ALBANY, N.Y. (Interstat) — The Siena Saints used a balanced attack to pull away from the Niagara Purple Eagles for an 84-64 victory in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference women’s basketball Thursday night at Times Union Center.

Francesca Schiro led all scorers with 23 points and added seven assists for Siena. Nicole Melious contributed 20 points and five assists. The Saints improved to 8-12 overall.

Niagara, which remains winless at 0-20, was led by Kenedie Haruna’s 15 points. The Purple Eagles kept pace early but were outscored 43-40 in the second half.

Siena shot efficiently and capitalized on turnovers, scoring 17 points off Niagara miscues. A crowd of 549 attended the game.