| 2021 America East women's basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2020–21 |
| Teams | 6 |
| Site | Campus sites |
| Champions | Stony Brook (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Caroline McCombs (1st title) |
| MVP | Annie Warren (Stony Brook) |
| Television | ESPNU/ESPN+ |
America East women's basketball tournaments | |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine | 13 | – | 2 | .867 | 17 | – | 3 | .850 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stony Brook † | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 15 | – | 6 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMass Lowell | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 12 | – | 9 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Albany | 5 | – | 7 | .417 | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 5 | – | 15 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NJIT | 4 | – | 9 | .308 | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vermont | 4 | – | 2 | .667 | 4 | – | 2 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMBC | 2 | – | 4 | .333 | 2 | – | 6 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hartford | 3 | – | 9 | .250 | 3 | – | 9 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Binghamton | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vermont suspended their season on January 24, 2021 UMBC suspended their season on January 29, 2021 Hartford suspended their season on February 10, 2021 Binghamton suspended their season on February 19, 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2021 America East tournament winner As of March 12, 2021 Rankings from AP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2021 America East women's basketball tournament began on February 28 and concluded with the championship game on March 12. Stony Brook won their first conference title and advanced to the 2021 NCAA tournament.[1] Only six teams competed, as Binghamton, Hartford, UMBC, and Vermont suspended their seasons in January and February, due to COVID-19 issues.
Seeds
Teams are seeded by record within the conference.[2]
| Seed | School | Conf | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Maine | 13–2 | 16–2 |
| #2 | Stony Brook | 11–3 | 13–5 |
| #3 | UMass Lowell | 10–6 | 11–8 |
| #4 | Albany | 5–7 | 6–10 |
| #5 | New Hampshire | 5–11 | 5–14 |
| #6 | NJIT | 4–9 | 4–14 |
Schedule
All tournament games are nationally televised on an ESPN network:
| Game | Time | Matchup | Television | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterfinals – Sunday, February 28 | ||||||
| 1 | 1:00 pm | #6 NJIT at #3 UMass Lowell | ESPN+ | 52–72 | ||
| 2 | 5:00 pm | #5 New Hampshire at #4 Albany | 43–49 | |||
| Semifinals – Sunday, March 7 | ||||||
| 3 | 1:00 pm | #4 Albany at #1 Maine | ESPN+ | 47–67 | ||
| 4 | 3:00 pm | #3 UMass Lowell at #2 Stony Brook | 55–75 | |||
| Championship Game – Friday, March 12 | ||||||
| 5 | 5:00 pm | #2 Stony Brook at #1 Maine | ESPNU | 64–60 | ||
| Game Times in EST. Rankings denote tournament seeding. | ||||||
Bracket and Results
Teams with highest remaining seeds receive home court advantage.
| Quarterfinals Sunday, February 28, 2021 ESPN+ | Semifinals Sunday, March 7, 2021 ESPN+ | Championship Game Friday, March 12, 2021 ESPNU | ||||||||||||
| 3 | UMass Lowell | 55 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | NJIT | 52 | 2 | Stony Brook | 75 | |||||||||
| 3 | UMass Lowell | 72 | 2 | Stony Brook | 64 | |||||||||
| 1 | Maine | 60 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Albany | 47 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | New Hampshire | 43 | 1 | Maine | 67 | |||||||||
| 4 | Albany | 49 | ||||||||||||
See also
References
- ↑ "CHAMPS! Stony Brook Tops Maine to Secure NCAA Berth". American East Athletics. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
- ↑ 2021 Hercules Tires America East Women's Basketball Playoffs Bracket Set
External links
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