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
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Number of teams11
TV partner(s)NEC Front Row, ESPN2, MSG, FCS, Regional Sports Networks
WNBA Draft
Regular season
First placeRobert Morris
Season MVPDenia Davis-Stewart, MER
NEC tournament
2019–20 Northeast Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Robert Morris17–1 .94422–7  .759
Mount St. Mary's14–4 .77819–11  .633
Merrimack*13–5 .72220–9  .690
Fairleigh Dickinson9–9 .50012–17  .414
Sacred Heart9–9 .50012–17  .414
Saint Francis (PA)9–9 .50011–18  .379
Wagner7–11 .38911–18  .379
Bryant7–11 .3899–20  .310
LIU7–11 .3898–21  .276
St. Francis Brooklyn4–14 .2228–21  .276
Central Connecticut3–15 .1674–25  .138
*Ineligible for NEC championship (reclassification from Division II)
† 2020 NEC tournament winner
As of October 25, 2023
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
Bryant Mary Burke Bryant 29 401–412
Central Connecticut Beryl Piper Central Connecticut 12 149–210
Fairleigh Dickinson Angelika Szumilo LIU 1 12–17
LIU Rene Haynes Duke (assistant) 1 8–22
Merrimack Kelly Morrone John Carroll 1 20–9
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 2 18–13
Saint Francis (PA) Keila Whittington Marist 1 11–19
Wagner Heather Jacobs Adelphi 4 20–68

Preseason

Rankings
NEC Coaches Poll[4]
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
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.

All-NEC honors and awards

Following the regular season, the conference selected outstanding performers based on a poll of league coaches.[23]

Honor Recipient
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
Main article: 2020 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament
Seed Region School First Four 1st round 2nd round Sweet 16 Elite Eight Final Four Championship
TBD

See also

2019–20 Northeast Conference men's basketball season

References
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  2. "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.
  3. "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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