22-23 Schedule

[SIENA1971]

sienasaints.com/sports/womens-basketball/schedule/2022-23

[musicman]

Sept 9, 2022 6:19:23 GMT -5 SIENA1971 said:

sienasaints.com/sports/womens-basketball/schedule/2022-23

Nice. Good mix of non-league games

[hankla]

Thirty one games with sixteen home games plus an exhibition.

[marshotel]

Sept 10, 2022 9:02:45 GMT -5 hankla said:

Thirty one games with sixteen home games plus an exhibition.

Green and gold for the women on 10/02.

[hankla]

I saw enough talent and effort in today's 90 minute scrimmage to believe that this may be the best lady Saints team in a long time. I will be getting a season ticket. Only bad news is that the best Freshman recruit Nikola Zdenkova
has suffered an ACL injury in an early practice.

[bigsaintg]

Oct 2, 2022 16:27:18 GMT -5 hankla said:

I saw enough talent and effort in today's 90 minute scrimmage to believe that this may be the best lady Saints team in a long time. I will be getting a season ticket. Only bad news is that the best Freshman recruit Nikola Zdenkova
has suffered an ACL injury in an early practice.

Any surprises from players. Who looked good

[hankla]

Oct 2, 2022 16:51:04 GMT -5 bigsaintg said:

Oct 2, 2022 16:27:18 GMT -5 hankla said:

I saw enough talent and effort in today's 90 minute scrimmage to believe that this may be the best lady Saints team in a long time. I will be getting a season ticket. Only bad news is that the best Freshman recruit Nikola Zdenkova
has suffered an ACL injury in an early practice.

Any surprises from players. Who looked good

With so many players I had never seen play before it is hard to say any single player was a surprise. I guess I would say that the five returning players showed improvement and the new players including two walk-ons showed strong fundamentals and effort on both offense and defense. Team speed and ball movement are way beyond anything that we have seen in a long time. The American and the European freshmen both show court awareness and good skills. I guess I'm surprised by the team's depth with everyone looking like they could contribute. I recall the recent Quinnipiac teams that came at their opponents with 15 players. Maybe the Saints can work toward that level and wear down the
opposition with numbers. Usually Intra Squad scrimmages take place after the entire team has been together all Summer and have had weeks of full team practices. I know that some of the European players were not here in the Summer
so the usual comments about scrimmages showing nothing because the players are so familiar with each other doesn't seem applicable . After every ten minute periods players were shuffled between teams. The three referees seemed to do a good job maybe because the two male refs wore eye glasses and the lady was young and able to keep up with the speed of play.

[bigsaintg]

Good to hear. We need the woman’s team to be good too and I may catch some games again. Ali’s teams were tough to watch except the year they had 7 kids

[IndianSaint]

Oct 2, 2022 16:51:04 GMT -5 bigsaintg said:

Oct 2, 2022 16:27:18 GMT -5 hankla said:

I saw enough talent and effort in today's 90 minute scrimmage to believe that this may be the best lady Saints team in a long time. I will be getting a season ticket. Only bad news is that the best Freshman recruit Nikola Zdenkova
has suffered an ACL injury in an early practice.

Any surprises from players. Who looked good

I agree with Hankla regarding improvement noted with the returning So & JRs.

Jackson was almost automatic from 3.

Valencia improved upon her freshman season. She has potential to be one of the Siena greats. I love her work ethic.

I was very impressed with Hannah Finnerty. She’s able to do lots of things, active on both offense and defense.

I can’t remember all the women who ran the point , I want to say 4 or 5 ran it in scrimmage (London Gamble, Angel Jones, Brodie McCann) Each bringing a slightly different style/problem for opposing teams.

London can drive to the hoop seemingly at will.

I tell you what, I know Rylee Carpenter is a walk-on but if she enters the game and is open; she “is” automatic from 3!!!

I know I saw positive things for Savannah Wilson but I forgot what it was. She or Elisa Mevius (I forget which one) was disruptive on defense (steals).

Elisa Mevius seems very skilled to me (dribbling, passing open court vision, etc).

It was only a scrimmage but I think we can be very deep and have options this year.

Once we start clicking, I think we’re going to be really good.

I agree w/coach, the women seem to get along really well, no hanging their heads during coaching teaching moments (coach stoppage during scrimmage to explain things and teachers BG where to be, what to do or not do, etc).

I think this is going to be a fun season and who knows we could peak at the right time and maybe make some noise in the MAAC Tournament.

[IndianSaint]

dailygazette.com/2022/10/13/angel-jones-siena-womens-basketball-team-still-learning-but-have-promising-future/

[IndianSaint]

Oct 13, 2022 15:12:07 GMT -5 IndianSaint said:

Oct 2, 2022 16:51:04 GMT -5 bigsaintg said:

Any surprises from players. Who looked good

I agree with Hankla regarding improvement noted with the returning So & JRs.

Jackson was almost automatic from 3.

Valencia improved upon her freshman season. She has potential to be one of the Siena greats. I love her work ethic.

I was very impressed with Hannah Finnerty. She’s able to do lots of things, active on both offense and defense.

I can’t remember all the women who ran the point , I want to say 4 or 5 ran it in scrimmage (London Gamble, Angel Jones, Brodie McCann) Each bringing a slightly different style/problem for opposing teams.

London can drive to the hoop seemingly at will.

I tell you what, I know Rylee Carpenter is a walk-on but if she enters the game and is open; she “is” automatic from 3!!!

I know I saw positive things for Savannah Wilson but I forgot what it was. She or Elisa Mevius (I forget which one) was disruptive on defense (steals).

Elisa Mevius seems very skilled to me (dribbling, passing open court vision, etc).

It was only a scrimmage but I think we can be very deep and have options this year.

Once we start clicking, I think we’re going to be really good.

I agree w/coach, the women seem to get along really well, no hanging their heads during coaching teaching moments (coach stoppage during scrimmage to explain things and teachers BG where to be, what to do or not do, etc).

I think this is going to be a fun season and who knows we could peak at the right time and maybe make some noise in the MAAC Tournament.

I totally forgot to mention Teresa Seppala. She’s strong and at times during the scrimmage went to the hoop only to miss a very makable layup.

She missed her first 2 or 4 FTs leading Hankla and I to think she’s not a shooter.

But once she calmed down a little, started making layups, short jumpers and shots from 3.

Think she’s going to be good but just needs to slow down a little and let the game come to her.

[IndianSaint]

dailygazette.com/2022/10/21/at-20-years-old-seppala-adds-a-bit-of-age-to-siena-womens-basketballs-huge-freshman-class/

[IndianSaint]

dailygazette.com/2022/10/31/developing-point-guard-gamble-hopes-to-provide-a-spark-for-siena-womens-basketball/