Nov. 21, 2009
Tournament Central
Watch Sunday's Siena-Niagara Match
MAAC Championships Match Notes 
In 2003 and '04, the Siena volleyball program won 14 games - combined. Now just five short years later, seventh year head coach Garvey Pierre has his Saints focused on bringing a fifth straight MAAC Championship trophy to Loudonville. Siena begins its quest Sunday at 4 p.m. when the third-seeded Saints battle #2 seed Niagara in a MAAC Semifinals matchup at the Koessler Athletic Center in Buffalo, N.Y.
Siena enters the championships undefeated in the month of November and has won six matches in a row overall. Senior middle blocker Burgandy McCurty has been a major key to the program's success and is the nation's leader in kills (558) and kills/set (5.47).
Niagara set a program-record with 21 overall wins and 14 victories in MAAC matches this season. The two squads split the regular-season series with Niagara capturing a 3-1 victory in Western New York on Oct. 3, while the Saints returned the favor with a thrilling five-set victory on Senior Day Nov. 8 in Loudonville.
The winner of this match will face the winner of #1 Fairfield vs. #4 Marist on Monday night. The Saints and Stags split this year, while the Red Foxes swept Siena.
Follow the Saints at the MAAC Championships by visiting tournament central at the above links. Sunday's match will be webstreamed online through the above link, with Monday's MAAC Championship match airing nationally at 7:30 p.m. on ESPNU.
