2015 Northeast Conference women's basketball tournament

The 2015 Northeast Conference women's basketball tournament was held between March 8, 11, and 15, 2015. The 2015 Northeast Conference tournament featured the league's top eight seeds. The tourney opened on March 8 with the quarterfinals, followed by the semifinals on March 11, and the finals on March 15.[1] The champions, St. Francis Brooklyn, earned a trip to the 2015 NCAA tournament.

2015 Northeast Conference women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season201415
Teams8
Sitecampus sites
ChampionsSt. Francis Brooklyn (1st title)
Winning coachJohn Thurston (1st title)
MVPSarah Benedetti (SFBK)
2014–15 Northeast Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Bryant144 .778229  .710
Central Connecticut144 .7781913  .594
Robert Morris135 .7221715  .531
Sacred Heart117 .6111613  .552
St. Francis Brooklyn99 .5001519  .441
Fairleigh Dickinson711 .3891020  .333
LIU Brooklyn612 .333921  .300
Mount St. Mary's612 .333822  .267
Wagner513 .278722  .241
Saint Francis (PA)513 .278623  .207
2015 NEC tournament winner
As of March 15, 2015
Rankings from AP poll

Bracket

Quarterfinals
Sunday, March 8
NEC Front Row
Semifinals
Wednesday, March 11
(reseeded)
ESPN3
Championship
Sunday, March 15
ESPNU
         
1 Central Connecticut 72
8 LIU Brooklyn 51
1 Central Connecticut 63
5 St. Francis Brooklyn 712OT
4 Sacred Heart 59
5 St. Francis Brooklyn 77
5 St. Francis Brooklyn 77
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
3 Robert Morris 62
2 Bryant 76
7 Mount Saint Mary's 54
2 Bryant 62
3 Robert Morris 68
3 Robert Morris 89
6 Fairleigh Dickinson 61

All games will be played at the venue of the higher seed

All-tournament team

Tournament MVP in bold.[2]

Name School
Sarah Benedetti St. Francis Brooklyn
Jaymee Veney St. Francis Brooklyn
Anna Niki Stamolamprou Robert Morris
Rebeca Navarro Robert Morris
Breanna Rucker Bryant

References

  1. "2015 NEC Women's Basketball Bracket" (PDF). NortheastConference.org. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
  2. "Terrier Takeover! St. Francis Brooklyn Wins First NEC Women's Basketball Title, 77-62, Over RMU". NortheastConference.org. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
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