MAAC Announces 2020-21 Women’s Basketball Schedule
MAAC Announces 2020-21 Women’s Basketball Schedule

MAAC Announces 2020-21 Women’s Basketball Schedule

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Edison, N.J. (Sept. 22, 2020) – The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) today officially announced its 2020-21 Women's Basketball season schedule. Conference play for the women begins on Dec. 9, 2020 and finishes on Mar. 6, 2021.
 
The full schedule follows the recently announced basketball schedule model, which is adjusted to accommodate changes and potential disruptions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2020-21 season calls for a 20-game slate, with every school playing each opponent both home and away.
 
The season concludes with the 2021 Hercules Tires Women's Basketball Championship, which returns to Atlantic City's Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall from Mar. 9-13. Rider University and Marist College both claimed the 2019-20 MAAC Regular Season Title. The Broncs were awarded the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament following the shortened 2020 Championship.
 
Highlights of the 2020-21 Schedule:
  • Iona College (vs. Fairfield University), Quinnipiac University (vs. Monmouth University), Rider (vs. Manhattan College), Saint Peter's University (vs. Canisius College) and Siena College (vs. Niagara University) start the season at home.
  • Marist begins the 2020-21 season on Dec. 12 at home against Niagara.
  • Rider and Marist, last season's top two teams, face off against each other on Jan. 13 (at Rider) and Feb. 13 (at Marist). The two teams finished with an 18-2 MAAC record in 2019-20, splitting their series last season with both claiming road victories.
  • Buffalo rivals Canisius and Niagara continue their "Battle of the Bridge" series Jan. 27 (at Niagara) and Mar. 3 (at Canisius). The two adversaries split the season series last year, both claiming home victories.
  • Manhattan returns the 2019-20 MAAC Rookie of the Year in Emily LaPointe and the 2018-19 MAAC Defensive Player of the Year in Courtney Warley. Warley is one of only two returning players from the 2019-20 All-MAAC First Team. The Jaspers take on crosstown rival Iona Jan. 23 at the Hynes Center and finish the season against their foes at Draddy Gymnasium on Mar. 6.
  • Quinnipiac, MAAC Champions in 2015, 2017, 2018 and 2019, will take on Connecticut rival Fairfield Jan. 20 in Fairfield and Feb. 17 in Hamden. Fairfield returns the 2018-19 MAAC Rookie of the Year and 2019-20 All-MAAC First Team selection in Lou-Lopez Senechal.  
  • Teams looking for revenge from the 2020 MAAC Championship:
    • Iona (at Monmouth Dec. 16)
    • Siena (at Fairfield Dec. 16)
    • Niagara (vs. Rider Dec. 19)
    • Saint Peter's (vs. Niagara Dec. 30)
    • Canisius (at Siena Jan. 2)
    • Monmouth (at Marist Jan. 6)
  • The season concludes on Mar. 6 with Canisius at Fairfield, Rider at Monmouth, Iona at Manhattan, Saint Peter's at Marist and Siena at Quinnipiac.
For the full 2020-21 MAAC women's basketball schedule, click here. Television information and start times will be announced at a later date.
 
Stay up to date with all MAAC women's basketball by visiting MAACSports.com/wbb and by following @MAACHoops and #MAACHoops on Twitter.
 
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) celebrates its 40th year of competition during the 2020-21 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.