When you come to a game at Manhattan’s Draddy Gymnasium, a demonstration in defense is the expectation. That’s just what was in store Saturday evening as the Jaspers outlasted MAAC foe Fairfield 61-58 in their opening game of conference play. Continue reading “Defense Spurs Manhattan To Win In MAAC Opener”
These are the final MAAC Power Rankings before the start of non-conference play this week. This season, the MAAC shifted from a 20-game schedule to an 18 game slate in which each team will forego one home and one road contest. The league has played 20 games each of the last four seasons beginning with 2013-14 when Monmouth and Quinnipiac joined the league. Continue reading “MAAC Weekly Recap – December 27”
1) Iona (6-5) – 69-59 L @ St. John’s (12/17); 82-68 W @ Holy Cross (12/19)
The Gaels retain the top spot in this week’s rankings despite a split of the week. Tim Cluess’ squad played St. John’s tight in the first half, entering the break knotted at 25, but a 19-4 run out of intermission propelled the Johnnies to victory in the teams’ first meeting since 1995. Continue reading “MAAC Weekly Recap – December 20”
Iona (5-4) – 74-70 W @ NJIT (12/9); 83-67 W vs. Yale (12/12)
The Gaels are riding a four game winning streak into their first winning record of the year and the top spot in this week’s Power Rankings. Iona has played just two non-conference games and won them both, including a convincing victory over Yale Tuesday night. Continue reading “MAAC Weekly Recap – December 13”
The last time Iona beat an Ivy League program, most of its current roster hadn’t even been born. Continue reading “Iona Downs Yale For Fourth Straight Behind Crawford’s Career High”
Monmouth continued its daunting non-conference schedule with a Saturday matinee against powerhouse Kentucky in Madison Square Garden. While the Wildcats’ length and athleticism was too much for the Hawks to handle, King Rice and his squad continue to learn from these experiences. Continue reading “Monmouth Meets Kentucky at MSG – Three Thoughts”
Hofstra took a trip to the shore and it ended up dead in the water. Until a miracle took place in New Jersey. Continue reading “Hofstra Pulls Out Miraculous Win At Monmouth”
Wednesday means MAAC Recap, and this week brought some solid wins and a few close calls. Manhattan represented the league in the inaugural Belfast Classic, while Monmouth traded blows with UConn, and Marist picked up its first win of the year. Continue reading “MAAC Weekly Recap – December 6”
Quinnipiac earned its first road win of the Baker Dunleavy era with a thrilling 89-87 win at Columbia Monday night. Continue reading “Quinnipiac Freshmen Lead Upset At Columbia – 3 Thoughts”
After losing games in the final minute at UConn and Albany to finish a season-opening seven-game road trip, the Columbia Lions returned home to Levien Gymnasium to play Quinnipiac. And lost in the final minute.
Rich Kelly’s layup with 4.4 seconds remaining on the clock gave Quinnipiac an 89-87 victory in a shootout over the Lions. Columbia is now 1-7 on the season, while the Bobcats are 3-6 in Baker Dunleavy’s first season.
Continue reading “Columbia Falls to Quinnipiac on Final Play”
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