EDISON, NJ (Feb. 2, 2023) – The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) today announced its ESPNU TV schedule for the upcoming 2023 stanza. For the second straight season, two MAAC contests will be elevated to ESPNU with a regular season matchup in April and the 2023 MAAC Men’s Lacrosse Championship title match in May both being elevated to the national network.
 
The regular season MAAC game that has been flexed to ESPNU will be the Wednesday, April 12 meeting between Siena College and Marist College. The midweek ESPNU national broadcast will have a face-off time of 12:00 p.m. at Hickey Field on the campus of Siena College in Loudonville, New York.
 
Marist enters 2023 as the MAAC favorites to win the league title according to the Preseason Coaches’ Poll, collecting six first place votes. The Red Foxes placed the graduate student duo of Jojo Piercca and midfielder James Lyons on the Preseason All-MAAC Team, with Piercca also being voted as the Preseason Player of the Year. Marist finished 2022 with a 5-1 MAAC record, earning a share of the regular season championship. The Red Foxes ended up dropping a heartbreaking overtime thriller to eventual champion Manhattan, in the semifinal round of the 2022 tournament.
 
Siena was selected third in the preseason poll, behind Marist and defending champion Manhattan. The Saints placed a league-high four players on the All-MAAC preseason team, with one representative at each level of the field. The quartet included Pratt Reynolds at attack, Christian Watts in the midfield, Trevor Marsala on defense, and Chris Yanchoris as the keeper. Siena recorded an even 3-3 league record last season, good for the No. 4 seed in the tournament. In the semifinals of the 2022 MAAC Championship, the Saints would fall to top overall seed St. Bonaventure 12-10.
 
The 2023 MAAC Men's Lacrosse Championship will take place between April 29 and May 6, 2023. The six-team, single-elimination tournament will open on Saturday, April 29 with the opening round hosted by the higher seed of each matchup. The semifinals and championship final will be hosted by the highest seed in the field and will be played on Thursday, May 4 and Saturday, May 6. The championship title game will start at 12 p.m. with the match airing live on ESPNU.
 
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 42nd year of competition during the 2022-23 academic year. Current conference members include: Canisius College, Fairfield University, Iona University, Manhattan College, Marist College, Mount St. Mary’s University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena College.
 
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