MAAC women's basketball tournament

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MAAC women's basketball tournament
Conference basketball championship
Sport College basketball
Conference Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Number of teams11
Format Single-elimination tournament
Current stadium Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall
Current location Atlantic City, NJ
Played1982–present
Last contest 2024
Current champion Fairfield Stags (5th)
Most championships Marist (11)
Official website MAACSports.com Women's Basketball

The MAAC women's basketball tournament determines the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference's champion and the winner of the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.

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Seeding

Seeds in the MAAC tournament are linked to teams' conference records. Non-conference games are not a factor. The team with the overall best record in the conference is seeded "1", the next best conference record "2", and so on. [1]

Starting with the 2014 tournament, teams seeded from 1 to 6 receive a bye in the first round.

Tournament champions by year

YearMAAC ChampionScoreRunner-upMost Valuable PlayerVenue (and city)
1982 Saint Peter's 65–51 Army Blanche Jones, St. Peter's Brendan Byrne Arena (East Rutherford, New Jersey)
1983Saint Peter's59–51 Manhattan Sheila Tighe, ManhattanBrendan Byrne Arena (East Rutherford, New Jersey)
1984Saint Peter's80–69 Holy Cross Amanda Berry, Saint Peter'sBrendan Byrne Arena (East Rutherford, New Jersey)
1985Holy Cross62–60Saint Peter'sJanet Hourihan, Holy Cross Alumni Hall (Fairfield, Connecticut)
1986La Salle78–67Saint Peter'sLinda Hester, La Salle Hart Center (Worcester, Massachusetts)
1987Manhattan70–64Holy CrossBridget Robeson, Manhattan Halsey Field House (Annapolis, Maryland)
1988Fairfield55–50La SalleDana Pellegrino, Fairfield Westchester County Center (White Plains, New York)
1989Holy Cross82–81La SalleAnn Lambiotte, Holy CrossHart Center (Worcester, Massachusetts)
1990Manhattan78–69Holy CrossDonna Seybold, Manhattan Hayman Hall (Philadelphia)
1991Fairfield80–78Saint Peter'sLisa Mikelic, Fairfield Draddy Gymnasium (Riverdale, New York)
1992Saint Peter's73–71La SalleJoann Balsamo, Saint Peter's Knickerbocker Arena (Albany, New York)
1993Saint Peter's72–64 Loyola (MD) Nadine Davis, Saint Peter'sKnickerbocker Arena (Albany, New York)
1994Loyola (MD)72–66FairfieldPatty Stoffey, Loyola (MD)Knickerbocker Arena (Albany, New York)
1995Loyola (MD)67–51FairfieldPatty Stoffey, Loyola (MD)Knickerbocker Arena (Albany, New York)
1996Manhattan92–66FairfieldWanda Camps, ManhattanKnickerbocker Arena (Albany, New York)
1997Saint Peter's66–38Niagara Crystal Robinson, Saint Peter's Marine Midland Arena (Buffalo, New York)
1998Fairfield59–53Loyola (MD)Page Driscoll, FairfieldPepsi Arena (Albany, New York)
1999Saint Peter's64–62SienaLeah Cromer, Saint Peter'sMarine Midland Arena (Buffalo, New York)
2000Saint Peter's61–46FairfieldLawanda Greene, Saint Peter'sPepsi Arena (Albany, New York)
2001Siena70–68Fairfield Liene Jansone, SienaHSBC Center (Buffalo, New York)
2002Saint Peter's83–71SienaFelicia Harris, Saint Peter'sPepsi Arena (Albany, New York)
2003Manhattan65–57SienaSiobhan Kilkenny, Manhattan Sovereign Bank Arena (Trenton, New Jersey)
2004 Marist 76–74 Canisius Stephanie Del Preore, MaristPepsi Arena (Albany, New York)
2005Canisius60–59MaristBecky Zak, CanisiusHSBC Arena (Buffalo, New York)
2006Marist68–57Loyola (MD)Meg Dahlman, MaristPepsi Arena (Albany, New York)
2007Marist64–57 (OT)IonaRachele Fitz, Marist Arena at Harbor Yard (Bridgeport, Connecticut)
2008Marist83–63IonaSarah Smrdel, MaristTimes Union Center (Albany, New York)
2009Marist78–63CanisiusJulianne Viani, MaristTimes Union Center (Albany, New York)
2010Marist66–49FairfieldRachele Fitz, MaristTimes Union Center (Albany, New York)
2011Marist63–45Loyola (MD)Erica Allenspach, MaristWebster Bank Arena (Bridgeport, Connecticut)
2012Marist61–35FairfieldCorielle Yarde, Marist MassMutual Center (Springfield, Massachusetts)
2013Marist72–48IonaElizabeth Beynnon, MaristMassMutual Center (Springfield, Massachusetts)
2014 Marist70–66 Quinnipiac Sydney Coffey, MaristMassMutual Center (Springfield, Massachusetts)
2015Quinnipiac72–61MaristJasmine Martin, QuinnipiacTimes Union Center (Albany, New York)
2016 Iona 57–41 Quinnipiac Marina Lizarazu, IonaTimes Union Center (Albany, New York)
2017 Quinnipiac81–73RiderAdily Martucci, QuinnipiacTimes Union Center (Albany, New York)
2018 Quinnipiac67–58MaristJen Fay, QuinnipiacTimes Union Center (Albany, New York)
2019 Quinnipiac81–51MaristJen Fay, QuinnipiacTimes Union Center (Albany, New York)
2020 Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic
2021 Marist69–30Saint Peter'sWillow Duffell, Marist Boardwalk Hall (Atlantic City, New Jersey)
2022 Fairfield73–68ManhattanLou Lopez-Senechal, FairfieldBoardwalk Hall (Atlantic City, New Jersey)
2023 Iona73–60ManhattanJuana Camilion, IonaBoardwalk Hall (Atlantic City, New Jersey)
2024 Fairfield 70–62 (OT) Niagara Janelle Brown, FairfieldBoardwalk Hall (Atlantic City, New Jersey)

Champions

SchoolChampionshipsRunner-upLast titleLast title appearance
Marist 11420212021
Saint Peter's 9420022021
Quinnipiac 4220192019
Fairfield 5720242024
Manhattan 4320032023
Loyola (MD) †2419952011
Holy Cross †2319891990
Iona 2320232023
Siena 1320012003
La Salle †1319861992
Canisius 1220052009
Niagara 022024
Rider 012017
Army †011982
Monmouth 00

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References

  1. ↑ "Women's Basketball Championship History".
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