MAAC Field Hockey Conference Play Starts Today
EDISON, NJ – The conference portion of the 2017 MAAC field hockey schedule begins today, Friday, September 29, with six teams in action at 4:00 p.m.
Monmouth University (7-2) welcomes Sacred Heart University (3-6) to West Long Branch, NJ at So Sweet a Cat Field live on
ESPN3.
Fairfield University (2-7) heads to Brooklyn, NY to take on LIU Brooklyn (0-9) and can be seen
here. Rider University (4-4) and Bryant University (2-9) meet in Providence, RI.
Each MAAC field hockey institution competes in six conference games with the top four institutions qualifying for the MAAC championship. Monmouth is the defending MAAC field hockey champions.
The 2017 MAAC Field Hockey Championship is hosted by the highest seeded full MAAC member. Semifinals action takes place on Friday, November 3 with the championship game taking place on Sunday, November 5. For more information, visit
maacsports.com/fh
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 37th 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.