Volleyball and Women's Soccer Set to Start MAAC Play
MAAC Sports
EDISON, N.J. – The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference league play is set to begin this week for volleyball and women’s soccer.
The MAAC volleyball conference schedule opens up on Wednesday as Rider hosts Saint Peter’s at 7 p.m. On Saturday, the other eight league teams begin their conference action beginning at 1 p.m. Canisius visits McCann arena to face preseason favorite and current top MAAC team Marist. Two-time defending MAAC champions Fairfield host preseason top three team Iona. Manhattan visits Hamden, Conn. to take on Quinnipiac and Siena hosts Niagara in Loudonville, N.Y. to close out Saturday’s slate. The matchup slate on Sunday at 1 p.m. is: Canisius at Siena, Iona at Quinnipiac, Niagara at Marist, and Manhattan at Fairfield.
Women’s soccer is also starting with MAAC league play beginning on Thursday with Saint Peter’s hosting Canisius at 3 p.m. On Sunday, league play starts for four more MAAC schools when Manhattan hosts Niagara at 10 a.m. and Rider hosts Marist at 3 p.m. The remainder of the leagues women’s soccer teams begin their conference play the following week. On Wednesday, Iona visits Quinnipiac at 3 p.m. and Siena visits Monmouth at 7 p.m. Saturday’s schedule consists of Canisius hosting Monmouth at 11 a.m., and Niagara hosting Quinnipiac, Manhattan hosting Marist, and Siena hosting Iona all at 1 p.m. Fairfield will hosts Rider at 7 p.m.
For the full volleyball schedule and women’s soccer schedule, visit maacsports.com.
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