ALBANY, N.Y. — Someone had to end their losing streak, and it was Niagara who got the job done. The Purple Eagles took down Quinnipiac 88-69 in the opening game of the MAAC tournament Thursday evening at the Times Union Center. Continue reading “Niagara Turns Tables On Quinnipiac With Big Second Half”
This is a guest post from Ronak Patel and part two of two. Read part one. Tyrone Lewis saw a lot during his days a star player for Niagara from 2006-10. He’s not far removed from his playing days when he donned the purple and white for a program that Calvin Murphy help put the school map back in the late 1980s. Continue reading “Tyrone Lewis Is Back At Niagara (Part 2)”
This is a guest post from Ronak Patel and part 1 of 2. Come back at noon for the second half. Contemplation. Reflection. What to do with the rest of your life? These are questions that everyone asks after college. And for former standout college basketball players there can be a bevy of options. Continue reading “Tyrone Lewis’ Long Road To Niagara (Part 1)”
Monmouth enters this weekend’s conference tournament not only the hottest team in the MAAC, but riding one of the longest winning streaks in the nation. Continue reading “MAAC Tournament Primer: Monmouth”
The Saint Peter’s Peacocks may be the most consistent team in the MAAC not named Monmouth. John Dunne’s squad went 14-6 in league play and won their final six contests of the year to capture the #2 seed in this weekend’s conference tournament. Continue reading “MAAC Tournament Primer: Saint Peter’s”
The Iona Gaels enter this weekend’s MAAC tournament as the reigning champions, but lack the target most teams seeking back to back titles would wear on their back. Continue reading “MAAC Tournament Primer: Iona”
Sitting at 7-6 in MAAC play following a loss to Canisius in early February, the Siena Saints seemed destined for a middling finish. But the return of star sophomore Nico Clareth and an emphatic win over Iona in New Rochelle propelled the Saints to a 5-2 finish and into a third-place tie with the Gaels at 12-8 in the final standings. Continue reading “MAAC Tournament Primer: Siena”
The Fairfield Stags pulled an inside straight on the final weekend of the regular season and beat out Canisius to earn the fifth and final first-round bye in this weekend’s conference tournament. Sydney Johnson’s crew made the trip to western New York trailing the Golden Griffins by one game with two left to play, but would have to win the bye outright as Canisius held the advantage in a tiebreaker. Continue reading “MAAC Tournament Primer: Fairfield”
The Rider Broncs enter this weekend’s MAAC tournament as one of the league’s hottest teams. Head coach Kevin Baggett’s squad is averaging an astounding 98.3 points per game over its last three contests, all double-digit wins in which the Broncs shot over 54% from the field. Continue reading “MAAC Tournament Primer: Rider”
The Canisius Golden Griffins held control of a MAAC tournament first round bye up until the final day of the regular season, but a three-game slide capped by a 72-65 loss to Saint Peter’s on the final day of the regular season culminated in first-year head coach Reggie Witherspoon’s squad falling into Thursday’s slate of games. Continue reading “MAAC Tournament Primer: Canisius”
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