EDISON, NJ (Oct. 27, 2022) – The 2022 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Women's Soccer Championship field is set and the tournament kicks-off on Sunday, October, 30 with a pair of opening round matches. The six-team championship field features top-seed Quinnipiac, No. 2 Fairfield, No. 3 Niagara, No. 4 Rider, No. 5 Canisius, and No.6 Marist. All rounds of the tournament will be hosted by the higher seed and all games will air on ESPN Networks.
Quinnipiac and Fairfield earned a share of the MAAC Regular Season Championship, each finishing 2022 with a league-best mark of 9-1 (27 points). The Bobcat’s defeated the Stags 3-2 back on October 1, giving Quinnipiac the head-to-head tiebreaker and No. 1 overall seed in the tournament field. The regular season crown for Quinnipiac was the first ever MAAC title for the program since joining the league in 2014. The Bobcats finished the 2022 campaign with a 13-2-1 overall record and went a perfect 8-0 at home. The Bobcats look to capture their first MAAC Tournament Championship. Fairfield collects its first regular season title since 2012 and eighth overall. The Stags compiled a 14-3 overall mark, giving them their most overall wins since 2014. Their 9-1 conference record tied a program best for them, a feat that was last accomplished in 1998. The Stags’ only other losses on the season came on the road at Princeton and Dartmouth. Fairfield enters the tournament on a six-game win streak and looks to continue it as they pursue their first Tournament Championship since 2008.
Both Quinnipiac and Fairfield earn opening round byes to the MAAC Semifinals, on Thursday, November 3. The Bobcats will face the lowest advancing seed, while the Stags will welcome the highest advancing seed.
OPENING ROUND
No. 3 Niagara (9-7-1, 6-3-1 MAAC) vs. No. 6 Marist (5-6-5, 3-5-2 MAAC)
Niagara Field | Niagara University | 12:00 PM | ESPN
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Third-seeded Niagara will face No. 6 Marist in the first opening round match on Sunday at 12 p.m. Niagara went on a 5-game win streak in October, which propelled them to the three seed. This game will be a rematch of the season finale that took place October 26, 2022, at Marist in which Marist defeated Niagara 1-0. With that win, the Red Foxes were able to secure their berth in the postseason as the sixth and final seed in the tournament.
No. 4 Rider (8-7-2, 5-5 MAAC) vs. No. 5 Canisius (5-4-9, 3-2-5 MAAC)
Ben Cohen Field | Lawrenceville, NJ | 2:00 PM | ESPN
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The second opening round matchup will feature No. 4 seed Rider taking on No. 5 Canisius at 2 pm. Rider enters the tournament on a three-game win streak, and strong ending to the regular season, having won its final three contests. The two sides met in the conference opener, with Canisius defeating Rider 2-1 in Buffalo. The Griff’s travel to Lawrenceville, looking to capture a berth in the semi-finals, an accomplishment they have not been able to achieve since 2013.
The 2022 MAAC Women's Soccer Championship will take place from October 30 through November 6. The six-team, single-elimination championship will be hosted by the higher seed of each match. The opening round will take place on Sunday, October 30, followed by the semifinals on Thursday, November 3, and concluding with the championship match on Sunday, November 6. For all information regarding the 2022 MAAC Women’s Soccer Championship, please visit
maacsports.com/wsoc.
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 42nd year of competition during the 2022-23 academic year. Current conference members include: Canisius College, 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.
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