MAAC Hoops Shootaround

The Canisius women’s basketball team, which has only played five games and has not competed since December, decided to cancel the rest of its season. On the men’s side, Monmouth sweeps Manhattan to move into first place with 10 conference victories. For the women, Marist finds itself in a familiar spot: alone atop the standings after the Red Foxes picked up two narrow victories over Rider. These games and the rest of the action around the MAAC on this week’s episode.

Three weekend series for the men and just one on the women’s side. The Saint Peter’s men swept Manhattan, while the Marist-Siena and Monmouth-Niagara series were splits. The Rider women swept Monmouth. Makayla Firebaugh notched a career-high 26 points for the Broncs as she won MAAC Player and Rookie of the Week honors.

Saint Peter's snapped Siena's 16-game winning streak as the top two teams from last season split the weekend series. All three men's series were splits. On the women's side, Monmouth played its first game in 40 days. Manhattan and Marist both pulled out sweeps as Quinnipiac and Rider split.

The Siena men’s basketball team has set a Division I program record with 16 straight wins. The Monmouth and Manhattan men both pick up sweeps. On the women’s side, Marist and Fairfield split pivotal series. Marist’s defense shines, and Lou Lopez-Senechal delivers late-game heroics.

The Siena men’s basketball team has the third-longest active winning streak in the country. The Saints have won 14 straight dating back to last season and are 4-0 this year alone atop the MAAC standings. On the women’s side, Marist is off to its best start in more than a decade at 7-1. The Red Foxes are fresh off a sweep of preseason-favorite Manhattan. Plus, the rest of the action around the conference.

After three separate Covid pauses, the Siena men begin their season with a sweep of the Monmouth Hawks. On the women’s side, Marist and Quinnipiac split their two-game series. Plus, a near triple-double by Niagara’s Angel Parker.

Monmouth picks up two victories over Canisius on the men’s side in the only MAAC series of the week. The Hawks are tied atop the standings at 3-1. Iona sweeps the MAAC men’s weekly awards, and Rider takes both awards on the women’s side as the Broncs pick up their first win of the season.

Iona and Marist men complete sweeps and pull into a tie for first place with Saint Peter’s at 3-1. The Saint Peter’s women sit alone atop the standings at 4-0. Manhattan tops Quinnipiac in an overtime thriller.

Three of the four men’s series were splits as Saint Peter’s captured the only sweep. On the women’s side, all four series were sweeps. The Saint Peter’s women are 2-0 for the first time since 2001-02. Fairfield’s Sam Lewis set a program record with 39 points and 11 3-pters.

The Marist men’s basketball team won the first two games of its season for the first time since the 2001-02 season. The Quinnipiac men take part in Bubbleville. Rick Pitino earns his first win with the Iona Gaels. The Fairfield women hit a program record 17 3-pointers in a 75-55 win over Hofstra. Marist’s women prevailed big in their season-opener.