Queens College to face Immaculata in rematch of first women's game at MSG
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Madison Square Garden will honor the first women's basketball game played at the arena 40 years ago with a rematch between Queens College and Immaculata as part of the Maggie Dixon Classic on Jan. 4.
Immaculata won the inaugural women's game 65-61 in front of 12,000 fans on Feb. 22, 1975.
St. John's will face two-time defending champion Connecticut in the second game of the annual women's basketball doubleheader that honors the former Army coach Maggie Dixon, who died of heart arrhythmia in 2006 at age 28.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The inaugural Maggie Dixon Classic was held at Army in 2006 — a men's and women's doubleheader. The Pittsburgh men, coached by Maggie's brother Jamie, beat Western Michigan, and Ohio State routed Army. The past seven Classics have been played at Madison Square Garden.