2019 Northeast Conference women's basketball tournament


The 2019 Northeast Conference women's basketball tournament is the concluding event of the 2018–19 season of the Northeast Conference (NEC), held from March 11–17, 2019. Unlike most NCAA Division I basketball conference tournaments, the NEC tournament does not include all of the league's teams. The tournament instead features only the top eight teams from regular-season NEC play.[1] Robert Morris won the conference tournament championship game over the St. Francis (PA), 65–54. Nneka Ezeigbo was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player.[2]

2019 Northeast Conference women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2018–19
Teams8
ChampionsRobert Morris (7th title)
Winning coachCharlie Buscaglia
MVPNneka Ezeigbo (Robert Morris)
← 2018
2020 →
2018–19 Northeast Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Robert Morris 16 2   .889 22 11   .667
Sacred Heart 14 4   .778 19 13   .594
St. Francis Brooklyn 12 6   .667 18 13   .581
Saint Francis (PA) 11 7   .611 16 17   .485
Bryant 9 9   .500 11 19   .367
Mount St. Mary's 8 10   .444 15 16   .484
Wagner 8 10   .444 10 20   .333
Fairleigh Dickinson 5 13   .278 8 22   .267
Central Connecticut 4 14   .222 7 21   .250
LIU Brooklyn 3 15   .167 4 25   .138
2019 NEC tournament winner
As of March 16, 2019
Rankings from AP poll

Seeds

edit
Seed School Conference Overall
1 Robert Morris 16–2 19–10
2 Sacred Heart 14–4 18–11
3 St. Francis Brooklyn 12–6 18–12
4 Saint Francis (PA) 11–7 14–16
5 Bryant 9–9 11–18
6 Mount St. Mary's 8–10 14–15
7 Wagner 8–10 10–19
8 Fairleigh Dickinson 5–13 8–21

Bracket

edit
Quarterfinals
Monday, March 11
NEC Front Row
Semifinals
Thursday, March 14
ESPN3
Championship
Sunday, March 17
ESPNU
         
1 Robert Morris 64
8 Fairleigh Dickinson 38
1 Robert Morris 69
6 Mount Saint Mary's 65
4 Saint Francis (PA) 91
5 Bryant 78
1 Robert Morris 65
4 St. Francis (PA) 54
2 Sacred Heart 68
7 Wagner 51
2 Sacred Heart 60
4 St. Francis (PA) 68
3 St. Francis Brooklyn 74
6 Mount St. Mary's 80

All games will be played at the venue of the higher seed

All-tournament team

edit

Tournament MVP in bold.[3]

Name School
Nneka Ezeigbo Robert Morris
Nina Augustin Robert Morris
Jess Kovatch Saint Francis (PA)
Michaela Harrison Mount St. Mary's
Michaela Harrison Sacred Heart

See also

edit

References

edit
  1. ^ "Seeds Are Set for 33rd annual #NECWBB Tournament" (Press release). Northeast Conference. March 10, 2019. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
  2. ^ Sports, P. M. N. (March 17, 2019). "Augustin leads Robert Morris women by St. Francis, into NCAA | National Post". National Post. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
  3. ^ "Ticket Punched!: Robert Morris Captures Eighth #NECWBB Crown".