Iona Men’s Soccer Set to Face Maryland in Program’s First NCAA Tournament Appearance
INDIANAPOLIS (Nov. 18, 2019) – The 2019 MAAC Men’s Soccer Champion Iona Gaels will travel to College Park, Maryland on Thursday, Nov. 21 at 7:00 p.m. to face the Maryland Terrapins in the First Round of the 2019 NCAA Tournament.
The Gaels secured the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament with a 3-2 (OT) win over top-seeded Saint Peter’s in the MAAC Championship Game on Sunday, Nov. 17.
Iona finished the regular season with a 6-3-1 conference record before defeating No. 6 Rider, No. 2 Quinnipiac and No. 1 Saint Peter’s in pursuit of the program’s first MAAC title. Most Outstanding Player Josh Plimpton headlined the All-Championship Team alongside teammates Mauro Bravo, Malcolm Moreno and Najim Romero.
Maryland completed the regular season with a 10-7-2 overall record, going 3-3-2 in Big Ten play. The defending national champions fell to Indiana University in the semifinals of the Big Ten Tournament.
For more information on the 2019 NCAA Men’s Championship, visit NCAA.com.
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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 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.