2020 Northeast Conference women's basketball tournament: Matchups, players to know and more

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The 2020 Northeast Conference women’s basketball tournament will determine which team gets an automatic bid to the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament.

The tournament is set to begin March 9 and run through March 15, taking place on the campus of the highest-seeded school.

Eight of the conference’s 11 schools made the tournament.

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Here is the schedule for the Northeast tournament.

MARCH 9 – QUARTERFINALS

No. 1 Robert Morris def. No. 8 Wagner, 65-61.

No. 2 Mount St. Mary’s def. No. 7 Long Island, 80-47.

No. 3 Fairleigh Dickinson def. No. 6 Bryant, 57-43.

No. 5 Sacred Heart def. No. 4 Saint Francis (PA), 73-70.

MARCH 12 – SEMIFINAL

No. 1 Robert Morris vs. No. 5 Sacred Heart (7 p.m. ET)

No. 2 Mount St. Mary’s vs. No. 3 Fairleigh Dickinson (7 p.m. ET)

MARCH 15 – CHAMPIONSHIP

Semifinal winner vs. Semifinal winner (2 p.m. ET)

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NORTHEAST CONFERENCE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY

5 PLAYERS TO KNOW

EMILIJA KRISTA GRAVA, WAGNER: Emilija Krista Grava was one of the conference’s leading scorers during the 2019-20 season. The Seahawks forward averaged 16 points and 6 rebounds per game in the regular season.

ADRIANNE HAGOOD, SACRED HEART: Adrianne Hagood helped Sacred Heart to 12 wins during the season. Hagood had a 15.5 points-per-game average during the season.

BRANDY THOMAS, LONG ISLAND: Brandy Thomas starred for Long Island this season. She was averaging 14.7 points and 7.7 rebounds during the regular season.

NNEKA EZEIGBO, ROBERT MORRIS: Nneka Ezeigbo was the tournament MVP last year. She was averaging 14 points and 8.2 rebounds per game this season.

MICHAELA HARRISON, MOUNT ST. MARY’S: Michaela Harrison is averaging 12.5 points for Mount Saint Mary’s – the No. 2 seed in the conference tournament. She added 2.1 rebounds and 2.4 assists to her averages as well.

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2019 CHAMPION

Robert Morris is the reigning Northeast champion. They defeated Saint Francis (PA) last year, 65-54.