Edison, NJ ?“ The Marist College men?™s and the Loyola College women?™s rowing teams will look to defend their respective Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Rowing titles as the 2005 MAAC Men?™s and Women?™s Rowing Championships gets underway on Sunday, April 24 at Mercer Lake in West Windsor, New Jersey.

Last year, the Marist men?™s team finished with a total of 150 points to capture the men?™s title for the seventh time in school history. Iona College finished second with 59 points. On the women?™s side, Loyola scored 149 total points to win the title. Marist was second with 139.5 points.