The Northeast Conference (NEC) Women's Basketball Player of the Year is an annual college basketball award given to the Northeast Conference's most outstanding player. The award was first given following the 1986–87 season.
Key †Co-Players of the Year*Awarded a national player of the year award that same season: the Naismith College Player of the Year, Wade Trophy or the John R. Wooden AwardPlayer (X)Denotes the number of times the player has been awarded the Northeast Conference Player of the Year award at that point
Winners SeasonPlayerSchoolPositionClassRef.1986–87Linda WilsonMonmouth1987–88Sandra CookMonmouth1988–89Maureen CoughlinWagner1989–90Kim RhockMount St. Mary's1990–91Vanessa BlairMount St. Mary's1991–92Vanessa Blair (2)Mount St. Mary's1992–93Charlene FieldsMarist1993–94Susie RowlykMount St. Mary's1994–95†Susie RowlykMount St. Mary'sStacy AlexanderSaint Francis (PA)1995–96Amy LangvilleMount St. Mary's1996–97Mary MarkeySaint Francis (PA)1997–98Jess ZinobileSaint Francis (PA)1998–99Megan GardinerMount St. Mary'sF1999–00Jess Zinobile (2)Saint Francis (PA)F2000–01Kia WilliamsMount St. Mary'sG2001–02Tamika DudleyLIU BrooklynF2002–03Ashlee KellyQuinnipiacC2003–04Beth SwinkSaint Francis (PA)2004–05Sugeiry MonsacRobert MorrisF2005–06Amanda PapeSacred HeartG2006–07Valerie NainimaLIU BrooklynG2007–08Sade LoganRobert MorrisG2008–09Alisa ApoSacred HeartG2009–10Angela PaceRobert MorrisG2010–11Samantha LeachSaint Francis (PA)G2011–12Callan TaylorSacred HeartF2012–13Robert MorrisF2013–14 (2)Robert MorrisF2014–15BryantF2015–16Sacred HeartF2016–17Robert MorrisG2017–18Saint Francis (PA)G2018–19 (2)Saint Francis (PA)G2019–20MerrimackF2020–21Mount St. Mary'sF2021–22Fairleigh DickinsonG2022–23Sacred HeartG2023–24 (2)Sacred HeartG2024–25Central ConnecticutG2025–26LIUF
Winners by school School Winners Years Mount St. Mary's 9 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2001, 2021 Saint Francis (PA) 8 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2011, 2018, 2019 Robert Morris 6 2005, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2017 Sacred Heart 62006, 2009, 2012, 2016, 2023, 2024 LIU 3 2002, 2007, 2026 Monmouth 2 1987, 1988 Wagner 1 1989 Bryant 1 2015 Fairleigh Dickinson 1 2022 Marist 1 1993 Merrimack 1 2020 Quinnipiac 1 2003 Central Connecticut 12025 Chicago State 0 Le Moyne 0 Mercyhurst 0 St. Francis Brooklyn 0 Stonehill 0
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