ATLANTIC CITY, NJ (Mar. 8, 2026) – The quarterfinal round of the 2026 Air Force Reserve Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Men’s Basketball Championship at Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall wrapped up on Saturday night. No. 5 Marist University and No. 3 Siena University claimed wins to secure their spots in Sunday’s semifinal round.
No. 5 Marist – 77 | No. 4 Quinnipiac – 75
Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall | ATLANTIC CITY, NJ
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Marist squeaked by Quinnipiac, 77-75, in the night’s opening game. The first half was a game of constant runs between both teams. After a 5-2 start from Marist, Quinnipiac flew out to a 16-4 run to take the lead. From there, Marist would go on a 31-16 run to close out the first half with a scoreboard advantage of 42-32 at the half. Justin Menard of Marist was aggressive early and had 12 points, going 5-for-5 at the line. His backcourt mates, Rhyjon Blackwell and Jadin Collins-Roberts had 10 points each, to give the trio a combined 32 points of the team’s 42 scored.
The pendulum swung in favor of Quinnipiac in the second half. The Bobcats opened up the final half on an 8-2 run, which turned into a 21-9 run, giving Quinnipiac a 53-51 lead at the 10:13 mark. Grant Randle had a monster stretch scoring 16 points during the spurt. Quinnipiac took leads as high as four twice before Marist clawed its way back to the lead at 60-59 with 4:32. Down the stretch, both Menard and Randall came up clutch for their squads, hitting big bucket after bucket. A couple of huge back-to-back threes with less than two minutes to play from Menard put Marist in position to win. With less than 10 seconds to go, Quinnipiac’s Tai Turnage drove the length of the floor and attempted a game-tying jumper, but his attempt was denied by Jaden Daughtry, sealing the deal for Marist.
Marist Notes and Notables
- The trio of Menard, Blackwell and Collins-Roberts accounted for 56 points.
- Menard balled out, scoring 26 points on 5-for-9 shooting from downtown and a perfect 5-for-5 from the charity stripe.
- He added six assists, four steals, and three rebounds.
- Collins-Roberts recorded a double-double of 19 points and 11 rebounds.
- Blackwell tallied 11 points, five rebounds, three assists, and four steals.
- The Red Foxes had an efficient shooting night, connecting on 50 percent of their three-pointers (9-18) and shooting 40.3 percent from the field.
- Marist forced 13 turnovers and converted those mishaps into 16 points.
- The team also scored 28 points in the paint.
- The victory for Marist puts the team back into the semifinal round for the third time over the past four seasons.
- The Red Foxes will play on Sunday, March 8 at 6:00 p.m. against No. 1 Merrimack.
Quinnipiac Notes and Notables
- Randall and Amarri Monroe were the two double digit scorers for Quinnipiac.
- Randall had an outstanding game, leading all scorers with 28 points which included going a perfect 5-for-5 from deep, 7-of-10 on field goals, and 9-of-11 at the line.
- He logged a double-double by also scooping up 15 rebounds.
- Monroe also tallied a double-double, scoring 18 points and 10 rebounds.
- Quinnipiac’s bench contributed 15 points and the team scored 13 second chance points.
No. 3 Siena – 63 | No. 6 Mount St. Mary’s – 58
Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall | ATLANTIC CITY, NJ
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Siena survived a late rally by defending MAAC Champions, Mount St. Mary’s, pulling out a hard fought 63-58 win. Siena quickly got out to a 7-2 lead, which was answered by a 7-0 run from Mount St. Mary’s, putting the Mount in a two-point lead. That lead would be the first and last of the night for the Mountaineers, as the Saints would outscore the Mount 28-12 the rest of the way, sending the teams into the locker room with the score at 35-21.
The second half began much like the first and Siena scored the first five points of the frame to take its largest lead of the night at 19 points (40-21). The Saints kept the advantage at double-figures for the first three quarters of the half, before the game took a complete 180 with just under six minutes to play. The Mount stormed back with three clutch field goals by Luke McEldon and a huge three from Arlandus Keyes with .08 seconds, cutting it to a one point margin. Despite the valiant effort, Siena hit clutch free throws down the stretch to take the win.
Siena Notes and Notables
- All 63 Siena points were scored by the team’s starting unit.
- Brendan Coyle and Gavin Doty each scored 17 points, while Justice Shoats added 13 points and Francis Folefac had 10 points.
- Coyle was lights out from behind the line, making 5-of-12 three-pointers, while getting nine rebounds.
- Doty was a perfect 10-for-10 at the free throw line and also had four rebounds.
- Shoats led the team with six assists.
- Siena had a near wire-to-wire win, owning the lead for 35:37 while only trailing for 00:18.
- Siena earns its first postseason win since the 2020 tournament and will play in its first semifinal round game since 2019.
- Siena faces No. 7 Fairfield in the semifinals on Sunday at 8:30 p.m.
Mount St. Mary’s Notes and Notables
- McEldon was a rebound shy of a double-double, scoring 18 points with nine rebounds.
- Keyes ended his night with 14 points, three rebounds and two assists.
- Trey Deveaux grabbed 10 rebounds and scored eight points.
- The Mount won the battle of the post, pulling down a rebound advantage of 42-36 and scoring more points in the paint, at 28-22.
- Mount St. Mary’s also held advantages in second chance points (16-7), fast break points (7-4) and bench points (9-0).
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With 13 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 45th year of competition during the 2025-26 academic year. Current conference members include: Canisius University, Fairfield University, Iona University, Manhattan University, Marist University, Merrimack College, Mount St. Mary’s University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Sacred Heart University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena University.
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