Mountain East Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
| Mountain East Conference Women's Basketball Tournament | |
|---|---|
| Conference Basketball Championship | |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Conference | Mountain East Conference |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| Format | Single-elimination tournament |
| Current stadium | WesBanco Arena |
| Current location | Wheeling, WV |
| Played | 2014–present |
| Current champion | Charleston (2nd) |
| Most championships | Glenville State (4) |
| Official website | MEC women's basketball |
| Host stadiums | |
| WesBanco Arena (2019-present) Charleston Civic Center (2014–2018) | |
| Host locations | |
| Wheeling, WV (2019-present) Charleston, WV(2014–2018) | |
The Mountain East Conference Women's Basketball Tournament is the annual conference women'sbasketball championship tournament for the Mountain East Conference. The tournament has been held annually since the MEC's establishment in 2013, with the first tournament taking place in 2014. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records.[1]
From 2014 to 2018, the tournament was hosted by the Charleston Civic Center in Charleston, West Virginia. Following several years of low attendance, the league announce it would move the event to the Wheeling Civic Center in Wheeling.
The winner receives the MEC's automatic bid to the NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Tournament.
Results[]
| Year | Champions | Score | Runner-Up | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Glenville State | 74–50 | Charleston (WV) | Charleston Civic Center Coliseum (Charleston, WV) |
| 2015 | West Liberty | 76–55 | Notre Dame (OH) | Charleston Civic Center Coliseum (Charleston, WV) |
| 2016 | Wheeling Jesuit | 70–66 | West Liberty | Charleston Civic Center Coliseum (Charleston, WV) |
| 2017 | Wheeling Jesuit | 80–61 | Fairmont State | Charleston Civic Center Coliseum (Charleston, WV) |
| 2018 | Glenville State | 81–77 | Notre Dame (OH) | Charleston Civic Center Coliseum (Charleston, WV) |
| 2019 | Glenville State | 78–69 | Charleston (WV) | WesBanco Arena (Wheeling, WV) |
| 2020 | Glenville State | 80–75 | Notre Dame (OH) | WesBanco Arena (Wheeling, WV) |
| 2021 | Charleston | 87–80 | Glenville State | WesBanco Arena (Wheeling, WV) |
| 2022 | Charleston | 80–77 | Glenville State | WesBanco Arena (Wheeling, WV) |
Championship records[]
| School | Finals Record | Finals Appearances | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glenville State | 4–2 | 6 | 2014, 2018, 2019, 2020 |
| Charleston | 2–2 | 4 | 2021, 2022 |
| Wheeling (Wheeling Jesuit) |
2–0 | 2 | 2016, 2017 |
| West Liberty | 1–1 | 2 | 2015 |
| Notre Dame (OH) | 0–3 | 3 | |
| Fairmont State | 0–1 | 1 |
- Shepherd, Urbana, and UVA Wise never qualified for the tournament finals as MEC members.
- Alderson Broaddus, Concord (WV), Davis & Elkins, Frostburg State, West Virginia State, and West Virginia Wesleyan have yet to reach a tournament final.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "MEC Women's Basketball Tournament History" (PDF). Year-by-year records. Mountain East Conference. 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
Categories:
- NCAA Division II women's basketball conference tournaments
- Mountain East Conference
- Recurring sporting events established in 2014