2022 MAAC women's basketball tournament

2022 MAAC women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2021–22
Teams11
SiteJim Whelan Boardwalk Hall
Atlantic City, New Jersey
ChampionsFairfield Stags (4th title)
Winning coachJoe Frager (1st title)
MVPLou Lopez Sénéchal (Fairfield)
TelevisionESPNews, ESPN+
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2021–22 MAAC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Fairfield † 19 – 1   .950 25 – 7   .781
Quinnipiac 14 – 6   .700 21 – 12   .636
Manhattan 14 – 6   .700 21 – 11   .656
Niagara 11 – 9   .550 15 – 15   .500
Siena 10 – 10   .500 10 – 19   .345
Monmouth 9 – 11   .450 14 – 16   .467
Saint Peter's 9 – 11   .450 13 – 18   .419
Iona 8 – 12   .400 11 – 16   .407
Rider 7 – 13   .350 9 – 21   .300
Marist 6 – 14   .300 8 – 21   .276
Canisius 3 – 17   .150 6 – 25   .194
† 2022 MAAC tournament winner

The 2022 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference women's basketball tournament was the women's postseason basketball tournament for the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) for the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The tournament was played March 8–12, 2022, at the Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, for the third year in a row. The tournament winner, the Fairfield Stags, received the conference's automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.[1]

Seeds

All 11 teams in the conference participate in the tournament. The top five teams receive byes to the quarterfinals. Teams are seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.

Seed School Conference Tiebreaker 1 Tiebreaker 2 Tiebreaker 3
1 Fairfield 19–1
2 Quinnipiac 14–6 1–1 vs. Manhattan 0–2 vs. Fairfield 2–0 vs. Niagara
3 Manhattan 14–6 1–1 vs. Manhattan 0–2 vs. Fairfield 0–2 vs. Niagara
4 Niagara 11–9
5 Siena 10–10
6 Monmouth 9–11 1–1 vs. Saint Peter's 0–2 vs. Fairfield 2–0 vs. Quinnipiac
7 Saint Peter's 9–11 1–1 vs. Monmouth 0–2 vs. Fairfield 0–2 vs. Quinnipiac
8 Iona 8–12
9 Rider 7–13
10 Marist 6–14
11 Canisius 3–17

Schedule

Session Game Time* Matchup Score Television
First round – Tuesday, March 8
1 1 9:30 am (8) Iona vs. (9) Rider 74–58 ESPN+
2 11:30 am (7) Saint Peter's vs. (10) Marist 49–29
3 1:30 pm (6) Monmouth vs. (11) Canisius 65–71
Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 9
2 4 1:30 pm (1) Fairfield vs. (8) Iona 69–56 ESPN+
5 3:30 pm (2) Quinnipiac vs. (7) Saint Peter's 63–42
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 10
3 6 12:00 pm (3) Manhattan vs. (11) Canisius 61–49 ESPN+
7 2:30 pm (4) Niagara vs. (5) Siena 60–59
Semifinals – Friday, March 11
4 8 11:00 am (1) Fairfield vs. (4) Niagara 75–38 ESPN+
9 1:30 pm (2) Quinnipiac vs. (3) Manhattan 59–72
Championship – Saturday, March 12
5 10 11:00 am (1) Fairfield vs. (3) Manhattan 73–68 ESPNews/ESPN+
*Game times in ET. ()-Rankings denote tournament seeding.[2]

Bracket

First round
Tuesday, March 8
ESPN+ 		Quarterfinals
Wednesday/Thursday, March 9/10
ESPN+ 		Semifinals
Friday, March 11
ESPN+ 		Championship
Saturday, March 12
ESPNews/ESPN+
            
1 Fairfield 69
8 Iona 56
8 Iona 74
9 Rider 58
1 Fairfield 75
4 Niagara 38
4 Niagara 60
5 Siena 59
1 Fairfield 73
3 Manhattan 68
2 Quinnipiac 63
7 Saint Peter's 42
7 Saint Peter's 49
10 Marist 29
2 Quinnipiac 59
3 Manhattan 72
3 Manhattan 61
11 Canisius 49
6 Monmouth 65
11 Canisius 71

* denotes number of overtimes

All-championship team

2022 MAAC women's basketball all-championship team[3]
  • Sydney Lowery, Fairfield
  • Dee Dee Davis, Manhattan
  • Rachel Hakes, Fairfield
  • Courtney Warley, Manhattan
  • Angel Parker, Niagara
  • Cur'Tiera Haywood, Quinnipiac
  • MVP Lou Lopez Sénéchal, Fairfield

See also

References

  1. ^ "Stags Claim 2022 MAAC Championship". Fairfield University Athletics. March 12, 2022. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
  2. ^ "2020 MAAC Women's Basketball Championship". MAAC Sports. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
  3. ^ "Fairfield Wins 2022 MAAC Women's Basketball Championship". MAAC Sports. March 12, 2022. Retrieved July 18, 2024.