EDISON, NJ (Aug. 18, 2022) – The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) and Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN) today announced the matchups, networks, and start times for the 2022 MAAC/ASUN Dublin Basketball Challenge.
As announced on
April 27, the 2022 MAAC/ASUN Dublin Basketball Challenge field of eight will be comprised of two men’s teams and two women’s teams from each conference. Representing the MAAC for the men will be Niagara University and Rider University. Highlighting the women’s side for the MAAC will be Marist College and Rider University. ASUN teams will include the University of Central Arkansas and Stetson University on the men’s end and the University North Florida and Eastern Kentucky University for the women.
All eight games will air live on ESPN family of networks, highlighted by a pair of contests nationally televised on ESPNU. The two contests set to be played on ESPNU will include one women’s and one men’s game. The opening women’s contest on Friday, November 18 between the Marist and Eastern Kentucky (8:30 a.m.) and the men’s game on Saturday, November 19 between Rider and Central Arkansas (7:00 a.m.) will be the two ESPNU matchups.
Below is the full schedule with all matchups, tip times, and ESPN Networks.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18:
| Game Time (Local) |
Game Time (EST) |
|
Matchup |
Network |
| 10:00 a.m. GMT |
5:00 a.m. EST |
Men |
Rider vs. Stetson
|
TBD |
| 12:30 p.m. GMT |
7:30 a.m. EST |
Women |
Marist vs. Eastern Kentucky
|
TBD |
| 4:00 p.m. GMT |
11:00 a.m. EST |
Men |
Niagara vs. Central Arkansas
|
TBD |
| 6:30 p.m. GMT |
1:30 p.m. EST |
Women |
Rider vs. North Florida
|
TBD |
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19:
| Game Time (Local) |
Game Time (EST) |
|
Matchup |
Network |
| 11:00 a.m. GMT |
6:00 a.m. EST |
Men |
Central Arkansas vs. Rider
|
TBD |
| 1:30 p.m. GMT |
8:30 a.m. EST |
Women |
North Florida vs. Marist
|
TBD |
| 5:00 p.m. GMT |
12:00 p.m. EST |
Men |
Stetson vs. Niagara
|
TBD |
| 7:30 p.m. GMT |
2:30 p.m. EST |
Women |
Eastern Kentucky vs. Rider
|
TBD |
Tickets for the 2022 MAAC/ASUN Dublin Basketball Challenge can be purchased
here.
All information regarding the 2022 MAAC/ASUN Dublin Basketball Challenge can be found on
maacsports.com.
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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