EDISON, NJ (Nov. 6, 2023) — The 2023-24 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) women’s basketball regular season tips-off today Monday, November 6 with five teams in action between 5-7 p.m. All 11 member schools will take the court on opening week, with all the first games of the season being played through Thursday.
Five teams take the floor on opening night including MAAC Championship runner-up, Manhattan College, as well as Fairfield University, Canisius University, Quinnipiac University and Saint Peter’s University. Action starts with Canisius tipping off against Buffalo on the road at 5:00 p.m. followed by Quinnipiac hosting the University of Maine at 5:30 p.m.
The Canisius Golden Griffins stay local for their first game of the season as they take on the University of Buffalo Bulls. Facing the same season-opening opponent for the last three years, the Griffs are 2-1 against the Bulls.
Quinnipiac, the No. 3 seed of the 2023 MAAC Championship, opens their season up with a home game against the University of Maine. The last time these two teams competed against one another was back in 2016. The Bobcats are led by veteran women’s basketball coach Tricia Fabbri who enters the 2023-24 campaign with 503 career wins and is ranked 32nd among active Division I head coaches.
Saint Peter’s starts their campaign at 6:00 p.m. against A10 foe the University of Massachusetts.
Fairfield, who was voted third in the MAAC preseason poll, hosts Lehman College for their season opener. Led by head coach Carly Thibault-DuDonis and MAAC preseason first-team guard Janelle Brown, the Stags start their campaign at 7:00 p.m. at Leo D. Mahoney Arena.
2023 MAAC runner-up, Manhattan tips-off at 7:00 p.m. against Central Connecticut State University with a home contest at Draddy Gymnasium.
Midweek action will feature reigning Champions, Iona, taking the court on Tuesday, November 7 at 7:00 p.m. against Seton Hall on the road. The Gaels are led by Angelika Szumilo, who is in her first season as Iona head coach. Rider also takes the floor on Tuesday night, traveling to Philadelphia to take on Saint Joseph’s at 7:00 p.m.
Niagara University opens its season on Wednesday, November 8 at 6:00 p.m. against St. Bonaventure. Picked as the 2023 preseason favorites, Niagara and Preseason Player of the Year, Aaliyah Parker, are in pursuit of its first MAAC Championship title.
Finishing out the week, three MAAC teams take the court to open their respective seasons on Thursday, November 9. Siena starts the night out with a road game at Binghamton at 6:00 p.m. The Saints were chosen second in the MAAC preseason poll.
Marist takes the floor at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday against Army. Marist were picked fourth in the preseason and the Red Foxes squad has two MAAC preseason first team members in Kiara Fisher and Zaria Shazer.
The last MAAC unit in action on opening week is Mount St. Mary’s. The Mountaineers travel to Washington D.C. to take on the Howard University Bison. This season, Mount St. Mary’s is led by Antione White and a veteran squad.
The full 2023-24 slate can be found on maacsports.com. All games for opening week along with
television networks can be found below:
Monday, November 6
· Canisius at Buffalo – 5pm ESPN+
· Quinnipiac vs. Maine – 5:30pm ESPN+
· Saint Peter’s at UMass – 6pm NESN
· Manhattan vs. Central Connecticut State- 7pm ESPN+
· Fairfield vs Lehman – 7pm ESPN+
Tuesday, November 7
· Iona at Seton Hall – 7pm FloHoops
· Rider at Saint Joseph’s – 7pm ESPN+
Wednesday, November 8
· Niagara vs. St. Bonaventure- 6pm ESPN+
Thursday, November 9
· Siena at Binghamton- 6:07pm ESPN+
· Mount St. Mary’s at Howard- 7pm Hubison
· Marist vs. Army – 7pm ESPN+
Friday, November 10
· Fairfield at Lipscomb- 12pm ESPN+
· Manhattan vs. George Washington- 6pm ESPN+
Saturday, November 11
· Marist at UPenn-12pm ESPN+
· Niagara vs. Duquesne- 1pm ESPN+
· Canisius vs. Saint Francis- 1pm ESPN+
Sunday, November 12
· Siena at Dartmouth-1pm ESPN+
· Quinnipiac at Harvard-2pm ESPN+
· Fairfield at Vanderbilt2-pm ESPN+
· Rider vs. Merrimack -5pm ESPN+
· Iona vs. LIU-5pm ESPN+
The 2023-24 campaign culminates with the 2024 Hercules Tires MAAC Men’s and Women’s
Basketball Championships from March 12-16 at Atlantic City's Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall for the
fourth consecutive year. For all information regarding the 2024 Hercules Tires MAAC Men’s and
Women’s Basketball Championships, please visit MAACSports.com/basketball and by following
@MAACHoops and #MAACHoops on Twitter. For tickets to the 2024 Hercules Tires MAAC Men’s
and Women’s Basketball Championships, please visit ticketmaster.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) is in its 43rd year of competition during the 2023-24 academic year. Current conference members include: Canisius University, 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. Merrimack College and Sacred Heart University will join the MAAC as full members in the 2024-25 academic year, expanding the conference to 13 institutions.
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