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
Season2015–16
Teams8
Sitecampus sites
ChampionsRobert Morris (6th title)
Winning coachSal Buscaglia (3rd title)
MVPAnna Niki Stamolamprou (Robert Morris)
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2015–16 Northeast Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Sacred Heart 16 2   .889 20 13   .606
Bryant 14 4   .778 18 13   .581
Robert Morris 11 7   .611 20 13   .606
Saint Francis (PA) 11 7   .611 15 17   .469
Central Connecticut 9 9   .500 12 18   .400
Fairleigh Dickinson 8 10   .444 11 21   .344
LIU Brooklyn 7 11   .389 9 21   .300
Mount St. Mary's 7 11   .389 9 21   .300
St. Francis Brooklyn 4 14   .222 7 22   .241
Wagner 3 15   .167 5 24   .172
2016 NEC tournament winner
As of March 19, 2016
Rankings from AP poll

Bracket

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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
1 Sacred Heart 51
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
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

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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

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