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Iona Hoops Team Sets Sights On Selection Sunday After Winning MAAC Tourney Iona Hoops Team Sets Sights On Selection Sunday After Winning MAAC Tourney
Iona Hoops Team Sets Sights On Selection Sunday After Winning MAAC Tourney The Gaels are going dancing. Iona College completed the three-peat this week, claiming their third straight Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference championship by virtue of their 83-71 victory over Fairfield at the Times Union Center in Albany to take the title. With their 11th MAAC title - and an automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament - secured, Coach Tim Cluess’ and his squad have set their sights on Selection Sunday, when they find out their seed and opponent in the tournament, which kicks off next week. That information will come out beginning at 6 p.m. on the March Madness Selection Show o…

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by Zak Failla
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Fairfield, Iona Meet In MAAC Men's Basketball Title Game Fairfield, Iona Meet In MAAC Men's Basketball Title Game
Fairfield, Iona Meet In MAAC Men's Basketball Title Game A pair of local teams are set to duke it out for a chance to see which squad will have their chance at one shining moment live on national television. Iona College will face Fairfield University will face off at the Times Union Center in Albany for the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference championship and the automatic bid into this year’s NCAA Tournament, which is set to begin next week. Iona makes their way to the championship game after overcoming a 10-point halftime deficit to Saint Peter’s to claim a 65-62 victory. They’ll vie for their third straight MAAC title. Fairfield upended Quinni…

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