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The America East Women’s Tournament is down to the final four (a chalk final four). Let’s take a look at the teams left ahead of the semifinals on Monday. UMBC and Binghamton survived off last-second shots, and Vermont and Maine took care of business in the quarterfinals.
America East Women’s Results So Far
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 5, 2026
No. 1 Vermont 55, No. 8 UAlbany 40
No. 2 Maine 77, No. 7 New Hampshire 58
No. 3 Binghamton 45, No. 6 Bryant 44
No. 4 UMBC 66, No. 5 NJIT 65
Remaining America East Women’s Schedule
Semifinals – Monday, March 9, 2026
No. 4 UMBC at No. 1 Vermont – 6 p.m.
No. 3 Binghamton at No. 2 Maine – 6 p.m.
Championship – Friday, March 13, 2026
at Highest Remaining Seed – 5 PM (ESPNU)
Who is Left
Vermont (1)
Led by Nikola Priede — one of two AmEast women who are semifinalists for the women’s mid-major Player of the Year — the Catamounts soared to a 13-3 conference record and the regular-season championship. Priede is a super high-usage post player, but the guards run a very effective ball-screen attack around her. Head coach Alisa Kresge leads a stingy defense that ranks fourth nationally in points allowed per game (52) and in the top 20 in defensive rating (82). The Cats’ +23 net rating is nearly 10 points higher than the next best squad. If they flail in the conference tournament, they’re guaranteed a WBIT bid.
Maine (2)
Adrianna Smith — the other AmEast player in contention for the MMPOY award — has been a record-breaker at this level for the Black Bears. She led the conference in scoring (22 PPG), rebounding (10 RPG), and assists (5 APG). She dragged a Maine team that was just OK by the metrics (+2.5 net rating) to a 12-4 conference season. Regardless of what happens, Smith will be CPOY.
Binghamton (3)
After starting the conference season 9-1, the Bearcats lost five of their final six regular-season games to sink to the third seed. They run everything through Bella Pucci in their isolation-heavy offense, but she’ll get plenty of off-ball actions as a 41% 3-point shooter. Forward Kendall Bennett averaged a double-double this season (14/10). They’re a dangerous offense, but they can struggle defending the rim and on the defensive glass. Binghamton made it to
UMBC (4)
Both Binghamton and UMBC finished the conference season with 10-6 records, but the Retrievers are a far more defensive-minded team, ranking top-50 nationally in defensive rating (83).
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