2014–15 Northeast Conference women's basketball season

The 2014–14 NEC women's basketball season began with practices in October 2015, followed by the start of the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November. Conference play started in early January 2015 and concluded in March with the 2015 Northeast Conference Women's Basketball Tournament.

2014–15 Northeast Conference women's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Number of teams10
TV partner(s)NEC Front Row, ESPN3, ESPNU, Regional Sports Networks
WNBA Draft
Regular Season
First placeBryant
Central Connecticut
Season MVPBreanna Rucker BRYANT
NEC Tournament
ChampionsSt. Francis Brooklyn[1]
Finals MVPSarah Benedetti[1]
2014–15 Northeast Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Bryant144 .778  229  .710
Central Connecticut144 .778  1913  .594
Robert Morris135 .722  1715  .531
Sacred Heart117 .611  1613  .552
St. Francis Brooklyn99 .500  1519  .441
Fairleigh Dickinson711 .389  1020  .333
LIU Brooklyn612 .333  921  .300
Mount St. Mary's612 .333  822  .267
Wagner513 .278  722  .241
Saint Francis (PA)513 .278  623  .207
2015 NEC Tournament winner
As of March 15, 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

Preseason

Rankings

NEC Coaches Poll[2]
1. Robert Morris (5)
2. Sacred Heart (4)
3. St. Francis Brooklyn (1)
4. Wagner
5. Saint Francis (PA)
6. Bryant
7. Mount St. Mary's
8. LIU Brooklyn
9. Fairleigh Dickinson
10. Central Connecticut

() first place votes

All-NEC team

Coaches Poll[3]

Jenniqua Bailey Bryant
Alexa Hayward Saint Francis (PA)
Eilidh Simpson St. Francis Brooklyn
Gabby Washington Sacrd Heart
Jasmine Nwajei Wagner

NEC regular season

Conference matrix

This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.

  Bryant Central Conn. Fairleigh Dickinson LIU Br'klyn Mount St. Mary's Robert Morris Sacred Heart St. Francis Br'klyn Saint Francis (PA) Wagner
vs. Bryant 1–10–20–20–21–11–11–10–20–2
vs. Central Conn. 1–10–20–21–11–10–20–21–10–2
vs. Fairleigh Dickinson 2–02–02–00–22–01–11–10–21–1
vs. LIU Br'klyn 2–02–00–21–12–01–12–01–11–1
vs. Mount St. Mary's 2–01–12–01–12–02–01–11–10–2
vs. Robert Morris 1–11–10–20–20–21–10–21–11–1
vs. Sacred Heart 1–12–01–11–10–21–11–10–20–2
vs. St. Francis Br'klyn 1–12–01–10–21–12–01–10–21–1
vs. Saint Francis (PA) 2–01–12–01–11–11–12–02–01–1
vs. Wagner 2–02–01–11–12–01–12–01–11–1
Total 14–414–47–116–126–1213–511–79–95–135–13

Postseason

NEC Tournament

  • March 8–15, 2015 Northeast Conference Basketball Tournament.
  Quarterfinals
Sunday, March 8
NEC Front Row
Semifinals
Wednesday, March 11
(reseeded)
ESPN3
Championship
Sunday, March 15
ESPNU
                           
  1 Central Connecticut 72
8 LIU Brooklyn 51
1 Central Connecticut 63  
5 St. Francis Brooklyn 712OT  
4 Sacred Heart 59
  5 St. Francis Brooklyn 77
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)   5 St. Francis Brooklyn 77
  3 Robert Morris 62
  2 Bryant 76
7 Mount Saint Mary's 54
2 Bryant 62
3 Robert Morris 68  
3 Robert Morris 89
  6 Fairleigh Dickinson 61

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

NCAA tournament

Seed Region School 1st Round 2nd Round Regional Semifinals Regional Finals Final Four Championship
16 Albany St. Francis Brooklyn L, 33–89 vs. #1 Connecticut

Honors and awards

2015 NEC Women's Basketball Individual Awards[4]
Award Recipient(s)
Player of the Year Breanna Rucker, BRYANT
Coach of the Year Beryl Piper, CCSU
Defensive Player of the Year Erika Livermore, FDU
Rookie of the Year Ivory Bailey, BRYANT
2015 NEC Women's Basketball All-Conference Teams
First Team Second Team Defensive Team Rookie Team
Hannah Kimmel, Jr., F., SHU
Erika Livermore, Jr., C., FDU
Jasmine Nwajei, So., G., WC
Breanna Rucker, Jr., F., BRYANT
Anna Niki Stamolamprou, So., G., RMU
Sophie Bhasin, Jr., G., LIU
Kelsey Cruz, Jr., G., FDU
Alexa Hayward, Sr., G., SFU
TeJahne Malone, Jr., F., CCSU
Jaymee Veney, Sr., F., SFBK
Amanda Andrades, Sr., G., FDU
Leah Fechko, Jr., G., SFBK
Erika Livermore, Jr., C., FDU
Jasmine Nwajei, So., G., WC
Letava Whippy, Sr., G., LIU
Ivory Bailey, Fr., G., BRYANT
Mikalah Mulrain, Fr., C., RMU
Camden Musgrave, Fr., G., CCSU
Megan Smith, Fr., F., RMU
Maya Wynn, Fr., G., SFU
- denotes unanimous selection

See also

2014–15 Northeast Conference men's basketball season

References

  1. "Terrier Takeover! St. Francis Brooklyn Wins First NEC Women's Basketball Title, 77-62, Over RMU". NortheastConference.org. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  2. "A Robert Morris Repeat? #NECWBB Coaches' Poll Results Say 'Yes'". northeastconference.org. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  3. "Guard-heavy, Senior-laden Preseason All-NEC WBB Team Unveiled". northeastconference.org. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  4. "2014-15 NEC Women's Basketball Award Winners" (PDF). NortheastConference.org. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
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