2021 Northeast Conference women's basketball tournament
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| 2021 Northeast Conference women's basketball tournament | |
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| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2020–21 |
| Teams | 9 |
| Site | Campus sites |
| Champions | Mount St. Mary's (4th title) |
| Winning coach | Maria Marchesano (1st title) |
| MVP | Rebecca Lee (Mount St. Mary's) |
| Television | ESPN3, ESPNU |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mount St. Mary's† | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 17 | – | 7 | .708 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wagner | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 13 | – | 6 | .684 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Francis (PA) | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 14 | – | 9 | .609 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fairleigh Dickinson | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 16 | – | 8 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacred Heart | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LIU | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Merrimack* | 5 | – | 10 | .333 | 5 | – | 10 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bryant | 5 | – | 12 | .294 | 7 | – | 14 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Francis Brooklyn | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Connecticut | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2021 NEC tournament winner * ineligible for the 2021 NCAA tournament due to transition period St. Francis Brooklyn suspended their season on February 23, 2021 As of July 7, 2024 Rankings from AP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2021 Northeast Conference women's basketball tournament was the postseason women's basketball tournament for the 2020–21 season in the Northeast Conference. The tournament was held March 10–14, 2021.[1] The tournament winner received an automatic invitation to the 2021 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament. Mount St. Mary's won the conference tournament championship game over Wagner, 70–38.[2]
Seeds
[edit]Due to complications caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, only the top four teams in the Northeast Conference were eligible to compete in the conference tournament. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.[3]
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker 1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mount St. Mary's | 14–4 | |
| 2 | Wagner | 12–4 | 1–0 vs. Saint Francis (PA) |
| 3 | Saint Francis (PA) | 12–4 | 0–1 vs. Wagner |
| 4 | Fairleigh Dickinson | 12–6 |
Schedule
[edit]| Game | Time* | Matchup# | Score | Television | |
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| Semifinals – Wednesday, March 10, 2021 | |||||
| 1 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 4 Fairleigh Dickinson at. No. 1 Mount St. Mary's | 62-77 | ESPN3 | |
| 2 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 3 Saint Francis (PA) at No. 2 Wagner | 57-70 | ||
| Championship – Sunday, March 14, 2021 | |||||
| 3 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 2 Wagner at No. 1 Mount St. Mary's | 38-70 | ESPNU | |
| *All times Eastern. #Rankings denote tournament seeding.[4] | |||||
Bracket
[edit]| Semifinals Wednesday, March 10, 2021 | Championship Sunday, March 14, 2021 | ||||||||
| 4 | Fairleigh Dickinson | 62 | |||||||
| 1 | Mount St. Mary's | 77 | |||||||
| 2 | Wagner | 38 | |||||||
| 1 | Mount St. Mary's | 70 | |||||||
| 3 | Saint Francis (PA) | 57 | |||||||
| 2 | Wagner | 70 | |||||||
See also
[edit]- 2021 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament
- Northeast Conference women's basketball tournament
References
[edit]- ^ "2021 Northeast Conference Women's Basketball Championship - Northeast Conference". northeastconference.org. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
- ^ "NEC Champions! Mount St. Mary's Dominates Wagner for trip to NCAA Tournament". Mount St. Mary's University. March 14, 2021. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
- ^ "Northeast Conference Announces Basketball Regular Season & Tournament Format Changes". northeastconference.org. November 16, 2020. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
- ^ "2021 NEC Women's Basketball Tournament". northeastconference.org. Retrieved April 5, 2025.