2015–16 Northeast Conference women's basketball season

The 2015–16 NEC women's basketball season began with practices in October 2015, followed by the start of the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November. Conference play started in early January 2016 and concluded in March with the 2016 Northeast Conference Women's Basketball Tournament.

2015–16 Northeast Conference women's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Number of teams10
TV partner(s)NEC Front Row, ESPN2, MSG, FCS, Regional Sports Networks
WNBA Draft
Regular Season
First placeSacred Heart
Runners-upBryant
Season MVPHannah Kimmel, SHU
NEC Tournament
ChampionsRobert Morris
Finals MVPAnna Niki Stamolamprou, RMU
2015–16 Northeast Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Sacred Heart162 .889  2013  .606
Bryant144 .778  1813  .581
Robert Morris117 .611  2013  .606
Saint Francis (PA)117 .611  1517  .469
Central Connecticut99 .500  1218  .400
Fairleigh Dickinson810 .444  1121  .344
LIU Brooklyn711 .389  921  .300
Mount St. Mary's711 .389  921  .300
St. Francis Brooklyn414 .222  722  .241
Wagner315 .167  524  .172
2016 NEC Tournament winner
As of March 19, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

Preseason

Rankings

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

() first place votes

All-NEC team

Coaches Poll[2]

Hannah Kimmel Sacred Heart
Erika Livermore Fairleigh Dickinson
Jasmine Nwajei Wagner
Breanna Rucker Bryant
Anna Niki Robert Morris

Head coaches

Note: Stats shown are before the beginning of the season. All numbers are from time at current school.

Team Head coach Previous school Seasons at school Overall record
Bryant Mary Burke Bryant 24 345–344
Central Connecticut Beryl Piper Central Connecticut 8 112–128
Fairleigh Dickinson Peter Cinella American International College 8 84–154
LIU Brooklyn Stephanie Oliver Seton Hall 0 0–0
Mount St. Mary's Bryan Whitten Virginia Commonwealth 8 96–145
Robert Morris Sal Buscaglia Manhattan 11 188–150
Sacred Heart Jessica Mannetti Hofstra 2 28–31
St. Francis Brooklyn John Thurston Fordham 3 45–49
Saint Francis (PA) Joe Haigh Saint Francis (PA) 3 38–56
Wagner Lisa Cermignano Illinois 3 18–69

Postseason

NEC Tournament

  • March 6–13, 2016 Northeast Conference Basketball Tournament.
  Quarterfinals
Wednesday, March 6
NEC Front Row
Semifinals
Saturday, March 9
NEC Front Row
Championship
Tuesday, March 13
ESPNU
                           
  1 Sacred Heart 66
8 Mount St. Mary's 47
1 Sacred Heart 92  
4 Saint Francis (PA) 71  
4 Saint Francis (PA) 83
  5 Central Connecticut 77
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)   1 Sacred Heart 51
  3 Robert Morris 56
  2 Bryant 70
7 LIU Brooklyn 56
2 Bryant 59
3 Robert Morris 72  
3 Robert Morris 68
  6 Fairleigh Dickinson 59

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

NCAA tournament

Seed Region School 1st Round 2nd Round Sweet 16 Elite Eight Final Four Championship
16 Bridgeport Regional Robert Morris L, 49–101 vs. #16 Connecticut

National Invitational Tournament

Seed Bracket School 1st Round 2nd Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship
Sacred Heart L, 59–95 vs. Drake

Honors and awards

2016 NEC Women's Basketball Individual Awards[3]
Award Recipient(s)
Player of the Year Hannah Kimmel, SHU
Coach of the Year Jessica Mannetti, SHU
Defensive Player of the Year Leah Fechko, SFBK
Rookie of the Year Jessica Kovatch, SFU
Most Improved Player of the Year Alissa Tarsi, SHU
2016 NEC Women's Basketball All-Conference Teams
First Team Second Team Third Team Rookie Team
Hannah Kimmel, Jr., F., SHU
Erika Livermore, Sr., C., FDU
Jasmine Nwajei, Jr., G., WC
Breanna Rucker, Sr., F., BRYANT
Leah Fechko, Sr., G., SFBK
Ivory Bailey, So., G., BRY
Kelsey Cruz, Sr., G., FDU
Jessica Kovatch, Fr., G., SFU
Anna Nicki Stamolamprou, Jr., G., RMU
Alissa Tarsi, Sr., F., SHU
Alexis Carter, Jr., G., MSM
Shanovia Dove, Jr., G., LIU
Camden Musgrave, So., G., CCSU
Shanice Vaughn, Sr., G., LIU
Tiersa Winder, Sr., G., BRY
Madelynn Comly, Fr., G., FDU
Jessica Kovatch, Fr., G., SFU
Maria Palarino, Fr., F., SFBK
Kierra Palmer, Fr., G., BRY
Kiana Patterson, Fr., G., CCSU
- denotes unanimous selection

See also

2015–16 Northeast Conference men's basketball season

References

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