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Griffins Fans Storm the Court
Upset Alert.....Upset Alert
No, I'm not talking about Monday's game between Siena and Canisius, at least, not yet.
Saints be warned the Golden Griffins are coming off of their best win of the season, a 70-62 victory over long-time rival Niagara.
Yup, the team that Siena only beat by 10 points and was in first place after Siena lost to Fairfield, Niagara, dropped a game to a team that was previously winless in the league.
What I was surprised about while looking at coverage from The Buffalo News of Friday's game at the Koessler Center was that the fans stormed the court after the eight-point win.
Now, first let me say I'm all for students backing their teams.
While covering both UAlbany and Siena this past month, the crowds have been anything but raucous and that's because the students have been on Winter Vacation.
The student aspect makes the college game more exciting and is what makes it different from say, the NBA.
On top of the big win, this was also a rivalry matchup, so I understand whatever the records are, a win over a hated rival is almost enough to excuse any behavior.
But we have to keep in mind this was a Canisius team that was 2-14 and 0-6 in the MAAC.
Come on folks, it's a good win, but you better have more wins than the average student's GPA, if you're going to storm the court.
Again, I don't mean to take anything from a much-needed win and possibly the biggest win in coach Tom Parrotta's two years or the storybook ending where walk-on Bob Bevilacqua, who scored 10 points, is carried off of the court for hitting a big shot down the stretch, but let's keep some sense of a level head.
With that said, Siena look out....Canisius is riding their third one-game winning streak of the season and Saints coach Fran McCaffery said a few weeks ago when Fairfield came to town, he feels a team is most overconfident when, after beating a team on the road, they come to your arena.
The Saints won by 28 on Sunday, Jan. 13 and I expect this game to be closer.
Here are the MAAC Standings coming into Monday's game
Siena 6-1, 11-6
Niagara 5-2, 11-5
Rider 5-2, 12-6
Marist 5-2, 11-7
Loyola 5-3, 9-10
Iona 3-4, 7-12
Fairfield 3-4, 5-12
Manhattan 2-6, 8-10
Saint Peter's 1-6, 4-13
Canisius 1-6, 3-14
No, I'm not talking about Monday's game between Siena and Canisius, at least, not yet.
Saints be warned the Golden Griffins are coming off of their best win of the season, a 70-62 victory over long-time rival Niagara.
Yup, the team that Siena only beat by 10 points and was in first place after Siena lost to Fairfield, Niagara, dropped a game to a team that was previously winless in the league.
What I was surprised about while looking at coverage from The Buffalo News of Friday's game at the Koessler Center was that the fans stormed the court after the eight-point win.
Now, first let me say I'm all for students backing their teams.
While covering both UAlbany and Siena this past month, the crowds have been anything but raucous and that's because the students have been on Winter Vacation.
The student aspect makes the college game more exciting and is what makes it different from say, the NBA.
On top of the big win, this was also a rivalry matchup, so I understand whatever the records are, a win over a hated rival is almost enough to excuse any behavior.
But we have to keep in mind this was a Canisius team that was 2-14 and 0-6 in the MAAC.
Come on folks, it's a good win, but you better have more wins than the average student's GPA, if you're going to storm the court.
Again, I don't mean to take anything from a much-needed win and possibly the biggest win in coach Tom Parrotta's two years or the storybook ending where walk-on Bob Bevilacqua, who scored 10 points, is carried off of the court for hitting a big shot down the stretch, but let's keep some sense of a level head.
With that said, Siena look out....Canisius is riding their third one-game winning streak of the season and Saints coach Fran McCaffery said a few weeks ago when Fairfield came to town, he feels a team is most overconfident when, after beating a team on the road, they come to your arena.
The Saints won by 28 on Sunday, Jan. 13 and I expect this game to be closer.
Here are the MAAC Standings coming into Monday's game
Siena 6-1, 11-6
Niagara 5-2, 11-5
Rider 5-2, 12-6
Marist 5-2, 11-7
Loyola 5-3, 9-10
Iona 3-4, 7-12
Fairfield 3-4, 5-12
Manhattan 2-6, 8-10
Saint Peter's 1-6, 4-13
Canisius 1-6, 3-14
posted by Andrew Santillo at
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