2019 Patriot League women's basketball tournament
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{{Infobox NCAA Basketball Conference tournament
| Year = 2019
| Conference = Patriot League
| Division = I
| Gender = Women's
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| Teams = 10
| Arena = Campus sites
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| Champions = Bucknell
| TitleCount = 4th
| Coach = Aaron Russell
| CoachCount = 2nd
| MVP = Kaitlyn Slagus
| MVPTeam = Bucknell
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{{2018-19 Patriot League women's basketball standings}}
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.{{Cite web|url=https://bucknellbison.com/news/2019/3/17/bucknell-womens-basketball-wins-patriot-league-tournament-championship-defeats-american-66-54.aspx|title=TICKET PUNCHED! Bison Women's Basketball Back in the Big Dance after 66-54 Win over American in PL Title Game|website=Bucknell University Athletics|language=en|access-date=2019-03-18}}
Seeds
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.{{Cite web|url=http://patriotleague.org/tournaments/2019_women_s_basketball_championship|title=Patriot League|website=patriotleague.org|access-date=2019-03-18}}
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!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 |
| colspan=5| First round – Saturday, March 9 |
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| 1
|1:00 pm |#10 Lafayette at #7 Army |rowspan=2|PLN |197 |
| 2
|2:00 pm |#9 Navy at #8 Loyola (MD) |242 |
| colspan=5| Quarterfinals – Monday, March 11 |
| 3
|6:00 pm |#10 Lafayette at #1 Bucknell |rowspan=4|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 |
| colspan=5| Semifinals – Thursday, March 14 |
| 7
|6:00 pm |#5 Holy Cross at #1 Bucknell |rowspan=2|PLN |855 |
| 8
|7:00 pm |#3 Lehigh at #2 American |393 |
| colspan=5| Championship – Sunday, March 17 |
| 9
|12:00 pm |#2 American at #1 Bucknell |CBSSN |
| colspan=5| *Game times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. All games hosted by higher-seeded team. |
Bracket
{{4RoundBracket-Byes
| RD1 = First round
March 9
Patriot League Network
| RD2 = Quarterfinals
March 11
Patriot League Network
| RD3 = Semifinals
March 14
Patriot League Network
| RD4 = Championship
March 17
CBS Sports Network
| RD1-seed03=8
| RD1-team03=Loyola (MD)
| RD1-score03=58
| RD1-seed04=9
| RD1-team04=Navy
| RD1-score04=45
| RD1-seed11=7
| RD1-team11=Army
| RD1-score11=61
| RD1-seed12=10
| RD1-team12=Lafayette
| RD1-score12=63
| RD2-seed01=1
| RD2-team01=Bucknell
| RD2-score01=88
| RD2-seed02=8
| RD2-team02=Loyola (MD)
| RD2-score02=63
| RD2-seed03=4
| RD2-team03=Boston University
| RD2-score03=70
| RD2-seed04=5
| RD2-team04=Holy Cross
| RD2-score04=72
| RD2-seed05=2
| RD2-team05=American
| RD2-score05=67
| RD2-seed06=10
| RD2-team06=Lafayette
| RD2-score06=47
| RD2-seed07=3
| RD2-team07=Lehigh
| RD2-score07=78
| RD2-seed08=6
| RD2-team08=Colgate
| RD2-score08=68
| RD3-seed01=1
| RD3-team01=Bucknell
| RD3-score01=66
| RD3-seed02=5
| RD3-team02=Holy Cross
| RD3-score02=31
| RD3-seed03=2
| RD3-team03=American
| RD3-score03=68
| RD3-seed04=3
| RD3-team04=Lehigh
| RD3-score04=57
| RD4-seed01=1
| RD4-team01=Bucknell
| RD4-score01=66
| RD4-seed02=2
| RD4-team02=American
| RD4-score02=54
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References
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External links
- [https://patriotleague.org/tournaments/2019_women_s_basketball_championship 2019 Patriot League Women's Basketball Championship]
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