MAAC Announces 2011-12 Women's Basketball Schedule
MAAC Sports
Edison, N.J. - The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference has announced
the women's basketball schedule for the 2011-12 season.
Some of the highlights of the 2011-12
schedule include:
- The
schedule opens on Jan. 2 with all ten teams in action. Highlights include Iona
College taking on Fairfield University at the Alumni Hall and Saint Peter's
College hosting defending champions Marist College at the Yanitelli Center.
- Western
New York's famed Battle of the Bridge picks up where it left off on Jan.
19 when Canisius College hosts Niagara University at the Koessler Athletic
Center.
- A
rematch of last year's championship game between Loyola and Marist
is set for Jan. 20 at the newly renovated McCann Center.
- After
going into triple overtime last season, expect more fireworks when Rider University
and Niagara University do battle on Jan. 27 at the Gallagher Center.
- Loyola
and Canisius look to replicate their thrilling buzzer-beater
from last season's MAAC Championship quarterfinal when they go head-to-head on Jan.
27.
Click here to see the composite conference schedule and team-by-team conference schedules. Non-conference schedules can be viewed here.
The complete 2011-12 MAAC Television schedule
will be announced at a later date.
The 90 league games will lead all the schools
to the 2012 MAAC Men's and Women's Basketball Championships, which will be held
on March 1-5 at the MassMutual Center in Springfield, Mass.