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==Honors and Awards==
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Revision as of 06:10, 10 March 2016

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, Sacred Heart
NEC Tournament
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

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 NEC record NCAA Tournaments
Bryant Mary Burke Bryant 24 345–344 74–58 4 (Division II)
Central Connecticut Beryl Piper Central Connecticut 8 112–128 0
Fairleigh Dickinson Peter Cinella American International College 8 84–154 54–91 0
LIU Brooklyn Stephanie Oliver Seton Hall 0 0–0 0–0 0
Mount St. Mary's Bryan Whitten Virginia Commonwealth 8 96–145 64–80 0
Robert Morris Sal Buscaglia Manhattan 12 6
Sacred Heart Jessica Mannetti Hofstra 2 28–31 20–16 0
St. Francis Brooklyn John Thurston Fordham 3 45–49 27–27 1
Saint Francis (PA) Joe Haigh Saint Francis (PA) 3 38–56 26–28 0
Wagner Lisa Cermignano Illinois 3 18–69 15–39 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.

  Bryant Central Conn. Fairleigh Dickinson LIU Br'klyn Mount St. Mary's Robert Morris Sacred Heart St. Francis Br'klyn Saint Francis (PA) Wagner
vs. Bryant – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Central Conn. 0–0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Fairleigh Dickinson 0–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. LIU Br'klyn 0–0 0–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Mount St. Mary's 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Robert Morris 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Sacred Heart 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. St. Francis Br'klyn 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–0
vs. Saint Francis (PA) 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 – 0–0
vs. Wagner 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 –
Total 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0

Postseason

NEC Tournament

Main article: 2016 Northeast Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
  • March 2–8, 2016 Northeast Conference Basketball Tournament.
Quarterfinals
Wednesday, March 2
NEC Front Row 		Semifinals
Saturday, March 5
NEC Front Row 		Championship
Tuesday, March 8
ESPN or ESPN2
         
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4  
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(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
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2  
7  
 
 
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All games will be played at the venue of the higher seed

NCAA Tournament

Main article: 2016 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament
Seed Region School First Four 2nd Round 3rd Round Sweet 16 Elite Eight Final Four Championship


Honors and Awards

[3]

2016 NEC Women's Basketball Individual Awards
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
† - denotes unanimous selection

References

  1. ^ "Robert Morris Tops #NECWBB Preseason Poll for Third Straight Year". http://northeastconference.org. Retrieved 28 October 2015. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ "MDynamic Scorers, Stalwart Defenders Headline Preseason All-NEC Women's Hoops Team". northeastconference.org. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  3. ^ "#NECWBB Regular Season Champion Sacred Heart Secures Three Major Awards; Second-place Bryant Lands Most All-League Honors". NortheastConference.org. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
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