# 2014–15 Northeast Conference women's basketball season

The 2014–14 NEC women's basketball season began with practices in October 2015, followed by the start of the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November. Conference play started in early January 2015 and concluded in March with the 2015 Northeast Conference women's basketball tournament.

## Preseason
### Rankings

| | NEC Coaches Poll |
| 1. | Robert Morris (5) |
| 2. | Sacred Heart (4) |
| 3. | St. Francis Brooklyn (1) |
| 4. | Wagner |
| 5. | Saint Francis (PA) |
| 6. | Bryant |
| 7. | Mount St. Mary's |
| 8. | LIU Brooklyn |
| 9. | Fairleigh Dickinson |
| 10. | Central Connecticut |
 first place votes

### All-NEC team

* Coaches Poll
* Jenniqua Bailey Bryant
* Alexa Hayward Saint Francis (PA)
* Eilidh Simpson St. Francis Brooklyn
* Gabby Washington Sacrd Heart
* Jasmine Nwajei Wagner

## NEC regular season
### Conference matrix

This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.
| | Bryant | Central Conn. | Fairleigh Dickinson | LIU Br'klyn | Mount St. Mary's | Robert Morris | Sacred Heart | St. Francis Br'klyn | Saint Francis (PA) | Wagner |
| vs. Bryant | – | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 |
| vs. Central Conn. | 1–1 | – | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| vs. Fairleigh Dickinson | 2–0 | 2–0 | – | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 |
| vs. LIU Br'klyn | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | – | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| vs. Mount St. Mary's | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | – | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| vs. Robert Morris | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | – | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| vs. Sacred Heart | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | – | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 |
| vs. St. Francis Br'klyn | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | – | 0–2 | 1–1 |
| vs. Saint Francis (PA) | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | – | 1–1 |
| vs. Wagner | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | – |
| Total | 14–4 | 14–4 | 7–11 | 6–12 | 6–12 | 13–5 | 11–7 | 9–9 | 5–13 | 5–13 |

## Postseason
### NEC tournament

* March 8–15, 2015 Northeast Conference Basketball Tournament.
| Quarterfinals Sunday, March 8 NEC Front Row | Quarterfinals Sunday, March 8 NEC Front Row | Quarterfinals Sunday, March 8 NEC Front Row | | | Semifinals Wednesday, March 11 (reseeded) ESPN3 | Semifinals Wednesday, March 11 (reseeded) ESPN3 | Semifinals Wednesday, March 11 (reseeded) ESPN3 | Championship Sunday, March 15 ESPNU | Championship Sunday, March 15 ESPNU | Championship Sunday, March 15 ESPNU |
| 1 | Central Connecticut | 72 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | LIU Brooklyn | 51 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | LIU Brooklyn | 51 | | | 1 | Central Connecticut | 63 | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | St. Francis Brooklyn | 71$^{2OT}$ | | | |
| 4 | Sacred Heart | 59 | | | 5 | St. Francis Brooklyn | 71$^{2OT}$ | | | |
| 5 | St. Francis Brooklyn | 77 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | St. Francis Brooklyn | 77 | | | | | | 5 | St. Francis Brooklyn | 77 |
| (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | 5 | St. Francis Brooklyn | 77 |
| (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | 3 | Robert Morris | 62 |
| 2 | Bryant | 76 | | | | | | | | | 3 | Robert Morris | 62 |
| 7 | Mount Saint Mary's | 54 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Mount Saint Mary's | 54 | | | 2 | Bryant | 62 | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Robert Morris | 68 | | | |
| 3 | Robert Morris | 89 | | | 3 | Robert Morris | 68 | | | |
| 6 | Fairleigh Dickinson | 61 | | | | | | | | |
All games will be played at the venue of the higher seed

### NCAA tournament

| Seed | Region | School | 1st Round | 2nd Round | Regional semifinals | Regional finals | Final Four | Championship |
| 16 | Albany | St. Francis Brooklyn | L, 33–89 vs. #1 Connecticut | | | | | |

## Honors and awards

2015 NEC Women's Basketball Individual Awards :
| Award | Recipient(s) |
| Player of the Year | Breanna Rucker, BRYANT |
| Coach of the Year | Beryl Piper, CCSU |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Erika Livermore, FDU |
| Rookie of the Year | Ivory Bailey, BRYANT |
2015 NEC Women's Basketball All-Conference Teams :
| First Team | Second Team | Defensive Team | Rookie Team |
| Hannah Kimmel, Jr., F., SHU Erika Livermore, Jr., C., FDU Jasmine Nwajei, So., G., WC Breanna Rucker, Jr., F., BRYANT Anna Niki Stamolamprou, So., G., RMU | Sophie Bhasin, Jr., G., LIU Kelsey Cruz, Jr., G., FDU Alexa Hayward, Sr., G., SFU TeJahne Malone, Jr., F., CCSU Jaymee Veney, Sr., F., SFBK | Amanda Andrades, Sr., G., FDU Leah Fechko, Jr., G., SFBK Erika Livermore, Jr., C., FDU Jasmine Nwajei, So., G., WC Letava Whippy, Sr., G., LIU | Ivory Bailey, Fr., G., BRYANT Mikalah Mulrain, Fr., C., RMU Camden Musgrave, Fr., G., CCSU Megan Smith, Fr., F., RMU Maya Wynn, Fr., G., SFU |
| † - denotes unanimous selection |||||