Iona Gaels at Siena Saints

· NCAA Women's Basketball

Iona Gaels

16-11, 7-6 Away

Siena Saints

11-14, 6-4 Home

Siena hosts Middleton and Iona

Iona Gaels (16-11, 9-8 MAAC) at Siena Saints (11-14, 9-7 MAAC)

Loudonville, New York; Thursday, 6 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Iona visits Siena after Isabellah Middleton scored 20 points in Iona's 72-55 victory against the Niagara Purple Eagles.

The Saints are 6-4 in home games. Siena is fourth in the MAAC scoring 67.5 points while shooting 38.4% from the field.

The Gaels have gone 9-8 against MAAC opponents. Iona is second in the MAAC with 11.3 offensive rebounds per game led by Middleton averaging 3.1.

Siena is shooting 38.4% from the field this season, 1.5 percentage points lower than the 39.9% Iona allows to opponents. Iona averages 5.4 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.5 fewer makes per game than Siena gives up.

The Saints and Gaels square off Thursday for the first time in conference play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Francesca Schiro is scoring 17.1 points per game and averaging 4.6 rebounds for the Saints. Nicole Melious is averaging 2.5 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

Mya Zaccagnini is shooting 31.4% from beyond the arc with 1.2 made 3-pointers per game for the Gaels, while averaging 8.6 points. Middleton is shooting 41.7% and averaging 13.5 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Saints: 5-5, averaging 67.3 points, 35.1 rebounds, 14.5 assists, 7.0 steals and 3.1 blocks per game while shooting 39.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 68.2 points per game.

Gaels: 6-4, averaging 58.8 points, 33.0 rebounds, 11.6 assists, 6.5 steals and 2.1 blocks per game while shooting 36.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 60.1 points.

TV Channel: Gaels vs Saints 2021 College Basketball, week 16, is broadcasted on ESPN+.
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Statistics

IONA		SIE
W2	Streak	L2
60.3	Points Against	66.0
59.9	Points Per Game	67.5
36	Field Goal %	38
27	Three Point %	26
37.7	Rebounds Per Game	40.1
12.6	Assists Per Game	13.8
2.1	Blocks Per Game	2.8
7.6	Steals Per Game	9.6
1.0	Team Turnovers Per Game	1.0
14.8	Total Turnovers Per Game	19.6
60.3	Points Against	66.0

Game Information

Venue: UHY Center

Location: Loudonville, NY
Capacity:

2025-26 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Standings

TEAM	CONF	GB	OVER
Fairfield	16-1	-	22-4
Quinnipiac	16-1	-	21-5
Merrimack	12-4	3.5	15-10
Sacred Heart	10-6	5.5	12-13
Siena	9-7	6.5	11-14
Iona	9-8	7	16-11
Mount St. Mary's	8-8	7.5	12-13
Manhattan	7-9	8.5	7-18
Marist	7-10	9	10-17
Saint Peter's	6-10	9.5	7-18
Rider	4-12	11.5	6-19
Canisius	2-14	13.5	4-21
Niagara	0-16	15.5	0-25