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2019 Patriot League women's basketball tournament

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2019 Patriot League women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2018–19
Teams10
SiteCampus sites
ChampionsBucknell (4th title)
Winning coachAaron Russell (2nd title)
MVPKaitlyn Slagus (Bucknell)
TelevisionPLN, CBSSN
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2018–19 Patriot League women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Bucknell 16 2   .889 28 6   .824
American 16 2   .889 22 11   .667
Lehigh 12 6   .667 21 10   .677
Boston University 11 7   .611 15 14   .517
Holy Cross 9 9   .500 18 13   .581
Colgate 8 10   .444 12 17   .414
Army 6 12   .333 11 19   .367
Navy 5 13   .278 10 19   .345
Loyola (MD) 5 13   .278 7 24   .226
Lafayette 2 16   .111 8 23   .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]

Seeds

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

  • Head-to-head record between the teams involved in the tie
  • Record against the highest-seeded team not involved in the tie, going down through the seedings as necessary
  • Higher RPI entering the tournament, as published by College Basketball News

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

Seed School Conference Overall Tiebreaker
1 Bucknell 16–2 25–4 2–0 vs American
2 American 16–2 20–9 0–2 vs Bucknell
3 Lehigh 12–6 20–9
4 Boston University 11–7 15–13
5 Holy Cross 9–9 17–12
6 Colgate 8–10 12–16
7 Army 6–12 11–18
8 Loyola (MD) 5–13 6–23 2–0 vs. Lafayette
9 Navy 5–13 10–18 1–1 vs. Lafayette
10 Lafayette 2–16 7–22

Schedule

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Game Time* Matchup Television Attendance
First round – Saturday, March 9
1 1:00 pm #10 Lafayette at #7 Army PLN 197
2 2:00 pm #9 Navy at #8 Loyola (MD) 242
Quarterfinals – Monday, March 11
3 6:00 pm #10 Lafayette at #1 Bucknell PLN 846
4 7:00 pm #8 Loyola (MD) at #2 American 303
5 6:00 pm #6 Colgate at #3 Lehigh 535
6 7:00 pm #5 Holy Cross at #4 Boston University 490
Semifinals – Thursday, March 14
7 6:00 pm #5 Holy Cross at #1 Bucknell PLN 855
8 7:00 pm #3 Lehigh at #2 American 393
Championship – Sunday, March 17
9 12:00 pm #2 American at #1 Bucknell CBSSN 1672[3]
*Game times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. All games hosted by higher-seeded team.

Bracket

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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 Bucknell 88
8 Loyola (MD) 63
8 Loyola (MD) 58
9 Navy 45
1 Bucknell 66
5 Holy Cross 31
4 Boston University 70
5 Holy Cross 72
1 Bucknell 66
2 American 54
2 American 67
10 Lafayette 47
7 Army 61
10 Lafayette 63
2 American 68
3 Lehigh 57
3 Lehigh 78
6 Colgate 68

References

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  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.
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