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CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY

2001 CHAMPIONS MEN’S CHAMPION: IONA at HSBC Arena - Buffalo, NY FIRST ROUND (7) Manhattan 84, (10) Saint Peter’s 72 (9) Loyola 60, (8) Fairfield 58 QUARTERFINALS (4) Marist 70, (5) Rider 58 (1) Iona 64, (9) Loyola 52 (2) Canisius 72, (6) Niagara 70 (3) Siena 79, (7) Manhattan 76 SEMIFINALS (1) Iona 75, (4) Marist 71 (2) Canisius 76, (3) Siena 64

2000 CHAMPIONS MEN’S CHAMPION: IONA at Pepsi Arena - Albany, NY FIRST ROUND (7) Rider 73, (10) Saint Peter’s 58 (8) Canisius 83, (9) Loyola 69 QUARTERFINALS (5) Niagara 83, (4) Marist 65 (1) Siena 82, (8) Canisius 71 (2) Iona 64, (7) Rider 59 (3) Fairfield 67, (6) Manhattan 50

1999 CHAMPIONS MEN’S CHAMPION: SIENA at Marine Midland Arena - Buffalo, NY FIRST ROUND (7) Rider 73, (10) Manhattan 46 (9) Loyola 75, (8) Fairfield 72 QUARTERFINALS (1) Niagara 78, (9) Loyola 77 (5) Saint Peter’s 80, (4) Canisius 72 SEMIFINALS (5) Saint Peter’s 78, (1) Niagara 70 (2) Siena 56, (6) Marist 55 CHAMPIONSHIP (2) Siena 82, (5) Saint Peter’s 67 ALL-CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM Scott Knapp (Siena) Jim Cantamessa (Siena) Kamaal McQueen (Saint Peter’s) Jamar Hunter (Saint Peter’s) Alvin Young (Niagara) (6) Marist 71, (3) Iona 69 (2) Siena 101, (7) Rider 73

1998 CHAMPIONS MEN’S CHAMPION: IONA at Pepsi Arena - Albany, NY FIRST ROUND

1997 CHAMPIONS MEN’S CHAMPION: FAIRFIELD at Marine Midland Arena - Buffalo, NY QUARTERFINALS (8) Fairfield 80 (1) Iona 71 (4) Saint Peter’s 51, (5) Manhattan 48

(7) Manhattan 66, (10) Saint Peter’s 55 (8) Marist 74, (9) Fairfield 73 (OT)

(2) Canisius 84, (7) Siena 44 (6) Niagara 53, (3) Loyola 43

QUARTERFINALS (1) Iona 76, (8) Marist 55

SEMIFINALS (8) Fairfield 73, (4) Saint Peter’s 61 (2) Canisius 78, (6) Niagara 59

(5) Loyola 85, (4) Niagara 80 (OT) (3) Siena 87, (6) Canisius 83 (OT) (7) Manhattan 71, (2) Rider 58 SEMIFINALS (1) Iona 69, (5) Loyola 58 (3) Siena 77, (7) Manhattan 71

CHAMPIONSHIP (8) Fairfield 78, (2) Canisius 72

SEMIFINALS (1) Siena 90, (5) Niagara 88 (2) Iona 76, (3) Fairfield 72

ALL-CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM Shannon Bowman (Fairfield)

CHAMPIONSHIP (1) Iona 74, (2) Canisius 67 ALL-CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM Phil Grant (Iona) Earl Johnson (Iona) Clive Bentick (Canisius)

CHAMPIONSHIP (2) Iona 84, (1) Siena 80

CHAMPIONSHIP (1) Iona 90, (3) Siena 75

Darren Phillip (Fairfield) Javone “Bam” Moore (Canisius) Kevin Thompson (Canisius) Chris Watson (Niagara)

ALL-CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM Daryl Greene (Niagara) Jim Cantamessa (Siena) Marcus Faison (Siena)

ALL-CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM Kashif Hameed (Iona) Tariq Kirksay (Iona) Marcus Faison (Siena) Scott Knapp (Siena) Travis Lyons (Manhattan) MOST VALUABLE PLAYER John McDonald (Iona)

MOST VALUABLE PLAYER Greg Francis (Fairfield)

Brian Dux (Canisius) Rick Smith (Marist)

Nakiea Miller (Iona) Tariq Kirksay (Iona)

MOST VALUABLE PLAYER Nakiea Miller (Iona)

MOST VALUABLE PLAYER Dyree Wilson (Iona)

MOST VALUABLE PLAYER Marcus Faison (Siena)

WOMEN’S CHAMPION: SAINT PETER’S at Marine Midland Arena -

WOMEN’S CHAMPION: SIENA at HSBC Arena - Buffalo, NY FIRST ROUND (10) Rider 63, (7) Iona 55 (9) Canisius 62, (8) Marist 55 QUARTERFINALS (2) Fairfield 63, (10) Rider 52 (3) Loyola 67, (6) Niagara 54 (1) Siena 81, (9) Canisius 60 (4) Saint Peter’s 74, (5) Manhattan 66 SEMIFINALS (2) Fairfield 65, (3) Loyola 53 (1) Siena 69, (4) Saint Peter’s 59 CHAMPIONSHIP (1) Siena 70, (4) Saint Peter’s 68

WOMEN’S CHAMPION: SAINT PETER’S at Pepsi Arena - Albany, NY FIRST ROUND (7) Manhattan 54, (10) Marist 48 (9) Canisius 75, (8) Iona 55 QUARTERFINALS (2) Saint Peter’s 70, (7) Manhattan 52 (6) Loyola 77, (3) Niagara 74 (1) Fairfield 77, (9) Canisius 54 (5) Siena 86, (4) Rider 79 SEMIFINALS (2) Saint Peter’s, (6) Loyola 41 (1) Fairfield 76, (5) Siena 72 CHAMPIONSHIP (2) Saint Peter’s 61, (1) Fairfield 46 ALL-CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM Mercy Aghedo (Saint Peter’s) Gail Strumpf (Fairfield) Holli Tapley (Fairfield) Jennifer Bongard (Loyola) Bronwyn Tobin (Siena) MOST VALUABLE PLAYER Lawanda Greene (Saint Peter’s)

WOMEN’S CHAMPION: FAIRFIELD at Pepsi Arena - Albany, NY FIRST ROUND (8) Rider 75, (9) Marist 56 (7) Manhattan 83, (10) Canisius 71

WOMEN’S CHAMPION: SAINT PETER’S at Marine Midland Arena -

Buffalo, NY FIRST ROUND

Buffalo, NY FIRST ROUND

(7) Niagara 74, (10) Marist 48 (8) Manhattan 55, (9) Rider 53 QUARTERFINALS (2) Saint Peter’s 59, (8) Niagara 52 (3) Loyola 59, (6) Iona 51 (1) Siena 77, (8) Manhattan 61 (4) Canisius 96, (5) Fairfield 90 SEMIFINALS (2) Saint Peter’s 53, (3) Loyola 47 (1) Siena 75, (4) Canisius 64 CHAMPIONSHIP (2) Saint Peter’s 64, (1) Siena 62 ALL-CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM Stephanie De Wolfe (Saint Peter’s) Tonya Gertrude (Saint Peter’s) Shannon Graham (Niagara) Sheryl Klick (Niagara) Mary Anne Kirsch (Loyola) MOST VALUABLE PLAYER Crystal Robinson (Saint Peter’s)

(7) Niagara 74, (10) Marist 48 (8) Manhattan 55, (9) Rider 53

QUARTERFINALS (1) Siena 98, (8) Rider 79 (4) Loyola 80, (5) Iona 66

QUARTERFINALS (2) Saint Peter’s 59, (7) Niagara 52 (3) Loyola 59, (6) Iona 51 (1) Siena 77, (8) Manhattan 61 (4) Canisius 96, (5) Fairfield 90 SEMIFINALS (2) Saint Peter’s 53, (3) Loyola 47 (1) Siena 75, (4) Canisius 64 CHAMPIONSHIP (2) Saint Peter’s 64, (1) Siena 62 ALL-CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM Patty Marchese (Saint Peter’s) Erin Boland (Siena) Melanie Halker (Siena) Shauna Geronzin (Canisius) Amy Getman (Niagara)

(3) Saint Peter’s 63, (6) Niagara 50 (2) Fairfield 89, (7) Manhattan 83 SEMIFINALS (4) Loyola 58, (1) Siena 50 (2) Fairfield 64, (3) Saint Peter’s 50

CHAMPIONSHIP (2) Fairfield 59, (4) Loyola 53 ALL-CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM Gail Strumpf (Fairfield) Corey Hewitt (Loyola) Erica Rath (Loyola)

ALL-CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM Sacha Baker (Siena) Gunta Basko (Siena) Schrene Isidora (Fairfield) Gail Strumpf (Fairfield) Felicia Harris (Saint Peter’s) MOST VALUABLE PLAYER Liene Jansone (Siena)

Patricka Smith (Rider) Melanie Halker (Siena)

MOST VALUABLE PLAYER Page Driscoll (Fairfield)

MOST VALUABLE PLAYER Leah Cromer (Saint Peter’s)

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