2017 MAAC Field Hockey Championship Tickets on Sale
EDISON, NJ – Tickets are on-sale now for the 2017 MAAC Field Hockey Championship. This year’s championship is hosted by Monmouth University at So Sweet A Cat Field in West Long Branch, NJ. Semifinal action begins with No.2 LIU Brooklyn taking on No.3 Fairfield at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, November 3. No.1 Monmouth University faces No. 4 Rider University at 3:00 pm in the second semifinal contest. The 2017 MAAC Field Hockey Championship Game is Sunday, November 5 at noon.
An adult single session ticket is $10 and a student/child/senior ticket is $5 and can be purchased at
maac.ticketleap.com
For the fourth consecutive season, Monmouth University is the regular season champion. The Hawks finished 5-1 in conference play. Monmouth was ranked nationally at No. 25 in the NFHCA Poll on two separate occasions this season. Monmouth had seven student-athletes record 20 or more points this season, with reigning MAAC Player and Defensive Player of the Year, Julie Laszlo, leading the way with 39 points (8G, 23A).
LIU Brooklyn finished 4-2 in MAAC play to earn the second seed by virtue of the head-to-head tiebreaker over Fairfield. The Blackbirds are in the MAAC Field Hockey Championship for the first time in program history, just its second season as a varsity program. Under first-year head coach Kyle DeSandes-Moyer, the Blackbirds earned its first-ever program victory when they defeated Fairfield, 2-1, on September 29.
Fairfield earned the third seed after finishing 4-2 in conference play. The Stags are led offensively by Andrea Soler who led Fairfield in goals (7) and points (17). Fairfield looks to make it to the MAAC Field Hockey Championship final for the third consecutive season, last winning it all in 2015.
Rider University finished the regular season with a 3-3 mark in conference play. The Broncs have qualified for the MAAC Field Hockey Championship for the fifth-straight season. Freshman goalkeeper Lena Vandam recorded five shutouts in her rookie campaign, posting a .778 save percentage and a 1.51 goals against average.
.For more information on the 2017 MAAC Field Hockey Championship, visit
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About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 11 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) is in its 37
th year of competition during the 2017-18 academic year. Current Conference members include: Canisius College, Fairfield University, Iona College, Manhattan College, Marist College, Monmouth University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Saint Peter's University, and Siena College.