2019–20 Northeast Conference women's basketball season
The 2019–20 NEC women's basketball season will begin with practices in October 2019, followed by the start of the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November. Conference play will start in January 2020 and concluded in March with the 2020 Northeast Conference Women's Basketball Tournament.
2019–20 Northeast Conference women's basketball season | |
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League | NCAA Division I |
Sport | Basketball |
Number of teams | 11 |
TV partner(s) | NEC Front Row, ESPN2, MSG, FCS, Regional Sports Networks |
WNBA Draft | |
Regular Season | |
First place | Robert Morris |
Season MVP | Denia Davis-Stewart, MER |
NEC Tournament |
2019–20 Northeast Conference women's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Robert Morris | 17 | – | 1 | .944 | 22 | – | 7 | .759 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mount St. Mary's | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 19 | – | 11 | .633 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Merrimack* | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 20 | – | 9 | .690 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fairleigh Dickinson | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 12 | – | 17 | .414 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sacred Heart | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 12 | – | 17 | .414 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Francis (PA) | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 11 | – | 18 | .379 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wagner | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 11 | – | 18 | .379 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bryant | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 9 | – | 20 | .310 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LIU | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 8 | – | 21 | .276 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. Francis Brooklyn | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 8 | – | 21 | .276 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Connecticut | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 4 | – | 25 | .138 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
*Ineligible for NEC championship (reclassification from Division II) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2020 NEC Tournament winner As of February 10, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll |
Changes from last season
Merrimack College joined the Northeast Conference from Division II Northeast-10 Conference.[1] They are not eligible this year for the NEC Tournament.
On October 3, 2018 Long Island University announced that it would combine its two existing athletic programs—NEC member LIU Brooklyn and the Division II program at LIU Post—into a single Division I program under the LIU name. The new LIU program, to be nicknamed Sharks,[2] will maintain LIU Brooklyn's existing memberships in Division I and the NEC.[3]
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 |
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Bryant | Mary Burke | Bryant | 29 | 401–412 |
Central Connecticut | Beryl Piper | Central Connecticut | 12 | 149–210 |
Fairleigh Dickinson | Melissa Brooks | Army | 1 | 8–22 |
LIU | Stephanie Del Preore | Seton Hall | 4 | 32–87 |
Merrimack | Monique LeBlanc | Northern Arizona | 9 | 109–112 |
Mount St. Mary's | Maria Marchesano | IUPUI | 2 | 24–36 |
Robert Morris | Charlie Buscaglia | Robert Morris | 3 | 69–30 |
Sacred Heart | Jessica Mannetti | Hofstra | 6 | 98–88 |
St. Francis Brooklyn | Linda Cimino | Binghamton | 1 | 18–13 |
Saint Francis (PA) | Keila Whittington | Marist | 0 | 0–0 |
Wagner | Heather Jacobs | Adelphi | 3 | 20–68 |
Preseason
Rankings
NEC Coaches Poll[4] | |
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1. | Robert Morris (10) |
2. | Saint Francis (PA) |
3. | Mount St. Mary's |
Sacred Heart | |
5. | Bryant |
St. Francis Brooklyn | |
7. | Wagner |
8. | LIU |
9. | Fairleigh Dickinson |
10. | Central Connecticut |
11. | Merrimack |
() first place votes
Preseason All-NEC team
Source[5]
Recipient | School |
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Nneka Ezeigbo | Robert Morris |
Sydney Holloway | Bryant |
Jade Johnson | St. Francis Brooklyn |
Brandy Thomas | LIU |
Adrianne Hagood | Sacred Heart |
NEC regular season
Weekly awards
Throughout the regular season, the Northeast Conference offices named player(s) of the week and rookie(s) of the week.
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All-NEC honors and awards
Following the regular season, the conference selected outstanding performers based on a poll of league coaches.[23]
Honor | Recipient |
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Player of the Year | Denia Davis-Stewart, MER |
Coach of the Year | Charlie Buscaglia, RMU |
Defensive Player of the Year | Denia Davis-Stewart, MER |
Rookie of the Year | Nevena Dimitrijevic , SFBK |
Most Improved Player of the Year | Rachael Niles, FDU |
All-NEC First Team | Nneka Ezeigbo, RMU |
Denia Davis-Stewart, MER | |
Emilija Krista Grava , WAG | |
Michaela Harrison, MSM | |
Brandy Thomas, LIU | |
All-NEC Second Team | Nevena Dimitrijevic, SFBK |
Lauren Francillon, FDU | |
Adrianne Hagood , SHU | |
Sydney Holloway , BRY | |
Irekpitan Ozzy-Momodu, RMU | |
All-NEC Third Team | Ally Lassen, SFBK |
Kendall Bresee, MSM | |
Kate Mager, MER | |
Isabella Posset, RMU | |
Karson Swogger , SFPA | |
All-NEC Rookie Team | Nevena Dimitrijevic, SFBK |
Jayme Decesare, MER | |
Nicole Gallagher, BRY | |
Maria Roters , FDU | |
Sonia Smith , SHU | |
Postseason
NEC Tournament
In the NEC Tournament the top eight teams from the field of eleven participate. The teams are seeded according to their conference records, and when there are similar records between teams, tie-breakers are applied. After the first round, teams are reseeded after each round, with highest remaining seeds receiving home court advantage.
Quarterfinals Monday, March 9 NEC Front Row |
Semifinals Thursday, March 12 ESPN3 |
Championship Sunday, March 15 ESPNU | |||||||||||
1 | Robert Morris | ||||||||||||
8 | Wagner | ||||||||||||
2 | Mount St. Mary's | ||||||||||||
7 | LIU | ||||||||||||
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | |||||||||||||
3 | Fairleigh Dickinson | ||||||||||||
6 | Bryant | ||||||||||||
4 | Saint Francis (PA) | ||||||||||||
5 | Sacred Heart |
NCAA Tournament
Seed | Region | School | First Four | 1st Round | 2nd Round | Sweet 16 | Elite Eight | Final Four | Championship |
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TBD |
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- "Welcome to the Shark Tank: Long Island University Chooses the Shark as New Mascot" (Press release). Long Island University. May 15, 2019. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
- "Long Island University Announces Unification Into One LIU Division I Program" (Press release). LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds. October 3, 2018. Archived from the original on October 12, 2018. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
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