(SportsNetwork.com) – The 34th annual Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament is set to tip off at the Times Union Center on Thursday with an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament on the line. The defending champion Manhattan Jaspers (16-13, 13-7), the third seed in this year’s event, don’t take the floor until the quarterfinals on […]

The Iona Gaels, who were an impressive 11-2 in their own building, finished with the best league mark at 17-3, yet struggled a bit in non-conference play which isn’t unheard of for some of the teams in the MAAC that challenge themselves before conference play begins in earnest after the new year. The Gaels figure […]

Springfield, MA (SportsNetwork.com) – Sean Armand tallied 21 points and five assists, as the Iona Gaels held off the Canisius Golden Griffins, 75-72, in the semifinal round of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament at the MassMutual Center. Armand shot 8-of-11 from the field, including 4-of-6 from 3-point range for top-seeded Iona (22-9), which will […]

Springfield, MA (SportsNetwork.com) – Tre Bowman led all scorers with 28 points, as the top-seeded Iona Gaels dismissed the No. 8 seed Rider Broncs, 94-71, in the quarterfinal round of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament at the MassMutual Center. With the win, Iona advances to face fourth-seeded Canisius in Sunday’s semifinal round. Sean Armand […]

(SportsNetwork.com) – Like so many conferences in college sports these days, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference is one that has made some moves in terms of membership in the last year, adding Monmouth and Quinnipiac, while watching Loyola-Maryland defect to the Patriot League. But even with those changes, the team to watch in the 33rd […]

South Bend, IN (SportsNetwork.com) – The Notre Dame Fighting Irish begin their first run through the ACC with a daunting task, as they play host to the seventh-ranked Duke Blue Devils on Saturday afternoon at the Purcell Pavilion. Mike Brey’s squad closed out its non-conference slate with an 87-81 overtime win against Canisius last weekend. […]