2018–19 Northeast Conference women's basketball season
The 2018–19 NEC women's basketball season began with practices in October 2018, followed by the start of the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November. Conference play started in January 2019 and concluded in March with the 2019 Northeast Conference Women's Basketball Tournament.
| 2018–19 Northeast Conference women's basketball season | |
|---|---|
| League | NCAA Division I |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| TV partner(s) | NEC Front Row, ESPN2, MSG, FCS, Regional Sports Networks |
| WNBA Draft | |
| Regular Season | |
| First place | Robert Morris |
| Runners-up | Sacred Heart |
| Season MVP | Jessica Kovatch (SFPA) |
| NEC Tournament | |
| Champions | Robert Morris |
| Finals MVP | Nneka Ezeigbo (RMU) |
| 2018–19 Northeast Conference women's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preseason
Rankings
| NEC Coaches Poll[1] | |
|---|---|
| 1. | Robert Morris (5) |
| 2. | Saint Francis (PA) (2) |
| 3. | Sacred Heart (3) |
| 4. | Bryant |
| 5. | St. Francis Brooklyn |
| 5. | Mount St. Mary's |
| 7. | LIU Brooklyn |
| 8. | Central Connecticut |
| 9. | Fairleigh Dickinson |
| 10. | Wagner |
() first place votes
Preseason All-NEC team
Source[2]
| Recipient | School |
|---|---|
| Nneka Ezeigbo | Robert Morris |
| Sydney Holloway | Bryant |
| Jade Johnson | St. Francis Brooklyn |
| Jessica Kovatch | Saint Francis (PA) |
| Kiana Patterson | Central Connecticut |
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 | 28 | 390–393 |
| Central Connecticut | Beryl Piper | Central Connecticut | 11 | 142–189 |
| Fairleigh Dickinson | Melissa Brooks | Army | 0 | 0–0 |
| LIU Brooklyn | Stephanie Del Preore | Seton Hall | 3 | 28–62 |
| Mount St. Mary's | Maria Marchesano | IUPUI | 1 | 9–20 |
| Robert Morris | Charlie Buscaglia | Robert Morris | 2 | 47–19 |
| Sacred Heart | Jessica Mannetti | Hofstra | 5 | 79–71 |
| St. Francis Brooklyn | Linda Cimino | Binghamton | 0 | 0–0 |
| Saint Francis (PA) | Susan Robinson Fruchtl | Saint Francis (PA) | ||
| Wagner | Heather Jacobs | Adelphi | 2 | 10–48 |
NEC regular season
Player of the week
Throughout the regular season, the Northeast Conference offices named player(s) of the week and rookie(s) of the week.
| Week | Player of the week | Rookie of the week |
|---|---|---|
| November 12, 2018 | Sydney Holloway, BRY | Brandy Thomas, LIU |
| November 19, 2018 | Katherine Haines, SHU Jade Johnson, SFBK |
Emilija Krista Grava, WAG |
| November 26, 2018 | Michaela Harrison, MSM | Michaela Harrison, MSM |
| December 3, 2018 | Juliette Lawless, MSM | Brandy Thomas (2), LIU |
| December 10, 2018 | Kiana Patterson, CCSU | Michaela Harrison (2), MSM |
| December 17, 2018 | Kiana Patterson (2), CCSU | Michaela Harrison (3), MSM |
| December 24, 2018 | Jessica Kovatch, SFU | Isabella Posset, RMU |
| December 31, 2018 | Sydney Holloway (2), BRY | Brandy Thomas (3), LIU |
| January 7, 2019 | Jessica Kovatch (2), SFU | Isabella Posset (2), RMU |
| January 14, 2019 | Katherine Haines (2), SHU | Esther Castedo, RMU |
| January 21, 2019 | Katherine Haines (3), SHU | Michaela Harrison (4), MSM |
| January 28, 2019 | Jessica Kovatch (3), SFU Juliette Lawless , MSM |
Michaela Harrison (5), MSM |
| February 4, 2019 | Jessica Kovatch (4), SFU Amy O'Neill, SFBK |
Michaela Harrison (6), MSM |
| February 11, 2019 | Jessica Kovatch (4), SFU Taylah Simmons, WAG |
Brandy Thomas (4), LIU |
| February 18, 2019 | Jade Johnson (2), SFBK | Brandy Thomas (5), LIU |
| February 27, 2019 | Nneka Ezeigbo, RMU | Brandy Thomas (6), LIU Michaela Harrison (7), MSM |
| March 6, 2019 | Katherine Haines (3), SHU Amy O'Neill (2), SFBK |
Ebony Horton, SFBK |
Postseason
NEC Tournament
- March 11–17, 2019, Northeast Conference Basketball Tournament.
| 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 | Saint Francis (PA) | 54 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Sacred Heart | 68 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Wagner | 51 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Sacred Heart | 60 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Saint 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
NCAA Tournament
| Seed | Region | School | 1st Round | 2nd Round | Sweet 16 | Elite Eight | Final Four | Championship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Albany | Robert Morris | 34–69 vs. (#1) Louisville – (Louisville, KY) |
National Invitational Tournament
| School | 1st Round | 2nd Round | Quarterfinals | Semifianls | Championship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacred Heart | 59–90 at. Georgetown – (Washington, D.C.) |
All-NEC honors and awards
Following the regular season, the conference selected outstanding performers based on a poll of league coaches.
| Honor | Recipient |
|---|---|
| Player of the Year | Jessica Kovatch, SFPA |
| Coach of the Year | Charlie Buscaglia, RMU |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Nneka Ezeigbo, RMU |
| Rookie of the Year | Brandy Thomas, LIU |
| Most Improved Player of the Year | Taylah Simmons, WAG |
| All-NEC First Team | Nneka Ezeigbo, RMU |
| Katherine Haines, SHU | |
| Sydney Holloway, BRY | |
| Jessica Kovatch, SFPA | |
| Amy O’Neill, SFBK | |
| All-NEC Second Team | Jade Johnson, SFBK |
| Juliette Lawless, MSM | |
| Candice Leatherwood, SHU | |
| Kiana Patterson, CCSU | |
| Taylah Simmons, WAG | |
| All-NEC Third Team | Adrianne Hagood, SHU |
| Jeydah Johnson, LIU | |
| Erin Storck, SHU | |
| Brandy Thomas, LIU | |
| Haley Thomas, SFPA | |
| All-NEC Rookie Team | Emilja Krista Grava, WAG |
| Michaela Harrison, MSM | |
| Ebony Horton, SFBK | |
| Isabella Posset, RMU | |
| Brandy Thomas, LIU | |
References
- "KEYSTONE STATE CONTINGENT TOPS #NECWBB PRESEASON COACHES' POLL AGAIN". Northeastconference.org. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- "NEC Reveals Women's Basketball Preseason Coaches' Poll". ccsubluedevils.com. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
External links
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