2017 Northeast Conference Women's Basketball Tournament

The 2017 Northeast Conference Women's Basketball Tournament was held from March 5–8, 2017.[1] The tournament featured the league's top eight seeds, with the higher seed hosting games. Robert Morris won their second consecutive NEC Tournament Championship and seventh overall.

2017 Northeast Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2016–17
Teams8
Sitecampus sites
ChampionsRobert Morris (7th title)
Winning coachCharlie Buscaglia (1st title)
MVPAnna Niki Stamolamprou (Robert Morris)
2016–17 Northeast Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Robert Morris14–4 .778  22–11  .667
Sacred Heart13–5 .722  17–15  .531
Saint Francis (PA)13–5 .722  17–15  .531
Bryant11–7 .611  18–14  .563
Mount St. Mary's10–8 .556  12–18  .400
Central Connecticut9–9 .500  11–20  .355
Fairleigh Dickinson6–12 .333  8–22  .267
St. Francis Brooklyn6–12 .333  8–22  .267
LIU Brooklyn5–13 .278  6–23  .207
Wagner3–15 .167  4–25  .138
† 2017 NEC Tournament winner
As of March 12, 2017; Rankings from AP Poll

Format

For the thirteenth straight year, the NEC Women’s Basketball Tournament consists of an eight-team playoff format with all games played at the home of the higher seed. LIU Brooklyn and Wagner were the bottom two teams left out of the Tournament. After the quarterfinals, the teams will be reseeded so the highest remaining seed plays the lowest remaining seed in the semifinals.

Seeds

Seed School Conference Overall Tiebreaker
1 Robert Morris 14–4 19–10
2 Sacred Heart 13–5 16–13 1–1 vs. SFPA, 2–0 vs. Bryant
3 Saint Francis (PA) 13–5 16–13 1–1 vs. SH, 1–1 vs. Bryant
4 Bryant 11–7 16–13
5 Mount St. Mary's 10–8 12–17
6 Central Connecticut State 9–9 10–19
7 St. Francis Brooklyn 6–12 8–21 1–1 vs. FDU, 1–1 vs. RM
8 Fairliegh Dickinson 6–12 8–21 1–1 vs. SFNY, 0–2 vs. RM

Bracket

  Quarterfinals
Sunday, March 5
NEC Front Row
Semifinals
Wednesday, March 8
NEC Front Row
Championship
Sunday, March 12
ESPNU
                           
  1 Robert Morris 68
8 Fairliegh Dickinson 35
1 Robert Morris 70  
6 Central Connecticut 62  
4 Bryant 59
  5 Mount St. Mary's 47
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)   1 Robert Morris 65
  4 Bryant 52
  2 Sacred Heart 90
7 St. Francis (NY) 69
2 Sacred Heart 68
4 Bryant 75  
3 Saint Francis (PA) 57
  6 Central Connecticut 65

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
Megan Smith Robert Morris
Hannah Kimmel Sacred Heart
Morgan Olander Bryant
Naomi Ashley Bryant

References

  1. "2016-17 NEC Championship Dates". NortheastConference.org. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  2. "Behind Stamolamprou's MVP Effort, Robert Morris Raises #NECWBB Trophy Again". NortheastConference.org. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
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