2019 MAAC Volleyball Championship Field Set

11/17/2019 3:36:33 PM

EDISON, N.J. (Nov. 17, 2019) – The championship field for the 2019 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Volleyball Championship has been confirmed. The six teams competing to claim this year’s MAAC title include Fairfield University, Canisius College, Rider University, Marist College, Niagara University, and Quinnipiac University.

The six-team championship will take place at Fairfield’s George Bisacca Court at Alumni Hall over the course of three days. First round games will take place Friday, Nov. 22 with semifinal action following on Saturday, Nov. 23. The 2019 MAAC Volleyball Championship Game will take place Sunday, Nov. 24 at 2:00 p.m. Tickets for all games can be purchased by visiting MAAC.Ticketleap.com or by visiting MAACSports.com/VB. All games will be broadcasted on the ESPN family of networks.

2019 MAAC Volleyball Championship Schedule
Round	Game	Match-up	Date	Time	Network
First Round	Game 1	No. 3 Rider vs No. 6 Quinnipiac	Nov. 22	5:00 PM	ESPN3/ESPN+
First Round	Game 2	No. 4 Marist vs No. 5 Niagara	Nov. 22	8:00 PM	ESPN3/ESPN+
Semifinal	Game 3	No. 1 Fairfield vs Game 2 Winner	Nov. 23	2:00 PM	ESPN3/ESPN+
Semifinal	Game 4	No. 2 Canisius vs Game 1 Winner	Nov. 23	5:00 PM	ESPN3/ESPN+
Final	Game 5	Game 3 Winner vs Game 4 Winner	Nov. 24	2:00 PM	ESPN3/ESPN+

The top seeded Fairfield Stags (22-5, 17-1) rode a 19-match winning streak throughout most of the season, before collecting the team’s first loss to a conference opponent this weekend against Canisius. The Stags claimed the No. 1 seed on Nov. 9 with a 3-1 win over Rider. As the top seed, the Stags will receive a first round bye and start the team’s journey for an eleventh MAAC Championship on Nov. 23 against the Game Two winner at 2:00 p.m. The Stags fell in last year’s championship to top seed and eventual champions Iona College in the semifinals as the No. 4 seed.

The Canisius Golden Griffins (15-15, 12-6) claimed the No. 2 seed and will also receive a first round bye, playing the Game One winner on Saturday at 5:00 p.m. The Golden Griffins entered the 2019 season as the favorites to win it all after coming up just short in last year’s championship. Canisius broke a four-way tie with Marist, Niagara, and Rider, with all teams finishing at 12-6 in conference play. Preseason Player of the Year Leah Simmons leads the Griffs, who will look to collect the school’s first ever MAAC Championship.

First round action begins on Nov. 22 with No. 3 Rider (15-15, 12-6) taking on No. 6 Quinnipiac (12-15, 8-10) at 5:00 p.m. The Broncs won both matchups this season without giving up a single game to the Bobcats. Both programs feature new coaches at the helm, with Jeff Rotondo leading the Broncs and Kyle Robinson leading the Bobcats.

No. 4 Marist (14-14, 12-6) will play No. 5 Niagara (13-15, 12-6) at 8:00 p.m. that Friday. Marist took both matches in the season series, winning 3-0 and 3-2. The last time the two teams met in the MAAC Championship was 2015, where the Red Foxes finished with the advantage in the semifinal matchup. The Red Foxes have made the MAAC Championship game four times, but have yet to claim a title. The Purple Eagles have three MAAC Championships to their name, winning three-straight years from 2009 to 2011.

Keep up with all MAAC volleyball action by following @MAACSports on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram and by searching #MAACVB. For championship information, visit MAACSports.com/VB.

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 39^th year of competition during the 2019-20 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.