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1 Game #30 Siena (13-16, 10-9) vs. Niagara (6-22, 4-15) S a t u r d a y, F e b r u a r y 2 7, P M A l u m n i R e c r e a t i o n C e n t e r ( 1, ) Previous Star ters L o u d o n v i l l e, N. Y. Today s game will be broadcast on WVCR 88.3 FM The Saint Live streaming video and audio online at SienaAllAccess.com Jay Sanin and Steve Amedio have the call beginning at 1:30 p.m. S i e n a C o l l e g e A t h l e t i C o m m u n i c a t i o n s M a r c e l l e A t h l e t i c C o m p l e x L o u d o n R o a d - L o u d o n v i l l e, N Y P h : F a x S i e n a S a i n t s. c o m A s s i s t a n t A t h l e t i c D i r e c t o r f o r C o m m u n i c a t i o n s : M i ke D e m o s P r e s s / C e l l P h o n e : E - m a i l : m d e m o s i e n a. e d u Watch and listen online on your computer or iphone: SienaAllAccess.com Stats Pos # Player PPG RPG APG MPG F 12 Symone Kelly (6-2, Sr., Wyandanch, NY) F 45 Meghan Donohue* (6-1, Jr., Mogadore, OH) G 21 Kollyns Scarbrough (5-10, So., Jamaica, NY) G 0 Denisha Petty-Evans (5-10, R-So., Bridgewater, NJ) G 22 Deja Rawls (5-7, Fr., Abington, PA) Reserves (listed numerically) Pos # Player PPG RPG APG MPG G 4 Emia Willingham (5-8, Jr., Albany, NY) N/A N/A N/A N/A G 5 Jackie Benitez (5-10, Fr., Tobyhanna, PA) F 11 Margot Hetzke (5-11, So., Penfield, NY) G 14 Joella Gibson (5-6, So., New York, NY) F 15 Katcia Perryman (6-1, Fr., Poughkeepsie, NY) N/A N/A N/A N/A F 35 Emmanuella Edoka (6-0, So., Abuja, Nigeria) G 51 Karolina Severova (6-0, Fr., Prague, Czech Republic) *Captain Italics= Will not dress November 13 at St. Bonaventure$ L, NORTHEASTERN@ L, at Southern Illinois$ L, vs. Alabama State$ L, at Navy^ L, (OT) 28 vs. Morgan State^ W, December 4 at Monmouth*# W, SAINT PETER S* W, (OT) 9 at New Hampshire W, UALBANY+ L, at Colgate L, at Fairleigh Dickinson W, January 2 at Niagara* W, at Canisius*# W, RIDER* W, MANHATTAN* W, MONMOUTH*&%# W, Siena Women s Basketball Schedule January (Cont.) All times are Eastern 17 at Rider*# L, Home games in BOLD CAPS and played at the Alumni 22 CANISIUS* W, Recreation Center, Loudonville, N.Y. (unless otherwise noted) 24 at Quinnipiac* L, *MAAC Game 28 at Marist*# L, Doubleheader with Siena men (Times Union Center, 30 at Saint Peter s* W, Albany, N.Y.) February $Preseason WNIT 5 QUINNIPIAC*+> L, Out Homelessness 7 at Fairfield* L, ^Navy Classic <Senior Day and Alumni Day 10 IONA*%# L, &Blue Shield of Northeastern New York Kid s Day 14 at Manhattan* L, Pink Zone 17 FAIRFIELD*%# L, %Time Warner Cable SportsChannel 19 at Iona*# L, #ESPN3 25 MARIST*%# W, >ESPNU 27 NIAGARA*< 2 PM!MAAC Championships hosted by Siena College (Times Union Center - Albany, N.Y.) March 3 MAAC FIRST ROUND! TBA 4 MAAC QUARTERFINALS! TBA 6 MAAC SEMIFINALS!# TBA 7 MAAC CHAMPIONSHIP!> 2:30 PM

2 The Series With Niagara 73rd Meeting: Siena leads, Home Division I MAAC Last Meeting - Siena 59, Niagara 51 January 2, Niagara University, N.Y. Of Note Siena is 26-6 (.813) all-time at home in the series Niagara snapped an eight game losing streak in Loudonville last year with their first win at the ARC since Dec. 5, 2003 Siena has played Niagara more times (72) than any other school The Saints 43 Division I victories over the Purple Eagles are their most against any program Ali Jaques is 3-4 vs. Niagara Jada Pierce is 0-1 vs. Siena Last Meeting Siena ended the game on a 20-1 run over the final 6:09 Niagara had led by 11 points with 6:40 to play Siena held Niagara to 20 points on 19% (4-21) shooting in the second half Jackie Benitez led the Saints with 16 points Taylor McKay led Niagara with 14 points, six rebounds and five steals Siena vs. the MAAC All-Time Regular Season (27th Season) Canisius Fairfield Fordham 1-0 Holy Cross 0-1 Iona La Salle 1-4 Loyola Manhattan Marist Monmouth 4-2 Niagara Quinnipiac 0-6 Rider Saint Peter s TOTAL Siena vs. the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (27th Season) (.565) all-time in MAAC competition (.575) all-time in regular season action (.573) all-time vs. the 10 other schools that currently comprise the MAAC Won seven MAAC Regular Season Championships and captured the MAAC Tournament Championship in 2001 Ali Jaques is (.422) overall against the MAAC including (.416) in regular season action Tale of the Tape Record Conf. RPI Points Opp Points FG% OPP FG% 3FG% FT% Rebounds Assists Turnovers Blocks Steals * Leads MAAC Coaching Matchup Ali Jaques NYU 98 Fourth Season at Siena (.452) Led Siena to the Women s Basketball Invitational Championship Game last season Guided the Saints to 22 wins last year, marking the program s first winning season in 11 years and most victories in a dozen seasons Architect of a 13-win improvement last season which was tied for the second best turnaround nationally Named program s eighth head coach on Apr. 12, 2012 after spending previous four seasons at Northwestern, including the final two as associate head coach during which she helped guide the Wildcats to a pair of WNIT Appearances including a spot in the Sweet 16 in Previously was assistant coach at George Washington ( ) where she helped guide the Colonials to 55 wins in two years and a pair of Sweet 16 Appearances Also served as an assistant coach at Dayton ( ), Furman ( ), Sacred Heart ( ) and Rider ( ) Played on 1997 Division III National Championship team at NYU Jada Pierce West Chester 97 First Season at Niagara 6-22 (.214) Spent the previous three seasons as an assistant coach at Saint Joseph s, helping guide the program to a pair of NCAA Tournament Appearances (2013, 2014) Served as the head coach at Division II Cheyney University (Pa.) from Previously served as an assistant coach at Army West Point ( ), Mount St. Mary s ( ), UMass ( ), Marist ( ), UMass Lowell ( ) and Delaware ( )

3 Scouting Siena (13-16, 10-9) Siena has won six straight Senior Day games The Saints have also gone 4-1 in their last five regular season finales Siena can still be seeded anywhere from 5-7 in the MAAC Tournament The Saints would clinch the No. 5 seed and final first round bye with a win, a Monmouth win AND a Manhattan loss in each team s final games Both Manhattan (vs. Rider) and Monmouth (vs. Saint Peter s) conclude their respective regular season schedules Sunday Siena will serve as the host for the MAAC Tournament next weekend at the Times Union Center in Albany The Saints secured the program s 500th Division I victory in Thursday s victory over Marist Siena now holds a (.542) overall record in 33 seasons since joining the Division I ranks in The victory over Marist was also the Saints first over the perennial MAAC power since Dec. 3, 2004, snapping a 25-game losing streak Siena also snapped a six-game losing streak overall entering play The Saints conclude regular season play with a grueling conference slate Eight of Siena s final 11 games are against teams projected to finish ahead of them according to the MAAC Preseason Coaches Poll The Saints went 1-7 in those eight games Siena s first nine MAAC games came against teams predicted to finish below them in the preseason poll The Saints went 8-1 in those games Siena was projected to finish fifth in the MAAC Preseason Coaches Poll after finishing fifth last season Junior captain Meghan Donohue and reigning unanimous MAAC Rookie of the Year Margot Hetzke were tabbed Preseason Second Team All-MAAC selections for the Saints Siena ranks in the top-100 nationally in both steals (9.4-57th) and turnovers forced ( th) The Saints have ranked in the top-100 nationally in both steals and turnovers forced in all four years under head coach Ali Jaques Siena has averaged at least 8.7 steals and 18.9 turnovers forced in each of Jaques first three seasons Five different Saints have recorded double-doubles this season, including three with multiple double-doubles Senior forward Symone Kelly recorded double-doubles in each of Siena s first two games in February Kelly tallied career-highs of 21 points and 10 rebounds vs. defending MAAC Champion Quinnipiac (Feb. 5) She added 12 points and 10 rebounds in the first meeting at MAAC preseason favorite Fairfield (Feb. 7) Kelly had gone the first 76 games of her career without recording a double-double, 20-point performance or 10-rebound game Siena s active roster - comprised of just nine healthy players - features just three which played in a collegiate game last season The Saints have received 75.6% of their scoring this season from underclassmen Siena s young squad features just one senior (Kelly) and just one healthy player (Donohue) who had appeared in more than 60 collegiate games entering this season The Saints played the final 30 games of last season with an active roster of just seven Sophomore guard and MAAC All-Rookie Team selection Kollyns Scarbrough is enjoying a breakout season She has nearly doubled her scoring average from last year, ranking eighth in the MAAC in scoring (12.0) Scarbrough has scored in double figures 22 times and has led the Saints in scoring 17 times this season She also ranks second in the MAAC in steals (2.3) and sixth in free-throw percentage (.791) Freshman guard Jackie Benitez is a three-time MAAC Rookie of the Week Benitez is the fifth different Saint to earn MAAC Rookie of the Week honors the past three seasons Siena has now boasted the MAAC s Rookie of the Week 17 times in 48 weeks dating back to the start of the campaign Benitez leads all MAAC freshmen in scoring (10.3) and has scored in double figures 12 times (11 of which have come off the bench) Benitez ranks second in the MAAC in free throw percentage (.836), sixth in steals (1.8) and seventh in three-point field goals (50) Siena concluded January with a 7-3 record for the month The Saints seven wins matched the program s most in any month in 13 years, since posting an 8-1 record during February 2003 Siena s seven wins tied for the program s most wins in a January since going a perfect 9-0 during January 2002 The Saints also won seven games in the month of January in both 2003 and 2004 Several impressive streaks were snapped in Siena s loss at Rider Jan. 17 The Saints six-game winning streak matched the program s longest in 13 years, since winning 10 straight from Feb. 8 - Mar. 8, 2003 Siena s 11-game MAAC regular season win streak was the longest since a program record 26-game streak from Jan. 19, Feb. 9, 2002 The Saints got off to their best MAAC start (7-0) in 14 years, since opening the conference season 14-0 Last Time Out: Siena 60, Marist 56 (Feb Loudonville, N.Y.) Siena out-rebounded Marist which included 19 offensive rebounds which fueled a 17-4 margin in second chance points The Saints held a edge in points in the paint and a 32-2 advantage in bench points Benitez led all scorers with 21 points off the bench, shooting 5-8 from three-point range Scouting Niagara (6-22, 4-15) Posted a overall record last season and finished sixth in the MAAC with a 9-11 conference mark Projected to finish 10th according to the MAAC Preseason Coaches Poll Graduated four of top-seven scorers and had a head coaching change Junior forward Victoria Rampado was named a Preseason First Team All-MAAC selection Rampado has missed the last 25 games Will be seeded either ninth or 10th in the MAAC Tournament Lost 11 in a row Six players average more than 30 minutes per game Rank fifth worst nationally in three-point field goal percentage defense (.367)

4 By The Numbers 10-1 when leading after the third quarter 9-1 when scoring 60 or more points Won six straight from Dec Jan. 15, tying for the program s longest winning streak in 13 years Matched longest winning streak since winning 10 straight from Feb. 8 - Mar. 8, 2003 The bench averaged 31.2 points during the streak Won 11 straight MAAC regular season games from Feb. 19, Jan. 15, 2016 Longest streak since winning a program record 26 straight from Jan. 19, Feb. 9, 2002 Opened 7-0 in the MAAC for the first time in 14 years, since beginning the season 14-0 Swept Western New York Canisius-Niagara trip for the second straight season First time with consecutive sweeps of the Buffalo trip since the and seasons Concluded 2015 calendar year with a overall record.556 winning percentage was program s best for a calendar year since 2004 (16-12,.571) 20 victories were most in a calendar year since 2003 (22) Finished non-conference action with a 3-7 mark against non-conference opponents under head coach Ali Jaques combined against non-conference opponents in 10 years prior to Jaques arrival Posted season-highs in scoring (81), field goal percentage (47.6%), field goals made (30), assists (15), bench points (38) and points in the paint (46) in win at Fairleigh Dickinson (Dec. 30) Most points in the paint since Jan. 26, 2006 (48 vs. Niagara) Most field goals made since Jan. 11, 2009 (32 vs. Niagara) Placed five players in double figures twice in the past 32 games Previously had not placed five in double figures in 251 games spanning eight years Jackie Benitez has been named the MAAC Rookie of the Week three times this season Siena s fifth different MAAC Rookie of the Week spanning the past three seasons The Saints have boasted the MAAC s Rookie of the Week 17 times in 48 weeks since Snapped seven-game overtime losing streak with victory over Saint Peter s Dec. 6 First overtime win since a triumph over Iona on Feb. 7, 2010 at the ARC Committed just nine turnovers in the win over Saint Peter s Tied for program s fewest turnovers since committing eight in win over Loyola (Md.) on Feb. 6, 2009 at the ARC Out-rebounded Navy in overtime loss Nov rebound margin was largest since out-rebounding Rider (+28) on Jan. 9, A Storybook Season for the Magnificent Seven Posted overall record and finished fifth in the MAAC with an 11-9 conference mark after being projected to finish 10th Program s first winning season in 11 years and most victories in a dozen seasons Advanced to Women s Basketball Invitational Championship Became first program in the MAAC s 34-year history to win three national postseason tournament games and advance to the championship game Posted 20-point road win at Big East foe Xavier in WBI Quarterfinals, marking the program s largest margin of victory ever over a current member of one the six major conferences Achieved 13-win improvement from the previous season, tied for the second best nationally Won 12 true road games, tied for the fourth most nationally Tallied a 10-3 record against non-conference opponents which tied for the second most non-conference wins in program history and the team s.769 win percentage was the best since the season Ranked 24th nationally in rebound margin (+6.9), out-rebounding their opponents in 33 of 35 games and 26 straight from Mar. 6, Feb. 12, 2015 Senior guard Tehresa Coles was named Siena College Female Athlete of the Year, a MAAC nominee for NCAA Woman of the Year, MAAC Defensive Player of the Year, Second Team All-MAAC and both a MAAC and WBI All-Tournament Team selection Broke both the program s single-season (98) and career (308) records for steals and ranked first in the MAAC (21st nationally) in steals (2.9), third in free throw percentage (.836) and sixth in scoring (13.2) Graduated as one of just four players in MAAC Women s Basketball history to eclipse 1,000 points, 500 rebounds, 300 steals and 250 assists for her career Margot Hetzke was named the unanimous MAAC Rookie of the Year and a Third Team All-MAAC and MAAC All-Rookie Team selection Named MAAC Rookie of the Week a program record nine times and was also Siena College s Female Rookie of the Year Ranked ninth in the MAAC in scoring (12.7) and fourth in rebounding (7.4) Team achieved its success despite playing with an active roster of just seven players for the final 30 games of the season due to injuries, redshirts and NCAA transfer regulations Each of the seven led the team in both scoring and rebounding at least once and scored in double figures at least five times All seven averaged at least 20.5 minutes per game Biggest Win Improvement ( to ) 1.) Ohio 18 2.) SIENA 13 UT Arlington 13 Most Road Wins ( ) 1.) Princeton 15 2.) Quinnipiac 13 UAlbany 13 4.) SIENA 12 Arkansas-Little Rock 12 Gonzaga 12 James Madison 12 Western Kentucky 12 I N D I V I D U A L C A R E E R T O T A L S CAREER DOUBLE DIGIT SCORING Meghan Donohue 7 35 Kollyns Scarbrough Margot Hetzke 2 26 Symone Kelly 6 14 Jackie Benitez Denisha Petty-Evans 9 9 Emia Willingham - 8 Emmanuella Edoka 2 2 Joella Gibson 2 2 Deja Rawls POINT GAMES Margot Hetzke - 5 Jackie Benitez 2 2 Meghan Donohue - 1 Symone Kelly REBOUND GAMES Margot Hetzke 3 12 Meghan Donohue 4 7 Emmanuella Edoka 4 4 Symone Kelly 4 4 Kollyns Scarbrough ASSIST GAMES Deja Rawls 3 3 Joella Gibson 3 3 Kollyns Scarbrough - 2 Emia Willingham - 2 Denisha Petty-Evans 1 1 DOUBLE-DOUBLES Margot Hetzke 2 7 Meghan Donohue 1 3 Symone Kelly 3 3 Emmanuella Edoka 1 1 Kollyns Scarbrough 1 1 Emia Willingham - 1 THREE OR MORE 3 s Jackie Benitez 4 4 Denisha Petty-Evans 4 4 Kollyns Scarbrough - 2 Margot Hetzke 1 1 Team Leader Board (Games) Scoring: Scarbrough (17), Benitez (7), Donohue (4), Petty- Evans (3), Kelly (1) Rebounding: Kelly (11), Donohue (8), Edoka (5), Hetzke (5), Scarbrough (5), Benitez (3), Rawls (1) Assists: Rawls (10), Gibson (9), Scarbrough (9), Petty-Evans (4), Kelly (3), Severova (3), Benitez (2), Donohue (2) Minutes: Donohue (10), Scarbrough (10), Petty-Evans (7), Kelly (4), Rawls (2), Benitez (1) Double-Figures Scoring: Scarbrough (22), Benitez (12), Petty-Evans (9), Donohue (7), Kelly (6), Edoka (2), Gibson (2), Hetzke (2), Rawls (1) Double-Doubles: Kelly (3), Hetzke (2), Scarbrough (2), Donohue (1), Edoka (1) Points: Margin of Victory Points: Margin of Defeat

5 Player Quick Hits Previous Starters F - #12 Symone Kelly Recorded first thre collegiate double-doubles over the past seven games Tallied career-highs of 21 points and 10 rebounds to go along with four blocks vs. Quinnipiac (Feb. 5) Averaged 9.7 points and 7.3 rebounds off the bench - including three double digit efforts - during team s six-game winning streak Ranks tenth in the MAAC in blocks (1.1), highlighted by a career-high five rejection performance at Rider (Jan. 17) Appeared in all 35 games as a junior, averaging 5.8 points and 4.2 rebounds in 20.5 minutes off the bench Scored in double figures six times last year, including a season-high 15 points in regular season finale against Saint Peter's (Mar. 1, 2015) Averaged 9.3 points and 5.0 rebounds off the bench during Siena's four-game run to the WBI Championship Game F - #45 Meghan Donohue Started all 95 of Siena s games over her first three seasons with the program Recorded third collegiate double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds in win over Monmouth (Jan. 15) Reached double figures in rebounding four times this season (had reached three times total first two seasons) Preseason Second Team All-MAAC selection is a team captain for the second straight season Started all 35 games last season, averaging 10.3 points and 4.9 rebounds and ranked second in the MAAC shooting 50.3% from the floor MAAC All-Rookie Team selection after being named MAAC Rookie of the Week three times G - #21 Kollyns Scarbrough Ranks eighth in the MAAC in scoring (12.0), second in steals (2.3) and sixth in free throw percentage (.791) Twice tied career-high with 19 points and has scored in double figures 22 times and led the team in scoring 17 times this season Tallied first two collegiate double-doubles this season Named to the Navy Classic All-Tournament Team (Nov. 28) after averaging 17.0 points, 7.0 rebounds, 3.5 steals and 2.5 assists MAAC All-Rookie Team selection started all 35 games as a freshman, averaging 7.1 points and 4.5 rebounds in 29.0 minutes G - #0 Denisha Petty-Evans Has both appeared in and started 28 of the Saints 29 games Scored in double figures nine times including a career-high 19 points at Saint Peter s (Jan. 30) Makes Siena debut this year after red-shirting last season following transfer from George Mason Played freshman season ( ) at George Mason, appearing in 29 games (three starts), averaging 1.9 points in 12.9 minutes Given a Scouts grade of 88 out of high school and was ranked as the 47th best player at her position in the Class of 2013 G - #22 Deja Rawls Freshman floor general has played in 26 of 29 games, making 22 starts at the point Scored career-high 11 points at Colgate (Dec. 28) Leads the Saints averaging 2.3 assists per game Dished out season-high eight assists in home opener vs. Northeastern (Nov. 15) Three-star point guard who was given a Scouts grade of 86 and rated as the 114th best player at her position Named to the Pennsylvania Sports Writers Class AAAA All-State Second Team following her senior year Key Reserves G - #5 Jackie Benitez Three-time MAAC Rookie of the Week (Dec. 7, Jan. 4, Jan. 11) Leads all MAAC freshmen in scoring (10.3) and has scored in double figures 12 times, 11 of which have come off the bench Ranks second in the MAAC in free throw percentage (.836) and ranks sixth in steals (1.8) and seventh in threes (50) Scored career-high 25 points in 25 minutes off the bench in win over Rider (Jan. 8) Averaged team highs of 12.8 points, 2.3 steals and made 21 threes during the month of January (10 games) Leads the Saints averaging 18.2 points and 3.1 steals per 40 minutes of action Named to the Pennsylvania Sports Writers Class AAAA All-State First Team following both her junior and senior years Finished her high school career with 1,979 points, breaking her school's career scoring record as a junior Averaged 26.3 points (school-record 703 points), 9.5 rebounds, 4.7 steals, 2.5 blocks, 2.0 assists and hit 70 three-pointers her senior year in leading Pocono Mountain West to an Eastern Pennsylvania Conference wild card spot and District 11 4A consolation game F - #11 Margot Hetzke Played first 10 games of the season before suffering season-ending concussion Dec. 12 Reached double digits in rebounding in three of her last six games (averaging 10.7) and averages team-high 8.1 rebounds per game Named to the Navy Classic All-Tournament Team (Nov. 28) after averaging 11.5 points and 14.0 rebounds for the weekend Recorded double-double with 16 points and career-high 19 rebounds in overtime loss at Navy (Nov. 27) Preseason Second Team All-MAAC selection Unanimous MAAC Rookie of the Year after being named the MAAC Rookie of the Week a program record nine times Siena College Female Rookie of the Year was also named a Third Team All-MAAC and MAAC All-Rookie Team selection last season Appeared in and started all 35 games as a freshman, ranking ninth in the MAAC in scoring (12.7) and fourth in rebounding (7.4) 446 points scored last season were the third most by a Siena freshman in program history Scored in double figures 24 times, recorded five double-doubles and five 20+ point performances during the campaign G - #14 Joella Gibson Made first collegiate start vs. Monmouth (Jan. 15) and dished out a career-high seven assists (just two turnovers) Scored career-high 11 points at Rider (Jan. 17) and has dished out five or more assists three times in her seven starts Makes Siena debut after red-shirting last season Played high school basketball for Bishop Loughlin, Harry S. Truman and Murry Bergtraum Averaged 14.4 points, 5.4 rebounds and 6.8 assists in leading Murry Bergtraum to the PSAL AA Semifinals as a senior F - #35 Emmanuella Edoka Leads the Saints averaging 15.2 rebounds per 40 minutes Recorded four double digit rebound performances (all off the bench) and scored in double figures twice Registered first collegiate double-double with career-highs of 11 points, 13 rebounds and three blocks vs. Morgan State (Nov. 28) Makes Siena debut after missing all of last season while rehabbing a torn ACL suffered at the end of her senior season in high school A three-star athlete, was given a Scouts grade of 88 and rated the 59th best player at her position in her class G - #51 Karolina Severova Scored career-high eight points in just seven minutes off the bench vs. Iona (Feb. 10) Member of the Czech National Team, she competed at both the FIBA U16 European Championships in 2010 and U18 Championships in 2012 Spent previous three season playing in native Czech Republic primarily for Sparta Praha of the Czech Basketball Federation Second League Averaged 10.9 points and 4.2 rebounds while shooting 35.7% from three-point range from in the Czech Republic First came to the United States during the season as a foreign exchange student at Hannibal (N.Y.) High School, averaging a teamhigh 11.7 points during the regular season in leading her team to the Class B-2 Championship

6 Siena Women s Basketball Class of 2020 Maddie Sims 6 2 F Mt. Laurel, N.J./Lenape Siena Women s Basketball Head Coach Ali Jaques has announced her program s first addition to the Saints Class of A 6-2 forward from Mt. Laurel, N.J., Maddie Sims has signed and returned her National Letter of Intent during the Early Signing Period and will enroll at Siena College next fall. We are extremely excited to add Maddie Sims to the Siena Family, said Jaques. We had our sights set on her for a long time, and I know that she will be a perfect fit in our program. She is a skilled and tough post player that will continue to give us a presence in the paint. Through her first three varsity seasons playing at Lenape High School in Medford, N.J., Sims has averaged nearly a double-double with 11.9 points and 9.3 rebounds in 83 games. She enters her senior season just 15 points shy of 1,000 for her career, and is also on pace to eclipse 1,000 career rebounds. Last season Sims led Lenape to a 25-4 record and the South Jersey Group 4 Final for the second straight year. She averaged 14.9 points and nearly 11 rebounds and six assists per game in being named an Olympic Conference All-State All-American Division First Team, Group 4 First Team, All-South Jersey Second Team and an All-County selection. A three-year varsity starter, Sims was named First Team All-Conference and Third Team All-County following her sophomore season, and was a Second Team All-Conference selection as a freshman. A left-hander who is described as an extremely versatile player who can shoot from the outside, but is also a nice rebounder and good at finding the open person, a smart player, Sims played her AAU ball for the NY-NJ based iexcel which she led to a 34-3 record this past summer which included Basketball in the Bayou and Deep South Championships. Academically, Sims has been an honor student each year and possesses a stellar 3.5 GPA and is a member of her high school s leadership academy. T h e L a s t T i m e Siena scored 100 points in a game: Siena defeated Rider on Jan. 13, Siena allowed 100 points in a game: No. 8/8 Maryland defeated the Saints on Dec. 9, 2013 in College Park, Md. Siena scored between 90-99: Siena defeated Niagara in the 2003 MAAC semifinals on Mar. 8, Siena won an overtime game: Siena defeated Saint Peter s in overtime in the Saints MAAC home opener on Dec. 6, 2015 at the ARC. The win was Siena s first overtime triumph in five years, snapping a seven-game losing streak in such games. Siena lost an overtime game: Navy overcame a five-point overtime deficit to rally past the Saints at the Navy Classic on Nov. 27, 2015 in Annapolis. It marked Siena s seventh consecutive overtime defeat. Siena held an opponent to 40 points or fewer: Siena held Saint Peter s to just 33.3% shooting in a win at the Yanitelli Center in Jersey City, N.J. on Jan. 4, 2015 Siena was held to 40 points or fewer: Siena shot a season-low 22.6% including 1-19 from three in a loss at Marist on Jan. 28, 2016 in Poughkeepsie Siena won by more than 30 points: On Jan. 14, 2011, Siena posted a drubbing at Niagara. The 40-point victory was the Saints largest margin of victory ever in a MAAC road game. Additionally, it was the program s biggest win in 16 years and most lopsided road win in 23 seasons. Siena lost by more than 30 points: Quinnipiac scored the final 14 points of the first quarter and led by as many as 46 in a win over the Saints on Jan. 24, 2016 in Hamden, Conn. Five Siena players scored in double figures: Five of Siena s nine active players reached double figures in the Saints win at Fairleigh Dickinson on Dec. 30, 2015 in Hackensack, N.J. It marked the second time in 15 games that five Saints had reached double figures, after Siena had gone the previous 251 games without doing so (Jan. 29, 2007). Siena grabbed more than 50 rebounds in a game: Siena outrebounded Navy in a overtime loss in the Navy Classic to host Navy on Nov. 27, 2015 in Annapolis. The Saints +27 rebound margin was the program s best since out-rebounding Rider by 28 (58-30) on Jan. 9, A Siena player scored 30 or more points in a game: Kanika Cummings poured in a career-high 31 points in Siena s MAAC opening loss at Iona on Dec. 29, 2013 in New Rochelle, N.Y. A Siena player recorded 20 or more rebounds in a game: Heather Stec pulled down 23 rebounds on Jan. 21, 2007 at Saint Peter s. She came up one rebound shy of the program record (24) set by Melanie Halker 97 on Feb. 23, A Siena player had 10 or more assists in a game: Ida Krogh became the first Saint since Liga Alpe-Luka on Nov. 10, 2007 to post a double-digit assist game with a 10-assist performance in a win over Manhattan Jan. 13, 2013 at the Times Union Center. Siena failed to convert a free-throw: On Dec. 4, 2006 Siena went 0-3 from the line at #1 Maryland. Siena failed to convert a 3-pointer: Fifth seeded Siena missed all 13 of its three-point attempts in a loss to top seed Quinnipiac in the MAAC Semifinals on Mar. 8, 2015 at the Times Union Center. It marked the first time in 118 games that the Saints had failed to make a threepointer, dating back to a loss at North Carolina A&T Nov. 25, A Siena opponent failed to convert a 3-pointer: Saint Peter s went 0-for-8 from beyond the arc in a victory by the Saints on Feb. 19, 2011 at the Yanitelli Center in Jersey City, N.J. It marked the first time in 10 years that Siena held its opponent without a three since Marist went 0-for-9 from distance on Feb. 17, 2001.

7 C a r e e r G a m e s P l a y e d / S t a r t e d Career Career Consec. Consec. Games Starts Games Starts Meghan Donohue Symone Kelly Emia Willingham Kollyns Scarbrough Margot Hetzke Jackie Benitez Emmanuella Edoka Joella Gibson Karolina Severova Denisha Petty-Evans* Deja Rawls Katcia Perryman *At Siena L e a d s a n d D e f i c i t s Most points 81 at Fairleigh Dickinson (12/30) Fewest points 37 at Marist (1/28) Most points allowed 94 at Quinnipiac (1/24) Fewst points allowed 45 vs. Rider (1/8) Biggest win 23 vs. Morgan State (11/28) Biggest loss 42 at Quinnipiac (1/24) Biggest lead 26 vs. Morgan State (11/28) Biggest deficit 46 at Quinnipiac (1/24) Biggest deficit overcome to win 11 at Niagara (1/2) Biggest lead lost 8 at Southern Illinois (11/20) Biggest halftime lead 18 vs. Rider (1/8) Biggest halftime deficit 30 at Quinnipiac (1/24) Biggest halftime deficit overcome to win 9 at Niagara (1/2) Biggest halftime lead lost 4 vs. Northeastern (11/15) Most points in a half 44 (1st) at Fairleigh Dickinson (12/30) Fewest points in a half 12 (1st) vs. UAlbany (12/12) Most points allowed in a half 47 (both halves) at Quinnipiac (1/24) Fewest points allowed in a half 18 (1st) vs. Rider (1/8) Most points in a quarter 29 (3rd) vs. Morgan State (11/28) Fewest points in a quarter 2 (2nd) vs. Iona (2/10) Most points allowed in a quarter 30 (3rd) at Southern Illinois (11/20) Fewest points allowed in a quarter 6 twice R e c o r d b y S t a r t i n g L i n e u p Starting Lineups Record Hetzke - Donohue - Scarbrough - Petty-Evans - Rawls 4-6 Edoka Donohue Scarbrough Benitez - Rawls 0-1 Edoka Donohue Scarbrough Petty-Evans Rawls 5-0 Edoka - Donohue - Scarbrough - Petty-Evans - Gibson 1-1 Kelly Donohue Scarbrough Petty-Evans Gibson 2-3 Kelly Donohue Scarbrough - Petty-Evans - Rawls 1-4 Kelly - Donohue - Benitez - Petty-Evans - Rawls 0-1 S i e n a s R e c o r d W h e n... Leading after the first quarter Trailing after the first quarter Tied after the first quarter Leading at halftime Trailing at halftime Tied at halftime Leading after the third quarter Trailing after the third quarter Tied after the third quarter Leading with 5:00 left Trailing with 5:00 left Tied with 5:00 left Overtime SC shoots 50% or better from field SC shoots between % from field SC shoots under 40% from field Opponent shoots 50% or better from field Opponent shoots between % from field Opponent shoots under 40% from field SC outrebounds opponent Opponent outrebounds SC Tied in rebounds SC records 10 or more steals SC records 15 or more assists SC commits 15 turnovers or fewer SC commits more than 15 turnovers SC commits fewer turnovers than opponent SC commits more turnovers than opponent Tie in turnovers SC shoots 70% or better from the free throw line SC shoots under 70% from the free throw line SC scores 59 points or fewer SC scores between points SC scores between points SC scores 80 points or more Opponent scores 59 points or fewer Opponent scores between points Opponent scores between points Opponent scores 80 points or more Four or more Saints score in double figures Playing in November Playing in December Playing in January Playing in February Playing in March Playing on Monday Playing on Tuesday Playing on Wednesday Playing on Thursday Playing on Friday Playing on Saturday Playing on Sunday Playing in the morning Playing in the afternoon (12-5 PM start) Playing at night (5 PM or later start) Televised games SC plays at home SC plays at the ARC SC plays at the Times Union Center SC plays on the road SC plays on a neutral court SC plays west of Albany SC plays east of Albany SC plays north of Albany SC plays south of Albany Wearing white uniforms Wearing green uniforms Wearing gold uniforms Wearing pink uniforms...0-0

8 Keepin Track of the MAAC For all the latest MAAC Women s Basketball News and Scores visit MAAC Standings MAAC Overall Team W L W L 1.) Iona Quinnipiac ) Marist ) Manhattan ) Fairfield ) Siena Monmouth ) Canisius ) Rider Niagara ) Saint Peter s Today s Other MAAC Action Canisius at Marist MAAC Weekly Honors Date Player of the Week Rookie of the Week Nov. 16 Kayla Grimme (MAN) Brittany Martin (QU) Nov. 23 Kelsey Carey (FFD) McKinzee Barker (MON) Nov. 30 Sam Lapszynski (NIA) Sara Hinriksdottir (CAN) Dec. 7 Tori Jarosz (MAR) Jackie Benitez (SIE) Dec. 14 Sydney Coffey (MAR) Alexis Lewis (ION) Dec. 21 Marina Lizarazu (ION) McKinzee Barker (MON) Dec. 28 Tiahana Mills (CAN) Aryn McClure (QU) Jan. 4 Joy Adams (ION) Jackie Benitez (SIE) Jan. 11 Joy Adams (ION) Jackie Benitez (SIE) Jan. 18 Tori Jarosz (MAR) Aryn McClure (QU) Jan. 25 Amani Tatum (MAN) Aryn McClure (QU) Feb. 1 Tori Jarosz (MAR) Paula Strautmane (QU) Feb. 8 Joy Adams (ION) Paula Strautmane (QU) Feb. 15 Robin Perkins (RID) Aryn McClure (QU) Feb. 22 Tori Jarosz (MAR) Maria Welch (CAN) Feb. 29 MAAC Preseason Coaches Poll 1.) Fairfield (5) ) Marist (3) ) Quinnipiac (2) ) Iona (1) 95 5.) SIENA 6.) Canisius ) Manhattan 41 Saint Peter s 41 9.) Monmouth ) Niagara ) Rider 33 *First place votes in parenthesis Siena s MAAC and NCAA Rankings Siena Total MAAC Rank* NCAA Rank! Points th 301st Opp Points th 110th Scoring Margin th 236th Rebound Margin 0.0 3rd 172nd FG% 34.8% 11th 328th Opp FG% 38.5% 5th 125th FT% 67.7% 6th 221st 3-PT% 26.7% 10th 311th Opp 3-PT% 31.5% 8th 202nd 3-PT/GM 4.3 7th 275th Assists th 328th Steals 9.4 3rd 57th Blocks 3.4 5th 157th Turnovers th 279th A/TO Ratio th 328th Turnovers Forced th 86th Turnover Margin th 184th Player Kollyns Scarbrough PTS th N/A FT% th 122nd STL nd 69th Jackie Benitez FT% nd N/A STL th 228th 3FG th N/A Symone Kelly BLK th N/A *Out of 11 teams!out of 349 teams (through Thursday)

9 Radio Covering the Saints All games during the basketball season can be heard on WVCR 88.3 The Saint. Mike Demos is in his 10th season as the play-by play voice for Siena women's basketball and will be joined again this season for the color commentary by Steve Amedio. Pregame coverage begins 30 minutes prior to tipoff. Make sure to tune in every Thursday night as well throughout the season for the Siena Basketball Coaches Show on 88.3 The Saint. The program airs from 6-7 p.m. and features interviews with players and coaches Jimmy Patsos and Ali Jaques. Promotional Calendar Nov. 15 Jan. 15 Jan. 22 Feb. 17 Feb. 27 Northeastern Monmouth Canisius Fairfield Niagara Stomp Out Homelessness BSNENY Kid s Day National Girls and Women in Sports Day Pink Zone Senior Day and Alumni Day *For more information on promotional events, visit SienaSaints.com *For additional information on the 16th Annual Pink Zone Game visit TV Games Jan. 15 Feb. 10 Feb. 17 Feb. 25 Monmouth Iona Fairfield Marist 11 AM Feb. 5 Quinnipiac 5 PM Dec. 4 Jan. 4 Jan. 15 Jan. 17 Jan. 28 Feb. 10 Feb. 17 Feb. 19 Feb. 25 at Monmouth at Canisius Monmouth at Rider at Marist Iona Fairfield at Iona Marist 11 AM 1 PM 5 PM Online All home games will once again be streamed online this season at Individual game passports cost $7.95 and a season package is $ Additionally, audio of games and coaches shows and video of media luncheons can be accessed online free of charge. Siena Women s Basketball on the Social Networks

10 Q u i c k C h a r t P l a y e r S e a s o n a n d C a r e e r H i g h s Career O Denisha Petty-Evans Points 19 at Saint Peter s 1/30/16 Same Rebounds 8 vs. Alabama State 11/21/15 Same Assists 5 at Manhattan 2/14/16 Same Steals 4 at Saint Peter s 1/30/16 Same Blocks 1 eight times Same 4 Emia Willingham Points 17 vs. Sacred Heart 11/26/13 Rebounds 9 twice Assists 5 twice Steals 10 vs. Sacred Heart 11/26/13 Blocks - 1 five times 5 Jackie Benitez Points 25 vs. Rider 1/8/16 Same Rebounds 8 at Rider 1/17/16 Same Assists 3 vs. Iona 2/10/16 Same Steals 7 vs. Manhattan 1/10/16 Same Blocks 3 at Colgate 12/28/15 Same 11 Margot Hetzke Points 16 at Navy 11/27/15 29 at Buffalo 11/14/14 Rebounds 19 at Navy 11/27/15 Same Assists 1 four times at Quinnipiac 12/5/14 Steals 1twice 4 vs. Colgate 12/28/14 Blocks 2 twice 3 vs. Niagara 2/12/15 12 Symone Kelly Points 21 vs. Quinnipiac 2/5/16 Same Rebounds 14 at Iona 2/19/16 Same Assists at Rider 1/17/16 five times Steals 3 twice 3 four times Blocks 5 at Rider 1/17/16 Same 14 Joella Gibson Points 11 at Rider 1/17/16 Same Rebounds 5 at Fairleigh Dickinson 12/30/15 Same Assists 7 vs. Monmouth 1/15/16 Same Steals five times Same Blocks 2 vs. Northeastern 11/15/15 Same 15 Katcia Perryman Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks Kollyns Scarbrough Points 19 twice Same Rebounds 11 vs. Quinnipiac 2/5/16 Same Assists 4 five times 7 vs. Fairleigh Dickinson 12/30/14 Steals 5 three times Same Blocks 1 three times 1 five times 22 Deja Rawls Points 11 at Colgate 12/28/15 Same Rebounds at Niagara 1/2/15 Same Assists 8 vs. Northeastern 11/15/15 Same Steals 3 at Marist 1/28/16 Same Blocks 1 at Fairfield 2/7/16 Same 35 Emmanuella Edoka Points 11 vs. Morgan State 11/28/15 Same Rebounds 15 vs. Marist 2/25/16 Same Assists vs. Alabama State 11/21/15 Same Steals 2 twice Same Blocks 3 twice Same 45 Meghan Donohue Points 16 vs. Fairfield 2/17/16 21 at Iona 2/15/15 Rebounds 12 vs. Monmouth 1/15/16 14 at Iona 12/29/13 Assists 2 three times 4 at Manhattan 2/19/15 Steals 4 twice Same Blocks 3 vs. Canisius 1/22/16 Same 51 Karolina Severova Points 8 vs. Iona 2/10/16 Same Rebounds 3 twice Same Assists 2 twice Same Steals three times Same Blocks 1 four tmes Same

11 Siena College Women s Basketball Roster No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Hometown/High School/Previous College 0 Denisha Petty-Evans RS-So. G 5-10 Bridgewater, NJ/Bridgewater-Raritan/George Mason 4 Emia Willingham Jr. G 5-8 Albany, NY/Albany 5 Jackie Benitez Fr. G 5-10 Tobyhanna, PA/Pocono Mountain West 11 Margot Hetzke So. F 5-11 Penfield, NY/Penfield 12 Symone Kelly Sr. F 6-2 Wyandanch, NY/St. Anthony s 14 Joella Gibson So. G 5-6 New York, NY/Murry Bergtraum 15 Katcia Perryman Fr. F 6-1 Poughkeepsie, NY/The Peddie School (NJ) 21 Kollyns Scarbrough So. G 5-10 Jamaica, NY/Christ the King 22 Deja Rawls Fr. G 5-7 Abington, PA/Abington 35 Emmanuella Edoka So. F 6-0 Abuja, Nigeria/Bishop Kearney 45 Meghan Donohue* Jr. F 6-1 Mogadore, OH/Archbishop Hoban 51 Karolina Severova Fr. G 6-0 Prague, Czech Republic/Pripotocni Coaching Staff Head Coach Ali Jaques (Fourth Season), NYU 98 Assistant Coach Shannon Bush (First Season), Holy Cross 06 Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator Bridgette Mitchell (Second Season), Duke 10 Assistant Coach Sunny Vadopalaite (Second Season), Felician 06 Director of Basketball Operations Chelsea Wolf (First Season), Ramapo 09 *Captain Pronunciation Guide Denisha Petty-Evans Da-NEE-sha Emia Willingham Ah-MY-ah Margot Hetzke MAR-go HETS-kee Symone Kelly Sim-MOAN Katcia Perryman KAH-tee-ah Kollyns Scarbrough COLLINS SCAR-bro Deja Rawls DAY-zhuh Emmanuella Edoka Eh-DOAK-ah Karolina Severova Care-oh-LEE-na Sev-ah-R0W-va Ali Jaques Al-EE JACKS Bridgette Mitchell Bridge-ETT Sunny Vadopalaite Vado-pa-LAY-tay

12 Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Siena College vs Niagara University :00 pm at 'Taps' Gallagher Center Siena College , 3-0 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 35 Edoka, Emmanuella f Donohue, Meghan f Petty-Evans, Denisha g Scarbrough, Kollyns g Rawls, Deja g Benitez, Jackie Kelly, Symone Gibson, Joella Severova, Karolina Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % Deadball Rebounds 3 Niagara University , 0-3 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 44 Stroemple, Kaylee f Lapszynski, Sam c Sherburne, Jamie g McKay, Taylor g Granruth, Emily g Corselli, Tiffany Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % Deadball Rebounds 2 Officials: Michael Schmidt, Keith Miller, Steve Eagle Technical fouls: Siena College-None. Niagara University-None. Attendance: 267 Nia: Lapszynski career high 12 rebounds. Score by periods 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Siena College Niagara University Last FG - SIEW 4th-01:10, NIAW 4th-06:41. Largest lead - SIEW by 8 4th-00:12, NIAW by 11 4th-06:40. SIEW led for 01:10. NIAW led for 35:06. Game was tied for 03:44. In Off 2nd Fast Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench SIEW NIAW Score tied - 2 times. Lead changed - 1 time.

13 Siena College Women's Basketball Siena College Combined Team Statistics (as of Feb 27, 2016) Conference games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 05 Benitez, Jackie Scarbrough, Kollyns Hetzke, Margot Petty-Evans, Denisha Kelly, Symone Donohue, Meghan Rawls, Deja Edoka, Emmanuella Gibson, Joella Severova, Karolina Team Total Opponents TEAM STATISTICS SIEW OPP SCORING Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct POINT FG-ATT point FG pct pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct F-Throws made per game REBOUNDS Rebounds per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS Blocks per game ATTENDANCE Home games-avg/game Neutral site-avg/game Date Opponent Score Att. * 12/04/15 at Monmouth W * 12/6/15 SAINT PETER'S Wot * at Niagara University W * 01/04/16 at Canisius W * 1/8/16 RIDER W * 1/10/16 MANHATTAN W * 1/15/16 MONMOUTH W * 01/17/16 at Rider L * 1/22/16 CANISIUS W * 01/24/16 at Quinnipiac L * 01/28/16 at Marist L ** 1/30/16 at Saint Peter's W * 2/5/16 QUINNIPIAC L * 02/07/16 at Fairfield L * 2/10/16 IONA COLLEGE L * 02/14/16 at Manhattan L * 2/17/16 FAIRFIELD L * 02/19/16 at Iona College L * 2/25/16 MARIST W * - Conference game Score by Periods 1st 2nd 3rd 4th O T Totals Siena College Opponents

14 Siena College Women's Basketball Siena College Combined Team Statistics (as of Feb 27, 2016) All games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 21 Scarbrough, Kollyns Benitez, Jackie Petty-Evans, Denisha Hetzke, Margot Donohue, Meghan Kelly, Symone Rawls, Deja Edoka, Emmanuella Gibson, Joella Severova, Karolina Logan, Brianna Team Total Opponents TEAM STATISTICS SIEW OPP SCORING Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct POINT FG-ATT point FG pct pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct F-Throws made per game REBOUNDS Rebounds per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS Blocks per game ATTENDANCE Home games-avg/game Neutral site-avg/game Score by Periods 1st 2nd 3rd 4th O T Totals Siena College Opponents Date Opponent Score Att. 11/13/15 at St. Bonaventure L /15/15 NORTHEASTERN L /20/15 at Southern Illinois L /21/15 vs Alabama State L # 11/27/15 at Navy Lot # 11/28/15 vs Morgan State W * 12/04/15 at Monmouth W * 12/6/15 SAINT PETER'S Wot /09/15 at New Hampshire W /12/15 UALBANY L /28/15 at Colgate L /30/15 at Fairleigh Dickinson W * at Niagara University W * 01/04/16 at Canisius W * 1/8/16 RIDER W * 1/10/16 MANHATTAN W * 1/15/16 MONMOUTH W * 01/17/16 at Rider L * 1/22/16 CANISIUS W * 01/24/16 at Quinnipiac L * 01/28/16 at Marist L ** 1/30/16 at Saint Peter's W * 2/5/16 QUINNIPIAC L * 02/07/16 at Fairfield L * 2/10/16 IONA COLLEGE L * 02/14/16 at Manhattan L * 2/17/16 FAIRFIELD L * 02/19/16 at Iona College L * 2/25/16 MARIST W * - Conference game