2008–09 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season
2008–09 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season | |
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League | NCAA Division I |
Sport | Basketball |
Number of teams | 12 |
Regular season | |
Champions | Bowling Green |
Runners-up | Ball State |
Season MVP | Lauren Prochaska |
Tournament | |
Champions | Ball State |
Runners-up | Bowling Green |
Finals MVP | Tracy Pontius |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling Green | 15 | – | 1 | .938 | 28 | – | 4 | .875 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kent State | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 19 | – | 10 | .655 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (OH) | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 16 | – | 15 | .516 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 13 | – | 18 | .419 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Akron | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Buffalo | 2 | – | 14 | .125 | 8 | – | 24 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ball State † | 14 | – | 2 | .875 | 25 | – | 8 | .758 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Toledo | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 18 | – | 13 | .581 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Illinois | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Michigan | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Michigan | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 8 | – | 21 | .276 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Michigan | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 7 | – | 23 | .233 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2009 MAC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll |
The 2008–09 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season began with practices in October 2008, followed by the start of the 2008–09 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November. Conference play began in January 2009 and concluded in March 2009. Bowling Green won the regular season title with a record of 15–1 by one game over Ball State. Lauren Prochaska of Bowling Green was named MAC player of the year.[1]
West Division winner Ball State won the MAC tournament over Bowling Green.[2] Tracy Pontius of Bowling Green was the tournament MVP.[3] Ball State defeated defending national champion Tennessee in the first round of the NCAA tournament before losing to Iowa State in the second round.[4][5] Bowling Green reached the third round the WNIT.[6]
Preseason awards
[edit]The preseason poll was announced by the league office on October 30, 2008.[7]
Preseason women's basketball poll
[edit](First place votes in parentheses)
East Division
[edit]West Division
[edit]Honors
[edit]Honor | Recipient |
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Preseason All-MAC East | Kara Murphy, Akron |
Lauren Prochaska, Bowling Green | |
Anna Kowalska, Kent State | |
Jenna Schone, Miami | |
Chandra Myers, Ohio | |
Preseason All-MAC West | Porchia Green, Ball State |
Emily Maggert, Ball State | |
Britni Houghton, Central Michigan | |
Allie Clifton, Toledo | |
Tiera DeLaHoussaye, Western Michigan |
Postseason
[edit]Mid–American tournament
[edit]NCAA tournament
[edit]Women's National Invitational Tournament
[edit]Postseason awards
[edit]- Coach of the Year: Curt Miller, Bowling Green and Tricia Cullop, Toledo
- Player of the Year: Lauren Prochaska, Bowling Green
- Freshman of the Year: Brandie Baker, Central Michigan
- Defensive Player of the Year: Porchia Green, Ball State
- Sixth Man of the Year: Marke Freeman, Northern Illinois
Honors
[edit]Honor | Recipient |
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Postseason All-MAC First Team | Lauren Prochaska, Bowling Green |
Tracy Pontius, Bowling Green | |
Kara Murphy, Akron | |
Porchia Green, Ball State | |
Anna Kowalska, Ball State | |
Postseason All-MAC Second Team | Kourtney Brown, Buffalo |
Britni Houghton, Central Michigan | |
Jenna Schone, Miami | |
Lauren Hmiel, Ohio | |
Tanika Mays, Toledo | |
Postseason All-MAC Third Team | Danielle Gratton, Ball State |
Emily Maggert, Ball State | |
Jessie Wilcox, Northern Illinois | |
Jennifer Bushby, Ohio | |
Tiera DeLaHoussaye, Western Michigan | |
Postseason All-MAC Honorable Mention | Angel Chan, Central Michigan |
Cassie Schrock, Eastern Michigan | |
Jamilah Humes, Kent State | |
Ebony Ellis, Northern Illinois | |
Naama Shafir, Toledo | |
All-MAC Freshman Team | Brandie Baker, Central Michigan |
Naama Shafir, Toledo | |
Kyle Baumgartner, Akron | |
Tavelyn James, Eastern Michigan | |
Miame Giden, Western Michigan |
See also
[edit]2008–09 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "MAC ANNOUNCES WOMEN'S BASKETBALL POST SEASON AWARDS". Retrieved June 13, 2022.
- ^ "Green powers Ball State past Bowling Green, into NCAAs". ESPN. Archived from the original on June 5, 2022. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
- ^ "Mid-American Conference women's basketball championship history". FOX News. Archived from the original on June 4, 2022. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
- ^ "Ball State stuns Tennessee, hands Lady Vols first ever opening-round loss". ESPN. Retrieved June 13, 2022.[dead link]
- ^ "Wieben leads way as Iowa State reaches Sweet 16 for first time in 8 years". ESPN. Archived from the original on September 15, 2016. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
- ^ "2009 Postseason WNIT bracket" (PDF). WNIT. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
- ^ "BALL STATE AND BOWLING GREEN TABBED AS WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PRESEASON FAVORITES". Retrieved June 13, 2022.
- ^ "MAC ANNOUNCES WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PRESEASON ALL-MAC TEAM". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved June 13, 2022.