FAIRFIELD, Conn. — The Sacred Heart University men's basketball team travels to MVP Arena in Albany, N.Y., for a midweek Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) matchup at Siena on Wednesday, Jan. 14, with tipoff set for 7:00 p.m.

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OPENING TIP

• Sacred Heart and Siena will meet for the 11th time in series history, but just the third time in the programs' Division I eras. The all-time series is tied at 5–5, with the Saints holding a 2–0 edge in Division I meetings.
• The Pioneers enter the matchup following a 70–60 home loss to Quinnipiac on Sunday, while Siena is coming off a 67–50 road win at Mount St. Mary's.
• Anquan Hill and Nyle Ralph-Beyer combined for 38 points off the bench to lead Sacred Heart against Quinnipiac. Hill returned to the lineup on Friday after missing six games due to injury and averaged 20.0 points per game over the weekend.
• Dashon Gittens ranks 10th in the MAAC in scoring at 14.2 points per game. Sacred Heart ranks fifth in the conference in scoring offense (73.8 ppg) and leads the MAAC in three-pointers made per game (10.3).
• Four Pioneers are averaging double figures this season: Hill (15.8 ppg), Gittens (14.2 ppg), Ralph-Beyer (12.6 ppg), and Yann Farell (11.5 ppg).
• Sacred Heart was picked third in the MAAC Preseason Coaches' Poll and led the league with three preseason All-MAAC selections: Hill (First Team), Mekhi Conner (Second Team), and Ralph-Beyer (Third Team).
• The Pioneers return nine players from last season's roster and added two transfers—Gittens and Farell—along with four first-year players. Sacred Heart is in its second season in the MAAC after a strong debut campaign that included a seventh-place finish and a conference tournament win over Fairfield to advance to the quarterfinals.
• Sacred Heart features three student-athletes from Africa: Fallou Gueye, Farell, and Abdou Yadd.
• The program is celebrating its 60th season of men's basketball. Head coach Anthony Latina is in his 13th season at the helm.

SCOUTING SIENA

• Siena enters the week fifth in the MAAC standings with a 4–2 conference record. The Saints' two league losses have come by narrow margins to Iona (75–72) and Merrimack (63–59).
• Defensively, Siena ranks second in the MAAC, while its offense sits eighth.
• The Saints have three players averaging double figures, led by Gavin Doty (15.7 ppg), who ranks third in the conference, along with Justice Shoats (12.1 ppg) and Francis Folefac (10.8 ppg).
• Siena was selected second in the MAAC Preseason Coaches' Poll and is coming off a 67–50 road victory at Mount St. Mary's.

LAST TIME OUT

• Sacred Heart led at the half and remained in control deep into the second half, but a late surge by Quinnipiac proved decisive as the Bobcats pulled away for a 70–60 MAAC win on Sunday.
• Hill (21 points) and Ralph-Beyer (17 points) combined for 38 points off the bench to pace the Pioneers.
• Sacred Heart held a five-point lead at halftime and extended the advantage to eight in the second half before Quinnipiac closed the game on a decisive run.

INSIDE THE RANKINGS

• Sacred Heart ranks fifth in the MAAC in scoring offense at 73.8 points per game and leads the conference with 186 made three-pointers, averaging 10.3 per contest—tied for 32nd nationally. The Pioneers are also tied for 21st in the country in three-point attempts per game (29.8).
• Gittens ranks 10th in the MAAC in scoring at 14.2 ppg and owns the eighth-best field-goal percentage in the conference at 52.3%.
• Ralph-Beyer ranks 16th in the league in scoring at 12.6 points per game.
• Ralph-Beyer (.450) and Farell (.438) rank third and fifth, respectively, in the MAAC in three-point percentage, with Ralph-Beyer tied for 17th nationally.
• Conner ranks second in the MAAC in assists per game (5.6), good for 39th nationally, and leads the conference in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.2). His 101 assists rank 23rd in the country.