Game #8 Siena (2-5, 1-0) vs. Saint Peter s (1-6, 0-1) Sunday, December 6, 2015-2 PM Alumni Recreation Center (1,652) Previous Starters Loudonville, N.Y. Today s game will be broadcast on WVCR 88.3 FM The Saint LIVE streaming video and audio online at SienaAllAccess.com Mike Demos and Steve Amedio have the call beginning at 1:30 PM Siena College Athletic Communications Marcelle Athletic Complex 515 Loudon Road - Loudonville, NY 12211-1462 Ph: 518-783-2377 - Fax 518-783-2992 - SienaSaints.com Assistant Athletic Communications Director: Mike Demos Press/Cell Phone: 336-675-7374 E-mail: mdemos@siena.edu Watch and listen online on your computer or iphone: SienaAllAccess.com 2015-16 Stats Pos # Player PPG RPG APG MPG F 11 Margot Hetzke (5-11, So., Penfield, NY) 7.3 7.1 0.6 24.0 F 45 Meghan Donohue* (6-1, Jr., Mogadore, OH) 6.9 5.4 0.9 28.9 G 21 Kollyns Scarbrough (5-10, So., Jamaica, NY) 14.4 5.7 1.7 30.9 G 0 Denisha Petty-Evans (5-10, R-So., Bridgewater, NJ) 8.1 3.6 1.2 29.1 G 22 Deja Rawls (5-7, Fr., Abington, PA) 5.0 1.9 3.0 27.4 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) 8.0 2.4 0.1 17.9 F 12 Symone Kelly (6-2, Sr., Wyandanch, NY) 4.8 3.8 0.8 18.0 G 14 Joella Gibson (5-6, So., New York, NY) 1.3 1.6 1.4 15.0 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) 4.0 7.0 0.6 15.4 G 51 Karolina Severova (6-0, Fr., Prague, Czech Republic) 0.9 0.4 0.4 4.4 *Captain Italics= Will not dress November 13 at St. Bonaventure$ L, 57-40 15 NORTHEASTERN@ L, 70-67 20 at Southern Illinois$ L, 73-54 21 vs. Alabama State$ L, 57-53 27 at Navy^ L, 59-58 (OT) 28 vs. Morgan State^ W, 69-46 December 4 at Monmouth*# W, 69-63 6 SAINT PETER S* 2 PM 9 at New Hampshire 7 PM 12 UALBANY+ 5 PM 28 at Colgate 5 PM 30 at Fairleigh Dickinson 7 PM January 2 at Niagara* 3 PM 4 at Canisius* 7 PM 8 RIDER* 7 PM 10 MANHATTAN* 2 PM 15 MONMOUTH*&% 11 AM 2015-16 Siena Women s Basketball Schedule January (Cont.) All times are Eastern 17 at Rider*# 1 PM Home games in BOLD CAPS and played at the Alumni 22 CANISIUS* 7 PM Recreation Center, Loudonville, N.Y. (unless otherwise noted) 24 at Quinnipiac* 2 PM *MAAC Game 28 at Marist*# 5 PM +Doubleheader with Siena men (Times Union Center, 30 at Saint Peter s* 2 PM Albany, N.Y.) February $Preseason WNIT 5 QUINNIPIAC*+> 5 PM @Stomp Out Homelessness 7 at Fairfield* 1 PM ^Navy Classic <Senior Day and Alumni Day 10 IONA* 7 PM &Blue Shield of Northeastern New York Kid s Day 14 at Manhattan* 2 PM Pink Zone 17 FAIRFIELD*% 7 PM %Time Warner Cable SportsChannel 19 at Iona* 7 PM #ESPN3 25 MARIST*% 7 PM >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
The Series With Saint Peter s 65th Meeting: Siena leads, 33-31 Home - 15-14 Division I - 32-29 MAAC - 29-22 Last Meeting - Siena 64, Saint Peter s 47 March 1, 2015 - Loudonville, N.Y. Of Note Siena has won the past 10 meetings after Saint Peter s had won the previous seven The Saints have outscored the Peacocks by an average of 13.4 points during their streak, with seven of the 10 wins coming by double figures Last Saint Peter s win: Feb. 13, 2010 (53-45 at the ARC) Siena outscored Saint Peter s 81-44 in the second half of last year s two meetings All seven Saints who played in last year s season series all averaged between 6.5 and 11.0 points Alyssa Velles led all scorers averaging 13.5 points for Saint Peter s in last year s two games Siena vs. the MAAC Ali Jaques vs. Saint Peter s: 6-0 All-Time Regular Season Pat Coyle vs. Siena: 5-10 (0-4 at Saint Peter s, 5-6 at Loyola Md.) (27th Season) Last Meeting Siena went on a late 16-0 run spanning just 4:39 to open a 17-point lead with 2:51 to play The Saints held a 36-14 edge in points in the paint and forced 26 Saint Peter s turnovers Symone Kelly scored a career-high 15 points (5-7 shooting off the bench) and Meghan Donohue added 15 points Alyssa Velles led the Peacocks with 12 points (3-5 from three) Siena vs. the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Now in the program s 27th season in the MAAC, Siena sports a 253-187 (.575) record in conference regular season action Including conference tournament action, the Saints are 278-212 (.567) overall in all MAAC games Siena has posted a 294-217 (.575) overall record against the 10 other schools that currently comprise the MAAC Siena has won seven MAAC Regular Season Championships and won the MAAC Tournament Championship in 2001 Canisius 33-18 Fairfield 22-29 Fordham 1-0 Holy Cross 0-1 Iona 30-21 La Salle 1-4 Loyola 26-20 Manhattan 34-17 Marist 15-21 Monmouth 3-2 Niagara 32-19 Quinnipiac 0-4 Rider 27-9 Saint Peter s 29-22 TOTAL 253-187 2-5 1-0 305 58.6 60.7.342.350.245.656 42.9 10.4 19.4 3.1 9.0 Tale of the Tape Record Conf. RPI Points Opp Points FG% OPP FG% 3FG% FT% Rebounds Assists Turnovers Blocks Steals * Leads MAAC 1-6 0-1 300 45.7 61.1.329.376.189.630 37.0 8.1 17.6 3.3 4.7 Coaching Matchup Ali Jaques NYU 98 Fourth Season at Siena 46-58 (.442) 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 2009-10 Previously was assistant coach at George Washington (2006-08) 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 (2005-06), Furman (2002-05), Sacred Heart (1999-02) and Rider (1998-99) Played on 1997 Division III National Championship team at NYU Pat Coyle Rutgers 82 Third Season at Saint Peter s 9-59 (.132) Previously served as the head coach at former MAAC school Loyola (1993-98), posting a 100-77 record and winning two MAAC Championships Spent the previous two seasons as the associate head coach at Pittsburgh Spent 10 years as both a head and assistant coach with the WNBA s New York Liberty, posting an 81-89 mark as head coach Also previously served as an assistant coach at Miami, Rutgers and Saint Joseph s 1993 Rutgers Women s Basketball, 1999 West Catholic and 2009 New Jersey Sportswriters Hall of Fame inductee
Scouting Siena (2-5, 1-0) Siena tips off the program s 27th season of Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference competition this weekend The Saints won their conference opener Friday night at Monmouth, snapping a three-game losing streak in MAAC openers and four-game skid in conference road lid-lifters Siena is 16-10 in MAAC home openers, but have lost three straight This is the fourth time that the Saints MAAC home opener has come vs. Saint Peter s, with Siena winning two of the first three Siena is 253-187 (.575) all-time in MAAC Regular Season competition Including conference tournament action, the Saints hold a 278-212 (.567) all-time MAAC record Siena has posted a 294-217 (.575) overall record against the 10 other schools that currently comprise the MAAC The Saints have won seven MAAC Regular Season Titles and captured the MAAC Tournament Championship in 2001 Siena was predicted to finish fifth of 11 teams according to the MAAC Preseason Coaches Poll The Saints finished fifth in the MAAC last season after being predicted to finish 10th Junior forward Meghan Donohue and reigning unanimous MAAC Rookie of the Year Margot Hetzke were named Preseason Second Team All-MAAC selections Today marks Siena s eighth game of the season, but just second home contest The Saints return to the ARC for the first time in exactly three weeks, dating back to a home-opening 70-67 loss to Northeastern Nov. 15 Siena just completed a stretch where they played five straight games away from home, compiling a 2-3 record in those contests Ultimately, the Saints will play 11 of their first 14 games away from home to start this season, including nine true road games Siena will play 12 regular season home games, 10 of which will be contested here at the ARC The Saints have won five of their last seven games at the ARC Siena s next home game comes at the Times Union Center Saturday vs. UAlbany as the team won t return to the ARC again until Jan. 8 vs. Rider The Saints have been led through the first month of the season by sophomore guard Kollyns Scarbrough The 2014-15 MAAC All-Rookie Team selection has scored in double figures in all seven games and ranks fourth in the MAAC in scoring (14.4), tied for first in steals (2.6), fifth in free throw percentage (.829) and seventh in field goal percentage (.442) Siena has gotten off to good starts this season, outscoring their opponents 101-77 in first quarters The Saints have held a lead after the first quarter in six of the first seven games Siena has been outscored in every other quarter and overtime The Saints have scored exactly 69 points in each of the past two games, both wins Siena had averaged just 54.4 points in losing its first five games of the season The Saints are limiting their opponents to just 35% shooting including only 26.4% from three-point range, second and fourth best in the MAAC Siena has held each of its last four opponents under 40% shooting from the field The Saints have limited their opponents to just 23.2% (19-82) from three-point range over the past four games Siena out-rebounded Navy 63-36 in last Friday s overtime loss to the Mids The Saints 63 rebounds were just seven shy of the program record of 70 set in a 74-64 win over Utica at the ARC on Dec. 1, 1982 Siena s +27 rebound margin was the program s largest since out-rebounding Rider 58-30 (+28) in a 67-57 win at the ARC on Jan. 9, 2004 The Saints ranked 24th nationally in rebound margin last season (+6.9), out-rebounding their opponents in all but two games The Saints return just four healthy players who appeared in a game last season for the Green and Gold Eight players on Siena s roster didn t log a collegiate minute last season The Saints welcome four freshmen to the squad Sophomore forward Emmanuella Edoka returns after missing all of last season due to injury Sophomores Denisha Petty-Evans (transfer) and Joella Gibson make their Siena debuts after red-shirting last season Siena s young squad features just one senior (Symone Kelly) and only one healthy player (Donohue) who had appeared in more than 60 collegiate games entering this season The Saints are coming off the program s first winning season in 11 years and most victories in a dozen seasons Siena won 22 games last year and advanced to the championship game of the Women s Basketball Invitational The Saints 13-win improvement from the 2013-14 season was tied for the second best turnaround nationally Siena also won 12 true road games, tied for the fourth most nationally The Saints accomplished their success last year despite playing with an active roster of just seven players for the final 30 games of the season due to injuries, red-shirts 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 Last Time Out: Siena 69, Monmouth 63 (West Long Branch, N.J.) Siena led for the final 31 minutes and by as many as 12 points, keeping Monmouth at arm's length for most of the night The Saints held the Hawks to just 30.9% shooting including just 5-29 (17.4%) from three and harbored a 27-9 edge in points off turnovers Freshman guard Jackie Benitez posted season-highs of 15 points, five rebounds and four steals in just 17 minutes off the bench Scarbrough led the Saints with 16 points and added five rebounds, four assists and three steals
Scouting Saint Peter s (1-6, 0-1) Posted a 5-26 record last season and finished 10th in the MAAC with a 4-16 conference mark Was actually program s most overall and MAAC in four years (6-25, 5-13 in 2010-11) Projected to finish tied for seventh (with Manhattan) in the MAAC Preseason Coaches Poll Sophomore forward Sajanna Bethea was named a Preseason Second Team All-MAAC pick Currently rank last in the MAAC in scoring (45.7), field goal percentage (.329), three-point field goal percentage (.189), assists (8.1), assist-to-turnover ratio (0.46) and threes per game (2.6) Shown slight improvement in going 5-15 in their last 20 games after having lost 32 of their previous 33 Lost 25 of last 26 road games Play 10 of their first 15 games at the Yanitelli Center to begin this season 2014-15 - A Storybook Season for the Magnificent Seven Posted a 22-13 overall record and finished fifth in the MAAC with an 11-9 conference mark after being projected to finish 10th Was program s first winning season in 11 years and most victories in a dozen seasons Advanced to the Championship Game of the Women s Basketball Invitational 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 1993-94 season Ranked 24th nationally in rebound margin (+6.9), out-rebounding their opponents in 33 of 35 games and 26 straight from Mar. 6, 2014 - Feb. 12, 2015 Senior guard Tehresa Coles was named the 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, red-shirts 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 (2013-14 to 2014-15) 1.) Ohio 18 2.) SIENA 13 UT Arlington 13 Most Road Wins (2014-15) 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 15-16 CAREER DOUBLE DIGIT SCORING Meghan Donohue 1 29 Margot Hetzke 1 25 Kollyns Scarbrough 7 16 Symone Kelly - 8 Emia Willingham - 8 Denisha Petty-Evans 3 3 Jackie Benitez 2 2 Emmanuella Edoka 1 1 20+ POINT GAMES Margot Hetzke Meghan Donohue - - 5 1 10+ REBOUND GAMES Margot Hetzke 1 10 Meghan Donohue 2 5 Emmanuella Edoka 3 3 Kollyns Scarbrough 1 1 5+ ASSIST GAMES Emia Willingham - 2 Kollyns Scarbrough - 2 Deja Rawls 1 1 DOUBLE-DOUBLES Margot Hetzke 1 6 Meghan Donohue - 2 Emmanuella Edoka 1 1 Kollyns Scarbrough 1 1 Emia Willingham - 1 THREE OR MORE 3 s Kollyns Scarbrough Denisha Petty-Evans - 1 2 1 Team Leader Board (Games) Scoring: Scarbrough (6), Donohue (1), Petty-Evans (1) Rebounding: Edoka (3), Hetzke (2), Scarbrough (2), Donohue (1), Kelly (1) Assists: Rawls (4), Scarbrough (2), Donohue (1), Gibson (1), Petty-Evans (1), Severova (1) Minutes: Scarbrough (3), Donohue (2), Petty-Evans (2), Rawls (1) Double-Figures Scoring: Scarbrough (7), Petty-Evans (3), Benitez (2), Donohue (1), Edoka (1), Hetzke (1) Double-Doubles: Edoka (1), Hetzke (1), Scarbrough (1) Points: Margin of Victory 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15+ 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Points: Margin of Defeat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15+ 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Player Quick Hits Previous Starters F - #11 Margot Hetzke 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) Ranks seventh in the MAAC in rebounding (7.1) and fifth in offensive rebounding (3.0) Preseason Second Team All-MAAC selection Unanimous 2014-15 MAAC Rookie of the Year after being named the MAAC Rookie of the Week a program record nine times 2014-15 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 2014-15 campaign F - #45 Meghan Donohue Preseason Second Team All-MAAC selection Team captain for 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 Scored in double figures 19 times last year 2013-14 MAAC All-Rookie Team selection after being named MAAC Rookie of the Week three times G - #21 Kollyns Scarbrough Ranks fourth in the MAAC in scoring (14.4), tied for first in steals (2.6), fifth in free throw percentage (.829) and seventh in field goal percentage (.442) 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 Scored in double figures in all seven games, including a career-high 19 at Navy (Nov. 27) Posted first collegiate double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds vs. Northeastern (Nov. 15) 2014-15 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 Ranks seventh in the MAAC in three-point field goal percentage (.367) and tied for 10th in threes per game (1.6) Stands second on the Saints in scoring (8.1) Scored in double figures three times including season-high 16 points in home opener vs. Northeastern (Nov. 15) Makes Siena debut this year after red-shirting last season following transfer from George Mason Played freshman season (2013-14) 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 Ranks eighth in the MAAC in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.2) and leads the Saints averaging 3.0 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 Active Reserves G - #5 Jackie Benitez Leads the MAAC shooting.870 from the free throw line Leads Siena s reserves averaging 8.0 points in 17.9 minutes off the bench and ranks second overall on the team with 11 steals Posted season-highs of 15 points, five rebounds and four steals (17 minutes) in MAAC opening win at Monmouth (Dec. 4) 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 - #12 Symone Kelly Scored six points in 16 minutes off the bench Friday after missing previous three games due to injury 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 Tallied team-high 14 points in WBI Semifinals victory over Mercer (Mar. 25, 2015) G - #14 Joella Gibson 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 Ranks eighth in the MAAC in rebounding (7.0) and seventh in defensive rebounding (4.9) despite averaging just 15.4 minutes off the bench Registered first collegiate double-double with career-highs of 11 points, 13 rebounds and three blocks vs. Morgan State (Nov. 28) Recorded double-digit rebound performances in three of the past five games 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 Member of the Czech National Team, she competed at both the FIBA U16 European Championships in 2010 and U18 Championships in 2012 Spent three seasons before joining the Saints playing in her 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 2012-15 in the Czech Republic First came to the United States during the 2011-12 season as a foreign exchange student at Hannibal (N.Y.) High School In lone season with the Warriors, she averaged a team-high 11.7 points during the regular season in leading Hannibal to the Class B-2 Championship and scored a team-high 18 points in the 2012 Section III Class B Championship Game
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 2020. 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. The Last Time Siena scored 100 points in a game: Siena defeated Rider 103-69 on Jan. 13, 2003. Siena allowed 100 points in a game: No. 8/8 Maryland defeated the Saints 105-49 on Dec. 9, 2013 in College Park, Md. Siena scored between 90-99: Siena defeated Niagara 91-56 in the 2003 MAAC semifinals on Mar. 8, 2003. Siena won an overtime game: On February 7, 2010, Siena came back from an 18-point deficit (biggest since Dec. 1, 2001) against Iona and went on to win 75-67 in overtime. Siena hit its first six 3-pointers and eight of its first nine in the second half. Lily Grenci posted career-highs in points (14) and rebounds (6) in 23 minutes off the bench. Siena lost an overtime game: Navy overcame a five-point overtime deficit to rally past the Saints 59-58 at the Navy Classic on Nov. 27, 2015 in Annapolis. It marked Siena s seventh consecutive overtime defeat. Siena was held to 40 points or fewer: Siena shot just 26.5% from the field and 1-16 from three in a season-opening 57-40 loss at St. Bonaventure in the Preseason WNIT on Nov. 13, 2015 in Olean, N.Y. Siena held an opponent to 40 points or fewer: Siena held Saint Peter s to just 33.3% shooting in a 65-40 win at the Yanitelli Center in Jersey City, N.J. on Jan. 4, 2015 Siena won by more than 30 points: On Jan. 14, 2011, Siena posted a 77-37 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: Marist scored the first 17 points of the game in doubling up the Saints 78-39 on Feb. 6, 2014 at the ARC. Five Siena players scored in double figures: Five of Siena s seven active players scored in double figures in the Saints 69-49 win over Xavier in the quarterfinals of the Women s Basketball Invitational on Mar. 22, 2015 in Cincinnati, Ohio. It marked the first time in 251 games that Siena placed five players in double figures since an 87-55 win over Rider at the ARC on Jan. 29, 2007. Siena grabbed more than 50 rebounds in a game: Siena outrebounded Navy 63-36 in a 59-58 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, 2004. 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 62-55 win over Manhattan Jan. 13, 2013 at the Times Union Center. A Siena player scored 30 or more points in a game: Kanika Cummings poured in a career-high 31 points in Siena s 86-80 MAAC opening loss at Iona on Dec. 29, 2013 in New Rochelle, N.Y. A Siena player scored 25 or more points in a game: Senior guard Ida Krogh scored 20 of her career-high 27 points in the second half in an 80-68 win over Colgate on Dec. 28, 2014 at the Times Union Center A Siena player scored 20 or more points in a game: Freshman forward Margot Hetzke scored a game-high 20 points and added eight rebounds as No. 5 seed Siena defeated fourth seeded Iona 71-61 in the MAAC Tournament Quarterfinals on Mar. 6, 2015 at Times Union Center 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, 1997. Siena failed to convert a free-throw: On Dec. 4, 2006 Siena went 0-3 from the line at #1 Maryland. Siena failed to miss a free-throw: Siena went a perfect 5-5 from the charity stripe in the Saints 57-50 loss at Iona on Feb. 15, 2015 in New Rochelle, N.Y. Siena failed to convert a 3-pointer: Fifth seeded Siena missed all 13 of its three-point attempts in a 64-47 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 67-53 loss at North Carolina A&T Nov. 25, 2011. A Siena opponent failed to convert a 3-pointer: Saint Peter s went 0-for-8 from beyond the arc in a 57-40 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.
Career Games Played/Started (at Siena) Career Career Consec. Consec. Games Starts Games Starts Meghan Donohue 73 73 73 73 Emia Willingham 64 1 - - Symone Kelly 61 2 1 1 Margot Hetzke 42 42 42 42 Kollyns Scarbrough 42 42 42 42 Jackie Benitez 7-7 - Emmanuella Edoka 7-7 - Joella Gibson 7-7 - Denisha Petty-Evans 7 7 7 7 Deja Rawls 7 7 7 7 Karolina Severova 7-7 - Katcia Perryman - - - - Leads and Deficits Most points 69 (twice) Fewest points 40 at St. Bonaventure (11/13) Most points allowed 73 at Southern Illinois (11/20) Fewst points allowed 46 vs. Morgan State (11/28) Biggest win 23 vs. Morgan State (11/28) Biggest loss 19 at Southern Illinois (11/20) Biggest lead 26 vs. Morgan State (11/28) Biggest deficit 24 at Southern Illinois (11/20) Biggest deficit overcome to win 3 at Monmouth (12/4) Biggest lead lost 8 at Southern Illinois (11/20) Biggest halftime lead 10 vs. Morgan State (11/28) Biggest halftime deficit 9 at Navy (11/27) Biggest halftime deficit overcome to win Biggest halftime lead lost 4 vs. Northeastern (11/15) Most points in a half 39 (twice) Fewest points in a half 16 (1st) at Navy (11/27) Most points allowed in a half 46 (2nd) at Southern Illinois (11/20) Fewest points allowed in a half 20 (1st) vs. Morgan State (11/28) Most points in a quarter 29 (3rd) vs. Morgan State (11/28) Fewest points in a quarter 4 (2nd) at St. Bonaventure (11/13) Most points allowed in a quarter 30 (3rd) at Southern Illinois (11/20) Fewest points allowed in a quarter 7 (twice) Record by Starting Lineup Starting Lineups Record Hetzke - Donohue - Scarbrough - Petty-Evans - Rawls 2-5 Siena s Record When... Leading after the first quarter...2-4 Trailing after the first quarter...0-1 Tied after the first quarter...0-0 Leading at halftime...2-2 Trailing at halftime...0-3 Tied at halftime...0-0 Leading after the third quarter...2-1 Trailing after the third quarter...0-4 Tied after the third quarter...0-0 Leading with 5:00 left...2-1 Trailing with 5:00 left...0-3 Tied with 5:00 left...0-1 Overtime...0-1 SC shoots 50% or better from field...0-0 SC shoots between 40-49.9% from field...1-1 SC shoots under 40% from field...1-4 Opponent shoots 50% or better from field...0-0 Opponent shoots between 40-49.9% from field...0-3 Opponent shoots under 40% from field...2-2 SC outrebounds opponent...1-2 Opponent outrebounds SC...1-3 Tied in rebounds...0-0 SC records 10 or more steals...2-1 SC records 15 or more assists...0-0 SC commits 15 turnovers or fewer...0-1 SC commits more than 15 turnovers...2-4 SC commits fewer turnovers than opponent...0-2 SC commits more turnovers than opponent...0-3 Tie in turnovers...2-0 SC shoots 70% or better from the free throw line...0-3 SC shoots under 70% from the free throw line...2-2 SC scores 59 points or fewer...0-4 SC scores between 60-69 points...2-1 SC scores between 70-79 points...0-0 SC scores 80 points or more......0-0 Opponent scores 59 points or fewer...1-3 Opponent scores between 60-69 points...1-0 Opponent scores between 70-79 points...0-2 Opponent scores 80 points or more...0-0 Four or more Saints score in double figures...0-0 Playing in November...1-5 Playing in December...1-0 Playing in January...0-0 Playing in February...0-0 Playing in March...0-0 Playing on Monday...0-0 Playing on Tuesday...0-0 Playing on Wednesday...0-0 Playing on Thursday...0-0 Playing on Friday...1-3 Playing on Saturday...1-1 Playing on Sunday...0-1 Playing in the morning...0-0 Playing in the afternoon (12-5 PM start)...1-1 Playing at night (5 PM or later start)...1-4 Televised games...1-0 SC plays at home...0-1 SC plays at the ARC...0-1 SC plays at the Times Union Center...0-0 SC plays on the road...1-3 SC plays on a neutral court...1-1 SC plays west of Albany...0-3 SC plays east of Albany...0-0 SC plays north of Albany...0-0 SC plays south of Albany...2-1 Wearing white uniforms...1-3 Wearing green uniforms...1-2 Wearing gold uniforms...0-0 Wearing pink uniforms...0-0
Keepin Track of the MAAC For all the latest MAAC Women s Basketball News and Scores visit www.maacsports.com MAAC Standings MAAC Overall Team W L W L 1.) Iona 2 0 3 5 2.) SIENA 1 0 2 5 Canisius 1 0 4 2 Manhattan 1 0 3 4 Marist 1 0 1 7 6.) Fairfield 0 1 3 2 Quinnipiac 0 1 4 3 Rider 0 1 2 4 Monmouth 0 1 1 4 Niagara 0 1 1 5 Saint Peter s 0 1 1 6 Today s Other MAAC Action Marist at Fairfield Manhattan at Quinnipiac Niagara at Monmouth Canisius at Rider MAAC Weekly Honors 2 PM 2 PM 2 PM 2 PM 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 Dec. 14 Dec. 21 Dec. 28 Jan. 4 Jan. 11 Jan. 18 Jan. 25 Feb. 1 Feb. 8 Feb. 15 Feb. 22 Feb. 29 MAAC Preseason Coaches Poll 1.) Fairfield (5) 113 2.) Marist (3) 103 3.) Quinnipiac (2) 100 4.) Iona (1) 95 5.) SIENA 78 6.) Canisius 51 7.) Manhattan 41 Saint Peter s 41 9.) Monmouth 36 10.) Niagara 35 11.) Rider 33 *First place votes in parenthesis Siena s MAAC and NCAA Rankings Siena Total MAAC Rank* NCAA Rank! Points 58.6 7th 288th Opp Points 60.7 4th 124th Scoring Margin -2.1 5th 227th Rebound Margin 0.0 T-4th 190th FG% 34.2% 7th 325th Opp FG% 35.0% 2nd 72nd FT% 65.6% 5th 232nd 3-PT% 24.5% 9th 316th Opp 3-PT% 26.4% 4th 135th 3-PT/GM 3.9 8th 303rd Assists 10.4 10th 311th Steals 9.0 4th 157th Blocks 3.1 8th 149th Turnovers 19.4 T-10th 262nd A/TO Ratio 0.54 10th 315th Turnover Margin -1.14 7th 236th Player Kollyns Scarbrough PTS - 14.4 4th N/A FG% -.442 7th N/A FT% -.829 5th 67th STL - 2.6 T-1st 82nd Margot Hetzke REB- 7.1 OREB - 3.0 7th 5th 207th N/A Emmanuella Edoka REB- 7.0 DREB - 4.9 8th 7th N/A N/A Meghan Donohue FG% -.438 8th N/A Jackie Benitez FT% -.870 1st N/A Denisha Petty-Evans 3FG% -.367 3FG - 1.6 7th 10th N/A N/A Deja Rawls A/TO - 1.2 8th 232nd *Out of 11 teams!out of 349 teams (through Wednesday)
Covering the Saints Radio All games during the 2015-16 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 Northeastern Stomp Out Homelessness Jan. 15 Monmouth BSNENY Kid s Day Feb. 17 Fairfield Pink Zone Feb. 27 Niagara Senior Day and Alumni Day *For more information on 2015-16 promotional events, visit SienaSaints.com *For additional information on the 16th Annual Pink Zone Game visit www.sienasaints.com/pinkzone TV Games Jan. 15 Monmouth 11 AM Feb. 17 Fairfield 7 PM Feb. 25 Marist 7 PM Feb. 5 Quinnipiac 5 PM Dec. 4 at Monmouth 7 PM Jan. 15 Monmouth 11 AM Jan. 17 at Rider 1 PM Jan. 28 at Marist 5 PM Feb. 17 Fairfield 7 PM Feb. 25 Marist 7 PM Online All home games will once again be streamed online this season at www.sienaallaccess.com. Individual game passports cost $7.95 and a season package is $59.95. 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 www.facebook.com/sienawomensbasketball @sienawomenshoop www.instagram.com/sienasaints www.youtube.com/thesienasaints
Q u i c k C h a r t Player Season and Career Highs 2015-16 Career O Denisha Petty-Evans Points 16 vs. Northeastern 11/15/15 Same Rebounds 8 vs. Alabama State 11/21/15 Same Assists 4 vs. Alabama State 11/21/15 Same Steals 3 twice Same Blocks 1 at St. Bonaventure 11/13/15 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 15 at Monmouth 12/4/15 Same Rebounds 5 at Monmouth 12/4/15 Same Assists 1 at Monmouth 12/4/15 Same Steals 4 at Monmouth 12/4/15 Same Blocks 1 twice 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 four times at Quinnipiac 12/5/14 Steals 1 vs. Alabama State 11/21/15 4 vs. Colgate 12/28/14 Blocks 2 twice 3 vs. Niagara 2/12/15 12 Symone Kelly Points 7 vs. Northeastern 11/15/15 15 vs. Saint Peter s 3/1/15 Rebounds 5 at Monmouth 12/4/15 9 twice Assists at Monmouth 12/4/15 four times Steals at Monmouth 12/4/15 3 three times Blocks 2 at Southern Illinois 11/20/15 2 nine times 14 Joella Gibson Points 3 at St. Bonaventure 11/13/15 Same Rebounds 4 vs. Alabama State 11/21/15 Same Assists four times Same Steals at Navy 11/27/15 Same Blocks 2 vs. Northeastern 11/15/15 Same 15 Katcia Perryman Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks - - 21 Kollyns Scarbrough Points 19 at Navy 11/27/15 Same Rebounds 10 vs. Northeastern 11/15/15 Same Assists 4 twice 7 vs. Fairleigh Dickinson 12/30/14 Steals 5 at Navy 11/27/15 Same Blocks 1 at St. Bonaventure 11/13/15 1 three times 22 Deja Rawls Points 7 vs. Morgan State 11/28/15 Same Rebounds 4 at Navy 11/27/15 Same Assists 8 vs. Northeastern 11/15/15 Same Steals 2 twice Same Blocks - - 35 Emmanuella Edoka Points 11 vs. Morgan State 11/28/15 Same Rebounds 13 vs. Morgan State 11/28/15 Same Assists 2 vs. Alabama State 11/21/15 Same Steals 1 twice Same Blocks 3 vs. Morgan State 11/28/15 Same 45 Meghan Donohue Points 12 at Alabama State 11/21/15 21 at Iona 2/15/15 Rebounds 11 at Navy 11/27/15 14 at Iona 12/29/13 Assists 2 at Navy 11/27/15 4 at Manhattan 2/19/15 Steals 3 vs. Alabama State 11/21/15 3 three times Blocks 1 twice 2 six times 51 Karolina Severova Points 2 twice Same Rebounds 1 three times Same Assists 2 at Southern Illinois 11/20/15 Same Steals - - Blocks 1 vs. Morgan State 11/28/15 Same
2015-16 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
2015-16 Siena College Women's Basketball Siena College Combined Team Statistics (as of Dec 05, 2015) All games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 2-5 0-1 1-3 1-1 CONFERENCE 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 1-5 0-1 0-3 1-1 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 7-7 216 30.9 34-77.442 4-11.364 29-35.829 13 27 40 5.7 12 0 12 26 1 18 101 14.4 00 Petty-Evans, Denisha 7-7 204 29.1 20-72.278 11-30.367 6-12.500 9 16 25 3.6 11 0 9 12 1 10 57 8.1 05 Benitez, Jackie 7-0 125 17.9 14-53.264 8-37.216 20-23.870 7 10 17 2.4 16 0 1 8 2 11 56 8.0 11 Hetzke, Margot 7-7 168 24.0 19-51.373 1-10.100 12-20.600 21 29 50 7.1 21 1 4 18 5 1 51 7.3 45 Donohue, Meghan 7-7 202 28.9 21-48.438 0-0.000 6-14.429 8 30 38 5.4 22 0 6 19 2 7 48 6.9 22 Rawls, Deja 7-7 192 27.4 11-36.306 3-12.250 10-23.435 6 7 13 1.9 20 0 21 18 0 7 35 5.0 12 Kelly, Symone 4-0 72 18.0 8-20.400 0-1.000 3-3 1.000 0 15 15 3.8 15 1 3 6 4 2 19 4.8 35 Edoka, Emmanuella 7-0 108 15.4 9-25.360 0-0.000 10-15.667 15 34 49 7.0 7 0 4 7 3 2 28 4.0 14 Gibson, Joella 7-0 105 15.0 1-16.063 0-3.000 7-12.583 4 7 11 1.6 15 0 10 17 3 5 9 1.3 51 Severova, Karolina 7-0 31 4.4 3-11.273 0-6.000 0-0.000 3 0 3 0.4 3 0 3 3 1 0 6 0.9 03 Logan, Brianna 1-0 2 2.0 0-0.000 0-0.000 0-0.000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 Team 19 20 39 1 Total... 7 1425 140-409.342 27-110.245 103-157.656 105 195 300 42.9 142 2 73 136 22 63 410 58.6 Opponents... 7 1425 149-426.350 34-129.264 93-139.669 111 189 300 42.9 143 2 86 128 34 73 425 60.7 TEAM STATISTICS SIEW OPP SCORING 410 425 Points per game 58.6 60.7 Scoring margin -2.1 - FIELD GOALS-ATT 140-409 149-426 Field goal pct.342.350 3 POINT FG-ATT 27-110 34-129 3-point FG pct.245.264 3-pt FG made per game 3.9 4.9 FREE THROWS-ATT 103-157 93-139 Free throw pct.656.669 F-Throws made per game 14.7 13.3 REBOUNDS 300 300 Rebounds per game 42.9 42.9 Rebounding margin +0.0 - ASSISTS 73 86 Assists per game 10.4 12.3 TURNOVERS 136 128 Turnovers per game 19.4 18.3 Turnover margin -1.1 - Assist/turnover ratio 0.5 0.7 STEALS 63 73 Steals per game 9.0 10.4 BLOCKS 22 34 Blocks per game 3.1 4.9 ATTENDANCE 1064 3271 Home games-avg/game 1-1064 4-681 Neutral site-avg/game - 2-274 Date Opponent Score Att. 11/13/15 at St. Bonaventure L 40-57 1090 11/15/15 NORTHEASTERN L 67-70 1064 11/20/15 at Southern Illinois L 54-73 305 11/21/15 vs Alabama State L 53-57 231 # 11/27/15 at Navy Lot 58-59 607 # 11/28/15 vs Morgan State W 69-46 317 * 12/04/15 at Monmouth W 69-63 721 * - Conference game Score by Periods 1st 2nd 3rd 4th O T Totals Siena College 101 88 107 103 11 410 Opponents 77 103 120 113 12 425