#6 MOUNT ST. MARY'S (15-16) vs. #3 SIENA (20-11)
MAAC TOURNAMENT QUARTERFINALS
Saturday, March 7, 2026 | 8:30 p.m.
Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall | Atlantic City, N.J.
GAME NOTES | LIVE STATS | ESPN+
MOUNT STORY LINES
- Mount St. Mary's secured a First Round MAAC Tournament bye with a dominating 69-47 win at Fairfield on March 1. Trey Deveaux led the way with 19 points while Arlandus Keyes added 15 in the win. The Mount held Fairfield to 24.1 percent shooting (13-of-54) in the game while leading by as many as 26 points.
- Siena holds an 8-3 lead in the all-time series with the Mount, including a 67-50 win at Knott Arena on January 11 in the lone matchup this season. This will be the first MAAC Tournament matchup between the two teams.
- Mount St. Mary's finished the regular season with a 15-16 overall record and an 11-9 mark in the MAAC. The Mount enters the MAAC Tournament having won five of the past six games, and nine of the past 13. The Mount earned the No. 6 seed in the MAAC Tournament.
- Last year, the Mount became the first No. 6 seed in MAAC history to win the MAAC Tournament. The Mount posted wins over No. 3 seed Marist (62-58), No. 2 seed Merrimack (57-55) and No. 4 seed Iona (63-59) to capture the Mount's first MAAC Tournament title.
- Counting its 33-year run in the Northeast Conference, this will be the fourth time in program history the Mount has been the No. 6 seed.  The Mount has a 6-1 record (3-0 MAAC) as a six seed in conference tournaments, going 3-0 in 1999 to win the NEC title and 3-0 last year to win the MAAC title. The Mount lost as the No. 6 seed in the 2020 NEC Tournament.Â
- Mount St. Mary's is 4-2 all-time in the MAAC Tournament, including a 1-1 mark in the Quarterfinals, falling to Iona in 2023 and defeating Marist last season.
- Mount St. Mary's held Fairfield to 24.1 percent shooting (13-of-54) in the 69-47 win on the final day of the regular season. It was the Mount's best field goal percentage defense in a game since holding St. Francis Brooklyn to 23.7 percent (14-of-59) in a 59-39 win on January 21, 2020. It was the third time this season the Mount has held a team under 30 percent from the field in a game.
- The Mount led the MAAC in field goal percentage defense, both overall (.398) and in MAAC play (.381). Over the past 15 games, the Mount has held the opposition to 65.3 points per game on 37.2 percent shooting, going 10-5 over that stretch.
- The winner will advance to the MAAC semifinals on Sunday, March 8, with an 8:30 p.m. tip-off.
