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{{Infobox sports season
{{Infobox sports season
| title = 2015–16 Northeast Conference women's basketball season
| title = 2015–16 Northeast Conference women's basketball season
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| league = [[NCAA]] Division I
| league = [[NCAA]] Division I
| sport = [[College basketball|Basketball]]
| sport = [[College basketball|Basketball]]
| logo = Northeast Conference logo.svg
| logo =
| pixels = 200px
| pixels =
| caption =
| caption =
| duration =
| duration =
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| attendance =
| attendance =
| TV = NEC Front Row, ESPN2, MSG, FCS, Regional Sports Networks
| TV = NEC Front Row, ESPN2, MSG, FCS, Regional Sports Networks
| draft = NBA Draft
| draft = WNBA Draft
| draft_link = 2016 WNBA Draft
| draft_link = 2016 WNBA Draft
| top_pick =
| top_pick =
| picked_by =
| picked_by =
| season = Regular Season
| season = Regular Season
| season_champs =
| season_champs = Sacred Heart
| season_champ_name = First place
| season_champ_name = First place
| league_champs =
| league_champs =
| league_champ_name =
| league_champ_name =
| second_place =
| second_place = Bryant
| MVP =
| MVP = Hannah Kimmel, SHU
| MVP_link = NEC Women's Basketball Player of the Year
| MVP_link = Northeast Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Year
| top_scorer =
| top_scorer =
| top_scorer_link =
| top_scorer_link =
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| playoffs_MVP_link =
| playoffs_MVP_link =
| finals = NEC Tournament
| finals = NEC Tournament
| finals_link = 2016 Northeast Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
| finals_link = 2016 Northeast Conference women's basketball tournament
| finals_champ =
| finals_champ = Robert Morris
| finals-runner-up =
| finals-runner-up = Sacred Heart
| finals_MVP =
| finals_MVP = Anna Niki Stamolamprou, RMU
| finals_MVP_link =
| finals_MVP_link =
| seasonslist =
| seasonslist =
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| nextseason_link = 2016–17 Northeast Conference women's basketball season
| nextseason_link = 2016–17 Northeast Conference women's basketball season
| nextseason_year = 2016–17
| nextseason_year = 2016–17
}}{{2015–16 Northeast Conference women's basketball standings}}
}}
{{2015–16 Northeast Conference women's basketball standings}}

The '''2015–16 [[Northeast Conference|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]].


The '''2015–16 [[Northeast Conference|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]].


==Preseason==
==Preseason==
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{| class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;"
{| class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;"
|! colspan=1 style="background:white; border-top-style:hidden; border-left-style:hidden;"|
|! colspan=1 style="background:white; border-top-style:hidden; border-left-style:hidden;"|
! NEC Coaches Poll<ref>{{cite web|title=Robert Morris Tops #NECWBB Preseason Poll for Third Straight Year|url=http://northeastconference.org/news/2015/10/27/wbb-prepoll-16.aspx?path=wbball|publisher=http://northeastconference.org|accessdate=28 October 2015}}</ref>
! NEC Coaches Poll<ref>{{cite web|title=Robert Morris Tops #NECWBB Preseason Poll for Third Straight Year|url=http://northeastconference.org/news/2015/10/27/wbb-prepoll-16.aspx?path=wbball|publisher=NEC|accessdate=28 October 2015}}</ref>
|-
|-
! 1.
! 1.
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|}
|}


==Head Coaches==
==Head coaches==


''Note:'' Stats shown are before the beginning of the season. All numbers are from time at current school.
''Note:'' Stats shown are before the beginning of the season. All numbers are from time at current school.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;font-size:80%;"
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;font-size:90%;"
|-
|-
! width="110" | Team
! width="110" | Team
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! Seasons at school
! Seasons at school
! Overall record
! Overall record
! NEC record
! NCAA Tournaments
! NCAA Final Fours
! NCAA Championships
|-
|-
!style="background:#000000; color:#CCCC99;"|Bryant
!style="background:#000000; color:#CCCC99;"|Bryant
| Mary Burke
| [[Tim O'Shea]]
| [[Ohio Bobcats men's basketball|Ohio]]
| [[Bryant Bulldogs women's basketball|Bryant]]
| 7
| 24
| {{sort|34.4|73–139}}
| {{sort|50.07|345–344}}
| {{sort|40.5|43–63}}
| 0
| 0
| 0
|-
|-
!style="background:#1F24B4; color:#C0C0C0;"|Central Connecticut
!style="background:#1F24B4; color:#C0C0C0;"|Central Connecticut
| Beryl Piper
| [[Howie Dickenman]]
| [[Connecticut Huskies men's basketball|Connecticut]]
| [[Central Connecticut State Blue Devils women's basketball|Central Connecticut]]
| 19
| 8
| {{sort|49.2|278–286}}
| {{sort|46.6|112–128}}
| {{sort|56.4|184–142}}
| 3
| 0
| 0
|-
|-
!style="background:#800020; color:#FFFFFF;"|Fairleigh Dickinson
!style="background:#800020; color:#FFFFFF;"|Fairleigh Dickinson
| Peter Cinella
| [[Greg Herenda]]
| [[AIC Yellow Jackets|American International College]]
| [[UMass Lowell River Hawks men's basketball|UMass Lowell]]
| 2
| 8
| {{sort|30.0|18–42}}
| {{sort|35.2|84–154}}
| {{sort|26.4|9–25}}
| 0
| 0
| 0
|-
|-
!style="background:#000000; color:#FFFFFF;"| LIU Brooklyn
!style="background:#000000; color:#FFFFFF;"| LIU Brooklyn
| Stephanie Oliver
| [[Jack Perri]]
| [[Seton Hall Pirates women's basketball|Seton Hall]]
| [[Rhode Island College]]
| 3
| {{sort|44.0|41–52}}
| {{sort|46.1|24–28}}
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0–0
|-
|-
!style="background:#005596; color:#A29161;"|Mount St. Mary's
!style="background:#005596; color:#A29161;"|Mount St. Mary's
| Bryan Whitten
| [[Jamion Christian]]
| [[VCU Rams men's basketball|VCU]]
| [[Virginia Commonwealth Rams women's basketball|Virginia Commonwealth]]
| 3
| 8
| {{sort|51.5|49–46}}
| {{sort|39.8|96–145}}
| {{sort|59.6|31–21}}
| 1
| 0
| 0
|-
|-
!style="background:#14234B; color:#FFFFFF;"|Robert Morris
!style="background:#14234B; color:#FFFFFF;"|Robert Morris
| Sal Buscaglia
| [[Andrew Toole]]
| [[Lafayette Leopards men's basketball|Lafayette]]
| [[Manhattan Lady Jaspers basketball|Manhattan]]
| 5
| 11
| {{sort|62.5|110–66}}
| {{sort|55.6|188–150}}
| {{sort|74.1|66–23}}
| 1
| 0
| 0
|-
|-
!style="background:#990000; color:#999999;"|Sacred Heart
!style="background:#990000; color:#999999;"|Sacred Heart
| Jessica Mannetti
| [[Anthony Latina]]
| [[Central Connecticut Blue Devils men's basketball|Central Connecticut]]
| [[Hofstra Pride women's basketball|Hofstra]]
| 2
| 2
| {{sort|31.7|20–43}}
| {{sort|47.4|28–31}}
| {{sort|33.3|11–23}}
| 0
| 0
| 0
|-
|-
!style="background:#191970; border: 2px solid #AE2029;;color:#FFFFFF;"|St. Francis Brooklyn
!style="background:#191970; border: 2px solid #AE2029;;color:#FFFFFF;"|St. Francis Brooklyn
| [[John Thurston (basketball)|John Thurston]]
| [[Glenn Braica]]
| [[St. John's Red Storm men's basketball|St. John's]]
| [[Fordham Rams women's basketball|Fordham]]
| 5
| 3
| {{sort|52.8|83–74}}
| {{sort|52.8|45–49}}
| {{sort|61.3|54–34}}
| 0
| 0
| 0
|-
|-
!style="background:#990000; color:#FFFFFF;"|Saint Francis (PA)
!style="background:#990000; color:#FFFFFF;"|Saint Francis (PA)
| Joe Haigh
| [[Rob Krimmel]]
| [[Saint Francis Red Flash women's basketball|Saint Francis (PA)]]
|
| 3
| 3
| {{sort|33.6|31–61}}
| {{sort|40.4|38–56}}
| {{sort|40.3|21–31}}
| 0
| 0
| 0
|-
|-
!style="background:#004236; color:#CCCCCC;"|Wagner
!style="background:#004236; color:#CCCCCC;"|Wagner
| Lisa Cermignano
| [[Bashir Mason]]
| [[Marist Red Foxes men's basketball|Marist]]
| [[Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball|Illinois]]
| 3
| 3
| {{sort|51.6|48–45}}
| {{sort|20.6|18–69}}
| {{sort|60.3|32–21}}
| 0
| 0
| 0
|}

==NEC Regular Season==

===Conference Matrix===
This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. (x) indicates games remaining this season.
{| class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap;font-size:80%;"
|-
! colspan=1 style="background:white; border-top-style:hidden; border-left-style:hidden;" width=75|&nbsp;
! style="background:#000000; color:#CCCC99;" width=75|Bryant
! style="background:#1F24B4; color:#C0C0C0;" width=75|Central Conn.
! style="background:#800020; color:#FFFFFF;" width=75|Fairleigh Dickinson
! style="background:#000000; color:#FFFFFF;" width=75|LIU Br'klyn
! style="background:#005596; color:#A29161;" width=75|Mount St. Mary's
! style="background:#14234B; color:#FFFFFF;" width=75|Robert Morris
! style="background:#990000; color:#999999;" width=75|Sacred Heart
! style="background:#191970; border: 2px solid #AE2029;;color:#FFFFFF;" width=75|St. Francis Br'klyn
! style="background:#990000; color:#FFFFFF;" width=75|Saint Francis (PA)
! style="background:#004236; color:#CCCCCC;" width=75|Wagner
|- style="text-align:center;"
<!--BU || CCSU || FDU || LIU || MSM || RMU || SHU || SFBK || SFU || WU -->
!vs. Bryant
|| – ||0–0||0–0||0–0||0–0||0–0||0–0||0–0||0–0||0–0
|-style="text-align:center;"
!vs. Central Conn.
|0–0|| – ||0–0||0–0||0–0||0–0||0–0||0–0||0–0||0–0
|-style="text-align:center;"
!vs. Fairleigh Dickinson
|0–0||0–0|| – ||0–0||0–0||0–0||0–0||0–0||0–0||0–0
|-style="text-align:center;"
!vs. LIU Br'klyn
|0–0||0–0||0–0|| – ||0–0||0–0||0–0||0–0||0–0||0–0
|-style="text-align:center;"
!vs. Mount St. Mary's
|0–0||0–0||0–0||0–0|| – ||0–0||0–0||0–0||0–0||0–0
|-style="text-align:center;"
!vs. Robert Morris
|0–0||0–0||0–0||0–0||0–0|| – ||0–0||0–0||0–0||0–0
|-style="text-align:center;"
!vs. Sacred Heart
|0–0||0–0||0–0||0–0||0–0||0–0|| – ||0–0||0–0||0–0
|-style="text-align:center;"
!vs. St. Francis Br'klyn
|0–0||0–0||0–0||0–0||0–0||0–0||0–0|| – ||0–0||0–0
|-style="text-align:center;"
!vs. Saint Francis (PA)
|0–0||0–0||0–0||0–0||0–0||0–0||0–0||0–0|| – ||0–0
|-style="text-align:center;"
!vs. Wagner
|0–0||0–0||0–0||0–0||0–0||0–0||0–0||0–0||0–0|| –
<!--BU || CCSU || FDU || LIU || MSM || RMU || SHU || SFBK || SFU || WU -->
|-style="text-align:center;"
!Total
! 0–0 !! 0–0 !! 0–0 !! 0–0 !! 0–0 !! 0–0 !! 0–0 !! 0–0 !! 0–0 !! 0–0
|}
|}


==Postseason==
==Postseason==


===NEC Tournament===
===NEC tournament===
{{main|2016 Northeast Conference Women's Basketball Tournament}}
{{main|2016 Northeast Conference women's basketball tournament}}
* March 2–8, 2016 Northeast Conference Basketball Tournament.
* March 6–13, 2016 Northeast Conference Basketball Tournament.


{{8TeamBracket-reseed
{{8TeamBracket-reseed
| RD1='''Quarterfinals'''<br>Wednesday, March 2<br>NEC Front Row
| RD1='''Quarterfinals'''<br>Wednesday, March 6<br>NEC Front Row
| RD2='''Semifinals''' <br>Saturday, March 5 <br>NEC Front Row
| RD2='''Semifinals''' <br>Saturday, March 9 <br>NEC Front Row
| RD3='''Championship''' <br>Tuesday, March 8 <br>ESPN or ESPN2
| RD3='''Championship''' <br>Tuesday, March 13 <br>ESPNU


| RD1-seed1=1
| RD1-seed1=1
| RD1-team1=&nbsp;
| RD1-team1='''Sacred Heart'''
| RD1-score1=
| RD1-score1= '''66'''
| RD1-seed2=8
| RD1-seed2=8
| RD1-team2=&nbsp;
| RD1-team2=Mount St. Mary's
| RD1-score2=
| RD1-score2=47


| RD1-seed3=4
| RD1-seed3=4
| RD1-team3=&nbsp;
| RD1-team3='''Saint Francis (PA)'''
| RD1-score3=
| RD1-score3= '''83'''
| RD1-seed4=5
| RD1-seed4=5
| RD1-team4=&nbsp;
| RD1-team4=Central Connecticut
| RD1-score4=
| RD1-score4= 77


| RD1-seed5=2
| RD1-seed5=2
| RD1-team5=&nbsp;
| RD1-team5='''Bryant'''
| RD1-score5=
| RD1-score5= '''70'''
| RD1-seed6=7
| RD1-seed6=7
| RD1-team6=&nbsp;
| RD1-team6=LIU Brooklyn
| RD1-score6=
| RD1-score6= 56


| RD1-seed7=3
| RD1-seed7=3
| RD1-team7=&nbsp;
| RD1-team7='''Robert Morris'''
| RD1-score7=
| RD1-score7= 68
| RD1-seed8=6
| RD1-seed8=6
| RD1-team8=&nbsp;
| RD1-team8=Fairleigh Dickinson
| RD1-score8=
| RD1-score8= 59


| RD2-seed1=
| RD2-seed1=1
| RD2-team1=
| RD2-team1='''Sacred Heart'''
| RD2-score1=
| RD2-score1='''92'''
| RD2-seed2=
| RD2-seed2=4
| RD2-team2=
| RD2-team2=Saint Francis (PA)
| RD2-score2=
| RD2-score2=71


| RD2-seed3=
| RD2-seed3=2
| RD2-team3=
| RD2-team3= Bryant
| RD2-score3=
| RD2-score3= 59
| RD2-seed4=
| RD2-seed4=3
| RD2-team4=
| RD2-team4='''Robert Morris'''
| RD2-score4=
| RD2-score4='''72'''


| RD3-seed1=
| RD3-seed1=1
| RD3-team1=
| RD3-team1=Sacred Heart
| RD3-score1=
| RD3-score1=51
| RD3-seed2=
| RD3-seed2=3
| RD3-team2=
| RD3-team2='''Robert Morris'''
| RD3-score2='
| RD3-score2='''56'''
}}
}}
<small>''All games will be played at the venue of the higher seed''</small>
<small>''All games will be played at the venue of the higher seed''</small>


===NCAA Tournament===
===NCAA tournament===
{{main|2016 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament}}
{{main|2016 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament}}
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;"
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;"
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! Region
! Region
! School
! School
! First Four
! 1st Round
! 2nd Round
! 2nd Round
! 3rd Round
! Sweet 16
! Sweet 16
! Elite Eight
! Elite Eight
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! Championship
! Championship
|-
|-
|16
|Bridgeport Regional
|'''Robert Morris'''
|style="background:#fbb;"| <small>'''L, 49–101'''</small> vs. #16 [[2015–16 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team|Connecticut]]
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===National Invitational tournament===
{{main|2016 Women's National Invitation Tournament}}
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;"
|-
! Seed
! Bracket
! School
! 1st Round
! 2nd Round
! Quarterfinals
! Semifinals
! Championship
|-
|
|
|'''Sacred Heart'''
|style="background:#fbb;"| <small>'''L, 59–95'''</small> vs. [[2015–16 Drake Bulldogs women's basketball team|Drake]]
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|}
|}


==Honors and awards==

==Honors and Awards==

{| class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;"
{| class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;"
|-
|-
| colspan="7" style="text-align:center; background:#ddd;"| '''2016 NEC Women's Basketball Individual Awards'''
| colspan="7" style="text-align:center; background:#ddd;"| '''2016 NEC Women's Basketball Individual Awards'''<ref>{{cite web|title=#NECWBB Regular Season Champion Sacred Heart Secures Three Major Awards; Second-place Bryant Lands Most All-League Honors|url=http://northeastconference.org/news/2016/3/4/wbb-all-NEC-16.aspx|publisher=NortheastConference.org|accessdate=10 March 2016}}</ref>
|-
|-
! style="text-align:right;"| Award
! style="text-align:right;"| Award
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|-
|-
| style="text-align:right;"|[[Northeast Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Year|Player of the Year]]
| style="text-align:right;"|[[Northeast Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Year|Player of the Year]]
| style="text-align:left;" |
| style="text-align:left;" |'''Hannah Kimmel''', SHU
|-
|-
| style="text-align:right;"|[[Northeast Conference Women's Basketball Coach of the Year|Coach of the Year]]
| style="text-align:right;"|[[Northeast Conference Women's Basketball Coach of the Year|Coach of the Year]]
| style="text-align:left;" |
| style="text-align:left;" |'''Jessica Mannetti''', SHU
|-
|-
| style="text-align:right;"|Defensive Player of the Year
| style="text-align:right;"|Defensive Player of the Year
| style="text-align:left;" |
| style="text-align:left;" |'''Leah Fechko''', SFBK
|-
|-
| style="text-align:right;"|Rookie of the Year
| style="text-align:right;"|Rookie of the Year
| style="text-align:left;" |
| style="text-align:left;" |'''Jessica Kovatch''', SFU
|-
|-
| style="text-align:right;"|Most Improved Player of the Year
| style="text-align:right;"|Most Improved Player of the Year
| style="text-align:left;" |
| style="text-align:left;" |'''Alissa Tarsi''', SHU
|}
|}


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! Rookie Team
! Rookie Team
|-
|-
|Hannah Kimmel, <small>Jr., F., SHU</small><br />Erika Livermore, <small>Sr., C., FDU</small><br />Jasmine Nwajei, <small>Jr., G., WC</small><br />Breanna Rucker, <small>Sr., F., BRYANT</small><br />Leah Fechko, <small>Sr., G., SFBK</small>
|
|Ivory Bailey, <small>So., G., BRY</small><br />Kelsey Cruz, <small>Sr., G., FDU</small><br />Jessica Kovatch, <small>Fr., G., SFU</small><br />Anna Nicki Stamolamprou, <small>Jr., G., RMU</small><br />Alissa Tarsi, <small>Sr., F., SHU</small>
|
|Alexis Carter, <small>Jr., G., MSM</small><br />Shanovia Dove, <small>Jr., G., LIU</small><br />Camden Musgrave, <small>So., G., CCSU</small><br />Shanice Vaughn, <small>Sr., G., LIU</small><br />Tiersa Winder, <small>Sr., G., BRY</small>
|
|Madelynn Comly, <small>Fr., G., FDU</small><br />Jessica Kovatch, <small>Fr., G., SFU</small><br />Maria Palarino, <small>Fr., F., SFBK</small><br />Kierra Palmer, <small>Fr., G., BRY</small><br />Kiana Patterson, <small>Fr., G., CCSU</small>
|
|-
|-
| colspan="5" style="text-align:left;| † <small>- denotes unanimous selection</small>
| colspan="5" style="text-align:left;| † <small>- denotes unanimous selection</small>
|}
|}

==See also==
[[2015–16 Northeast Conference men's basketball season]]


==References==
==References==
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{{Northeast Conference women's basketball navbox}}
{{Northeast Conference women's basketball navbox}}
{{2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball conference season navbox}}


{{DEFAULTSORT:2015-16 Northeast Conference women's basketball season}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:2015-16 Northeast Conference women's basketball season}}
[[Category:2015–16 Northeast Conference women's basketball season|*]]
[[Category:2015–16 Northeast Conference women's basketball season| ]]

Latest revision as of 21:51, 22 August 2023

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
Northeast Conference women's basketball seasons
2015–16 Northeast Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Sacred Heart 16 – 2   .889 20 – 13   .606
Bryant 14 – 4   .778 18 – 13   .581
Robert Morris† 11 – 7   .611 20 – 13   .606
Saint Francis (PA) 11 – 7   .611 15 – 17   .469
Central Connecticut 9 – 9   .500 12 – 18   .400
Fairleigh Dickinson 8 – 10   .444 11 – 21   .344
LIU Brooklyn 7 – 11   .389 9 – 21   .300
Mount St. Mary's 7 – 11   .389 9 – 21   .300
St. Francis Brooklyn 4 – 14   .222 7 – 22   .241
Wagner 3 – 15   .167 5 – 24   .172
† 2016 NEC tournament winner
As of March 19, 2016
Rankings from AP poll

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.

Preseason

[edit]

Rankings

[edit]
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

[edit]
Coaches Poll[2]

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

Head coaches

[edit]

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

[edit]

NEC tournament

[edit]
Main article: 2016 Northeast Conference women's basketball 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
1 Sacred Heart 51
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
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

[edit]
Main article: 2016 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball 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

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Main article: 2016 Women's National Invitation Tournament
Seed Bracket School 1st Round 2nd Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship
Sacred Heart L, 59–95 vs. Drake

Honors and awards

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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

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2015–16 Northeast Conference men's basketball season

References

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  1. ^ "Robert Morris Tops #NECWBB Preseason Poll for Third Straight Year". NEC. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
  2. ^ "MDynamic Scorers, Stalwart Defenders Headline Preseason All-NEC Women's Hoops Team". northeastconference.org. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
  3. ^ "#NECWBB Regular Season Champion Sacred Heart Secures Three Major Awards; Second-place Bryant Lands Most All-League Honors". NortheastConference.org. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
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