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2015–16 Siena Saints Women's Basketball Team
The 2015–16 Siena Saints women's basketball team represented Siena College during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Saints, led by fourth year head coach, Ali Jaques, played their home games in play their home games at the Alumni Recreation Center with two games at Times Union Center, and were members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the season 14–18, 10–10 in MAAC play to finish in tenth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2016 MAAC women's basketball tournament, MAAC women's tournament, where they lost to Iona. Schedule Source: , - !colspan=9 style=, Regular Season , - !colspan=9 style=, 2016 MAAC women's basketball tournament, MAAC Women's Tournament See also * 2015–16 Siena Saints men's basketball team References Siena Saints women's basketball seasons 2015–16 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference women's basketball season, Siena 2015 in sports in New York (s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ali Jaques
Ali ibn Abi Talib (; ) was the fourth Rashidun caliph who ruled from until Assassination of Ali, his assassination in 661, as well as the first imamate in Shia doctrine, Shia Imam. He was the cousin and son-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Born to Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib and Fatima bint Asad, Ali was raised by his elder cousin Muhammad and was Early Muslims, among the first to accept his teachings. Ali played a pivotal role in the early years of Islam when Muslims were severely persecuted in Mecca. After immigration () to Medina in 622, Muhammad gave his daughter Fatima to Ali in marriage and swore a pact of brotherhood with him. Ali served as Muhammad's secretary and deputy in this period, and was the flag bearer of his army. Numerous sayings of Muhammad praise Ali, the most controversial of which was uttered in 632 at the Ghadir Khumm, "Whoever I am his , this Ali is his ." The interpretation of the polysemous Arabic word is disputed: For Shia Islam, Shia Musl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
