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MAAC Tournament Preview

rtmsf — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:02:11 +0000

Ray Floriani of College Chalktalk is the RTC correspondent for the MAAC and NEC conferences.

LYNDHURST, NJ – The MAAC tournament begins on the men’s side on Friday at the Times Union Center in Albany. The distinction has to be made as the women tip off on Thursday. The MAAC showcases both the men’s and women’s events at the same locations giving fans the opportunity to see the respective programs of all ten members. Siena is a clear cut favorite. The homecourt advantage and rabid following doesn’t hurt but Siena is a talented, battle tested and well-coached club. They [...]

Checking in on… the MAAC

rtmsf — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 10:09:32 +0000

Ray Floriani of College Chalktalk is the RTC correspondent for the MAAC and NEC conferences.

LYNDHURST, NJ – The regular schedule winds up this weekend with the postseason tournament beginning on Friday in Albany. Siena is in the driver’s seat as regular season champion, top tournament seed and host of the get together in New York’s capitol city. The Saints’ BracketBuster setback at Butler all but insures Siena will have to cut down the nets at the Times Union Center to get to the Big Dance. Something they are in very favorable position to do.

Player [...]

Checking in on… the Colonial

rtmsf — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 21:26:02 +0000

Ryan Restivo of the MAAC-based SienaSaintsBlog is the RTC correspondent for the Colonial Athletic Association. SienaSaintsBlog now features exclusive video!

Standings (as of 2/22)

Northeastern (18-10, 13-3) Old Dominion (21-8, 13-3) George Mason (16-12, 11-5) William & Mary (19-8, 11-5) Drexel (15-14, 10-6) VCU (19-7, 10-6) Hofstra (16-13, 8-8) Georgia State (12-17, 4-12) UNC Wilmington (8-20, 4-12) Towson (7-20, 4-12) James Madison (12-17, 4-12) Delaware (7-21, 3-13)

Did BracketBusters help the CAA? Probably not. The conference started out losing their first five games in the event, including the first two nationally televised games. Northeastern bumbled their chances trying for a three-pointer instead of getting a quick two [...]

Checking in on… the MAAC

rtmsf — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 19:59:22 +0000

Ray Floriani of College Chalktalk is the RTC correspondent for the MAAC and NEC conferences.

JERSEY CITY, NJ – During a timeout at the Canisius-St.Peter’s game, the PA announcer was putting an advertising pitch in for the upcoming MAAC postseason tournament in Albany. “See who will emerge as the MAAC men’s and women’s champions in 2010,” the announcer said. At which yours truly remarked to a press row neighbor, ‘Siena and Marist.’ The neighbor chuckled but didn’t disagree.

The Marist women are a clear cut favorite but that’s another story. On the men’s side Siena is ahead of [...]

Checking in on… the MAAC

rtmsf — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 02:05:05 +0000

Ray Floriani of College Chalktalk is the RTC correspondent for the MAAC and NEC conferences.

JERSEY CITY , NJ – Siena took their unblemished MAAC record into Yanitelli Center on Thursday evening and edged St. Peter’s 66-58 . The Peacocks had been riding a five-game win streak and Siena was without the services of injured senior forward and offensive threat, Edwin Ubiles. In addition, a crowd of 1,609, one of St. Peter’s biggest this season, was animated and provided an intense and exciting atmosphere. Junior forward Ryan Rossiter was huge with a 21 point, 9 rebound night for the [...]

Checking in on… the MAAC

rtmsf — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 22:35:40 +0000

Ray Floriani of College Chalktalk is the RTC correspondent for the MAAC and NEC conferences.

LYNDHURST, NJ – Hard to believe the race is near the midway point. Siena is ahead and the favorite. Following closely are a group of teams in second through eighth that are fairly even and jockeying to move up. Among that group Fairfield, Iona and Niagara are considered at this point the best to make it interesting for the long run . Can’t write off Rider while St. Peter’s, Canisius and Manhattan are also in the mix.

From the board [...]

Checking in on… the MAAC

rtmsf — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 07:58:31 +0000

Ray Floriani of College Chalktalk is the RTC correspondent for the MAAC and NEC conferences.

LYNDHURST, NJ – Just before the New Year teams rounded out the non-conference schedule before MAAC play heats up not long after the ball drops in Times Square. The significant contest of note was two days before Christmas as Siena ‘held serve’ defeating conference contender Rider in a game at Albany.

The other big news came in the boardroom not on the court. The MAAC weighed bids and decided to award their championships to the Mass Mutual Center in Springfield, Massachusetts. The [...]

Checking in on… the MAAC

rtmsf — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 00:50:28 +0000

Ray Floriani of College Chalktalk is the RTC correspondent for the MAAC and NEC conferences.

LYNDHURST, NJ – Virtually every MAAC team has two conference games in the books as we head into the holidays. By Christmas everyone will have played a pair as Siena hosts Rider on December 23 in a meeting of 1-0 teams with title aspirations (not just sugar plums) ‘dancing in their heads’…

Early on in league play things are shaping up as expected but it is very early. The one mark that stands out is Iona at 0-2. The Gaels, off their win [...]

Checking in on… the MAAC

rtmsf — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:21:18 +0000

Ray Floriani of College Chalktalk is the RTC correspondent for the MAAC and NEC conferences,

NEW YORK CITY – The consensus is Siena is the favorite. Judging by early returns, hold off on engraving the championship trophy and sending it to Albany.

MAAC STANDINGS

Iona 2-0 Siena 2-0 Rider 2-1 Fairfield 2-1 Loyola 2-1 Manhattan 1-1 Niagara 1-1 St. Peter’s 1-1 Canisius 0-1 Marist 0-2

PLAYER of THE WEEK: Mike Ringgold 6’7 JR F, Rider. Ringgold scored 21 points and added 6 rebounds in the big victory over # 18 Mississippi State.

ROOKIE of the WEEK: Derek Needham 5’11 FR G, Fairfield. [...]

Checking in on the… MAAC

rtmsf — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 22:02:34 +0000

Ray Floriani of College Chalktalk is the RTC correspondent for the MAAC and NEC Conferences.

SOUTH ORANGE, NJ –

Standings as of January 30, 2009

Siena 10-0 Niagara 6-3 Rider 6-3 Fairfield 5-5 Manhattan 5-5 Iona 5-5 Loyola 5-5 Marist 3-7 Canisius 2-8 St.Peter’s 2-8

Player of the Week : Ryan Rossiter, Siena. The sophomore forward sparkled in a big win over Niagara with an 18 point,12 rebound, 5 block effort.

Rookie of the Week : Novar Gadson , Rider. The 6-7 swingman averaged a double double, 19 points, 10 rebounds in a2-0 week for the Broncs.

A tempo free rundown. The cliché tells [...]