Marist and Saint Peter’s to Meet in Women’s Basketball Championship Game

Marist and Saint Peter’s to Meet in Women’s Basketball Championship Game

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Atlantic City, N.J. (March 12, 2021) – The 2021 Hercules Tires MAAC Women’s Basketball Championship matchup is now set.  No.1 Marist with a dominant performance against No. 4 Fairfield advances to the championship to take on No.3 Saint Peter’s who defeated No. 7 Rider.
 
No. 4 Fairfield (11-5) – 50 | No. 1 Marist (17-3) - 66 
2021 Hercules Tires MAAC Women’s Basketball Championship – Semifinals
Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall | Atlantic City, NJ
 
Key Moments:
  • The Tropicana Player of the Game was Marist’s Willow Duffell, who scored 17 points added nine rebounds and six assists.
  • Willow Duffell started out the game strong scoring Marist's first eight points.
  • The Red Foxes received contributions across the board. Trinasia Kennedy added 17 points while playing lock down defense on the other end. Sarah Barcello had 12 points, four rebounds, and three steals. Caitlin Weimar narrowly missed a double-double with 11 rebounds to go along with nine points.
  • Marist held Fairfield without a field goal in the final 4:23 of the third quarter.
  • Callie Cavanaugh kept the Stags in the game in the first half with 10 points on 5-for-7 shooting, accounting for 10 of the team's 25 points. Cavanaugh finished with a season high 16 points.
Notables:
  • Marist held Fairfield to .309 (17-for-55) shooting from the field, and .200 (4-for-20) shooting from three-point range.
  • The Red Foxes lead the battle of the boards 39-31.
  • Marist led from coast to coast with the Stags knotting up the score twice in the opening quarter.
  • This was The Stags 24th appearance in program history in the MAAC Tournament Semifinals.
Up Next:
 
A matchup with No. 3 Saint Peter’s for the Women’s MAAC Championship. The two teams split the season series. Marist won the first matchup 71-55 and Saint Peter’s won the second game 58-51. The championship game will air at 11:00 a.m. on ESPNews.
 
No. 7 Rider (8-18) – 67 | No. 3 Saint Peter’s (13-14) - 72
2021 Hercules Tires MAAC Women’s Basketball Championship – Semifinals
Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall | Atlantic City, NJ
 
Key Moments:
  • Leading the way for the Peacocks with 16 points was Redshirt-senior Taiah Thornton, the Tropicana player of the game.
  • Thornton also added a game-high seven assists and six rebounds in the game.
  • The Peacocks spread out the wealth with five players scoring in double figures. Thornton (16 ponts), Tyara McQueen (11 points), Binta Salawu (13 points), Williams (13 points), James (12 points), and Tyara McQueen (11 points) all provided major contributions to the team.
  • In the third quarter, Rider shot 60 percent (9-of-15) from the field and outscored SPU, 22-17.
 Notables:
  • Peacocks return to the Hercules Tires MAAC Women’s Basketball Championship for the first time in 19 years.
  • Head coach Marc Mitchell is the first Saint Peter's women's basketball head coach to reach the MAAC Championship final since Peacocks hall of fame coach Mike Granelli.
  • Victoria Toomey scored 17 points on 8-of-10 shooting. She also grabbed seven rebounds.
  • Makayla Firebaugh had 16 points thank to 4-of-6 shots from three-point range
 Up Next:
 
A matchup with No. 1 Marist for the Women’s MAAC Championship. The two teams split the season series. Marist won the first matchup 71-55 and Saint Peter’s won the second game 58-51. The championship game will air at 11:00 a.m. on ESPNews.
 
See below for the upcoming schedule and matchups:
   
Round Game Matchup Date Times Network
First Round Game 1 No. 8 Niagara vs No. 9 Siena March 9 12:00 PM ESPN+
First Round Game 2 No. 7 Rider vs No. 10 Monmouth March 9 2:30 PM ESPN+
Quarterfinal Game 3 No. 1 Marist vs No. 9 Siena March 10 12:00 PM ESPN+
Quarterfinal Game 4 No. 2 Quinnipiac vs No. 7 Rider March 10 2:30 PM ESPN+
Quarterfinal Game 5 No. 3 Saint Peter’s vs No. 6 Iona March 11 12:00 PM ESPN+
Quarterfinal Game 6 No. 4 Fairfield vs No. 5 Manhattan March 11 2:30 PM ESPN+
Semifinal Game 7 No. 1 Marist vs No. 4 Fairfield March 12 11:00 AM ESPN+
Semifinal Game 8 No. 7 Rider vs No. 3 Saint Peter’s March 12 1:30 PM ESPN+
Championship Game 9 No.1 Marist vs. No. 3 Saint Peter’s March 13 11:00 AM
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About the 2021 Hercules Tires MAAC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships:
The MAAC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships return to New Jersey on March 8-13, 2021 at Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. To stay up to date on MAAC basketball, visit http://maacsports.com/basketball and follow @MAACHoops on Twitter.
 
About Time Out for Black Lives
Time Out for Black Lives aims to inspire and educate youth, athletes, families and fans. The initiative has an interactive website where coaches and student-athletes from MAAC basketball programs contribute their time and resources to read children’s books in entertaining videos, all focusing on Black culture, history, music and myths. The program comes as part of the MAAC’s United for Justice campaign that was announced over the summer.  For more information, visit timeoutforblacklives.com.
 
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.