2022–23 Northeast Conference women's basketball season explained

2022–23 Northeast Conference women's basketball season
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League:NCAA Division I
Sport:Basketball
No Of Teams:9
Tv:NEC Front Row, ESPN2, MSG, FCS, Regional Sports Networks
Draft:WNBA Draft
Draft Link:2023 WNBA Draft
Season:Regular season
Season Champ Name:First place
Mvp Link:Northeast Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Year
Finals:NEC tournament
Finals Link:2023 Northeast Conference women's basketball tournament
Seasonslistnames:Northeast Conference women's basketball
Prevseason Link:2021–22 Northeast Conference women's basketball season
Prevseason Year:2021–22
Nextseason Link:2023–24 Northeast Conference women's basketball season
Nextseason Year:2023–24

The 2022–23 Northeast Conference women's basketball season will begin with practices in October 2023, followed by the start of the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November. Conference play will start in January and end in March 2023.

The NEC tournament will be held in March with the higher-seeded team hosting each game.

Changes from last season

Stonehill College joined the Northeast Conference from Division II Northeast-10 Conference. They are not eligible for the NEC tournament until the 2026–27 season when their four-year reclassification period ends.[1]

Bryant left the conference and joined the America East Conference.[2]

Mount St. Mary's left the conference and joined the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC).[3]

Head coaches

TeamHead coachPrevious positionYear at schoolOverall recordNEC recordNEC tournament championships
style= Central ConnecticutKerri ReavesCentral Connecticut (assistant)3rd0
style= Fairleigh DickinsonAngelika SzumiloFordham (assistant)4th0
style= LIU Rene HaynesDuke (assistant)4th
MerrimackKelly MorroneJohn Carroll4th
style= Sacred HeartJessica MannettiHofstra10th
style= St. Francis BrooklynLinda CiminoBinghamton5th
Saint Francis (PA)Keila WhittingtonMarist (assistant)4th
style= StonehillTrisha BrownHarvard (assistant)22nd0
style= WagnerTerrell CoburnWagner (assistant)2nd
Notes:

Preseason

Preseason coaches poll

Sources:

first place votes

Preseason All-NEC team

Sources:

NEC regular season

Records against other conferences

2022–23 records against non-conference foes as of (November 28, 2022):

Regular season

Power 7 ConferencesRecord
American0–0
ACC0–1
Big East0–6
Big Ten0–2
Big 120–0
Pac-120–0
SEC0–0
Power 7 Conferences Total0–9
Other NCAA Division 1 ConferencesRecord
America East0–6
A-101–4
ASUN0–1
Big Sky0–0
Big South0–0
Big West0–2
CAA1–2
C-USA0–1
Horizon0–3
Independent3–0
Ivy League1–5
MAAC2–5
MAC1–1
MEAC2–1
MVC1–0
Mountain West0–0
OVC0–0
Patriot League2–3
SoCon0–0
Southland0–0
SWAC0–0
Summit League0–0
Sun Belt0–0
WAC0–0
WCC0–0
Other Division I Total14–34
Division II Total0–0
Division III Total1–0
NCAA Division I Total14–43

Post Season

Power 7 ConferencesRecord
American0–0
ACC0–0
Big East0–0
Big Ten0–0
Big 120–0
Pac-120–0
SEC0–0
Power 7 Conferences Total0–0
Other NCAA Division 1 ConferencesRecord
America East0–0
A-100–0
ASUN0–0
Big Sky0–0
Big South0–0
Big West0–0
CAA0–0
C-USA0–0
Horizon0–0
Ivy League0–0
MAAC0–0
MAC0–0
MEAC0–0
MVC0–0
Mountain West0–0
OVC0–0
Patriot League0–0
SoCon0–0
Southland0–0
SWAC0–0
Summit League0–0
Sun Belt0–0
WAC0–0
WCC0–0
Other Division I Total0–0
NCAA Division I Total0–0

Record against ranked non-conference opponents

This is a list of games against ranked opponents only (rankings from the AP Poll):

Date Visitor Home Site Significance Score Conference record
Nov 11 Saint Francis (PA) L 36–91 0–1
Dec 10 Merrimack L 44–108 0–2

Team rankings are reflective of AP poll when the game was played, not current or final ranking

† denotes game was played on neutral site

Conference matrix

This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.

  CCSUFDULIUMerrimack Sacred HeartSFBKSFUStonehillWagner
FDU LIU MC SHU SFBK SFU STC WU -->vs. Central Conn.0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0-0 0–0
vs. Fairleigh Dickinson0–0 0–0 0-0 0–0 0–00–0 0–0 0–0
vs. LIU0–0 0–0 0-0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Merrimack0–0 0–0 0–0 0-0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Sacred Heart0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0-0 0–0 0–0
vs. St. Francis Brooklyn0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0-0 0–0 0–0
vs. Saint Francis (PA)0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0-0 0–0
vs. Stonehill0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0-0
vs. Wagner0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–00–0 0–0 0–0
FDU LIU MC SHU SFBK SFU STC WU -->
Total0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–00–0 0–0 0–0

Players of the Week

Throughout the conference regular season, the Northeast Conference offices named two (Player and Freshman) players of the week each Monday.

WeekPlayer of the WeekSchool Ref.Freshman of the WeekSchool Ref.
Nov. 14style= width=135Alyssa Fisherstyle= width=100St. Francis Brooklyn[4] width=135Ella Fajardo
Ny’Ceara Pryor
width=135Fairleigh Dickinson
Sacred Heart
Nov. 21style= width=135Chloe Wilsonstyle= width=100Fairleigh Dickinson[5] style= width=135Ny’Ceara Pryor (2)style= width=100Sacred Heart
Nov. 28style= width=135Chloe Wilson (2)style= width=100Fairleigh Dickinson[6] style= width=135Ny’Ceara Pryor (3)style= width=100Sacred Heart
Dec 5.
Dec 12.
Dec 19.
Dec 26.
Jan. 2
Jan 9.
Jan 16.
Jan 23.
Jan. 30
Feb. 6
Feb. 13
Feb. 20
Feb. 28
School Total
style= width=125Fairleigh Dickinson213
style= width=125Sacred Heart33
style= width=125St. Francis Brooklyn11

All-NEC honors and awards

At the conclusion of the regular season, the conference selects outstanding performers based on a poll of league coaches, below are the results.

HonorRecipient
Player of the Year
Coach of the Year
Defensive Player of the Year
Rookie of the Year
Most Improved Player of the Year
All-NEC First Team
All-NEC Second Team
All-NEC Third Team
All-NEC Rookie Team

Postseason

NCAA tournament

See main article: 2023 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Stonehill Announces Transition to NCAA Division I for 2022-23 Academic Year. Stonehill Skyhawks Athletics. May 4, 2022. en.
  2. Web site: Statement From NEC Commissioner Noreen Morris Regarding Bryant University. NortheastConference.org. May 4, 2022. en.
  3. Web site: MAAC Welcomes Mount St. Mary’s University as Newest Member Institution. MAACSports.com. May 4, 2022. en.
  4. Web site: Northeast Conference Women's Basketball Weekly Release (11/14). northeastconference.org. November 14, 2022. November 17, 2022.
  5. Web site: Northeast Conference Women's Basketball Weekly Release (11/21). northeastconference.org. November 21, 2022. November 24, 2022.
  6. Web site: Northeast Conference Women's Basketball Weekly Release (11/28). northeastconference.org. November 28, 2022. November 30, 2022.