2019 America East women's basketball tournament

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2019 America East women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2018–19
Teams8
SiteCampus Sites
ChampionsMaine (9th title)
Winning coachAmy Vachon (2nd title)
MVPBlanca Millán (Maine)
Attendance8,303
TelevisionESPNU/ESPN+
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2018–19 America East Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Maine 15 1   .938 25 8   .758
Hartford 14 2   .875 23 11   .676
Stony Brook 11 5   .688 23 8   .742
Albany 9 7   .563 13 18   .419
Binghamton 7 9   .438 12 18   .400
Vermont 7 9   .438 11 18   .379
UMBC 3 13   .188 10 20   .333
UMass Lowell 3 13   .188 7 22   .241
New Hampshire 3 13   .188 6 24   .200
2019 America East tournament winner

The 2019 America East Conference women's basketball tournament began on March 6 and concluded with the championship game on March 15.[1] Maine won the championship game over Hartford to earn the automatic bid to the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.[2]

Seeds[edit]

Teams are seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.

Seed School Conf Overall Tiebreaker
#1 Maine 15–1 22–7 1 conference loss to Hartford.
#2 Hartford 14–2 21–9
#3 Stony Brook 11–5 22–7
#4 Albany 9–7 12–17
#5 Binghamton 7–9 12–17 1–1 vs. Vermont, 2–0 vs. UMass Lowell
#6 Vermont 7–9 11–17 1–1 vs. Binghamton, 1–1 vs. UMass Lowell
#7 UMBC 3–13 6–23 2–0 vs. UNH, 0–2 vs. UMass Lowell
#8 New Hampshire 3–13 6–23 2–0 vs. UMass Lowell, 0–2 vs. UMBC
DNQ UMass Lowell 3–13 7–22 0–2 vs. UNH, 0–2 vs. UMBC

Schedule[edit]

All tournament games are nationally televised on an ESPN network:

Game Time* Matchup# Television Attendance
Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 6
1 7:00 pm #8 New Hampshire at #1 Maine ESPN+ 1,764
2 7:00 pm #7 UMBC at #2 Hartford 523
3 7:00 pm #6 Vermont at #3 Stony Brook 335
4 7:00 pm #5 Binghamton at #4 Albany 472
Semifinals – Sunday, March 10
5 1:00 pm #4 Albany at #1 Maine ESPN+ 1,233
6 2:00 pm #3 Stony Brook at #2 Hartford 742
Championship Game – Friday, March 15
7 5:00 pm #2 Hartford at #1 Maine ESPNU 3,234
*Game Times in EST. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket and Results[edit]

Teams are reseeded after each round with highest remaining seeds receiving home court advantage.

Quarterfinals
Wednesday, March 6, 2019
ESPN+
Semifinals
Sunday, March 10, 2019
ESPN+
Championship Game
Friday, March 15, 2019
ESPNU
         
1 Maine 69
8 New Hampshire 36
1 Maine 66
4 Albany 51
4 Albany 61
5 Binghamton 56
1 Maine 68
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
2 Hartford 48
2 Hartford 65
7 UMBC 48
2 Hartford 64
3 Stony Brook 59
3 Stony Brook 69
6 Vermont 58

All times listed are Eastern

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2019 America East Women's Basketball Playoffs - America East Conference".
  2. ^ Lowe, Mike (March 15, 2019). "UMaine women back in NCAA tournament with win in America East title game". Press Herald. Retrieved March 16, 2019.

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