2019 Patriot League women's basketball tournament

Last updated

2019 Patriot League women's basketball tournament
Classification Division I
Season 201819
Teams10
SiteCampus sites
Champions Bucknell (4th title)
Winning coachAaron Russell (2nd title)
MVP Kaitlyn Slagus (Bucknell)
Television PLN, CBSSN
  2018
2020  
2018–19 Patriot League women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Bucknell162 .889286  .824
American 162 .8892211  .667
Lehigh 126 .6672110  .677
Boston University 117 .6111514  .517
Holy Cross 99 .5001813  .581
Colgate 810 .4441217  .414
Army 612 .3331119  .367
Navy 513 .2781019  .345
Loyola (MD) 513 .278724  .226
Lafayette 216 .111823  .258
2019 Patriot League tournament winner
As of March 22, 2019
Rankings from AP poll

The 2019 Patriot League women's basketball tournament was held from March 9, 11, 14 and 17 at campus sites of the higher seed, except that both semi-final games were played at the same site of the highest seed. The winner earned an automatic trip to the NCAA women's tournament. Bucknell won the conference tournament championship game over American, 66–54. Kaitlyn Slagus was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player. [1]

Contents

Seeds

Teams are seeded by conference record, with ties broken in the following order:

American, Bucknell, Holy Cross, BU, and Lehigh received first round byes. [2]

SeedSchoolConferenceOverallTiebreaker
1Bucknell16–225–42–0 vs American
2American16–220–90–2 vs Bucknell
3Lehigh12–620–9
4Boston University11–715–13
5Holy Cross9–917–12
6Colgate8–1012–16
7Army6–1211–18
8Loyola (MD)5–136–232–0 vs. Lafayette
9Navy5–1310–181–1 vs. Lafayette
10Lafayette2–167–22

Schedule

GameTime*MatchupTelevisionAttendance
First round – Saturday, March 9
11:00 pm#10 Lafayette at #7 Army PLN 197
22:00 pm#9 Navy at #8 Loyola (MD)242
Quarterfinals – Monday, March 11
36:00 pm#10 Lafayette at #1 BucknellPLN846
47:00 pm#8 Loyola (MD) at #2 American303
56:00 pm#6 Colgate at #3 Lehigh535
67:00 pm#5 Holy Cross at #4 Boston University490
Semifinals – Thursday, March 14
76:00 pm#5 Holy Cross at #1 BucknellPLN855
87:00 pm#3 Lehigh at #2 American393
Championship – Sunday, March 17
912:00 pm#2 American at #1 BucknellCBSSN1672 [3]
*Game times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. All games hosted by higher-seeded team.

Bracket

First round
March 9
Patriot League Network
Quarterfinals
March 11
Patriot League Network
Semifinals
March 14
Patriot League Network
Championship
March 17
CBS Sports Network
            
1 Bucknell88
8 Loyola (MD) 63
8 Loyola (MD)58
9 Navy 45
1 Bucknell66
5 Holy Cross 31
4 Boston University 70
5 Holy Cross72
1 Bucknell66
2 American 54
2 American67
10 Lafayette 47
7 Army 61
10 Lafayette63
2 American68
3 Lehigh 57
3 Lehigh78
6 Colgate 68

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2008 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament</span> American college basketball tournament

The 2008 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament involved 64 teams playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the 2007–08 national champion of women's NCAA Division I college basketball. It commenced on March 22, 2008, and concluded when the University of Tennessee Lady Volunteers defeated the Stanford University Cardinal 64–48 on April 8, 2008, at the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa, Florida.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lafayette Leopards</span> Collegiate sports club in the United States

The Lafayette Leopards represent the 23 Division I varsity athletic teams of Lafayette College and compete in the Patriot League. There are 11 men's teams, 11 women's teams, and one co-ed team. The club teams also compete as the Leopards. Though not a varsity sport, crew and ice hockey are very competitive at Lafayette and play in intercollegiate club leagues.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Big 12 men's basketball tournament</span> U.S. collegiate basketball event

The Big 12 men's basketball tournament is the championship men's basketball tournament in the Big 12 Conference. It is a single-elimination tournament of four rounds, with the top six seeds getting byes in the first round. Seeding is based on regular season records. The winner of the tournament receives the Big 12 Conference automatic bid to the NCAA Championship tournament.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bucknell Bison</span> Intercollegiate sports teams of Bucknell University

The Bucknell Bison are the athletic teams that represent Bucknell University. The program is a member of the Patriot League for most NCAA Division I sports and Division I FCS in football.

The 2008 Patriot League men's basketball tournament, a part of the 2007-08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, took place March 5, 2008, as a single-elimination tournament, with games being played at the higher seeds' home courts. The American University Eagles won the league's regular season, and received the number one seed in the tournament. They kept their home advantage throughout the tournament and defeated Colgate, 52–46, on March 14, 2008, to win the conference tournament and received the Patriot League's automatic bid for the 2008 NCAA tournament.

The 2015 Patriot League women's basketball tournament was held March 4, 6, 10 and 15 at campus sites of the higher seed. The winner of the tournament received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

The 2016 Patriot League men's basketball tournament was played March 1, 3, 6 and 9 with the higher seed in each matchup hosting at their respective campus sites. The tournament champion, Holy Cross, received the League's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

The 2016 Patriot League women's basketball tournament was held March 5, 7, 11 and 12 at campus sites of the higher seed. Army defeated Loyola (MD) to win their 3rd Patriot League title and earn an automatic trip to the NCAA women's tournament.

The 2017 Patriot League men's basketball tournament was the postseason conference tournament for the Patriot League. It was played February 28, March 2, 5, and 8, 2017 with the higher seed in each matchup hosting at their respective campus sites. Bucknell defeated Lehigh, 81–65, in the championship game to win the Tournament. As a result, Bucknell received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

The 2017 Patriot League women's basketball tournament was held March 4, 6, 10, and 11 at campus sites of the higher seed, except that both semi-final games will be played at the same site of the highest seed. This means that Bucknell vs. American and Army vs. Navy will both be played in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, at Sojka Pavilion on Friday, March 10, 2017, at 5:00pm and 7:30pm respectively. The winner of the tournament will earn an automatic trip to the NCAA women's tournament.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2017–18 Bucknell Bison men's basketball team</span> American college basketball season

The 2017–18 Bucknell Bison men's basketball team represented Bucknell University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bison, led by third-year head coach Nathan Davis, played their home games at Sojka Pavilion in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania as members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 25–10, 16–2 in Patriot League to win the Patriot League regular season championship. They defeated Loyola (MD), Boston University, and Colgate to win the Patriot League tournament championship. As a result, they received the Patriot League's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Michigan State.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2018 Big 12 men's basketball tournament</span> College basketball tournament

The 2018 Phillips 66 Big 12 men's basketball tournament was a postseason men's basketball tournament for the Big 12 Conference. It was played from March 7 to 10, in Kansas City, Missouri at the Sprint Center. Kansas defeated West Virginia in the championship game to win the tournament and receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. The Jayhawks tournament win was later vacated by the NCAA due to recruiting violations.

The 2018 Patriot League men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Patriot League for the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was held on February 27, March 1, 4, and 7, 2018 with the higher seed in each matchup hosting at their respective campus sites.

The 2018 Patriot League women's basketball tournament was from held March 3, 5, 8 and 10 at campus sites of the higher seed, except that both semi-final games will be played at the same site of the highest seed. American won the Patriot League Tournament will earn an automatic trip to the NCAA women's tournament.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2018–19 Bucknell Bison women's basketball team</span> Intercollegiate basketball season

The 2018–19 Bucknell Bison women's basketball team represents Bucknell University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bison, led by eighth year head coach Aaron Roussell, play their home games at Sojka Pavilion and are members of the Patriot League. Bucknell won the Patriot Conference tournament championship game over American, 66–54 to earn an automatic trip to NCAA women's tournament. They lost in the first round to Florida State. They finished the season 28–5, 16–2 in Patriot League play to share the Patriot League regular season title with American. With 28 wins, they finish with the most wins in program history.

The 2019 Patriot League men's basketball tournament was the postseason tournament for the Patriot League during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was held on March 5, 7, 10, and 13, with the higher seed in each match up hosting at their respective campus sites. No. 1 seed Colgate defeated Bucknell 94–80 in the championship game to win the conference tournament championship, and the conference's automatic bid to the 2019 NCAA tournament. It was Colgate's first Patriot League tournament championship since 1996, and third overall.

The 2020 Patriot League women's basketball tournament was the postseason women's basketball tournament for the Patriot League which was scheduled to be held from March 7 to March 15 at campus sites of the higher seed. The winner would have earned an automatic bid to the NCAA women's tournament. On March 12, the NCAA announced that the tournament was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The 2022 Patriot League men's basketball tournament was the conference postseason tournament for the Patriot League. The tournament was held on four dates during March 2022 at campus sites of the higher seeds. The winner, Colgate, received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

The 2022 Patriot League women's basketball tournament was the conference postseason tournament for the Patriot League. The tournament was held March 5, 7, 10, and 13, 2022, at campus sites of the higher seeds. The winner receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

The 2024 Patriot League Men's Basketball Tournament was the conference postseason tournament for the Patriot League. The tournament was held March 5–13, 2024 at campus sites of the higher seeds. The winner received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

References

  1. "TICKET PUNCHED! Bison Women's Basketball Back in the Big Dance after 66-54 Win over American in PL Title Game". Bucknell University Athletics. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
  2. "Patriot League". patriotleague.org. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
  3. "American vs. Bucknell - Game Summary - March 17, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 18, 2019.