2016 MAAC women's basketball tournament

August 2023 2016 MAAC I Women's 11 Times Union Center Albany, NY Iona 1st Billi Godsey 1st Marina Lizarazu Iona ESPNU/ESPN3 The 2016 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference women's basketball tournament was held March 3–7 at the Times Union Center in Albany, New York. Iona defeated Quinnipiac to win their first MAAC Tournament to earn their first automatic trip to the NCAA women's basketball tournament in school history. Seeds Teams are seeded by conference record, with a ties broken by record between the tied teams followed by record against the regular-season champion, if necessary. SeedSchoolConf (Overall)Tiebreaker#1Quinnipiac17–3 (22–7)#2Iona16–4 (20–11)#3Marist14–6 (15–15)#4Fairfield11–9 (16–13)3–1 vs. Monmouth, Manhattan#5Monmouth11–9 (13–16)2–2 vs. Manhattan, Fairfield#6Manhattan11–9 (14–15)1–3 vs. Fairfield, Monmouth#7Siena10–10 (13–17)#8Canisius8–12 (13–16)#9Niagara5–15 (8–21)1–1 vs. Rider#10Rider5–15 (7–22)1–1 vs. Niagara#11St. Peter's2–18 (4–25) Schedule GameTime*Matchup#TelevisionAttendance First round – Thursday, March 3 1 9:30 am #8 Canisius vs. #9 Niagara 2 11:30 am #7 Siena vs. #10 Rider 3 1:30 pm #6 Manhattan vs. #11 St. Peter's Quarterfinals – Friday, March 4 & Saturday, March 5 4 Noon #1 Quinnipiac vs. #9 Niagara 2,844 5 2:30 pm #4 Fairfield vs. #5 Monmouth 6 12:00 pm #3 Marist vs. #6 Manhattan 7 2:30 pm #2 Iona vs. #7 Siena Semifinals – Sunday, March 6 8 11:00 am #1 Quinnipiac vs. #5 Monmouth ESPN3 9 1:30 pm #3 Marist vs. #2 Iona Championship – Monday, March 7 10 2:30 pm #1 Quinnipiac vs. #2 Iona ESPNU 1,534 *Game Times in Eastern Time Zone. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. Bracket and Results 2016 MAAC Women's Basketball Tie Breaker Scenarios http://www.maacsports.com/fls/17400/pdf/2016%20MAAC%20Championship%20Women%27s%20Bracket.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=17400 maacsports.com 29 February 2016 7 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160307154617/http://www.maacsports.com/fls/17400/pdf/2016%20MAAC%20Championship%20Women%27s%20Bracket.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=17400 dead First roundThursday, March 3 QuarterfinalsFriday, March 4Saturday, March 5 SemifinalsSunday, March 6ESPN3 Championship gameMonday, March 7ESPNU 8 Canisius 64 9 Niagara 65 7 Siena 79OT 10 Rider 76 6 Manhattan 60 11 St. Peter's 43 1 Quinnipiac 74 9 Niagara 51 4 Fairfield 46 5 Monmouth 64 2 Iona 64 7 Siena 47 3 Marist 70 6 Manhattan 58 1 Quinnipiac 66 5 Monmouth 59 2 Iona 57 3 Marist 53 1 Quinnipiac 41 2 Iona 57 All times listed are Eastern See also Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference MAAC women's basketball tournament 2016 MAAC men's basketball tournament External links 2016 MAAC Women's Basketball Championship References Category:Metro Conference women's basketball tournament Category:2015–16 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference women's basketball season Category:Basketball competitions in Albany, New York MAAC women's basketball tournament MAAC women's basketball tournament Category:Women's sports in New York (state) Category:College basketball tournaments in New York (state)