EDISON, NJ (Dec. 15, 2023) – The 2023-24 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) women’s basketball conference slate begins this weekend with five conference games taking place on Saturday, December 16. The December stanza will feature all 11 MAAC women’s squads taking the court at least once, with five additional contests on Monday, December 18 in addition to Saturday’s matchups.
 
Saturday opens with reigning MAAC champions Iona University taking on preseason favorite Niagara University at 1pm at the Hynes Center in New Rochelle, NY. The Gaels currently sit in third in league standings with a 5-3 overall record and are on a four-game win streak.
 
Saturday continues with four more games, all tipping off at 2pm. The MAACs hottest unit with a 7-1 overall record and No. 23 national ranking in the Mid-Major top-25, Fairfield University, hosts Mount St. Mary’s University. The Stags are on a five-game win streak, and off to their best start to a season in forty years. Canisius University travels to Siena College to take on the Saints in a matchup between the fourth and fifth place teams in the current league standings. Manhattan College will welcome Rider University to Riverdale, NY. The Jaspers are enjoying early season success with a 5-2 overall record and riding a three-game win streak. The final tilt of the weekend will be between Marist College and Saint Peter’s in Jersey City, NJ.
 
The MAAC December slate will conclude on Monday with another full schedule games on tap. The top matchup on Monday’s docket will be a clash between the top two teams in league, Fairfield and Manhattan. Additionally, Quinnipiac University will open its conference ledger on Monday, traveling to Lawrenceville, NJ to take on Rider.
 
 
The full 2023-24 slate can be found on maacsports.com. All conference games for the opening MAAC week along with television network links can be found below:
 
Saturday, December 16

• Niagara at Iona- 1:00 P.M. – ESPN+
• Mount St. Mary's at Fairfield- 2:00 P.M.-ESPN+
• Rider at Manhattan- 2:00 P.M.- ESPN+
• Canisius at Siena- 2:00 P.M.- ESPN+
• Marist  at Saint Peter's - 2:00 P.M.- ESPN+

 
Monday, December 18

• Canisius at Marist-11:00 A.M.- ESPN+
• Manhattan at Fairfield - 7:00 P.M.- ESPN+ 
• Siena at Mount St. Mary's- 7:00 P.M.-ESPN+
• Niagara at Saint Peter's-7:00 P.M.- ESPN+
• Quinnipiac at Rider- 7:00 P.M.-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 Historic Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall for the fifth consecutive year dating back to 2020. 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.
 
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.
 
Stay up to date with the MAAC on social media by following @MAACSports on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Threads or visit MAACSports.com for all the latest MAAC news.
 
 
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.
 
Stay up to date with the MAAC on social media by following @MAACSports on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Threads or visit MAACSports.com for all the latest MAAC news.