EDISON, NJ (Jan. 7, 2020) – The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) has released the 2020 water polo conference play schedule.
The revision and organization of the conference schedule provides the institutions and conference with flexibility in engaging with higher-quality officials.
"It's an exciting time for MAAC water polo as the league elevates the level of officiating," said Elizabeth Donohue, Chair of Water Polo Committee. "These Division I athletes practice, train and compete at a top level and are motived by playing against some of best teams in the country. Exposure to strong officiating will only increase their performance. In addition, the commitment to player safety is emphasized. It should be an all-around competitive and entertaining season!"
The 2020 Water Polo Season will be the first season for Long Island University (LIU) in the MAAC with a total of nine teams competing this season.
See Below for the full conference play schedule:
Saturday, February 8
Wagner vs. St. Francis Brooklyn at Lewisburg, PA – 9:00am
Saturday, February 22
La Salle vs. Wagner at Poughkeepsie, NY – 11:45am
Weekend 1 (March 21-22)
Saturday
Iona vs. LIU at Brooklyn, NY – 3:00pm
Siena vs. Villanova at Villanova, PA – 5:00pm
Sunday
Wagner vs. LIU at Brooklyn, NY - 11:00am
Siena vs. La Salle at Philadelphia, PA – 1:00pm
Iona vs. St. Francis Brooklyn at Brooklyn, NY – 1:00pm
Weekend 2 (March 27-29)
Friday
Marist vs. Villanova at Villanova, PA – 3:00pm
Saturday
Marist vs. La Salle at Philadelphia, PA - 9:00am
Wagner vs. VMI at Lexington, VA – 10:00am
LIU vs. La Salle at Philadelphia, PA – 3:00pm
Siena vs. VMI at Lexington, VA – 4:00pm
St. Francis Brooklyn vs. Villanova at Villanova, PA – 6:00pm
Sunday
Iona vs. VMI at Lexington, VA – 10:00am
St. Francis Brooklyn vs. La Salle at Philadelphia, PA – 11:00am
LIU vs. Villanova at Villanova, PA – 2:00pm
Marist vs. VMI at Lexington, VA – 4:00pm
Weekend 3 (April 4-5)
Saturday
LIU vs. Marist at Poughkeepsie, NY – 1:00pm
St. Francis Brooklyn vs. Siena at Loudonville, NY – 5:00pm
Villanova vs. Iona at New Rochelle, NY – 5:00pm
Sunday
La Salle vs. Iona at New Rochelle, NY – 10:30am
LIU vs. Siena at Loudonville, NY– 11:00am
St. Francis Brooklyn vs. Marist at Poughkeepsie, NY – 1:30pm
Villanova vs. Wagner at Staten Island, NY – 4:00pm
Easter Weekend (April 11-12)
Saturday
Villanova vs. VMI at Lexington, VA – 10:00am
Wagner vs. Iona at New Rochelle, NY – 12:00pm
La Salle vs. VMI at Lexington, VA – 4:00pm
Marist vs. Siena at Loudonville, NY – 4:00pm
St. Francis Brooklyn vs. LIU at Brooklyn, NY – 4:00pm
Weekend 4 (April 18-19)
Saturday
Wagner vs. Marist at Providence, RI – TBD
VMI vs. LIU at Brooklyn, NY – 4:00pm
Iona vs. Siena at Loudonville, NY – 5:00pm
La Salle vs. Villanova at Villanova, PA – 6:00pm
Sunday
Wagner vs. Siena at Loudonville, NY – 11:00am
VMI vs. St. Francis Brooklyn at Brooklyn, NY – 11:00am
Iona vs. Marist at Poughkeepsie, NY – 3:00pm
For the 18th consecutive year, the 2020 MAAC Water Polo Championship will be played at McCann Natatorium on the campus of Marist College in Poughkeepsie, NY. Marist has hosted the Water Polo Championship since 2003. Semifinal action begins Saturday, April 25. The consolation game and championship game will be played the following day on Sunday, April 26.
For all information regarding the 2020 MAAC Water Polo Championship, please visit maacsports.com/wp. To purchase tickets for the 2020 MAAC Water Polo Championship, please visit here.
To stay up to date on MAAC Water Polo, visit MAACSports.com and follow @MAACSports on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Join the conversation on social media using the hashtag #MAACWP.
About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
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 39th year of competition during the 2019-20 academic year. Current conference members include: Canisius College, Fairfield University, Iona College, Manhattan College, Marist College, Monmouth University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Saint Peter's University, and Siena College.
