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2018–19 Northeast Conference women's basketball season
Sports season | 2018–19 Northeast Conference women's basketball season |
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| League | NCAA Division I |
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| Sport | Basketball |
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| Number of teams | 10 |
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| TV partner(s) | NEC Front Row, ESPN2, MSG, FCS, Regional Sports Networks |
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| First place | Robert Morris |
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| Runners-up | Sacred Heart |
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| Season MVP | Jessica Kovatch (SFPA) |
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| Champions | Robert Morris |
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| Finals MVP | Nneka Ezeigbo (RMU) |
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← 2017–18 |
The 2018–19 NEC women's basketball season began with practices in October 2018, followed by the start of the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November. Conference play started in January 2019 and concluded in March with the 2019 Northeast Conference women's basketball tournament.
Preseason
Rankings
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NEC Coaches Poll[1]
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| 1.
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Robert Morris (5)
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| 2.
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Saint Francis (PA) (2)
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| 3.
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Sacred Heart (3)
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Bryant
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St. Francis Brooklyn
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| 5.
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Mount St. Mary's
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| 7.
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LIU Brooklyn
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| 8.
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Central Connecticut
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| 9.
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Fairleigh Dickinson
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| 10.
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Wagner
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() first place votes
Preseason All-NEC team
Source[2]
| Recipient
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School
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| Nneka Ezeigbo
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Robert Morris
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| Sydney Holloway
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Bryant
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| Jade Johnson
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St. Francis Brooklyn
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| Jessica Kovatch
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Saint Francis (PA)
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| Kiana Patterson
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Central Connecticut
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Head coaches
Note: Stats shown are before the beginning of the season. All numbers are from time at current school.
NEC regular season
Player of the week
Throughout the regular season, the Northeast Conference offices named player(s) of the week and rookie(s) of the week.
| Week
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Player of the week
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Rookie of the week
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| November 12, 2018
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Sydney Holloway, BRY
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Brandy Thomas, LIU
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| November 19, 2018
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Katherine Haines, SHU
Jade Johnson, SFBK
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Emilija Krista Grava, WAG
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| November 26, 2018
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Michaela Harrison, MSM
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Michaela Harrison, MSM
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| December 3, 2018
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Juliette Lawless, MSM
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Brandy Thomas (2), LIU
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| December 10, 2018
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Kiana Patterson, CCSU
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Michaela Harrison (2), MSM
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| December 17, 2018
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Kiana Patterson (2), CCSU
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Michaela Harrison (3), MSM
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| December 24, 2018
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Jessica Kovatch, SFU
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Isabella Posset, RMU
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| December 31, 2018
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Sydney Holloway (2), BRY
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Brandy Thomas (3), LIU
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| January 7, 2019
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Jessica Kovatch (2), SFU
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Isabella Posset (2), RMU
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| January 14, 2019
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Katherine Haines (2), SHU
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Esther Castedo, RMU
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| January 21, 2019
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Katherine Haines (3), SHU
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Michaela Harrison (4), MSM
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| January 28, 2019
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Jessica Kovatch (3), SFU
Juliette Lawless , MSM
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Michaela Harrison (5), MSM
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| February 4, 2019
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Jessica Kovatch (4), SFU
Amy O'Neill, SFBK
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Michaela Harrison (6), MSM
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| February 11, 2019
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Jessica Kovatch (4), SFU
Taylah Simmons, WAG
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Brandy Thomas (4), LIU
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| February 18, 2019
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Jade Johnson (2), SFBK
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Brandy Thomas (5), LIU
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| February 27, 2019
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Nneka Ezeigbo, RMU
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Brandy Thomas (6), LIU
Michaela Harrison (7), MSM
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| March 6, 2019
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Katherine Haines (3), SHU
Amy O'Neill (2), SFBK
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Ebony Horton, SFBK
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Postseason
NEC tournament
- March 11–17, 2019, Northeast Conference Basketball Tournament.
| Quarterfinals
Monday, March 11
NEC Front Row
| | | Semifinals
Thursday, March 14
ESPN3
| | | Championship
Sunday, March 17
ESPNU
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| Robert Morris
| 64
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| Fairleigh Dickinson
| 38
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| Robert Morris
| 69
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| Mount Saint Mary's
| 65
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| Saint Francis (PA)
| 91
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| Bryant
| 78
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| Robert Morris
| 65
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| Saint Francis (PA)
| 54
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| Sacred Heart
| 68
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| Wagner
| 51
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| Sacred Heart
| 60
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| Saint Francis (PA)
| 68
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| St. Francis Brooklyn
| 74
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| Mount St. Mary's
| 80
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All games will be played at the venue of the higher seed
NCAA tournament
| Seed
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Region
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School
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1st round
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2nd round
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Sweet 16
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Elite Eight
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Final Four
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Championship
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| 16
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Albany
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Robert Morris
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34–69 vs. (#1) Louisville – (Louisville, KY)
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National Invitational tournament
| School
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1st round
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2nd round
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Quarterfinals
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Semifianls
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Championship
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| Sacred Heart
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59–90 at. Georgetown – (Washington, D.C.)
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All-NEC honors and awards
Following the regular season, the conference selected outstanding performers based on a poll of league coaches.
| Honor
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Recipient
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| Player of the Year
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Jessica Kovatch, SFPA
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| Coach of the Year
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Charlie Buscaglia, RMU
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| Defensive Player of the Year
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Nneka Ezeigbo, RMU
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| Rookie of the Year
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Brandy Thomas, LIU
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| Most Improved Player of the Year
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Taylah Simmons, WAG
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| All-NEC First Team
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Nneka Ezeigbo, RMU
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| Katherine Haines, SHU
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| Sydney Holloway, BRY
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| Jessica Kovatch, SFPA
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| Amy O’Neill, SFBK
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| All-NEC Second Team
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Jade Johnson, SFBK
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| Juliette Lawless, MSM
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| Candice Leatherwood, SHU
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| Kiana Patterson, CCSU
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| Taylah Simmons, WAG
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| All-NEC Third Team
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Adrianne Hagood, SHU
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| Jeydah Johnson, LIU
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| Erin Storck, SHU
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| Brandy Thomas, LIU
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| Haley Thomas, SFPA
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| All-NEC Rookie Team
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Emilja Krista Grava, WAG
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| Michaela Harrison, MSM
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| Ebony Horton, SFBK
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| Isabella Posset, RMU
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| Brandy Thomas, LIU
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See also
2018–19 Northeast Conference men's basketball season
References
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