallied from a six-point halftime deficit to beat Siena 73-69 on Saturday night.

Twice a week, from his high school years through college, Fran McCaffery played summer-league basketball on Temple's campus, located in the heart of Philadelphia.

The bandwagon started filling two years ago, after Siena upset Vanderbilt in the opening round of the NCAA tournament.

" Kenny Hasbrouck, in town while rehabbing a foot injury, sat on the Siena bench Tuesday during a 59-53 win over Northeastern at Times Union Center.

Monsignor Farrell product Ryan Rossiter, right, seen here blocking Ohio State's P.J. Hill in the 2009 NCAA Tournament, had 13 points and 14 rebounds in Siena College's 59-53 win over Northeastern on Tuesday.

Edwin Ubiles scored 26 points and Siena beat Northeastern 59-53 Tuesday for its 22nd straight home victory.

The Siena Saints Men's Basketball team open their 2009-2010 season Friday night at 7:00 Central Time against the Tennesee State Tigers at the Gentry Center in Nashville, Tennesee.