| East Coast Conference women's basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Conference basketball championship | |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Conference | East Coast Conference |
| Format | Single-elimination tournament |
| Played | 1991–present |
| Current champion | Daemen (4th) |
| Most championships | Saint Rose (6) |
| Official website | ECC women's basketball |
The East Coast Conference women's basketball tournament is the annual conference women's basketball championship tournament for the East Coast Conference. The tournament has been held annually since 1991. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records.
The winner receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Championship.
Saint Rose, a former member of the ECC, have the most tournament titles, with six.
Results
| Year | Champions | Score | Runner-up | Most Outstanding Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Pace | 66–64 | C.W. Post | Tina Thorpe, Pace |
| 1992 | Pace (2) | 64–58 | Philadelphia Textile | Tammy Greene, Philadelphia Textile |
| 1993 | Philadelphia Textile | 62–54 | Pace | Tammy Greene, Philadelphia Textile |
| 1994 | Philadelphia Textile (2) | 59–51 | Pace | Tammy Greene, Philadelphia Textile |
| 1995 | Saint Rose | 58–56 | Philadelphia Textile | Krista Kandere, Saint Rose |
| 1996 | Saint Rose (2) | 80–69 | Philadelphia Textile | Not awarded |
| 1997 | Saint Rose (3) | 91–71 | Pace | Evija Azace, Saint Rose |
| 1998 | Saint Rose (4) | 102–67 | Philadelphia Textile | Krista Kandere, Saint Rose |
| 1999 | Saint Rose (5) | 89–66 | Philadelphia Textile | Not awarded |
| 2000 | Saint Rose (6) | 93–48 | Dowling | Not awarded |
| 2001 | C.W. Post | 69–66 | Philadelphia | Sheila Jackson, C.W. Post |
| 2002 | Adelphi | 58–50 | Dowling | Alexis Seeley, Adelphi |
| 2003 | Dowling | 63–60 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Zulmary Andino, Dowling |
| 2004 | Adelphi (2) | 77–65 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Melanie Mangone, Adelphi |
| 2005 | Bridgeport | 61–45 | NYIT | Krista Ross, Bridgeport |
| 2006 | New Haven | 64–50 | C.W. Post | Adelina Gentry, New Haven |
| 2007 | New Haven (2) | 75–74 | C.W. Post | Ashley Hilton, New Haven |
| 2008 | Molloy | 76–59 | New Haven | Kymira Woodberry, Molloy |
| 2009 | Queens | 75–49 | Dowling | Amanda Bartlett, Queens |
| 2010 | Molloy (2) | 49–42 | Bridgeport | Kymira Woodberry, Molloy |
| 2011 | C.W. Post (2) | 69–66 | Bridgeport | Janea Aiken, C.W. Post |
| 2012 | Dowling (2) | 59–54 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Kelly Puwalski, Dowling & Sarah Schicher, Dowling |
| 2013 | Dowling (3) | 72–49 | NYIT | Christine Verrelle, Dowling |
| 2014 | District of Columbia | 67–57 | LIU Post | Telisha Turner, District of Columbia |
| 2015 | Queens (2) | 65–63 | NYIT | Madison Rowland, Queens |
| 2016 | Queens (3) | 60–54 | Roberts Wesleyan | Madison Rowland, Queens |
| 2017 | Molloy (3) | 56–53 | NYIT | Aliyah McDonald, Molloy |
| 2018 | St. Thomas Aquinas | 53–40 | NYIT | Jenna Erickson, St. Thomas Aquinas |
| 2019 | NYIT | 80–60 | LIU Post | Meg Knollmeyer, NYIT |
| 2020 | Daemen | 68–56 | Molloy | Katie Titus, Daemen |
| 2021 | Roberts Wesleyan | 59–53 | Daemen | Taryn Wilson, Roberts Wesleyan |
| 2022 | Daemen | 74–67 | Molloy | Kaytlyn Matz, Daemen |
| 2023 | Daemen | 66–51 | St. Thomas Aquinas | Gabby McDuffie, Daemen |
| 2024 | Daemen | 55–50 | Mercy | Alahna Paige, Daemen |
Championship records
| School | Finals Record | Finals Appearances | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Rose | 6–0 | 6 | 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 |
| Daemen | 4–1 | 5 | 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| Dowling | 3–3 | 6 | 2003, 2012, 2013 |
| Molloy | 3–2 | 5 | 2008, 2010, 2017 |
| Queens | 3–0 | 3 | 2009, 2015, 2016 |
| Jefferson (Philadelphia, Philadelphia Textile) |
2–6 | 8 | 1993, 1994 |
| LIU Post (C.W. Post) |
2–6 | 8 | 2001, 2011 |
| Pace | 2–3 | 5 | 1991, 1992 |
| New Haven | 2–1 | 3 | 2006, 2007 |
| Adelphi | 2–0 | 2 | 2002, 2004 |
| NYIT | 1–5 | 6 | 2019 |
| St. Thomas Aquinas | 1–4 | 5 | 2018 |
| Bridgeport | 1–2 | 3 | 2005 |
| Roberts Wesleyan | 1–1 | 2 | 2021 |
| District of Columbia | 1–0 | 1 | 2014 |
| Mercy | 0–1 | 1 |
- D'Youville and Staten Island have not yet qualified for the ECC tournament finals.
- Concordia (NY), NJIT, and Southampton College never qualified for the ECC tournament finals as conference members.
- Schools highlighted in yellow have temporarily suspended their athletics programs.
- Schools highlighted in pink are former members of the East Coast Conference.
See also
References
- "East Coast Conference Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). ECC. 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
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