Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Welcomes Back Fall & Spring Sports
EDISON, N.J. (Mar. 6, 2021)– Today the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) welcomed back many fall and springs sports that were delayed due to COVID-19 precautions. This week kicks off the season’s for Men’s and Women’s Lacrosse, Men’s and Women’s Soccer, Water Polo, Rowing, and Volleyball. MAAC Tennis and Golf action is underway with a couple matches already taking place. Baseball, Softball, and Track and Field are all set to get underway later in the month.
“It is great that we are back with our spring and fall sports. Almost all of our sports have had over a year layoff, so we are happy for the athletes to have the opportunity to do what they love to do” MAAC Commissioner Rich Ensor said. “The MAAC continues to work with health and state officials to make sure that we are doing everything we can to ensure these student athletes are staying as healthy as possible. In addition to testing, the institution affirms its student-athletes, coaches, staff, and others involved with intercollegiate athletics at the institution are observing risk mitigation activities such as daily self-health checks, frequent washing of hands, wearing masks, social distancing, and other protocols as recommended by the CDC, state, and local health authorities.”
Ensor added “Yesterday we kicked off the MAAC Championship season with the Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Championships. It was great to be back out and running championships. We look forward to the upcoming week of Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships in Atlantic City and putting on more first-class events for all of the remaining Spring Championships.”
For a full list of competition and championship start dates for all MAAC sports occurring in the spring, see below. Information on spring sports not mentioned will be made available in the upcoming weeks.
Baseball
First Date of Competition: Mar. 20
Championship Dates: May 27-30
Location: TBD
Men’s and Women’s Golf
First Permissible Start Date: Mar. 6
Championship Dates: April 22-25
Location: Disney's Magnolia Golf Course – Lake Buena Vista, FL
Men’s Lacrosse
First Date of Competition: Mar. 6 (Preliminary Games)
Championship Dates: May 6-9
Location: TBA
Women’s Lacrosse
First Date of Competition: Mar. 6
Championship Dates: May 6-9
Location: TBA
Men’s Soccer
First Date of Competition: Mar. 11
Championship Date: April 11, 14, & 17
Location: Higher Seeds Host
Women’s Soccer
First Date of Competition: Mar. 9
Championship Dates: April 9, 12, & 16
Location: Higher Seeds Host
Outdoor Track and Field
Championship Dates: May 8 & 9
Location: Rider University
Men’s and Women’s Tennis
Championship Dates: April 24 & 25
Location: Mercer County Park Tennis Center – West Windsor, NJ
Rowing
First Permissible Start Date: Mar. 6
Championship Date: May 16
Location: Cooper River Park – Pennsauken Township, NJ
Softball
First Date of Competition: Mar. 20
Championship Dates: May 14-16
Location: Highest Seed
Volleyball
First Date of Competition: Mar. 7
Championship Dates: April 1-3
Location: Albany Capital Center – Albany, NY
Water Polo
First Permissible Start Date: Mar. 6
Championship Dates: May 1 & 2
Location: Marist College – Poughkeepsie, NY
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) celebrates its 40th year of competition during the 2020-21 academic year. Current conference members include: Canisius College, Fairfield University, Iona College, Manhattan College, Marist College, Monmouth University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena College.