Sweet 16 Bound!!!

March 23, 2008 · Filed Under NCAA, Results, Scottie Reynolds, Siena · 1 Comment 
Villanova 84: :72 Siena
Scottie Reynolds scored 25 and Corey Stokes addd 20 as the Wildcats beat the Saints of Siena to head to the Sweet 16.
‘Nova will face #1 seed Kansas on Friday in Detroit.
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Mach 23 Pre-Game: Villanova vs. Siena

March 23, 2008 · Filed Under NCAA, Pre-Game, Siena · 2 Comments 
It’s Game Day, and a trip to the Sweet 16 is on the line!
vs.

Sunday March 23, 2008
St. Pete Times Forum
Tampa, FL
12:10pET
CBS

Tim Brando & Mike Gminski

Villanova and Siena both registered upset wins on friday in Tampa. This will be the 6th #12 vs. #13 Seed game in the history of the NCAA Tournament.

The Wildcats are now 43-28 All-Time in the NCAA Tournament.

‘Nova and Siena have met 10 times in history, with the ‘Cats owning a 7-3 edge. The last meeting was at Siena in 2003. ‘Nova lost 74-59 in the first round of the NIT. The two schools also met on March 28, 1994 as Villanova beat Siena in the semifinals of the NIT en route to claiming that Championship.

Jay Wright is 0-1 against Siena.

Tail of the Tape



Villanova Siena
21-12 (10-10) 23-10
RPI (SOS) 51 (47) 66 (120)
FG Made 795 882
FG Attempted 1854 1956
FG Pct 42.9% 45.1%
FT Made 515 470
FT Attempted 712 688
FT Pct 72.3% 68.3%
3FG Made 226 224
3FG Attempted 660 585
3FG Pct 34.2% 38.3%
Points Avg 72.8 76.8
Rebounds Total Avg 39.8 37.4
Rebounds Off Avg 13.5 11.7
Rebounds Def Avg 22.6 22.2
Assists Avg 13.7 14.5
Steals Avg 8.1 9.4
Turnovers Avg 14.1 11.1
Blocks Avg 2.9 3.6
Fouls Avg 20.8 15.4

*Stats Do Not include Friday’s Games*

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: A Quick Look at Siena

March 22, 2008 · Filed Under NCAA, Pre-Game, Siena · Comment 

Siena College
Loudonville, NY
Est. 1937
Undergrads: 2900
Mascot: Saints (St. Bernards)
RPI: 66
SOS: 120
Signature Win: Stanford
Coach: Fran McCaffery (3rd year)

  • Saints assistant Mitch Buonaguro worked under Rollie Massimino at Villanova for eight years, including the Wildcats’ 1985 national championship season.
  • First-year assistant Andrew Francis spent the past two seasons as Jay Wright’s administrative assistant/video coordinator.
  • The champions of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference knocked off SEC Power Vanderbilt Friday night.
  • Saints feature a dynamic offense led by three players who each average more than 15 points per game.
  • Just one senior appears on the 2008 postseason roster and all five starters will return next year.
  • McCaffery’s motion offense and pressure defense make for an exciting brand of basketball with plenty of points.
  • Sophomore point guard Ronald Moore efficiently runs the Saints’ attack, pushing the basketball off makes and misses and involving all the players on the floor.
  • Edwin Ubiles has had a masterful sophomore campaign, reaching double figures 32 of the 33 times he took the floor.
  • Junior Kenny Hasbrouck is the most experienced starter. He is McCaffery’s first recruit and scored 30 points in Siena’s win over Vanderbilt Friday.
  • Sophomore forward Alex Franklin is the team’s go-to man inside, plays well above his 6-5 size and is an excellent finisher around the basket…He missed five games with a lingering back injury.
  • The lone starter not mentioned is junior Josh Duell who has the only NCAA Tournament experience on the team when he helped Vermont knock off Syracuse in the 2004 NCAA Tournament.
  • Siena is the second smallest school in this year’s NCAA Tournament field with an enrolment of just 2,900.

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