MAAC Announces 2019-20 Championship Schedule
EDISON, N.J. – The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) has announced the championship dates and sites for the upcoming 2019-20 season.
The 2019-20 championship schedule features 19 championships being held at predetermined sites and four championships being held at locations based on seeding. Championship games, matches, races, and events such as awards show banquets and press conferences will be broadcasted live on the ESPN family of networks or MAAC.TV.
The 2020 MAAC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championship moves to the famous Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey for the first time in history from March 10 through 14. The event marks MAAC Basketball’s first return to the Garden State since 2003, when both the Manhattan College men and women claimed titles at Trenton’s Sovereign Bank Arena (now CURE Insurance Arena). The Iona College men will be defending a four-year title run, while the Quinnipiac University women defend a three-year run. Tickets for the championship can be purchased at
ticketmaster.com, and more information can be found at
MAACSports.com/Basketball.
The MAAC and Siena College are also set to co-host the 2020 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball First and Second Rounds at the Times Union Center in Albany, New York, March 19 and 21. It will be the first time March Madness returns to Albany since 2003. The MAAC last co-hosted the first and second rounds in 2017 at Buffalo’s KeyBank Center with Canisius College and Niagara University. For more information on NCAA Basketball, visit
NCAA.com/MarchMadness.
The 2020 MAAC Baseball Championship returns to the Richmond County Bank Ballpark in Staten Island May 20 through May 23. For the third consecutive year, the MAAC Championship visits the home of the Staten Island Yankees - Class A Short Season Affiliate of the New York Yankees. Tickets for the event can be purchased by contacting the
Staten Island Yankees box office.
2020 will also mark the first ever MAAC Esports Championship. The two-day event is set for March 13 and 14 in Atlantic City, hosted by Boardwalk Hall and sponsored by the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority (CRDA). The addition of an Esports league and championship comes after two years of evaluation and co-sponsorship of events with the ECAC, including the highly successful HV Gamer Con 2019 in Albany, NY.
Tickets for championships requiring admission (excluding basketball, baseball, and indoor track and field) can be purchased by visiting
maac.ticketleap.com leading up to the event.
Men’s and Women’s Cross Country
Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019
Hosted by Monmouth University – Holmdel Park, Holmdel NJ
2018 Men’s Champion: Iona College
2018 Women’s Champion: Iona College
Women’s Soccer
First Round: Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019 @ No. 3 and No. 4 Seeds
Semifinals: Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019 @ No. 1 and No. 2 Seeds
Finals: Sunday, Nov. 10, 2019 @ Highest Remaining Seed
2018 Champion: Monmouth University
Men’s Soccer
First Round: Sunday, Nov. 10, 2019 @ No. 3 and No. 4 Seeds
Semifinals: Thursday, Nov.14, 2019 @ No. 1 and No. 2 Seeds
Finals: Sunday, Nov. 17, 2019 @ Highest Remaining Seed
2018 Champion: Rider University
Volleyball
Friday, Nov.22 – Sunday, Nov. 24, 2019
Hosted by Fairfield University – Fairfield, CT
2018 Champion: Iona College
Men’s and Women’s Swimming & Diving
Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020 – Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020
Hosted by Canisius College and Niagara University – Erie Community College, Buffalo, NY
2019 Men’s Champions: Rider University
2019 Women’s Champion: Fairfield University
Men’s and Women’s Indoor Track & Field
Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020 – Sunday, Feb. 23, 2020
New Balance Armory Track and Field Center – New York, NY
2019 Men’s Champion: Monmouth University
2019 Women’s Champion: Monmouth University
Men’s and Women’s Basketball
Tuesday, March 10, 2020 – Saturday, March 14, 2020
Boardwalk Hall – Atlantic City, NJ
2019 Men’s Champion: Iona College
2019 Women’s Champion: Quinnipiac University
Esports
Friday, March 13, 2020 – Saturday, March 14, 2020
Boardwalk Hall – Atlantic City, NJ
Men’s and Women’s Golf
Friday, April 24 – Sunday, April 26, 2020
Disney’s Magnolia Golf Course – Lake Buena Vista, FL
2019 Men’s Champion: Iona College
2019 Women’s Champion: University at Albany
Men’s and Women’s Tennis
Saturday, April 25 – Sunday, April 26, 2020
Mercer County Tennis Center – West Windsor, NJ
2019 Men’s Champion: Monmouth University
2019 Women’s Champion: Fairfield University
Water Polo
Saturday, April 25 – Sunday, April 26, 2020
Hosted by Marist College – Poughkeepsie, NY
2019 Champion: Wagner College
Women’s Lacrosse
First Round: Saturday, April 25, 2020 @ No. 3 and No. 4 Seeds
Semifinals: Thursday, April 30, 2020 hosted by No. 1 seed
Finals: Saturday, May 2, 2020 hosted by No. 1 seed
2019 Champion: Fairfield University
Men’s Lacrosse
Semifinals: Thursday, April 30, 2020
Finals: Saturday, May 2, 2020
Hosted by Monmouth University – West Long Branch, NJ
2019 Champion: Marist College
Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track and Field
Saturday, May 2 – Sunday, May 3, 2020
Hosted by Rider University – Lawrenceville, NJ
2019 Men’s Champion: Monmouth University
2019 Women’s Champion: Monmouth University
Softball
Wednesday, May 6 – Saturday, May 9, 2020
Rain Date: Sunday, May 10, 2020
Hosted by No. 1 Seed
2019 Champion: Monmouth University
Women’s Rowing
Sunday, May 17, 2020
Cooper River Park – Pennsauken Township, NJ
2019 Champion: Marist College
Baseball
Wednesday, May 20 – Saturday, May 23, 2020
Rain Date: Sunday, May 24, 2019
Richmond County Bank Ballpark – Staten Island, NY
2019 Champion: Quinnipiac University
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.