Siena Althetics Review 2012-2013

[diamonddog]

*NOTE: Since is an off topic conversation, mens and womens basketball will NOT be talked about in this section. We all have our feelings where the womens and mens programs will be going next year.*

This section is about how each of the Siena teams did this year in overall and MAAC competition. I will put their win loss record and how they placed in the conference. If no win loss record is present, I will comment on certain highlights of that season.

I decided to do this review in order to get a feel how competitive the other Siena teams are in the MAAC. These records could serve as an indicator on how well they could fare in another conference.

WOMEN

Volleyball- 2nd place (was picked fourth in the conference)
Overall W-L: 21-11
MAAC W-L: 14-4
Lost to Fairfield in the MAAC Championship game at Fairfield, CT

Cross country team...best finish on the Womens side was 4th at UA Invitational, and they placed 13th in the ECAC/IC4A championship. MAAC was 9th place.

Field Hockey- 8th place (last place in NEC)
Overall W-L: 0-15
NEC W-L: 0-7
Not Division I this year, but will move into the new MAAC field hockey conference for 2013-2014

Diving and Swimming
Overall W-L: 2-6
Best finish was second at ECAC championship, finished 7th in the MAAC championship.

Golf...Best finish was 1st at RMU Colonial Classic, finished 3rd in the MAAC championship. Ended the twelve year run of winning the conference.

Water Polo- Tied for 5th place MAAC, did not qualify for playoffs
Overall W-L: 9-18
MAAC W-L: 3-10

Soccer - tied for 8th in MAAC, did not qualify for playoffs
Overall W-L: 6-11-1
MAAC W-L: 2-6-1

Lacrosse- 4th in the MAAC, lost in semis to Canisius
Overall W-L: 4-12
MAAC W-L: 3-3

Tennis-5th in the MAAC, did not qualify for playoffs
Overall W-L: 7-11
MAAC W-L: 3-4

Softball- Tied 1st in the MAAC, lost in the first elimination round game
Overall W-L: 21-26
MAAC W-L: 12-4
(Note: 1st regular season championship for Siena and first playoff berth since 2003)

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MEN

Golf...best finish was tied for 5th at La Salle Invitational, finished 8th at MAAC championship

Cross Country...best finish was 2nd at UAlbany Invitational, and 4th at ECAC/IC4A championship. MAAC was 6th place.

Soccer- 2nd place in MAAC, lost to Niagara in semis of MAAC championship
Overall W-L: 10-7-0
MAAC W-L: 6-1-0
Note- new coach next year

Tennis- 6th in the MAAC, did not qualify for playoffs
Overall W-L: 5-11
MAAC W-L: 1-5

Baseball- 4th in the MAAC, lost in the MAAC championship game
Overall W-L: 27-30
MAAC W-L: 15-9

Lacrosse-3rd in the MAAC, lost in the MAAC championship game
Overall W-L: 8-9
MAAC W-L: 4-2

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That's everybody- except women and men basketball, but we know how they did.

What do we think of the other teams moving forward in a new conference, based on this data?

[gorvy]

I think some hard decisions may have to be made (if they are in the position to make them), but overall I don't think it would have any impact on the decision to join.

[lmnop22]

We have part-time head coaches in several sports....a lot of decisions will have to be made if we are going to go to the A10...I don't think people understand the financial implications when you have to start hiring two full time assistants and maximize scholarships in sports when you barely have a full time head coach and any scholarships available...so you are either talking about cutting athletic programs or taking a huge financial risk