EDISON, NJ (Jan. 25, 2022) – Monmouth University has announced its decision to depart the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) and join the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) effective at the start of the 2022-23 academic year.
“The MAAC membership wishes the student-athletes and coaches of Monmouth University the best of luck as the school transitions to a new conference and as the school’s teams complete their MAAC competition this winter and spring,” notes Commissioner Richard J. Ensor. “In the midst of conference re-alignment all around us, we are confident of the strength of the MAAC conference schools and their continued commitment to competition in the core sports of our student-athletes.”
Monmouth, which joined the MAAC prior to the 2013-14 academic year from the Northeast Conference, competes in 18 of the league’s 24 sports.
With the departure of Monmouth, the MAAC’s membership will decrease to 10 institutions, a quantity the league held from 1997 through 2013.
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 41st year of competition during the 2021-22 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.
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