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
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Number of teams10
TV partner(s)NEC Front Row, ESPN2, MSG, FCS, Regional Sports Networks
WNBA Draft
Regular season
First placeRobert Morris
  Runners-upSacred Heart
Season MVPJessica Kovatch (SFPA)
NEC tournament
ChampionsRobert Morris
Finals MVPNneka Ezeigbo (RMU)
Northeast Conference women's basketball seasons
← 2017–18
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

Preseason

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Rankings

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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

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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

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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

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Player of the week

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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

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NEC tournament

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  • 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

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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

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School 1st round 2nd round Quarterfinals Semifianls Championship
Sacred Heart 59–90 at. Georgetown(Washington, D.C.)

All-NEC honors and awards

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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

See also

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2018–19 Northeast Conference men's basketball season

References

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  1. ^ "KEYSTONE STATE CONTINGENT TOPS #NECWBB PRESEASON COACHES' POLL AGAIN". Northeastconference.org. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
  2. ^ "NEC Reveals Women's Basketball Preseason Coaches' Poll". ccsubluedevils.com. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
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