MAAC Institutions Earn United Soccer Coaches Team Academic Awards
MAAC Institutions Earn United Soccer Coaches Team Academic Awards
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Sept. 25, 2020) – Ten Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) soccer teams have received United Soccer Coaches Team Academic Awards for the 2019-20 academic year. To be eligible for the award, a team must post a grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or higher.
A total of 903 teams, 341 men’s teams and 562 women’s teams, were named in the United Soccer Coaches
announcement. Of that total, 183 schools had both their men’s and women’s programs recognized.
Monmouth University, Quinnipiac University and Siena College represented the MAAC with both their men’s and women’s teams receiving recognition. In addition, Fairfield University (women), Iona College (women), Marist College (men) and Rider University (men) also had teams recognized. The Monmouth women’s soccer team lead all MAAC institutions, boasting a 3.72 team GPA.
For a full list of MAAC teams recognized, see below.
| Team |
GPA |
| Fairfield Women |
3.61 |
| Iona Women |
3.52 |
| Marist Men |
3.19 |
| Monmouth Men |
3.21 |
| Monmouth Women |
3.72 |
| Quinnipiac Men |
3.47 |
| Quinnipiac Women |
3.68 |
| Rider Men |
3.51 |
| Siena Men |
3.41 |
| Siena Women |
3.65 |
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 40
th 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.