@MAACSPORTS 2015 MAAC BASEBALL #MAACBASEBALL MAAC STAFF DIRECTORY TABLE OF CONTENTS Content Pg Championships Schedule 4 About the MAAC 6-7 MAAC Commissioner 8-9 Commissioner’s Cup 10 Goodworks Standings 11 Championship Bracket 13 Canisius College 14 712 Amboy Avenue Fairfield University 15 Edison, New Jersey 08837 Iona College 17 (732) 738-5455 MAAC/Disney Partnership 18 Future Disney Championships 19 Richard J. Ensor, Esq. .................................................. Commissioner Disney Championship History 19 Barbara Church ................................ Senior Associate Commissioner Manhattan College 20 Ken Taylor ...... Associate Commissioner - Men’s Basketball & Baseball Marist College 23 Marshall Foley ................. Associate Commissioner - Championships Monmouth University 24 Hamilton Cook ......................... Assistant Commissioner - New Media Niagara University 28 Lily Rodriguez .............Director of Championships and Special Events Quinnipiac University 31 Kiernan Ensor ............. Director of Championships and Special Events Rider University 32 Dan Petrino .............................................. Director of Championships Saint Peter’s University 33 Jordan Confessore ......... Director of Women’s Basketball Operations Siena College 35 Sean Radu ....... Director of New Media - Marketing & Broadcasting MAAC Baseball Records 37 Kyle Firestine ...................................... Director of New Media - Video Joe Cardone ..................................................... Administrative Fellow Adam Brooks.................................................... Administrative Fellow Mike Greengarten ............................................. Administrative Fellow 2014-15 CHAMPIONSHIPS SCHEDULE DATE SPORT SITE PREVIOUS CHAMPION May 17, 2015 Men’s & Women’s Rowing Lake Mercer Marist (M) | Jacksonville (W) May 20-24, 2015 Baseball Duchess Stadium Siena Oct. 31, 2014 Men’s & Women’s Cross Country Holmdel Park Iona (M) | Iona (W) Nov. 1 & 7-9, 2014 Women’s Soccer Monmouth Rider Nov. 7 - 9, 2014 Field Hockey Monmouth Monmouth Nov. 8 & 14-16, 2014 Men’s Soccer Quinnipiac Monmouth Nov. 20-22, 2014 Volleyball ESPN Wide World of Sports Siena Feb. 11-14, 2015 Men’s & Women’s Swimming & Diving Burt Flickinger Center Rider (M) | Marist (W) Feb. 21, 2015 Men’s & Women’s Indoor Track & Field New Balance Armory Monmouth (M) | Monmouth (W) Mar. 5-9, 2015 Men’s & Women’s Basketball Times Union Center Manhattan (M) | Quinnipiac (W) Apr. 23-26, 2015 Men’s & Women’s Golf Disney’s Palm Golf Course Saint Peter’s (M) | Albany (W) Apr. 24-26, 2015 Men’s & Women’s Tennis Mercer County Park Marist (M) | Quinnipiac (W) Apr. 24-26, 2015 Water Polo Marist College Wagner Apr. 24 & May 1-3, 2015 Women’s Lacrosse Canisius College Fairfield May 1-3, 2015 Men’s Lacrosse Marist College Marist May 2-3, 2015 Men’s & Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Monmouth University Monmouth (M) | Monmouth (W) May 6-10, 2015 Softball Canisius College Fairfield MAACSPORTS.COM 3 @MAACSPORTS #MAACBASEBALL 2015 MAAC BASEBALL 2014-15 MAAC CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE Men’s & Women’s Cross Country Champion: Iona College (M), Iona College (W) Women’s Soccer Champion: Rider University Field Hockey Champion: Monmouth University Men’s Soccer Champion: Monmouth University Volleyball Champion: Siena College Men’s & Women’s Swimming & Diving Champion: Rider University (M), Marist College (W) Men’s & Women’s Indoor Track & Field Champion: Monmouth University (M), Monmouth University (W) Men’s & Women’s Basketball Champion: Manhattan College (M), Quinnipiac University (W) Men’s & Women’s Golf Champion: Saint Peter’s University (M), University of Albany (W) Water Polo Champion: Wagner College Men’s & Women’s Tennis Champion: Marist College (M), Quinnipiac University (W) Women’s Lacrosse Champion: Fairfield University Men’s Lacrosse Champion: Marist College Men’s & Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Champion: Monmouth University (M), Monmouth University (W) Softball Champion: Fairfield University Men’s & Women’s Rowing May 17, 2015 ● Lake Mercer, West Windsor, N.J. Baseball May 20-24, 2015 ● Hosted by Manhattan College ● Dutchess Stadium, Fishkill, N.Y. 4 MAACSPORTS.COM THE METRO ATLANTIC ATHLETIC CONFERENCE THANKS ITS CORPORATE PARTNERS FOR THEIR CONTINUED SUPPORT For more information about becoming a MAAC Corporate Partner please contact: Katie Carew John Obropta Sales and Service Coordinator Vice President, Sales (W) 914-696-2100 x134 (W) 914-708-5024 (C) 914-417-1237 (C) 914-319-6024 [email protected] [email protected] @MAACSPORTS #MAACBASEBALL 2015 MAAC BASEBALL THE METRO ATLANTIC ATHLETIC CONFERENCE The MAAC Story: Excellence in Last year, the MAAC, Canisius College, and Niagara University Academics & Athletics successfully hosted the 2014 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball With 11 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of Second and Third Rounds at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, New York, marking the fourth time that all three parties partnered the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference is in its 34th year of for this same event (2004, 2007, and 2010). The MAAC and competition during the 2014-2015 academic year. Fairfield University hosted the 2013 NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Regional at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, The MAAC was founded in 1980 by six charter members: the Connecticut. The MAAC and Rider University hosted the U.S. Military Academy, Fairfield University, Fordham University, 2012 NCAA Rowing Championships at Lake Mercer in West Iona College, Manhattan College and Saint Peter’s College. Windsor, New Jersey, and also co-hosted the 2011 NCAA Competition followed one year later in the fall of 1981 with Division I Wrestling Championships at the Wells Fargo Center members competing in the sports of men’s cross country and in Philadelphia. The MAAC and Rider University co-hosted men’s soccer. On January 2, 1982, Army traveled to Iona for the 2009 NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship the first MAAC men’s basketball game and the MAAC story had Regional at the Sovereign Bank Arena in Trenton, New Jersey, begun. after recording the third-highest attendance figure for the women’s championship with the First and Second Rounds in Current Conference members include: Canisius College, 2006. Fairfield University, Iona College, Manhattan College, Marist College, Monmouth University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac In June of 1995, the MAAC developed new opportunities for University, Rider University, Saint Peter’s University, and student-athletes as the conference announced the formation Siena College. In addition, associate members include the of the MAAC Men’s and Women’s Lacrosse Leagues. The University of Detroit Mercy in men’s lacrosse and Jacksonville men’s league began competition in the spring of 1996, while University in men’s rowing; St. Francis College, Villanova the women’s league commenced in the spring of 1997. Since University, Virginia Military Institute and Wagner College are all their inception as associate sports leagues, both men’s and associate members in Women’s Water Polo. Drake University, women’s lacrosse have been upgraded to full MAAC sports. Jacksonville University, Robert Morris University, Sacred Heart The men’s league currently consists of six MAAC schools University, and Stetson University compete in women’s rowing, - Canisius, Manhattan, Marist, Monmouth, Quinnipiac and while the University at Albany, University of Dayton, and the Siena - and one associate member – the University of Detroit University of Hartford take part in women’s golf competition. Mercy. The women’s league features competition among nine Bryant University, LIU Brooklyn, and Sacred Heart University MAAC institutions - Canisius, Fairfield, Iona, Manhattan, Marist, compete in field hockey, while Bryant University is a member Monmouth, Niagara, Quinnipiac and Siena. in men’s swimming & diving. The MAAC will support 25 sports and championships during the 2014-2015 academic year; in addition, the MAAC champion earns automatic qualification to the NCAA Championship in 16 sports. The MAAC Basketball Championships returned to the Times Union Center in Albany, New York, in 2015 after a three-year stint in Springfield, Massachusetts, at the MassMutual Center from 2012-2014. The 2015 MAAC Basketball Championships marked the 16th time that Albany had hosted the championships, with the most recent taking place in 2010. By having an excellent working relationship with various facilities, the MAAC has been able to attract a number of NCAA Championship events. Most recently, the MAAC along with Siena College hosted the 2015 NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Albany Regional at the Times Union Center. Earlier this fall, the MAAC, Iona College, and Manhattan College teamed up to host the 2014 NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Northeast Cross Country Regional at Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx, New York. 6 MAACSPORTS.COM @MAACSPORTS 2015 MAAC BASEBALL #MAACBASEBALL In the spring of 2014, the MAAC expanded the championship Bank Arena, and the Sun National Bank Center. field to six teams in men’s and women’s soccer, volleyball, women’s lacrosse, softball, and baseball. Additionally, the This year, the MAAC took the 2014 Volleyball Championship to MAAC membership agreed that the highest seeded team should Orlando, Florida, at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, generally host the MAAC championship. where Siena College captured its ninth title in program history. The 2015 MAAC