2021 America East women's basketball tournament

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.

2021 America East women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2020–21
Teams6
SiteCampus sites
ChampionsStony Brook (1st title)
Winning coachCaroline McCombs (1st title)
MVPAnnie Warren (Stony Brook)
TelevisionESPNU/ESPN+
America East women's basketball tournaments
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2020–21 America East Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
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

Seeds

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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

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "CHAMPS! Stony Brook Tops Maine to Secure NCAA Berth". American East Athletics. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
  2. ^ 2021 Hercules Tires America East Women's Basketball Playoffs Bracket Set
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