2022 MAAC/ASUN Dublin Challenge Program

ABOUT THE CHALLENGE HOSTS

GAME SCHEDULE

The ASUN is a Division I conference member of the NCAA that is headquartered in Atlanta, Ga. It boasts a membership of institutions that share visionary leadership, bold ambition and creative innovation. As a nimble adaptive conference, unafraid to blaze a national pathway for better service to our student-athletes, teams, and institutions, the ASUN has a proud history of firsts, national academic and athletic achievements and a conference culture that walks the walk with its four ASUN Beams. Students First! Rise. Connect. Impact. Spanning a geographic footprint across the Southeastern portion of

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the United States, the ASUN’s 14 members make their homes in eight different states including: Alabama (Jacksonville State & North Alabama), Arkansas (Central Arkansas), Florida (FGCU, Jacksonville, North Florida & Stetson), Georgia (Kennesaw State), Kentucky (Bellarmine & Eastern Kentucky), North Carolina (Queens), Tennessee (Austin Peay & Lipscomb) and Virginia (Liberty). Members of the ASUN compete for championships in 21 sports consisting of Baseball, Men’s and Women’s Basketball, Beach Volleyball, Men’s and Women’s Cross Country and Track & Field, Football, Men’s and Women’s Golf, Men’s and Women’s Lacrosse, Men’s and Women’s Soccer, Softball, Men’s and Women’s Tennis and Volleyball .

10:00 a.m. GAME 1 (Men): Rider vs. Stetson (ESPNU) 12:30 p.m. GAME 2 (Women): Marist vs. Eastern Kentucky (ESPNU) 4:00 p.m. GAME 3 (Men): Niagara vs. Central Arkansas (ESPN+) 6:30 p.m. GAME 4 (Women): Rider vs. North Florida (ESPN+)

With 11 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) is in its 42nd year of competition during the 2022-23 academic year. 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.

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11:00 a.m. GAME 1 (Men): Central Arkansas vs. Rider (ESPNU) 1:30 p.m. GAME 2 (Women): North Florida vs. Marist (ESPN+) 5:00 p.m. GAME 3 (Men): Stetson vs. Niagara (ESPN+) 7:30 p.m. GAME 4 (Women): Eastern Kentucky vs. Rider (ESPN+)

Current Conference members include: Canisius College, Fairfield University, Iona University, Manhattan College, Marist College, Mount St. Mary’s University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena College.

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