Siena and Rider Open the Hercules Tires MAAC Women’s Basketball Championship with Wins
Atlantic City, N.J. (March 9, 2021) – Siena University and Rider University opened up first round action with wins to advance to the Quarterfinals.
No. 8 Niagara - 65 | No. 9 Siena - 74
2021 Hercules Tires MAAC Women’s Basketball Championship – First Round
Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall | Atlantic City, NJ
Key Moments:
- With 26 points and four assists, Isis Young was the day's first Tropicana Player of the Game.
- Siena led for 26:50 minutes of the game.
- The Saints lead Niagara 24 to 6 on fast break points
- Isis Young and senior Rayshel Brown combined for 47 total points.
- Niagara was led by a 23 point effort from sophomore Angel Parker, who also had five assists and four rebounds.
Notables:
- It is the second straight year the Saints were able to grab a first round win, now making them 9-3 overall in first round games.
- Siena won the offensive battle in the paint, scoring a season-high 44 points down low and .490 shooting percentage from the floor.
- Junior Tobulayefa Watts would become the seventh player in program history to eclipse the 100 blocks plateau in a career.
Up Next:
Tomorrow Siena takes on the regular season champions and No. 1 seed Marist at 12:00pm. Marist swept the season series from Siena.
No. 7 Rider - 44 | No. 10 Monmouth – 41
2021 Hercules Tires MAAC Women’s Basketball Championship – First Round
Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall | Atlantic City, NJ
Key Moments:
- With a double-double of 11 points and 12 rebounds Maya Hyacienth was the Tropicana Player of the Game
- This was Hyacienth’s first career double-double
- The Broncs receive 21 points off of the bench with Daija Moses scoring 10 of those.
- Monmouth out rebounded the Broncs 51 to 32 with 29 of those being on the offensive glass.
- The two teams combined for 40 turnovers.
Notables:
- The game was Rider's first since February 14.
- The Broncs have now won at least one game at the MAAC Championship five straight years.
- Rider has won seven straight games and 10 of the last 11 contests against Monmouth.
Up Next:
Tomorrow the Broncs take on the No. 2 seed Quinnipiac Bobcats at 2:30pm. The two teams split the season series during the regular season.
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 |
Winner Game 3 vs Game Winner Game 6 |
March 12 |
11:00 AM |
ESPN+ |
| Semifinal |
Game 8 |
Winner Game 4 vs Winner Game 5 |
March 12 |
1:30 PM |
ESPN+ |
| Championship |
Game 9 |
Winner Game 7 vs Winner Game 8 |
March 13 |
11:00 AM |
ESPNews |
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.