2016 Northeast Conference Women's Basketball Tournament

The 2016 Northeast Conference Women's Basketball Tournament was held on March 6, 9, and 13, 2016. The 2016 Northeast Conference Tournament featured the league's top eight seeds. The tourney opened on March 6 with the quarterfinals, followed by the semifinals on March 9, and the finals on March 13.[1]

2016 Northeast Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season201516
Teams8
Sitecampus sites
ChampionsRobert Morris (6th title)
Winning coachSal Buscaglia (3rd title)
MVPAnna Niki Stamolamprou (Robert Morris)
2015–16 Northeast Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Sacred Heart162 .889  2013  .606
Bryant144 .778  1813  .581
Robert Morris117 .611  2013  .606
Saint Francis (PA)117 .611  1517  .469
Central Connecticut99 .500  1218  .400
Fairleigh Dickinson810 .444  1121  .344
LIU Brooklyn711 .389  921  .300
Mount St. Mary's711 .389  921  .300
St. Francis Brooklyn414 .222  722  .241
Wagner315 .167  524  .172
2016 NEC Tournament winner
As of March 19, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

Bracket

  Quarterfinals
Sunday, March 6
NEC Front Row
Semifinals
Wednesday, March 9
NEC Front Row
Championship
Sunday, 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
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)   1 Sacred Heart 51
  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


All-tournament team

Tournament MVP in bold.[2]

Name School
Anna Niki Stamolamprou Robert Morris
Ashley Ravelli Robert Morris
Hannah Kimmel Sacred Heart
Shelby Hickey Sacred Heart
Alex Klein Bryant

References

  1. "Top-Four Seeds All Advance to #NECWBB Tournament Semifinals". NortheastConference.org. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  2. "RMU Gives Retiring Coach Appropriate Send-off in #NEC16 Women's Final". NortheastConference.org. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
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