Iona and Manhattan to Vie for Men's Basketball Crown
MAAC Sports
Springfield, Mass. - Fourth-seeded Iona College will face sixth-seeded Manhattan College in the title game of the 2013 MAAC Men's Basketball Championship on Monday, March 11 at 9 p.m., live on ESPN2.
Iona reached the championship for the 12th time in school history with a 68-58 win over Siena College in the quarterfinals and a 79-73 victory over Niagara University in the semifinals. The Gaels have won seven MAAC titles since helping found the MAAC 32 years ago - 1982, 1984, 1985, 1998, 2000, 2001 and 2006.
Manhattan will make their seventh appearance in the title game after claiming a 55-52 win over Loyola University Maryland in the quarterfinals and a 60-42 victory over Fairfield University in the semifinals. The Jaspers have earned three MAAC titles - 1993, 2003 and 2004.
Monday night's contest marks the first time that Iona and Manhattan will have ever met in the title game of the MAAC Men's Basketball Championship.