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+
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
† 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.
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