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Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Office 712 Amboy Avenue Edison, New Jersey 08837 (732) 738-5455

Richard J. Ensor, Esq.. ........................................................................................................Commissioner Jessica Hegmann....................................................................................... Senior Associate Commissioner Jordan Confessore....................................................................... Associate Commissioner/Men’s Basketball Dedra Palmer................................................................................. Assistant Commissioner/Championships Lily Rodriguez..................................................................... Director of Championships & SAAC Coordinator Erika Seagren........................................................................................................ Director of Compliance Phil Paquette................................................................................. Director of New Media/Communications Joe Ruggiero.................................................................................................. Director of New Media/Video Alexis Wayne. ............................................................................ Director of Women’s Basketball Operations Valerie McQuade........................................................................................... Interim Director of Marketing Cindy Shi..............................................................................................Interim Director of Championships Taylor O’Connor..................................................... Interim Assistant Director of New Media/Communications Riley Cronan.................................................................................................................New Media Fellow Don Burns..........................................................................................Administrative/Championship Fellow Donovan Dennis..................................................................................Administrative/Championship Fellow Marc Allan Dauphin.............................................................................Administrative/Championship Fellow TABLE OF CONTENTS Championships Schedule.......................................................................................................................5 The MAAC Story...............................................................................................................................9-17 Meet the MAAC Commissioner.........................................................................................................19-22 Pepsi Commissioner’s Cup. ..................................................................................................................25 Geico Goodworks Program Update. ..................................................................................................26-27 Iona College. ......................................................................................................................................28 La Salle University..............................................................................................................................31 Marist College.....................................................................................................................................32 Siena College......................................................................................................................................35 St. Francis Brooklyn............................................................................................................................36 Villanova University.............................................................................................................................39 Virginia Military Institute. ....................................................................................................................41 Wagner College...................................................................................................................................42 Conference Records. .......................................................................................................................44-49

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2018-19 Championships Schedule Men’s & Women’s Cross Country Saturday, October 27, 2018 Hosted by Siena College The Crossings of Colonie Park Loudonville, NY 2018 Men’s & Women’s Champion: Iona College Women’s Soccer First Round: Sunday, October 28, 2018 at No. 3 Siena &No. 4Niagara Semifinals: Thursday, November 1, 2018atNo. 1Monmouth&No. 2Marist Finals: Sunday, November 4, 2018 at No. 1 Monmouth 2018 Champion: Monmouth University Men’s Soccer First Round: Sunday, November 4, 2018 at No. 3 Marist & No. 4 Iona Semifinals:Thursday,November8,2018atNo.1Fairfield&No.2Quinnipiac Finals: Sunday, November 11, 2018 at No. 2 Quinnipiac 2018 Champion: Rider University Volleyball Thursday, November 15 – Saturday, November 17, 2018 Walt Disney World – ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Lake Buena Vista, FL 2018 Champion: Iona College Men’s & Women’s Swimming & Diving Wednesday, February 13, 2019 – Saturday, February 16, 2019 Co-Hosted by Canisius College & Niagara University Erie Community College Buffalo, NY 2018-19 Men’s Champion: Rider University 2018-19 Women’s Champion: Fairfield University Men’s & Women’s Indoor Track & Field Saturday, February 16, 2019 – Sunday, February 17, 2019 New Balance Armory Track and Field Center – New York, NY 2018-19 Men’s & Women’s Champion: Monmouth University Men’s & Women’s Basketball Thursday, March 7, 2019 – Monday, March 11, 2019 Times Union Center Albany, NY 2018-19 Men’s Champion: Iona College 2018-19 Women’s Champion: Quinnipiac University Field Hockey Semifinals: Friday, November 2, 2018 Finals: Sunday, November 4, 2018 Hosted by No. 1 Monmouth 2018 Champion: Monmouth University

Men’s & Women’s Tennis Saturday, April 27 – Sunday, April 28, 2019 Mercer County Tennis Center West Windsor, NJ 2018 Men’s Champion: Monmouth University 2018 Women’s Champion: Quinnipiac University Water Polo Saturday, April 27 – Sunday, April 28, 2019 Hosted by Marist College – Poughkeepsie, NY 2018 Champion: Wagner College

Women’s Lacrosse First Round: Saturday, April 27, 2019 at Siena College and Manhattan College Semifinals: Thursday, May 2, 2019 hosted by No. 1 Fairfield University Finals: Saturday, May 4, 2019 hosted by No. 1 Fairfield University 2018 Champion: Fairfield University

Men’s Lacrosse Semifinals: Thursday, May 2, 2019 Finals: Saturday, May 4, 2019 Hosted by Marist College Poughkeepsie, NY 2018 Champion: Canisius College

Men’s & Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Saturday, May 4 – Sunday, May 5, 2019 Hosted by Monmouth University Kessler Stadium West Long Branch, NJ 2018 Men’s & Women’s Champion: Monmouth University

Softball Wednesday, May 8 – Saturday, May 11, 2019 Rain Date: Sunday, May 12, 2019 Hosted by No. 1 Seed 2018 Champion: Monmouth University Women’s Rowing Sunday, May19, 2019 Cooper River Park Pennsauken Township NJ 2018 Champion: Jacksonville University Baseball Wednesday, May 22 – Saturday, May 25, 2019

Rain Date: Sunday, May 26, 2019 Richmond County Bank Ballpark Staten Island, NY 2018 Champion: Canisius College

Men’s & Women’s Golf Thursday, April 18 – Saturday, April 20, 2019 Disney’s Magnolia Golf Course Lake Buena Vista, FL 2019 Men’s Champion: Iona College 2019 Women’s Champion: University at Albany

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The MAAC Story 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 38th year of competition during the 2018-19 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. The MAAC supports 24 sports and championships during the 2018-19 academic year; in addition, the MAAC champion earns automatic qualification to the NCAA Championship in 16 sports. In addition, associate members include the University of Detroit Mercy and St. Bonaventure University in Men’s Lacrosse. La Salle University, St. Francis Brooklyn, Villanova University, Virginia Military Institute, and Wagner College in Water Polo. Drake University, Jacksonville University, Robert Morris University, Sacred Heart University, and Stetson University compete in Women’s Rowing. La Salle University, the University at Albany, University of Dayton, and the University of Hartford are members in Women’s Golf. 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 Basketball Championships return to the Times Union Center in Albany, NY for the fifth year in a

row as the 2019 site host. The 2019 MAAC Basketball Championships marks the 20th time that Albany has hosted the event, more than any other location. On June 1, 2018, the MAAC announced that the Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, NJ was selected to host the 2020- 22 MAAC Men’s & Women’s Basketball Championships. The MAAC Council of Presidents unanimously accepted the facility’s bid to host the championships at their May 30th meeting in New York City. Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall will host the MAAC Basketball Championships for the first time in history and the Championships will return to the state of New Jersey for

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the first time since 2003, when they were played at Sovereign Bank Arena in Trenton. A total of nine MAAC Men’s Basketball Championships and five Women’s Basketball Championships have been held in New Jersey, including the inaugural event in 1982 at what was the Meadowlands Arena in East Rutherford. By having an excellent working relationship with various facilities, the MAAC has been able to attract a number of NCAA Championships. The MAAC is slated to host

five NCAA Championships from 2019-22. Along with Siena, the MAAC serves as the host for the 2019 & 2021 Women’s Basketball East Regional as well as the 2020 Men’s Basketball First & Second Rounds at the Times Union Center in Albany, NY. Alongside Canisius and Niagara, the MAAC will host the 2019 Men’s Frozen Four and the 2022 Men’s Basketball First & Second Rounds at the KeyBank Center in Buffalo, NY. In March 2018 the MAAC hosted the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Albany Regional with Siena College for the second time since 2015 at the Times Union Center in Albany, NY. The Albany Regional was the highest attended site out of the four regions with over 20,000 fans in attendance over the two days of competition. During the 2016-17 academic year, the

MAAC hosted the NCAA Division I Cross Country Northeast Regional at Van Cortlandt Park with Iona and Manhattan, the 2017 NCAA Men’s Basketball First & Second Rounds at the KeyBank Center in Buffalo, NY with Canisius and Niagara, which marked the fifth time that all three parties partnered for this same event (2004, 2007, 2010, and 2014), and the 2017 NCAA Division I, II, & III Rowing Championships with the Ivy League at Lake Mercer in West Windsor, NJ. The MAAC, Canisius, and Niagara successfully hosted the 2014 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Second and Third Rounds at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, NY. The MAAC and Fairfield hosted the 2013 NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Regional at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, CT. The MAAC and Rider co- hosted the 2012 NCAA Rowing Championships at Lake Mercer in West Windsor, NJ and also co-hosted the 2011 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA. The MAAC and Rider co-hosted the 2009 NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship Regional at the Sovereign Bank Arena in Trenton, NJ, after recording the third highest attendance figure for the women’s championship with the First & Second Rounds in 2006. In March of 2017, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced the field of teams for the inaugural Basketball Hall of Fame Belfast Classic, a college basketball tournament held in conjunction with the MAAC, Sport Changes Life, Rory McIlroy’s Foundation, the Rory Foundation, and The SSE Arena, Belfast. The two-day tournament was held December 1-2, 2017 and featured Holy Cross, Manhattan, La Salle, and Towson. After a successful inaugural event, the Sport Changes Life Foundation announced the second annual

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Basketball Hall of Fame Belfast Classic to be held November 29-December 1. The 2018 event featured an expanded field to eight schools. The schools competed in two four-team brackets, with campus round games in the United States leading into two tournament brackets in Belfast aptly named ‘Samson’ and ‘Goliath’ after the iconic Harland and Wolfe cranes in the Titanic quarter ship yard of Belfast. Marist College represented the MAAC in the 2018 Basketball Hall of Fame Belfast Classic. 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 along with two associate members Detroit Mercy and St. Bonaventure). The women’s league features competition among nine MAAC institutions (Canisius, Fairfield, Iona, Manhattan, Marist, Monmouth, Niagara, Quinnipiac, and Siena). The 2017 Men’s Lacrosse Championship game aired on ESPNU and Sirius XM for the first time in history.

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.

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. As of May 2018, all 11 MAAC institutions and three associate members (Dayton – Women’s Golf, Villanova – Water Polo, and Wagner – Water Polo) had at least one team that posted multi-year APR’s in the top 10 percent of all squads in each sport. A total of 49 teams received top 10 percent recognition. Siena led the MAAC with nine teams, followed by Fairfield with seven teams. Canisius, Marist, and Quinnipiac each had five teams in the top 10 percent. Iona and Niagara had four teams. Monmouth posted three, while Manhattan had two teams. Rider and Saint Peter’s each had one team in the top 10 percent. First-class facilities are the standard within the MAAC, as teams regularly play in top-notch arenas, such as Madison Square Garden, Barclays Center, Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, MassMutual Center, KeyBank Center, Times Union Center, Webster Bank Arena, Mohegan Sun Arena, and Sun National Bank Center. In May 2018, the MAAC embarked on a historic feat as the conference hosted its annual Baseball Championship at Richmond County Bank Ballpark for the first time ever in partnership with the Staten Island Yankees, a Single-A affiliate of the New York Yankees. The Baseball Championships are set to be held at Richmond County Bank Ballpark through 2020.

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This year, the MAAC takes the 2018 Volleyball Championship to the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, FL from November 15-17. The 2019 MAAC Men’s and Women’s Golf Championships will be held once again at Disney’s Magnolia Golf Course. In the past several years, a number of the MAAC schools have enjoyed success in national postseason play. In 2018, Quinnipiac Women’s Basketball picked up its third NCAA Tournament win in the last two years. The Bobcats defeated Miami in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament before falling to No. 1 UConn in the Second Round. In 2017, Quinnipiac won its first NCAA Championship game in program history and

became the first MAAC women’s basketball program to advance to the Sweet 16 since Marist in 2007. The Bobcats defeated Marquette and Miami en route to their Sweet 16 appearance against South Carolina. In 2015, Siena’s Women’s Basketball team became the first MAAC Women’s Basketball program to make it to a postseason championship game. The Saints advanced all the way to the title contest of the Women’s Basketball Invitational (WBI) where Siena fell to Louisiana-Lafayette. In 2007, the Marist Women’s Basketball team advanced to the Sweet 16 before falling to the eventual National Champion, Tennessee. The Red Foxes have recorded an additional five NCAA wins since their run in 2007. Saint Peter’s Men’s Basketball team claimed the 2017 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) title, to become the first MAAC program to win a national postseason championship since Siena’s Men’s Basketball team in 2014. The Saints earned the league’s first basketball postseason championship in its history by winning the 2014 College Basketball Invitational (CBI). In 2013, the MAAC had a record six Men’s Basketball programs participate in postseason play – Iona (NCAA Championship), Niagara (NIT), Canisius, Fairfield, Loyola, and Rider (CIT). Canisius and Loyola both advanced to the Quarterfinal 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. The MAAC has also been a leader in the forefront of technology, expanding the notoriety of the league into cyberspace. In 2017, the league reached a conference-wide agreement with SIDEARM Sports, to design and host the MAAC web page. MAACSports.com has been a great success, providing fans with fresh content, up-to- date results, live and on-demand video, and an online merchandise store. 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) were part of the original network. In May 2014, the MAAC continued to grow its partnership with ESPN by announcing the launch of the MAAC Branded ESPN3 Channel. All MAAC and school produced digital contact can be viewed through this channel. In the 2017-18 academic year the MAAC entered into a new eight-year agreement with ESPN and produced a total of 325 events on the ESPN family of networks. Eight of the 11 MAAC institutions will be producing content

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on ESPN3 & ESPN+ in 2018-19 (Canisius, Fairfield, Iona, Manhattan, Marist, Monmouth, Quinnipiac, and Rider). On April 12, 2018 ESPN launched a subscription based digital platform, ESPN+. ESPN+ leverages BAMTECH Media’s video and commerce platform to offer fans thousands of additional live events, on-

demand content and original programming not available on ESPN’s linear TV or digital networks. This includes hundreds of MLB, NHL and MLS games, Grand Slam tennis, Top Rank boxing, PGA Tour golf, college sports, international rugby, cricket, the full library of ESPN Films (including 30 for 30) and more not available on any other platform. The first MAAC events on ESPN+ were men’s & women’s lacrosse games produced by Monmouth

University. The 2018 Baseball Championship was the first MAAC championship to air entirely on ESPN+. As a part of the current MAAC-ESPN partnership ESPN+ will become home to hundreds of MAAC games, championships, and shows over the next several years. Under the new ESPN agreement, by the 2019-20 academic year all MAAC institutions will have school production facilities and by the end of 2024-25 the conference and schools will produce over 500 collegiate athletic events and shows on the ESPN family of networks.

The MAAC President for the 2018-19 academic year is Gregory G. Dell’Omo, President of Rider University. The Vice-President is Dr. Joseph E. Nyre, President of The MAAC President for the 2018-19 academic year is Gregory G. Dell’Omo, President of Rider University. The Vice-President is Dr. Joseph E. Nyre, President of Iona College. Commissioner Rich Ensor serves as the league’s Secretary/Treasurer., Greg Amodio, Director of Athletics & Recreation at Quinnipiac University, will chair the Committee on Athletic Administration, and Jennifer Lawlor, Senior Associate Athletics Director/ Student Development/SWA at Monmouth University will serve as Vice Chair.

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A proven leader in intercollegiate sports, event management and law for over three decades, Richard J. Ensor was named the third Commissioner of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference in August 1988. Ensor has provided leadership 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

bid to host the championships at their May 30, meeting in New York City. Boardwalk Hall will host the MAAC Basketball Championships for the first time in history and conference will switch the dual championships to the last week of the season, generating increased excitement for the NCAA Selection Shows that occur that Sunday/Monday after the MAAC champions are decided. Instrumental in the expansion of MAAC sports offerings to reflect the MAAC’s commitment to Division I membership and diversity Ensor guided efforts within the MAAC beginning in 1992 to add 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 24 sports and is awarded automatic or play-in bids to 16 NCAA championships [baseball, softball, tennis (m&w), golf (m&w), basketball (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, provide staff training and networking, 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 KeyBank Center 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 the Buffalo venue. Additionally, the MAAC co- hosted the 1998, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2006 and 2016 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 2018 it will co-host the regional for the second time at the Times Union Center in Albany, NY with Siena College.

championships conducted and developed an extensive marketing program cemented with broadcast agreements with ESPN, a web paged hosted by SIDEARM Sports and secured 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 and ethical challenges within NCAA Division I conferences the MAAC remains a homogenous association of private institutions of similar size and funding, which are committed to student-athlete excellence both on the playing fields and in the classroom. The MAAC’s graduation rate is yearly in the top 25% of all leagues and in August 2018 the MAAC again received a NCAA Public Recognition Award for its member schools placing in the top 10% in the NCAA’s Academic Progress Rate for student-athletes. Ensor is a past member 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 2017 he began a term on the NCAA DI Council and serves as chair of the Women’s Basketball Oversight and Advancement Committee. Also in 2017, Ensor was named to the new Arizona State University Sports Law and Business Program National Advisory Board. Under Ensor’s direction, the MAAC has focused efforts to showcase its member institutions in its annual men’s and women’s basketball championship. 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 KeyBank Center in Buffalo, NY, the Sun National Bank Center (Trenton, NJ), and the Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, CT. The 2019 championships will be hosted at the Times Union Center in Albany, NY. Notably, the MAAC announced in June that Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, NJ had been selected to host the 2020- 22 MAAC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships. The MAAC Council of Presidents unanimously accepted the facility’s

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transmission of the cross-country races. In conjunction with Disney Sports and ESPN the MAAC has co- hosted the Advocare Invitational (previously the Old Spice Classic) at the ESPN Wide World of Sports complex since 2006. This eight-team tournament, which 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. Canisius College will represent the MAAC in the 2018 installment of the Advocare Invitational. The MAAC Men’s and Women’s Golf Championships are also held at Walt Disney World. The golf hosting agreement at Disney was recently extended through the 2022 championships. For the fifth year in a row the 2018 MAAC Men’s & Women’s Golf Championships will take place at Disney’s Magnolia Golf Couse. Since relocating the championships to Orlando, not one round of golf has been scratched because of weather, allowing MAAC athletes to opportunity to focus on winning the trophy and moving on to the NCAA Regional’s. In 2017 the MAAC expanded it brand internationally with the launch of the Basketball Hall of Fame Belfast Classic in Northern Ireland. Manhattan College was the first MAAC team to participate in the MTE which was also the first regular season NCAA Division I basketball game ever played in Europe. The MAAC works with the BBHOF to sponsor several basketball MTEs including the Mohegan Sun Classic and one-day events in Los Angeles, Phoenix, Miami and Atlantic City. The Belfast Classic developed out of the MAAC’s partnership with the Sports Changes Life Foundation in Belfast. The primary goal of the Sport Changes Life Foundation is to provide an opportunity for raising the aspiration of young people on both sides of the Atlantic so that they can live out their dreams and guide them as sport changes their lives. The foundation mission is built on inspiration, hope and victory. SCL works in disadvantaged communities to help young people find a path to a brighter future with the help of our international student-athletes, the Victory Scholars. In February 2016, SCL formally partnered with the Rory McIlroy Foundation, as both foundations strive together to help change the lives of young people on the island of Ireland and beyond. An innovator, Ensor in 2018 worked with the ECAC to have it and the MAAC sponsor the first ECAC Esports Expo at the Albany Capital Center. At the Expo, Marist College captured the inaugural ECAC Esports Invitational with a victory over the Siena College Saints in the championship match. The Expo featured athletic directors, and Esports consultant’s, students, and gaming company executives from around the Northeast engaged with the panelists on a range of topics including perspectives on how to initiate programs on campus, student engagement and club formation, gaming platforms and startup budgets and space needs. They also discussed cultural issues associated with esports and how to make esports programs become diversified and inclusive for all student athletes.

In April 2017 the MAAC was awarded a series of new NCAA Championships to host through 2022. These include: 2019 Men’s Frozen Four in Buffalo, NY, 2019 & 2021 WBB Regional in Albany NY, and the 2020 & 2022 MBB First/Second Rounds with Albany hosting in 2020 and Buffalo in 2022. 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 2016, the MAAC announced a new 8-year agreement with ESPN which includes broadcasts annually on ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN3 and ESPN+ including men’ and women’s basketball and championships from ESPN’s Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, FL. The deal also formalizes the launch of ESPN3 school production facilities at all MAAC schools which will produce upwards to 600 broadcasts a year by 2025-26. The MAAC assisted with the launch of ESPN+ this past April, as it had done previously with ESPNU and ESPN3. Ensor has long championed as association with ESPN’s brand, and in the first-year of the new agreement the MAAC broadcasted 325 competitions, including 32 on the new ESPN+ VOD platform, 281 on ESPN3, 11 on ESPNU and 1 on ESPN. 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. The MAAC, along with Walt Disney World Resorts, enters its 20th year of hosting MAAC Championships in Lake Buena Vista, FL. The championship operation at Disney allows the MAAC to provide its participating student-athletes, their families, and fans a world-class sports championship experience. During the championship weekend in Disney, student-athletes have access to the playing facilities, on-site hotels, theme parks, and an awards banquet held after hours in one of Disney’s theme parks. These are designed to provide lasting memories for the student- athletes, recruiting opportunities for the coaches and world-class broadcasts. The new agreement continues ESPN live broadcasting elements for all championships and events. ESPN’s state-of- the-art studios broadcast highlights of MAAC championships throughout all Disney World Resort hotel properties on the ESPN channels and MAAC.TV. Oftentimes, the ESPN studio is used as an innovation lab for the network and the MAAC is the beneficiary of this investment, whether it’s basketball or the rarely seen live

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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 regarding gender equity. In 2004 Ensor received a Mouscar 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. In 2016, he was honored by the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame for his leadership in basketball and contributions to the game. The WBCA has honored Ensor twice for his contributions to women’s basketball with the coach’s association’s Presidents Award in 2014 and as its Administrator of the Year in 2015. 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.

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 was awarded a Master’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, and as an adjunct at Seton Hall School of 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, Philadelphia Sports Congress, NACDA and the CAANJ. In 2017, Ensor was elected Treasurer of the Sports Lawyer’s Association. His community work has included terms 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 represents the CCA IAAA membership on the Council and chairs the Women’s Basketball Oversight Committee. 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. Since 2016 he has served on the NCAA Nominating Committee. 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 term as the chair of the IAA commissioners. From 1999-2003 he 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

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THE MAAC’S DISNEY STORY The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC), along with Walt Disney World Resorts, enters its 20th year of hosting MAAC Championships in Lake Buena Vista, FL as part of the conference’s mission to provide the best experience for its student-athletes, their families and fans. For the 2018-19 academic year, the MAAC Women’s Volleyball Championship, featuring 10 of the MAAC member schools, will be held at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in the HP Field House from November 15-17. The 2018 tourney will mark the 5th time the conference has hosted volleyball at the ESPN Complex, most recently in 2014 when Siena College won the trophy and secured the NCAA Championship automatic bid. With a rich tradition of competition at the complex, the 2016 MAAC Men’s and Women’s Cross Country took place on site with a course that winded through fields and a nearby wooded area. Iona College claimed victory in both championships. In 2017, the women’s soccer championship was hosted at the complex with Monmouth taking homing how the crown. The championship operation at Disney allows the MAAC to provide its participating student-athletes, their families, and fans a world-class sports championship experience. During the championship weekend in Disney, student-athletes have access to the playing facilities, on-site hotels, theme parks, and an awards banquet held after hours in one of Disney’s theme parks. These are designed to provide lasting memories for the student-athletes, recruiting opportunities for the coaches, and world-class broadcasts. The MAAC and ESPN have an agreement with Disney through 2022, which includes ESPN live broadcasting elements for all championships and events. ESPN’s state-of-the-art studios broadcast highlights of MAAC championships throughout all Disney World Resort hotel properties on the ESPN channels and MAAC. TV. All MAAC contests for the hosted championships are broadcasted by ESPN using on-site studios. Oftentimes, the ESPN studio is used as an innovation lab for the network and the MAAC is the beneficiary of this investment, whether it’s basketball or the rarely seen live transmission of the cross-country races.

In conjunction with ESPN the MAAC has co-hosted the Advocare Invitational (previously the Old Spice Classic) at the ESPN Wide World of Sports complex since 2006. This eight-team tournament, which 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. Canisius College will represent the MAAC in the 2018 installment of the Advocare Invitational. During the 2015 Advocare Invitational, the two-time MAAC Men’s Basketball Player of the Year, Monmouth University’s Justin Robinson, set the tournament scoring record with 77 points over three games to claim MVP honors. The MAAC Men’s and Women’s Golf Championships are also held at Walt Disney World. The Men’s and Women’s Golf teams compete at PGA-caliber courses during the spring and rotate between Disney’s Palm and Magnolia Arnold Palmer managed courses. The golf hosting agreement at Disney was recently extended through the 2022 championships. For the fifth year in a row the 2018 MAAC Men’s & Women’s Golf Championships will take place at Disney’s Magnolia Golf Couse. Since relocating the championships to Orlando, not one round of golf has been scratched because of weather, allowing MAAC athletes to opportunity to focus on winning the trophy and moving on to the NCAA Regional’s. Last year champions were University at Albany (women) and Iona College (men). During the fall championship weekend, the MAAC Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) heads down in Disney to volunteer at a local charity, assist in the championship operations, and hold its annual fall meeting. In addition, two MAAC SAAC commercials are produced at ESPN studios to be used during the season on MAAC school produced broadcasts. The MAAC has used this time to provide leadership training from the well-respected Disney Institute staff, or consultants in the field that understand the family entertainment, inclusivity and customer service principles that have made Disney a leader in entertainment, broadcasting and event management.

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2018-19 DISNEY CHAMPIONSHIPS

Volleyball Thursday, November 15 – Saturday, November 17, 2018 Walt Disney World – ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Lake Buena Vista, FL 2018 Champion: Iona College

Men’s & Women’s Golf Thursday, April 18 – Saturday, April 20, 2019 Disney’s Magnolia Golf Course Lake Buena Vista, FL 2018 Men’s Champion: Iona College 2018 Women’s Champion: University at Albany

DISNEY CHAMPIONSHIPS HISTORY

Men’s Golf Champions 2000 Iona 2001 Iona 2002 Iona

Men’s Cross Country Champions 2000 Iona 2004 Iona 2008 Iona 2012 Iona 2016 Iona

Women’s Cross Country Champions 2000 Marist 2004 Marist

2008 Iona 2012 Iona 2016 Iona

2003 Loyola 2004 Loyola 2005 Loyola 2006 Siena 2007 Siena 2008 Loyola 2009 Loyola 2010 Loyola 2011 Loyola 2012 Loyola 2013 Loyola

Men’s Soccer Champions 1999 Fairfield 2003 Saint Peter’s 2007 Loyola 2011 Fairfield 2015 Rider Volleyball Champions 1998 Fairfield 2002 Manhattan 2006 Siena 2010 Niagara

Women’s Soccer Champions 2001 Loyola 2005 Fairfield 2009 Loyola

2013 Monmouth 2017 Monmouth

2014 Saint Peter’s 2015 Saint Peter’s 2016 Siena 2017 Saint Peter’s

2018 Iona 2019 Iona

2014 Siena 2018 Iona

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 2015 Albany

2016 Quinnipiac 2017 Quinnipiac

2018 Albany 2019 Albany

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2018-19 Pepsi Zero Commissioner’s Cups Standings

2018-19 Champions Men’s Cross Country: .................................... Iona College Women’s Cross Country: ............................... Iona College Women’s Soccer: ........................... Monmouth University Field Hockey:.................................. Monmouth University Men’s Soccer:......................................... Rider University Volleyball:. ................................................... Iona College Men’s Swim & Dive: . .............................. Rider University Women’s Swim & Dive: ..................... Fairfield University Men’s Indoor Track & Field:............. Monmouth University Women’s Indoor Track & Field:......... Monmouth University Men’s Basketball:.......................................... Iona College Women’s Basketball:....................... Quinnipiac University Men’s Golf:. .................................................. Iona College Women’s Golf:................................... University of Albany Men’s Rowing: Women’s Rowing: Men’s Tennis: Women’s Tennis: Women’s Water Polo: Women’s Lacrosse: Men’s Lacrosse: Men’s Outdoor Track & Field: Women’s Outdoor Track & Field: Softball: Baseball:

Men’s Standings

School

Points

1. Iona College

63.50 51.25 38.00 36.00 33.50 32.25 32.00 26.50 25.75 25.25 10.00 60.50 57.00 55.00 50.25 43.75 39.75 37.50 36.75 32.00 26.75 13.75

2. Rider University

3. Monmouth University

4. Siena College 5. Marist College

6. Quinnipiac University 7. Canisius College 8. Fairfield University 9. Manhattan College 10. Saint Peter’s University

11. Niagara University

Women’s Standings

School

Points

1. Monmouth University

2. Marist College 3. Rider University

4. Quinnipiac University

5. Iona College

6. Canisius College 7. Siena College 8. Fairfield University 9. Niagara University 10. Manhattan College

11. Saint Peter’s University

Overall Standings

School

Points

1. Iona College

107.25 106.25

2. Rider University

3. Monmouth University

98.50 90.50 82.50 74.50 71.75 63.25 52.50 42.00 39.00

4. Marist College

5. Quinnipiac University 6. Siena College 7. Canisius College 8. Fairfield University 9. Manhattan College 10. Niagara University 11. Saint Peter’s University

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Iona College

LOCATION NEW ROCHELLE, NY YEAR FOUNDED 1940 MASCOT GAELS COLORS MAROON AND GOLD PRESIDENT JOSEPH E. NYRE , PH.D DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS MATT GLOVASKI

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Cl. Fr.

Ht.

Hometown

Cristina Chiappini

5’9” 5’7”

Yorba Linda, CA

Hallie Garfield

R-So. R-Jr.

Darien, CT Chicago, IL

Jordin Hale

5’10”

Jordan Van Reeken

So. So.

5’9” 5’8” 5’8” 5’7” 5’4” 5’7” 5’6” 5’7” 5’6” 5’6” 5’9” 5’9”

Trinidad and Tobago

Kate Schmitt

Santa Ana, CA

Brianna Erickson Erika Wimmer Aubree Fuher Laura Rockett Malia Naugle Karsyn Stewart Danielle Hernandez

Fr.

Santa Rosa Valley, CA Souderton, PA Yorba Linda, CA Sinking Spring, PA

So. So. So.

5’11”

Fr. Fr.

Shillington, PA

Orlando, FL

So. So. Fr. Fr. Fr. Sr.

Commerce, CA Portland, OR Lansdale, PA Murrieta, CA Tinley Park, IL

Carli Tovar

Maeve Wydan Taylor Hensley Jillian Schultz Alyssa Gayapa

5’10”

Chicago, IL

Head Coach: Brian Kelly Assistant Coach: Alex Williams

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