LOUDONVILLE — Senior Heather Stec continued to have the hot hand for the Siena women’s basketball team Sunday, scoring 17 points to carry the Saints to an

81-59 victory over Niagara in a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference game at the Alumni Rec­reation Center.

Stec, who had a career-high 23 points on Friday, was 6-for-7 from the field as the Saints picked up their second straight win to improve to 3-2 in the league and 4-10 overall. In the last two games, Stec had hit 87.5 percent of her shots from the field (21-for-24).

The Purple Eagles (0-1, 1-15), who suffered their 12th straight loss, never recovered after the Saints went on a 21-2 run to take a 31-19 lead in the first half.

NIAGARA

Walton 1-1 0-0 2, Flooks 1-5 3-3 5, Folino

4-8 5-6 14, McNamee 4-13 0-0 10, Harris

2-7 0-0 4, Morris 4-13 8-8 18, Scannell 0-0 2-3 2, Konieczka 0-1 1-4 1, Cunningha, 2-2 0-0 3. Totals: 17-49 19-24 59.

SIENA

Stec 6-7 5-6 17, Moore 4-7 4-8 12, Cockrum 1-2 0-0 3, Volpe 3-5 0-0 7, Lindemann 2-4 0-0 6, Wilwohl 2-4 0-0 4, Parnell 0-2 0-0 0, Chacon 4-6 0-0 9, Centeno 5-9 0-0 12, Fullmer 5-6 0-1 11. Totals: 32-55 9-15 81.

Halftime: Siena, 36-29. Three-point goals: Niagara 6-16 (Flooks 0-2, Folino 1-1, McNamee 2-6, Harris 0-1, Morris 2-5, Cunningham 1-1), Siena 8-16 (Cockrum 1-1,

Vople 1-2, Lindemann 2-4, Wilwohl 0-1, Parnell 0-1, Chacon 1-2, Centeno 2-4, Fullmer

1-1). Rebounds: Niagara 33 (Morris 5), Siena 29 (Centeno 6). Assists: Niagara 11 (Harris 4), Siena 23 (Centeno 8). Totl fouils: Niagara 16, Siena 21. A — 703.