Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
With 10 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality In the summer of 2009, the MAAC added three associate members
and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro – Albany, Boston University and Hartford – to women’s golf, with
Atlantic Athletic Conference is in its 29th year of competition during the programs starting competition against MAAC members Fairfield,
the 2009-2010 academic year. Niagara and Siena in 2009-2010.
The MAAC was founded in 1980 by six charter members: the U.S.
Academics and Athletics
Military Academy, Fairfield University, Fordham University, Iona
College, Manhattan College and Saint Peter’s College. Competition
The MAAC prides itself on the accomplishments of its student-athletes
followed one year later in the fall of 1981 with members competing
in the classroom, as well as on the field. Mary Beth Riley, a 1991
in the sports of men’s cross country and men’s soccer. On January 2,
graduate of Canisius, was the first recipient of the NCAA Woman
1982, Army traveled to Iona for the first MAAC men’s basketball
of the Year Award. In the fall of 1998, Erin Whalen, a member of
game and the MAAC story had begun.
the Iona women’s rowing team, was awarded one of the nation’s
32 Rhodes Scholarships for academic achievement and civic leader-
Today, Conference members include: Canisius College, Fairfield
ship. Jose Vargas, a Loyola student, was also awarded a Rhodes
University, Iona College, Loyola University Maryland, Manhattan
Scholarship in 1999.
College, Marist College, Niagara University, Rider University, Saint
Peter’s College, and Siena College. In addition, associate members
First-class facilities are the rule with MAAC schools, as teams regularly
the University of Detroit Mercy, Mount St. Mary’s University, Saint
play in top-notch arenas, such as Madison Square Garden, the IZOD
Joseph’s University, Virginia Military Institute and Wagner College
Center, HSBC Arena, Times Union Center, the Arena at Harbor Yard
compete in men’s lacrosse. St. Francis (N.Y.) College, Villanova
and Sovereign Bank Arena. The other MAAC championships boast
University and Wagner College are all associate members of the
their share of outstanding locales as well, such as the fabled Van
MAAC Women’s Water Polo League. Drake University and Sacred
Cortlandt Park in the Bronx, where the cross country championships
Heart University compete in women’s rowing, while the University
are contested, and Waterfront Park in Trenton, home of the 2008
at Albany, Boston University and the University of Hartford begin
and 2009 MAAC Baseball Championship. This year, the MAAC will
competition in women’s golf this season. The MAAC will support
take its women’s soccer champion ship to Orlando, Florida, where it
24 sports and championships during the 2009-2010 academic year.
will conduct its post-season champion ships at Disney’s Wide World
of Sports Complex. In 2010, the MAAC Volleyball Championship
The MAAC Basketball Championships return to the Times Union
will be at Walt Disney World. The MAAC Men’s and Women’s
Center in Albany, New York, for 2010, with Bridgeport’s Arena at
Golf Championships will be held at Celebration Golf Club, located
Harbor Yard preparing to host the 2011 championship. By having
in Celebration, Florida, for the second consecutive year.
an excellent working relationship with various facilities, the MAAC
has been able to attract a number of NCAA Championship events.
In the past several years, a number of the MAAC schools have also
Most recently, the MAAC, Canisius College and Niagara University
enjoyed success in NCAA Championships. MAAC schools have made
successfully hosted the 2004 and 2007 NCAA Division I Men’s
a total of 74 NIT appearances and 43 NCAA appearances. In addition,
Basketball Championship First and Second Rounds at the HSBC
Rider represented the league last season in the CollegeInsider.com
Arena in Buffalo, New York. All three parties will host that event
Postseason Tournament. The MAAC currently possesses 13 automatic
again in 2010. The MAAC and Rider University co-hosted the 2009
bids to NCAA Championships in men’s and women’s basketball,
NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship Regional at
baseball, softball, men’s and women’s soccer, volleyball, men’s golf,
the Sovereign Bank Arena in Trenton, N.J., after recording the third
men’s and women’s tennis, men’s and women’s lacrosse, and women’s
highest attendance figure for the women’s championship with the
water polo. In 2007, the Marist women’s basketball team advanced
First and Second Rounds in 2006.
to the Sweet 16 before falling to the eventual National Champion,
the University of Tennessee. Last fall, the Iona men’s cross country
MAAC Associate Sports
team earned a second-place finish for the second straight year at the
NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships. Canisius softball,
In June of 1995, the MAAC continued to develop opportunities for Manhattan track, Manhattan and Marist baseball and Loyola soccer
student-athletes as the conference announced the formation of the and lacrosse have also flourished on the national stage.
MAAC Men’s and Women’s Lacrosse Leagues. The men’s league
began competition in the spring of 1996, while the women’s league The MAAC has also been a leader in the forefront of technology,
commenced in the spring of 1997. The men’s league consists of four expanding the notoriety of the league into cyberspace. In 2007, the
MAAC schools – Canisius, Manhattan, Marist, and Siena – and five league reached an agreement with JumpTV, Inc. to sponsor the MAAC
associate members – Detroit Mercy, Mount St. Mary’s, Saint Joseph’s, web page. Launched in November 1999, www.maacsports.com has
Virginia Military Institute and Wagner. The women’s league been a great success, providing fans with up-to-date contest results,
consists of MAAC institutions Canisius, Fairfield, Iona, multimedia content and an online merchandise store.
Manhattan, Marist, Niagara and Siena.
The MAAC President for the 2009-2010
In 2002, the MAAC added the MAAC Women’s academic year is Rev. Brian F. Linnane, S.J.,
Water Polo League. The league is made up of the President of Loyola University
three MAAC schools – Iona, Marist and Siena Maryland. The Vice-President is Rev.
– as well as three associate members, St. Jeffrey von Arx, S.J., the President of
Francis (N.Y.), Villanova and Wagner. Fairfield University. Bob Byrnes, Director of
Athletics at Manhattan College, will chair
Sacred Heart started participating in MAAC the Committee on Athletic Administra tion,
Women’s Rowing in the spring of 2008. and Elizabeth Donohue, Assistant Athletic
Drake University will also join the league for Director/Senior Woman Administrator at Marist College
the 2010 MAAC Championship. will serve as Vice Chair.
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