A trip to the 2022 Northeast Conference (NEC) Championship game is on the line as the No. 4 seeded Wagner College Seahawks will look to return to the finals as they take on the defending league champions, the No. 3 seed, Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers on Thursday evening from Knott Arena.
These two programs met in last year's finale, with Mount St. Mary's earning the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
- The 2022 Northeast Conference (NEC) semifinals are next on the horizon for the Wagner College women's basketball team as the No. 4 seed Seahawks travel to the No. 3 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers on Thursday evening in a rematch of the 2021 NEC Championship game.
- Wagner advanced with a 66-55 home triumph over the No. 5 seed LIU, while the Mountaineers got past Saint Francis U at Knott Arena, 69-53.
- For both head coaches, Wagner's Terrell Coburn and Mount's Antoine White, it was their first NEC Tournament victory.
- All-time, this will be the third time that these two teams will meet in the semifinals and first since 1999-00, when the No. 6 seeded Seahawks topped the #1 Mountaineers, 61-57, under head coach, Tara Gallagher.
- Prior to that meeting, Wagner and Mount St. Mary's meet in the 1992 edition of the tournament, as the Seahawks dropped a 61-47 decision.
- Wagner is 1-3 all-time against Mount St. Mary's in the NEC Tournament.
- Mount St. Mary's escaped with a 53-51 win the last time these two teams faced off at Knott Arena.
- Wagner is a top-four seed for the second straight season. The Seahawks have not posted consecutive top-four finishes since the mid-to-late 90s, when they were the No. 3 seed in 1995-96, 1996-97, 1997-98, and 1998-99.
- Wagner is 4-1 in their last five games, outscoring their opponents 64.0-58.0 while forcing 19.2 turnovers (+3.4)
- Of teams that have won at least one NEC Tournament championship, Wagner has suffered the longest drought. The Seahawks' last NEC Tournament title came in 1988-89, 33 years ago.
- Of the seven current members that have won an NEC Tournament championship, Wagner and LIU (2000-01) are the only teams to have just one title to their name.
- This is the first time in NEC Tournament history that three NYC metro teams are hosting quarterfinal games. FDU, St. Francis Brooklyn, and Wagner are are each top four seeds.
WAGNER ALL-TIME IN THE NEC TOURNAMENT...
1986-1987 (0-1)
Quarterfinals--#5 St. Francis (NY) 55, #4 WAGNER 54
1987-1988 (1-1)
Quarterfinals--#3 WAGNER 62, #6 Loyola-MD 52
Semifinals--#2 Robert Morris 75, #3 WAGNER 61
1988-1989 (2-0)
Semifinals--#1 WAGNER 63, #5 FDU 46
Finals--#1 WAGNER 66, #2 Robert Morris 60
1989-1990 (0-1)
Quarterfinals--#3 Fairleigh Dickinson 69, #6 WAGNER 53
1990-1991 (2-1)
Quarterfinals--#6 WAGNER 72, #3 Marist 61
Semifinals--#6 WAGNER 70, #2 Monmouth 64
Championship--#4 Robert Morris 69, #6 WAGNER 61
1991-1992 (1-1)
Quarterfinals--#5 WAGNER 61, #4 Saint Francis (PA) 51
Semifinals--#1 Mount St. Mary's 61, #5 WAGNER 47
1992-1993 (0-1)
Quarterfinals--#4 Marist 61, #5 WAGNER 57
1993-1994 (1-1)
First Round--#7 WAGNER 86, #10 FDU 69
Quarterfinals--#2 Saint Francis (PA) 90, #7 WAGNER 70
1994-1995 (0-1)
Quarterfinals--#4 Rider 77, #5 WAGNER 58
1995-1996 (0-1)
Quarterfinals--#5 Monmouth 63, #4 WAGNER 56
1996-1997 (1-1)
Quarterfinals--#3 WAGNER 71, #6 LIU 55
Semifinals--#2 Monmouth 60, #3 WAGNER 54
1997-1998 (2-1)
Quarterfinals -- #3 WAGNER 68, #6 Monmouth 58
Semifinals -- #3 WAGNER 54, #2 CCSU 50
Championship -- #1 Saint Francis (PA) 74, #3 WAGNER 49
1998-1999 (1-1)
Quaterfinals--#3 wagner 80, #6 Quinnipiac 62
Semifinals--#3 WAGNER 65, #2 Saint Francis (PA) 73
1999-2000 (2-1)
Quarterfinals --#6 WAGNER 59, #3 Sacred Heart 56
Semifinals -- #6 WAGNER 61, Mount St. Mary's 57
Championship -- #1 Saint Francis (PA) 74, WAGNER 60
2000-2001 (0-1)
Quarterfinals -- #3 LIU 77, #6 Wagner 66
2001-2002 (1-1)
Quarterfinals -- #5 WAGNER 73, #4 Monmouth 59
Semifinals -- #1 Saint Francis (PA) 74, #5 WAGNER 55
2002-2003 (0-1)
Quarterfinals --#3 Monmouth 51, #6 WAGNER 48
2003-2004 (0-1)
Quarterfinals --#3 Monmouth 72, #6 WAGNER 54
2009-2010 (0-1)
Quarterfinals --#1 Robert Morris 68, #8 WAGNER 52
2013-2014 (0-1)
Quarterfinals --#2 Mount St. Mary's 75, #7 WAGNER 66
2018-2019 (0-1)
Quarterfinals --#2 Sacred Heart 68, #7 WAGNER 51
2019-2020 (0-1)
Quarterfinals - #1 Robert Morris 65, #8 WAGNER 61 (ot)
2020-2021 (1-1)
Semifinals --#3 Saint Francis U 57, #2 WAGNER 70
Championship -- #1 Mount St. Mary's 70, #2 Wagner 38
2021-22 (1-0)
Quarterfinals -- #5 LIU 55, #4 WAGNER 66
SERIES BREAKDOWN AGAINST MOUNT ST. MARY'S...
- All-time, the Seahawks and the Mountaineers will be meeting for the 69th time in program history with Mount St. Mary's holding a 49-19 edge in the head-to-head series.
- Mount has taken the last two games played, defeating the Seahawks, 53-51, back on February 10 in Emmitsburg and besting the Green & White in the 2021 NEC Championship, 70-38, at Knott Arena back on March 14.
