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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Content Pg. Championships Schedule 5 About the MAAC 6 MAAC Commissioner 8 Commissioners Cup Standings 10 MAAC Goodworks Standings 11 Championship Bracket 12 Fairfield University 15 & 33 MAAC/Disney Partnership 17 Future Disney Championships 18 Disney Championship History 18 Marist College 20 & 38 Monmouth University 21 & 39 Niagara University 22 & 40 Quinnipiac University 25 & 41 Rider University 26 & 43 Saint Peter’s University 27 & 44 Siena 29 & 46 Manhattan College 36
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RichardJ.Ensor,Esq....................................................Commissioner BarbaraChurch ................................ SeniorAssociateCommissioner KenTaylor.......AssociateCommissioner -Men’sBasketball&Baseball Marshall Foley .................Associate Commissioner - Championships Lily Rodriguez .........................Assistant Commissioner - NewMedia KiernanEnsor .............Director ofChampionshipsandSpecial Events DanPetrino .............................................. Director of Championships Jordan Confessore ......... Director of Women’s Basketball Operations HamiltonCook .....................Director ofNewMedia -Communications Sean Radu ....... Director of New Media - Marketing & Broadcasting Kyle Firestine ...................................... Director of New Media - Video JoeCardone .....................................................AdministrativeFellow Adam Brooks.................................................... Administrative Fellow MikeGreengarten .............................................AdministrativeFellow
2014-15 CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE
DATE
SPORT
SITE
PREVIOUS CHAMPION
Apr. 23-26, 2015 Apr. 24-26, 2015 Apr. 24-26, 2015 Apr. 24-26, 2015 May 1-3, 2015 May 2-3, 2015 May 6-10, 2015 May 20-24, 2015 Oct. 31, 2014
Men’s & Women’s Golf Men’s & Women’s Rowing Men’s & Women’s Tennis
Disney’s Palm Golf Course Saint Peter’s (M) | Siena (W)
Lake Mercer
Marist (M) | Jacksonville (W) Marist (M) | Quinnipiac (W)
Mercer County Park
Water Polo
Marist College
Wagner Canisius
Apr. 24 & May 1-3, 2015 Women’s Lacrosse
TBA TBA
Men’s Lacrosse
Siena
Men’s & Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Monmouth University
Monmouth (M) | Monmouth (W)
Softball Baseball
TBA
Iona Siena
Duchess Stadium Holmdel Park
Men’s & Women’s Cross Country
Iona (M) | Iona (W)
Nov. 1 & 7-9, 2014 Women’s Soccer
Monmouth Monmouth Quinnipiac
Rider
Nov. 7 - 9, 2014
Field Hockey
Monmouth Monmouth
Nov. 8 & 14-16, 2014 Men’s Soccer Nov. 20-22, 2014 Volleyball
ESPN Wide World of Sports Siena
Feb. 11-14, 2015 Feb. 21, 2015 Mar. 5-9, 2015
Men’s & Women’s Swimming & Diving Burt Flickinger Center Men’s & Women’s Indoor Track & Field New Balance Armory
Rider (M) | Marist (W) Monmouth (M) | Monmouth (W) Manhattan (M) | Quinnipiac (W)
Men’s & Women’s Basketball
Times Union Center
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2014-15 MAAC CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE
Men’s & Women’s Cross Country Champion: Iona College (M), Iona College (W) Women’s Soccer Champion: Rider University Field Hockey Champion: Monmouth University Men’s Soccer Champion: Monmouth University Volleyball Champion: Siena College Men’s & Women’s Swimming & Diving Champion: Rider University (M), Marist College (W) Men’s & Women’s Indoor Track & Field Champion: Monmouth University (M), Monmouth University (W) Men’s & Women’s Basketball Champion: Manhattan College (M), Quinnipiac University (W) Men’s & Women’s Golf April 23-26, 2015 ● Walt Disney World, Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Water Polo April 24-26, 2015 ● Marist College, Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Men’s & Women’s Tennis April 24-26, 2015 ● Mercer County Park, West Windsor, N.J. Women’s Lacrosse
First Round: April 25, 2015 ● Hosted by #3 & #4 Seed Semifinal/ Final: May 1-3, 2015 ● Hosted by #1 Seed Men’s Lacrosse May 1-3, 2015 ● Hosted by Highest Seeded Full MAAC Member Men’s & Women’s Outdoor Track & Field May 2-3, 2015 ● Monmouth University, West Long Branch, N.J. Softball May 6-10, 2015 ● Hosted by #1 Seed Men’s & Women’s Rowing May 17, 2015 ● Lake Mercer, West Windsor, N.J. Baseball May 20-24, 2015 ● Hosted by Manhattan College ● Dutchess Stadium, Fishkill, N.Y.
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THE METRO ATLANTIC ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
The MAAC Story: Excellence in Academics & Athletic s
Last year, the MAAC, Canisius College, and Niagara University successfully hosted the 2014 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Second and Third Rounds at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, NewYork, marking the fourth time that all three parties partnered for this same event (2004, 2007, and 2010). The MAAC and Fairfield University hosted the 2013 NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Regional at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The MAAC and Rider University hosted the 2012 NCAA Rowing Championships at Lake Mercer in West Windsor, New Jersey, and also co-hosted the 2011 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. The MAAC and Rider University co-hosted the 2009 NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship Regional at the Sovereign Bank Arena in Trenton, New Jersey, after recording the third-highest attendance figure for the women’s championship with the First and Second Rounds in 2006. In June of 1995, the MAAC developed new opportunities for student-athletes as the conference announced the formation of the MAAC Men’s and Women’s Lacrosse Leagues. The men’s league began competition in the spring of 1996, while the women’s league commenced in the spring of 1997. Since their inception as associate sports leagues, both men’s and women’s lacrosse have been upgraded to full MAAC sports. The men’s league currently consists of six MAAC schools - Canisius, Manhattan, Marist, Monmouth, Quinnipiac and Siena - and one associate member – the University of Detroit Mercy. The women’s league features competition among nine MAAC institutions - Canisius, Fairfield, Iona, Manhattan, Marist, Monmouth, Niagara, Quinnipiac and Siena.
With 11 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference is in its 34th year of competition during the 2014-2015 academic year. The MAAC was founded in 1980 by six charter members: the U.S. Military Academy, Fairfield University, Fordham University, Iona College, Manhattan College and Saint Peter’s College. Competition followed one year later in the fall of 1981 with members competing in the sports of men’s cross country and men’s soccer. On January 2, 1982, Army traveled to Iona for the first MAAC men’s basketball game and the MAAC story had begun. 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. In addition, associate members include the University of Detroit Mercy in men’s lacrosse and Jacksonville University in men’s rowing; St. Francis College, Villanova University, Virginia Military Institute and Wagner College are all associate members in Women’s Water Polo. Drake University, Jacksonville University, Robert Morris University, Sacred Heart University, and Stetson University compete in women’s rowing, while the University at Albany, University of Dayton, and the University of Hartford take part in women’s golf competition. Bryant University, LIU Brooklyn, and Sacred Heart University compete in field hockey, while Bryant University is a member in men’s swimming & diving. The MAAC will support 25 sports and championships during the 2014-2015 academic year; in addition, the MAAC champion earns automatic qualification to the NCAA Championship in 16 sports. The MAAC Basketball Championships returned to the Times Union Center in Albany, New York, in 2015 after a three-year stint in Springfield, Massachusetts, at the MassMutual Center from 2012-2014. The 2015 MAAC Basketball Championships marked the 16th time thatAlbany had hosted the championships, with the most recent taking place in 2010. By having an excellent working relationship with various facilities, the MAAC has been able to attract a number of NCAA Championship events. Most recently, theMAACalongwithSiena College hosted the 2015 NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Albany Regional at the Times Union Center. Earlier this fall, the MAAC, Iona College, and Manhattan College teamed up to host the 2014 NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Northeast Cross Country Regional at Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx, New York.
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In the spring of 2014, the MAAC expanded the championship field to six teams in men’s and women’s soccer, volleyball, women’s lacrosse, softball, and baseball. Additionally, the MAAC membership agreed that the highest seeded team should generally host the MAAC championship. MAAC Associate Sports In 2002, the MAAC added the MAAC Women’s Water Polo League. The league is currently made up of three MAAC schools - Iona, Marist and Siena - as well as four associate members, St. Francis (N.Y.), Villanova, Virginia Military Institute and Wagner. Sacred Heart began participation in MAAC Women’s Rowing in the spring of 2008. Drake University joined the league for the 2010 MAAC Championship, while Robert Morris began competition in the spring of 2011. In 2012 Jacksonville University brought its men’s and women’s teams into MAAC Rowing, and Stetson University joined the league in 2014. MAAC women’s golf competition is comprised of five member schools – Fairfield, Monmouth, Niagara, Quinnipiac and Siena – and three associate members – the University at Albany, the University of Dayton, and the University of Hartford. For the first time in league history, an associate member was added in men’s swimming & diving when Bryant University joined the league in the summer of 2012. InApril of 2013 the MAAC added field hockey as a sponsored sport with competition beginning in the fall of the 2013-14 academic year between four member institutions – Monmouth University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University and Siena College. In June of 2013 the MAAC added associate members to the Field Hockey League - Bryant University and Sacred Heart University, bringing the MAAC to six teams for 2014, with Fairfield University set to join the league starting in the 2015-16 academic year. In the winter of 2015, LIU Brooklyn joined the league and is set to begin competition in the fall of 2015-16. Academics and Athletics The MAAC prides itself on the accomplishments of its student- athletes in the classroom, as well as on the field. Mary Beth Riley, a 1991 graduate of Canisius, was the first recipient of the NCAA Woman of the Year Award. In the fall of 1998, Erin Whalen, a member of the Iona women’s rowing team, was awarded one of the nation’s 32 Rhodes Scholarships for academic achievement and civic leadership. In 2014 the NCAA announced that 25 MAAC women’s sports and 13 men’s sports achieved a perfect APR score of 1,000. MAAC women’s basketball posted a conference wide APR of 992, 19 points higher than the national average of 973. The MAAC was ranked in the top quartile of the Division I members in terms of overall graduation rates. First-class facilities are the rule with MAAC schools, as teams regularly play in top-notch arenas, such as Madison Square Garden, the Barclays Center, the MassMutual Center, the IZOD Center, First Niagara Center, Times Union Center, the Webster
This year, the MAAC took the 2014 Volleyball Championship to Orlando, Florida, at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, where Siena College captured its ninth title in program history. The 2015 MAAC Men’s and Women’s Golf Championships will be held at Disney’s Magnolia Golf Course. In the past several years, a number of the MAAC schools have also enjoyed success in NCAA Championships. MAAC schools have played in a total of 83 NIT games and 82 NCAA games. In 2014, Siena College claimed the league’s first basketball postseason title in its history by winning the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) title. In 2013, the MAAC had a record six men basketball programs participate in postseason play- Iona (NCAA Championship), Niagara (NIT), Canisius, Fairfield, Loyola, and Rider (CIT). Canisius and Loyola both advanced to theQuarterfinal round, while Rider reached the second round. In 2012, the MAAC had two teams advance to the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship for the first time in 16 years, with Loyola earning the league’s automatic bid and Iona garnering an at-large bid. In 2007, the Marist women’s basketball team advanced to the Sweet 16 before falling to the eventual National Champion, the University of Tennessee. The Red Foxes have recorded an additional five NCAA wins since their run in 2007. The MAAC has also been a leader in the forefront of technology, expanding the notoriety of the league into cyberspace. In 2007, the league reached an agreement with JumpTV, Inc., now NeuLion, Inc., to design and host the MAAC web page. MAACSports.com has been a great success, providing fans with up-to-date contest results, live and on-demand video and an online merchandise store. The MAAC, in conjunction with NeuLion, launched an iPhone app in February 2011, followed by Android and iPad apps that were released during the 2011-12 academic year. In September 2011, the conference announced the launch of MAAC.TV, the league’s first broadband network. Eight schools - Canisius, Fairfield, Iona, Manhattan, Marist, Monmouth, Rider, and Saint Peter’s - are currently part of the network, which broadcast over 400 live events in 2013-14. In May 2014, the MAAC continued to grow its partnership with ESPN3 announcing the launch of the MAAC Branded ESPN3 Channel. All MAAC and school produced ESPN3 broadcasts will be viewable as live or archived contents for all MAAC sports. The new initiative increases the MAAC’s long-term partnership with ESPN and is concurrent with the development of school based production facilities on many of the conference’s member campuses. The MAAC President for the 2014-2015 academic year is John J. Hurley, the President of Canisius College. The Vice-President is Brennan O’Donnell, the President of Manhattan College. Commissioner Rich Ensor serves as the league’s Secretary/ Treasurer. Joe Quinlan, Director of Athletics at Saint Peter’s University, will chair the Committee on Athletic Administration, and Jamie Fogarty, Senior Associate Athletic Director/SWA at Iona College will serve as Vice Chair.
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COMMISSIONER RICHARD J. ENSOR, ESQ.
RichardJ. Ensorwasnamed the thirdCommissioner of theMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference in August 1988. In the 26 years since his appointment, Ensor has provided leadership to the conference in a period of transition and growth in intercollegiate athletics and the MAAC. During his tenure the MAAC has secured a stable membership base, expanded the number of championships conducted and developed an extensive marketing program cemented with broadcast agreements with ESPN, a web paged hosted by NeuLion and
(m&w), lacrosse (m&w), rowing (w), soccer (m&w) water polo (w), field hockey (w) and volleyball (w)]. Additionally, MAAC men’s and women’s cross country have access to the NCAA championship through a regional qualifier race. Over half the MAAC sponsored sports now have direct access to NCAA Championships for the first time in the history of the conference. (Up from 13 sports and two automatic bids in 1988.) To award its fans, arena partners and membership, the MAAC during Ensor’s tenure has been very aggressive in seeking out opportunities to host NCAA Championships in various sports. With member schools it has served as a co-host of the 1995, 2000, 2004, 2007 and 2010 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament First and Second Rounds at the Times Union Center and the HSBC Arena (again the host for the 2014 2nd & 3rd rounds), respectively, and the 2003 NCAA Men’s Basketball East Regional at the Albany, NY arena and the 2003 NCAA Men’s Frozen Four at theBuffalo venue. Additionally, theMAACco-hosted the 1998, 2000, 2003, 2004 & 2006 NCAA Northeast Cross Country Regional at Van Cortlandt Park - Bronx, NY. In 2002, the MAAC was a co-host of the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championship at the Times Union Center, and it repeated as host in 2011 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA. All the NCAA men’s championships the MAAC has hosted with its arena partners have been sellouts. The MAAC co-hosted the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament First and Second Rounds at the Sovereign Bank Arena in Trenton, NJ in 2006 and then hosted the Trenton Regional at the same site in 2009. In 2013 the MAAC hosted the regional again, this time at the Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, CT, and in 2015 it will co-host the regional for the first time at the Times Union Center in Albany, NY with Siena College. Ensor, who spearheads the league’s marketing efforts, has sought to tie the conference’s strong academic image into its marketing campaign. The MAAC has carved a well-earned niche as an athletic conference that balances quality academics and athletics. In 2014 the MAAC was ranked in the top quartile of the 31 NCAA Division I conferences in the NCAA’s Graduation Rate Success Report with 25MAACwomen’s sports teams and 13men’s sports teams achieving a perfect APR score of 1,000. The marketing efforts have been timely, as it has highlighted the conference’s continued rise in the basketball standings. Ensor has aggressively pushed the MAAC into internet-based marketing through its award winning web page, www.maacsports.com, and other technology driven initiatives such as the league’s MAAC.TV. In 2014 the MAAC announced a new sponsorship representation agreement with ANC Sports Enterprises, LLC which is an industry leader in team and venue services, providing integrated signage, design, and marketing solutions for sports and commercial facilities. ANC maintains league-wide digital scoretable systems for the MAAC’s member schools. In 2010, the MAAC announced a multi-year agreement with ESPN which includes 40 plus broadcasts annually
partner championship venues such as the Times Union Center(Albany, NY), Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and Disney Sports Attractions. During a time of tumultuous realignment within NCAA Division I conferencestheMAACremainsahomogenousassociation of private institutions of similar size and funding, which are committed to student-athlete excellence both on the playing fields and in the classroom. Ensor is apastmember of the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Committee and past president of the Collegiate Commissioners Association (CCA). He serves on the boards of the Sports Lawyers Association, WBCA, Philadelphia Sports Congress, NCAA MBOLLC and NACDA’s IAAA ADs. In 2015 Ensor was presented the President’s Award at the WBCA’s Award Show as part of the association annual convention at the NCAA Women’s Final Four in Tampa Fl. This award is presented to an individual selected by the WBCA president who has given a tireless commitment to the development of women’s basketball. Under Ensor’s direction, the MAAC has focused efforts to showcase its member institutions in its annual men’s and women’s basketball tournament. Since 1990 with the support of the MAAC Council of Presidents and the league’s athletic administrators and coaches the MAAC has held its premier event in state of the art playing facilities such as the Times Union Center in Albany, NY, the Frist Niagara Center in Buffalo, NY, the Sun National Bank Center (Trenton, NJ) and the Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, CT. The 2015 championships will be hosted at the Times Union Center in Albany, NY as the MAAC begins a three year hosting agreement with the TUC. Ensor has also been instrumental in the expansion of MAAC sports offerings. In 1992 the MAAC added women’s soccer, in 1996 men’s lacrosse, and in 1997 women’s lacrosse, men’s and women’s indoor track and rowing. In 1998, the MAAC added outdoor track and field and women’s golf, and in 2002-03 it added women’s water polo. The league currently sponsors 25 sports and is awarded automatic or play-in bids to 14 NCAA championships [baseball, softball, tennis (m&w), men’s golf, basketball (m&w), outdoor track
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on ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPN3 including men’ and women’s basketball and championships from ESPN’s Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando. In 1998 the MAAC under Ensor’s direction began a new marketing and championship initiative when it entered into a multi-year agreement with Disney Sports Attractions to host on a rotating basis at the Orlando, FL facility the conference’s volleyball, men’s soccer, men’s & women’s cross country and women’s soccer championships. In 2000 the partnership was extended to the conference’s annual men’s and women’s golf championship at Disney on its Magnolia and Palm courses. In 2006 the MAAC the partnership with Disney when it entered into a multi-year hosting agreement with ESPN to sponsor the Old Spice Men’s Basketball Classic in Orlando. A 1975 graduate of Saint Peter’s University, Ensor has served in many administrative capacities in college sports including positions at his alma mater, Saint Louis University and Seton Hall University. In 1982, Ensor holds aMaster’s degree in sports management with honors from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. An attorney, Ensor graduated from Seton Hall University’s School of Law in 1987 and was admitted to the New Jersey Bar in June of that year. He has taught as an Assistant Professor in Sport Management at UMass, where his concentration was on sports marketing and sports law. Ensor is a member of many professional associations, including the American Bar Association. In addition, Ensor is a member of sport-related associations such as the Sports Lawyers Association, the New Jersey Bar Association Sports Law Committee, the American Bar Association, Forum on the Entertainment and Sports Industries, NACDA and the CAANJ. His community work includes current stints as a board member of the Mercer County Sports & Entertainment Commission and the Monsignor Donovan High School Leadership Advisory Committee. He has published in the areas of Sport Law, and Sport Marketing. In 1994 Ensor served as chair of the New Jersey Bar Association Sport Law Committee. A member of the Collegiate Commissioner’s Association (CCA), Ensor in 2007 began a two-year elected term as President of the association. Ensor has been very involved in NCAA governance since 1999 when he began a four-year term on the NCAA Division I Management Council, a segment of the new national governing system for the intercollegiate sports association. He currently chairs the Council’s Governance subcommittee. Ensor had previously served on the old NCAA Council and in January 1996, he served as Chair of the Division I-AA NCAA Convention/Business Session. In 2013, he began a term on the NCAA Administration Cabinet where he serves on the AdCom. He previously served on the Division I Championships Cabinet where he chaired the exempted events subcommittee. Ensor has also served on the NCAA Division IAA Governance Committee and on NCAA committees dealing with playing season exemptions, athletic certification, and the regulatory culture of the NCAA, governance restructuring and antitrust issues. Ensor was appointed in 1996 and 2003 to
a one-year terms as the chair of the IAA commissioners. From 1999-2003 he was served as Secretary/Treasurer of the Ice Hockey Collegiate Commissioners Association. In 2007 Ensor extended his involvement with national issues when he was appointed to a 5-year term on the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Committee. The committee is charged with annually selecting teams, seeding, bracketing and operating the NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship including the Final Four. In 2001 Ensor was named by the American Football Foundation as its Commissioner of the Year and in 1999 he was presented a Distinguished Service Award from the Metropolitan Basketball Writers and in 1998 was inducted into the Saint Peter’s University Hall of Fame. He also is a member of the Monsignor Donovan HS Hall of Fame. In 1996, the University of Massachusetts, Amherst Sport Management Program named Ensor as the recipient of the VanderZwaag Distinguished Alumnus Award. In 1989, the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities named Ensor as one of the “Leaders of Service” in its Bicentennial Series publication. In 1993, Ensor was honored by NACWA as a “Good Guy” for his efforts in regards togenderequity. In2004Ensor receivedaMouscar from Walt Disney World for his efforts to make dreams happen for the MAAC’s student-athletes participating in championships at ESPN Wide World of Sports. Ensor and his wife Deirdre, who is a Registered Nurse, are the parents of Kaitlin, Brendan, Kiernan, and Colleen. They reside in Lanoka Harbor, NJ.
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2014-2015 COMMISSIONER’S CUP STANDINGS
2014-2015 Champions
Men’s Standings
School
Points 59.50 59.50 47.25 40.00 36.25 32.25 31.00 30.50 30.00 25.25 21.50 Points 72.50 64.50 59.00 57.00 56.75 54.25 43.00 42.50 31.25 Points 113.75 106.75 103.50 102.00 102.00 89.00 80.00 64.50 63.50 58.50 44.75 28.00 13.75
Iona College Iona College
1. Monmouth University 2. Iona College 3. Rider University 5. Marist College 6. Canisius College 4. Quinnipiac University 7. Saint Peter’s University 8. Manhattan College 9. Fairfield University 10. Siena College 11. Niagara University
Men’s Cross Country: Women’s Cross Country:
Rider University
Women’s Soccer:
Monmouth University Monmouth University Monmouth University
Field Hockey: Men’s Soccer:
Volleyball:
Rider University Marist College
Men’s Swim & Dive: Women’s Swim & Dive: Men’s Indoor Track & Field:
Monmouth University Women’s Indoor Track & Field: Monmouth University Men’s Basketball: Manhattan University Women’s Basketball: Quinnipiac University Men’s Golf:
Women’s Standings
Women’s Golf: Men’s Tennis: Women’s Tennis: Women’s Water Polo: Women’s Lacrosse: Men’s Lacrosse:
School
1. Marist College
2. Quinnipiac University 3. Fairfield University
4. Siena College 5. Rider University
Men’s Outdoor Track & Field: Women’s Outdoor Track & Field: Men’s Rowing: Women’s Rowing:
6. Monmouth University 7. Niagara University 8. Iona College 9. Canisius College 10. Manhattan College 11. Saint Peter’s University
Softball: Baseball:
Overall Standings
School
1. Monmouth University
2. Marist College
3. Quinnipiac University
4. Iona College
Rider University 6. Fairfield University 7. Siena College 8. Niagara University 9. Canisius College 10. Manhattan College 11. Saint Peter’s University
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2014-15 MAAC GOODWORKS CHALLENGE STANDINGS
School
Submissions
Points
Marist Rider
51 20 90 20 49 36 35 32 53 17 13
6,077.0 4,368.0 3,795.5 3,780.5 3,420.5 3,238.5 3,237.0 2,646.0 2,578.5 1,325.5
Quinnipiac
Iona
Fairfield Canisius
Siena
Monmouth
Niagara
Manhattan Saint Peter's
794.5
Total
416
35,261.50
Marist College was the winner of the 2013-2014 MAAC Pepsi Goodworks Challenge. The Red Foxes athletic administrators, student-athletes, coaches, and Student-Athlete Advisory Committee took part in 65 community service events, volunteered over 6,500 hours, and earned over 7,700 points last academic year. As a result of winning the challenge, Marist College received a $1,000 donation, which was made to the Grace Smith House, Inc. The mission of Grace Smith House, Inc. is to enable individuals and families to live free from domestic violence by providing shelter and apartments, advocacy, counseling, and educa- tion.
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CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKET (MEN’S)
SATURDAY, APRIL 25
SUNDAY, APRIL 26
#1 SEED
SEMIFINAL #1
#4 SEED
CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL
2015 MAAC CHAMPION
#2 SEED
SEMIFINAL #2
#3 SEED
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CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKET (WOMEN’S)
SATURDAY, APRIL 25
SUNDAY, APRIL 26
#1 SEED
SEMIFINAL #1
#4 SEED
CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL
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#2 SEED
SEMIFINAL #2
#3 SEED
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FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY
Location .................................. Fairfield, Conn. Founded..................................................1942 Enrollment.............................................. 3,400 Colors.............................CardinalRed&White Nickname.............................................Stags President..................Rev. Jeffrey vonArx, S. J. Athletics Director............................Gene Doris Senior WomanAdministrator......Alison Sexton Head Coach...................................Jeff Bricker AssistantCoach...........................Michael Syer Assistant Coach.................................EdPaige FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY WEBSITE FAIRFIELDSTAGS.COM 2015 SCHEDULE/RESULTS 2015 CHAMPIONSHIP INFORMATION MAAC CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY
2015 MEN’S ROSTER
NAME YR
HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL San Diego, Calif. / Westview Locust Valley, N.Y. / Locust Valley Bradenton, Fla. / IMG Academy New York, N.Y. / Brooklyn Tech
Cameron Amyot Dylan Appel Peter Colliard Kumeil Hosain Luke Lemieux Brad Orban Gabriel Pamich Tyler Parks Ofir Solomon George Tioutine
Jr. Fr. So. Fr. Fr. Fr. So. Jr. Jr. Sr.
Guilford, Conn. / Guilford Milford, Conn. / Foran
San Diego, Calif. / La Jolla Country Day School Mequon, Wisc. / University School of Milwaukee
Plainview, N.Y. / John F. Kennedy Rockaway, N.J. / Morris Knolls
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THE MAAC AND THE WALT DISNEY WORLD RESORT ESPN WIDE WORLD OF SPORTS PARTNERSHIP
The MAAC will support 25 sports and championships during the 2014-15 academic year, which almost all have NCAA Championship Access through automatic bids or regional qualifying systems. Highlighting the MAAC’s commitment to providing a first rate experience for its fans and student-athletes are those championships held at the Walt Disney World Resort ESPN Wide World of Sports. The 2014-15 academic year represents the MAAC’s 16th year of hosting championships at the complex where the league hosts 3 events each year, which include one fall championship with all 11 member schools participating. The sports that rotate include men’s soccer, men’s & women’s cross country, women’s soccer, and volleyball. In the fall of 2014, volleyball returned to the complex for its championship, with Siena College coming out on top. The championship operation at Disney allows the MAAC to provide its participating student-athletes and their families and fans a world-class sports championship experience. The access to the playing facilities, on-site hotels, theme parks, including an after-hours awards banquet, are designed to provide lasting memories as the students graduate and become alumni of the league and its member schools. The MAAC recently approved a new events agreement with Disney for 2015-18, which includes ESPN broadcasting elements for all the championships. ESPN’s state-of-the-art studios broadcast highlights of MAAC on-site tournaments throughout all Disney World Resort hotel properties as well as on ESPN3 and MAAC.TV. All MAAC contests for Volleyball, Men’s and Women’s Soccer, Men’s and Women’s Cross Country, and Men’s and Women’s Golf are broadcast by ESPN’s on-site studios. This year’s volleyball championship had its final championship game, semi-finals and two of the quarterfinal games broadcast on ESPN3 to a national audience available for viewing in 86 million homes on high speed internet networks. The MAAC has also co-hosted with ESPN since 2006 the Orlando Classic at the ESPNWWS complex. This 8-team tournament is held over Thanksgiving weekend continues to draw elite men’s basketball teams to compete. One MAAC school is included in the field each year and this Thanksgiving Siena College will compete in this premier event. The MAAC also hosts its Men’s & Women’s Golf Championships at the Disney complex. The men’s and women’s golf teams compete at PGA-caliber courses during the spring and rotate between Palm and Magnolia (2015) at the Arnold Palmer
managed courses. The golf hosting agreement at Disney was recently extended through 2018 championships. As noted before, ESPN studios in Orlando is an important element of MAAC broadcasting efforts. It also serves as the production site for the annual MAAC Pre-Season Coaches Show and develops in-season features, commercials and promotional elements for the MAAC ESPN broadcasts and for MAAC.TV. During the 2012-13 season, both the Cross Country and Golf Championships saw live coverage on ESPN3 for the first time in MAAC history because of the valuable partnership between the MAAC and the Walt Disney World Resort. Also shot on site is the annual MAAC SAAC Forum where student-athlete leaders from all MAAC schools participate on a live issues forum on ESPN3 form the sports complex. The partnership will again grow in 2014 when the MAAC and Disney added a dedicated academic element to the mix of the valuable assets from this relationship. The Disney Internship Program is world-renowned for providing valuable training to entry level sports administrators. As part of the extended MAAC/ Disney hosting agreement, the MAAC office will be able to select three recent graduate level students in sports management or related fields to work on the Disney Sports Team. The Disney Sports Internship program provides graduate students the perfect opportunity to gain experience in a variety of disciplines while learning from the best of the best. Disney Sports Attractions will immerse students in major brands such as run Disney and ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World® Resort.
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FUTURE DISNEY CHAMPIONSHIPS
2014 – 2015 Men’s & Women’s Golf ◆ April 24-26, 2015 2015 – 2016 Men’s Soccer ◆ November 4-9, 2015 Men’s & Women’s Golf ◆ April 29-May 1, 2016 2016 – 2017 Men’s & Women’s Cross Country ◆ October 29, 2016 Men’s & Women’s Golf ◆ April 28-30, 2017
DISNEY CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY
Men’s Golf Champions 2000 Iona 2001 Iona 2002 Iona 2003 Loyola 2004 Loyola 2005 Loyola 2006 Siena 2007 Siena 2008 Loyola 2009 Loyola 2010 Loyola 2011 Loyola 2012 Loyola 2013 Loyola 2014 Saint Peter’s Women’s Golf Champions 2000 Fairfield 2001 Siena 2002 Siena 2003 Siena 2004 Siena 2005 Siena 2006 Siena 2007 Siena 2008 Siena 2009 Siena 2010 Siena 2011 Siena 2012 Siena 2013 Butler 2014 Siena
Men’s Soccer Champions 1999 Fairfield 2003 Saint Peter’s 2007 Loyola 2011 Fairfield Women’s Soccer Champions 2001 Loyola 2005 Fairfield 2009 Loyola 2013 Monmouth Volleyball Champions 1998 Fairfield 2002 Manhattan 2006 Siena 2010 Niagara 2014 Siena
Men’s Cross Country Champions 2000 Iona 2004 Iona 2008 Iona 2012 Iona Women’s Cross Country Champions 2000 Marist 2004 Marist 2008 Iona 2012 Iona
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MARIST COLLEGE
Location............................Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Founded..................................................1929 Enrollment.............................................. 4,787 Colors ..........................................Red& White Nickname.......................................Red Foxes President..........................Dr. Dennis J. Murray Athletics Director............................Tim Murray SeniorWomanAdministrator..ElizabethDonohue Head Coach.....................................Tim Smith Assistant Coach...............................Ron Lane MARIST COLLEGE WEBSITE GOREDFOXES.COM 2015 SCHEDULE/RESULTS 2015 CHAMPIONSHIP INFORMATION MAAC CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY
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NAME YR HT
HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL Oslo, Norway / Nadderud High School San Marcos, Calif. / Escondido Koper, Slovenia / Koper Livonia, Mich. / Detriot Catholic Central Stow, Mass. / St. John’s High School Parma, Italy / Boca Prep International School (Fla.)
Fredrik Bjerke
Jr. Fr. Fr. Sr. So. Sr.
6-0 6-4 6-0 6-0 6-0 6-1 5-6 6-2 6-1 6-1
Justin Chanthalangsy
Jan Dernic Joseph Dube Dylan Fletcher Matteo Giudici Julien Hochner Rudolf Kurz Joe Motta Timo Tanzer
Jr. Fr. Jr. Fr.
Nice, France / Team Daniel Coutet
Oberpullendorf, Austria / Handelsakademie Oberpullendorf
Staten Island, N.Y. / Monsignor Farrell
Auvernier, Switzerland
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MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY
Location........................WestLongBranch,N.J. Founded..................................................1933 Enrollment..............................................6,400 Colors ..........................Midnight Blue & White Nickname.............................................Hawks President ..............................Dr. Paul R. Brown Athletics Director......................Marilyn McNeil Senior Woman Administrator.....Rachelle Paul Head Coach...............................Cory Hubbard Assistant Coach...................Michael Schwartz MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY WEBSITE MONMOUTHHAWKS.COM 2015 SCHEDULE/RESULTS 2015 CHAMPIONSHIP INFORMATION MAAC CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY
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NAME YR
HT
HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL Mosman, New South Wales / Redlands Robbinsville, N.J. / Robbinsville Shanghai, China / Pendleton School Bedzin, Poland / Second Lo (Silesia) Moscow, Russia / Moscow PS #1384 Guayaquil, Ecuador / PERT Bangkok, Thailand / Pendleton School Boulogne, France / CNED (San Diego) Jersey City, N.J. / Hudson Catholic Regional Ahmedabad, India / A.G. High School
Luke Adamus Ramy Bekhiet Richard Chen
So.
5-10 5-11 6-2 6-2 6-2 6-0 5-8 6-0 6-2 5-8 5-11
Jr.
So. So. So. Fr. So. Sr. So. So. Jr.
Przemyslaw Filipek Daniil Ginzburg Ale Gomez Estrada Bee Kumthonkittikul Victor Pugliese
Joe Talafous Vidit Vaghela Christian Vieira
Houston, Texas / Memorial
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THE MAAC’S PEPSI AMBASSADOR PROGRAM FIVE MAAC SCHOOLS HAVE BEEN SELECTED TO ACTIVATE THE PEPSI BRAND AMBASSADOR PROGRAM ON THEIR CAMPUSES THIS YEAR. EACH SCHOOL WILL DESIGNATE ONE UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT TO BECOME PEPSI’S NEWEST AMBASSADOR AND SHOWCASE THE PEPSI BRAND AROUND THEIR CAMPUS. RESPONSIBILITIES OF PEPSI BRAND AMBASSADORS: V P P W K Y PU P F W UP X U P P B P P P B – F P X Z W FY, P P P P K Y PU V V V W B P V U UB P P W K Y W P P K Y U P P V LOOK OUT FOR THE PEPSI BRAND AMBASSADORS ON YOUR CAMPUS THIS YEAR! NEW IN 2014-2015
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NIAGARA UNIVERSITY
Location.......................NiagaraUniversity,N.Y. Founded..................................................1856 Enrollment..............................................4,073 Colors.......................................Purple &White Nickname..................................Purple Eagles President.................Rev. James J. Maher, C.M AthleticsDirector ...........................SimonGray SeniorWomanAdministrator..JessicaWheeler Head Coach.....................................Jerry Thor NIAGARA UNIVERSITY WEBSITE PURPLEEAGLES.COM 2015 SCHEDULE/RESULTS 2015 CHAMPIONSHIP INFORMATION MAAC CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY
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NAME YR
HT 6-1
HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL San Sebastian, Spain / Southern Mississippi Ile-Bizard, Quebec / Collège Ste-Anne Carmel, Calif. / Southern Mississippi Niagara Falls, N.Y. / Niagara Christian Community
Inaki Belloso
Sr.
Olivier Dufour-Coursol Sr.
5-10 6-0 6-0 5-9 6-2 5-9 6-0 5-7 6-2
Michael Elortegui Chris Grossi Rares Ispas Mark Mackowski Francis Nadeau David Raymond
Sr. Fr. Fr. Jr. So. Sr.
Focsani, Romania / Onisifor Ghibu Tonawanda, N.Y. / Sweet Home Terrebonne, Quebec / Saint-Gabriel
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec / École Secondaire Beaulieu Ironbridge, England / Thomas Telgord School Clay, N.Y. / Cicero North Syracuse High School
Joseph Smithyman So.
Jason Wisley
Fr.
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QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY
Location.......................................Hamden, CT Founded..................................................1929 Enrollment.............................................. 8,500 Colors............................................Blue&Gold Nickname...........................................Bobcats President...............................Dr.JohnL.Lahey Athletics Director.....................Jack McDonald SeniorWomanAdministrator........TraceyFlynn Head Coach...............................Chris Pappas
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YR HT Fr. 6-1 Sr. 5-7 Sr. 6-0 So. 5-7 So. 5-8 Jr. 6-1 Jr. 6-1 Fr. 6-0 Jr. 5-11 Fr. 6-1
HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL Dix Hills, N.Y. / Half Hollow Hills East Lloyd Harbor, N.Y. / Cold Spring Harbor Buenos Aires, Argentina / Schiller International Ojai, Calif. / Weil Tennis Academy College Prep
Kyle Alper Eric Ambrosio
Sebastian Barbero
Kei Ezaka
Carlos Fernandez Ryoma Haraguchi Jonas Kuwert
So. 6-2 Mexico City, Mexico / Schilleer International School Barcelona
New York, N.Y. / New York City Lab School
Jesteberg, Germany
Luke Roser
Bernardsville, N.J. / Bernard’s Marlboro, N.J. / Laural Spring School Kendall Park, N.J. / Rutgers Prep
QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY WEBSITE QUINNIPIACBOBCATS.COM 2015 SCHEDULE/RESULTS 2015 CHAMPIONSHIP INFORMATION MAAC CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY
Julian Rozenstein
Ben Teicher
Willem van Biezen
Warmond, The Netherlands / Rijnlands Lyceum Sassenheim
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RIDER UNIVERSITY
Location.............................Lawrenceville, N.J. Founded..................................................1865 Enrollment ..............................................5,325 Colors.................................Cranberry & White Nickname.............................................Broncs President....................Dr. Mordechai Rozanski Athletics Director..........................Don Harnum SeniorWomanAdministrator........KarinTorchia Head Coach............................Douglas Potkay Assistant Coach.................Michael Ehrenberg RIDER UNIVERSITY WEBSITE GOBRONCS.COM 2015 SCHEDULE/RESULTS 2015 CHAMPIONSHIP INFORMATION MAAC CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY
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NAME YR
HT 5-8 6-0 6-4 6-0 5-7 6-1 6-0
HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL Pennington, N.J. / Hopewell Valley Central Pennington, N.J. / Hopewell Valley Central Williamstown, N.J. / Williamstown Princeton Junction, N.J. / Pennington School
Ahmed Al-Shawafi Matthew Begley Agaazi Berhane
So. So. Fr. So. So. Fr.
Adam Levi Chanton Phan Chris Popso
Perkasie, Pa. Pennridge Florence, N.J. / Florence Sussex, N.J. / Pope John XXIII
Jeremy Van Herwarde
Fr.
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SAINT PETER’S UNIVERSITY
Location...................................JerseyCity,N.J. Founded..................................................1872 Enrollment..............................................3,194 Colors ..........................................Blue&White Nickname........................................Peacocks President ................Dr. Eugene J. Cornacchia Athletics Director ..................Joeseph Quinlan Senior Woman Administrator.........Katie Arcuri HeadCoach.............................MikeScolamieri SAINT PETER’S UNIVERSITY WEBSITE SAINTPETERSPEACOCKS.COM 2015 SCHEDULE/RESULTS 2015 CHAMPIONSHIP INFORMATION MAAC CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY
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NAME YR
HT
HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL Nanaimo, Canada / Laurel Spring
Oliver Bellomi Carlos Carrera Daniil Ivanov
Jr. Jr. Jr.
5-10 5-9 6-1
Quito, Ecuador / APCH
Rostov-On-Don, Russia / UMKC
Simon Jackermeier Jonathan Paredes Jorge Rodriguez Andres-Sebastian Rojas Fabian Valdiviezo
So. Fr. So. So.
Munich, Germany
5-9 6-3 5-7 6-1
North Bergen, N.J. / North Bergen Havana, Cuba / Elizabeth Quito, Ecuador / Centebad Guayaquil, Ecuador / Colegio-Aleman California / La Costa Canyon
Jr.
Luke Whaley
So.
5-10
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SIENA COLLEGE
Location................................Loudonville, N.Y. Founded..................................................1937 Enrollment..............................................3,000 Colors ........................................Green & Gold Nickname ..............................................Saints President..Br.F.EdwardCoughlin,O.F.M.,Ph.D AthleticsDirector......................JohnD’Argenio Senior Woman Administrator............Lori Anctil HeadCoach..................................JimSerbalik SIENA COLLEGE WEBSITE SIENASAINTS.COM 2015 SCHEDULE/RESULTS 2015 CHAMPIONSHIP INFORMATION MAAC CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY
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NAME YR HT
HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL Londonderry, N.H. / Londonderry Cumberland, R.I. / Cumberland Baldwinsville, N.Y./CW Baker Newington, Conn. / Newington
Alex Burbine Sr.
5-10
Joe Diorio
Fr.
5-8
Matthew Funiciello Sr. Peter Galante Fr. Diego Lebron Fr. Alexander Reed Jr. Darren Reisch Sr. Alessandro Saglia Fr. Eric Sumanaru Sr.
5-10 5-10
5-10 Guaynbo, Puerto Rico / Colegio Sagrados Corzaones Wilbraham, Mass. / Minnechaug Regional Floral Park, N.Y. / Floral Park Memorial 6-0 5-11
5-10 Milan, Italy / Weil Academy
5-10
Queens, N.Y./Longwood
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As a part of the MAAC’s agreement with the Sport Changes Life Foundation, SCL will provide two full scholarships each year to MAAC scholar-athletes who wish to pursue advanced study in graduate programs at top universities in Ireland while contributing to community service programs for youth at risk and continuing to play their sport. The “MAAC Sport Changes Life Victory Scholars”will be trained to coach and mentor young people at risk in local communities gaining and sharing invaluable life experience, as well as progressing their academic and life goals. Requirements: 1. Completed an Undergraduate degree 2. Was a scholar athlete 3. Holds a 3.0 GPA or above
4. Previous experience coaching and working with young people in a community service capacity Application Deadline: April 30, 2014
To apply, please visit: http://sportchangeslife.com/apply and send an email to Jordan Confessore at jordan.confessore@maac.org
As a part of the MAAC’s partnership with Disney Sports, the MAAC has been allocated three slots in the Disney Sports Internship program. The program provides graduate students the perfect opportunity to gain experience in a variety of disciplines while learning from the best of the best. Disney Sports Attractions will immerse students in major brands such as runDisney and ESPNWide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World® Resort.
Requirements: 1. Enrolled during the length of the internship in a Masters or Doctorate program (Highly recommended undergraduates will be considered on a case by case basis) 2. Has a 3.0 GPA or above 3. Must have community involvement, volunteerism, and relevant experience.
For more information, please visit: http://espnwwos.disney.go.com/about/internships and send an email to Commissioner Rich Ensor at rich.ensor@maac.org
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