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2014–15 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season

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2014–15 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Number of teams12
Regular season
ChampionsOhio
  Runners-upCentral Michigan
Season MVPSina King
Tournament
ChampionsOhio
  Runners-upEastern Michigan
Finals MVPKiyanna Black
Mid-American women's basketball seasons
2014–15 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Ohio 16 2   .889 27 5   .844
Akron 12 6   .667 22 8   .733
Buffalo 11 7   .611 19 12   .613
Miami (OH) 4 14   .222 7 23   .233
Kent State 3 15   .167 5 25   .167
Bowling Green 2 16   .111 9 21   .300
West
Ball State 13 5   .722 17 13   .567
Eastern Michigan 11 7   .611 22 13   .629
Western Michigan 11 7   .611 20 12   .625
Toledo 10 8   .556 18 13   .581
Northern Illinois 8 10   .444 12 17   .414
Central Michigan 7 11   .389 13 18   .419
2015 MAC tournament winner
As of 14 March 2015
Rankings from AP poll

The 2014–15 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season began with practices in October 2014, followed by the start of the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November. Conference play began in January 2015 and concluded in March 2015. Ohio won the regular season title with a record of 16–2 by three games over Ball State. Sina King of Akron was named MAC player of the year.[1]

Ohio won the MAC tournament by beating sixth-seeded Eastern Michigan 60–44 in the final.[2] They lost to Arizona State in the first round NCAA tournament.[3] Eastern Michigan, Ball State, Akron, Buffalo, Toledo, and Western Michigan all qualified for the WNIT.[4]

Preseason awards

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The preseason coaches' poll and league awards were announced by the league office on October 29, 2014.[5]

Preseason women's basketball coaches poll

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(First place votes in parentheses)

East Division

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  1. Buffalo (8)
  2. Bowling Green (3)
  3. Akron
  4. Ohio (1)
  5. Miami
  6. Kent State

West Division

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  1. Central Michigan (11)
  2. Ball State (1)
  3. Western Michigan
  4. Toledo
  5. Eastern Michigan
  6. Northern Illinois

Tournament champs

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Central Michigan (10), Ball State (1), Buffalo (1)

Honors

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Honor Recipient
Preseason All-MAC East Sina King, Akron
Erica Donovan, Bowling Green
Mackenzie Loesing, Buffalo
Kristen Sharkey, Buffalo
Kiyanna Black, Ohio
Preseason All-MAC West Nathalie Fontaine, Ball State
Crystal Bradford, Central Michigan
Cha Sweeney, Eastern Michigan
Inma Zanoguera, Toledo
Miracle Woods, Western Michigan

Postseason

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Mid–American tournament

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NCAA tournament

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Women's National Invitational Tournament

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Postseason awards

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[1][6]

  1. Coach of the Year: Bob Boldon, Ohio
  2. Player of the Year: Sina King, Akron
  3. Freshman of the Year: Jay-Ann Bravo Harriott, Toledo
  4. Defensive Player of the Year: Christa Baccas, Buffalo
  5. Sixth Man of the Year: Mackenzie Loesing, Buffalo

Honors

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Honor Recipient
Postseason All-MAC First Team Sina King, Akron, F
Nathalie Fontaine, Ball State, F
Amanda Corral, Northern Illinois, G
Kiyanna Black, Ohio, G
Inma Zanoguera, Toledo, G
Postseason All-MAC Second Team Anita Brown, Akron, G
Kristen Sharkey, Buffalo, F
Crystal Bradford, Central Michigan, G/F
Cha Sweeney, Eastern Michigan, G
Miracle Woods, Western Michigan, F/C
Postseason All-MAC Third Team Hannah Plybon, Akron, G
Jill Morrison, Ball State, G
Mackenzie Loesing, Buffalo, G
CiCi Shannon, Kent State, C
Quiera Lampkins, Ohio, F
Postseason All-MAC Honorable Mention Deborah Hoekstra, Bowling Green, G
Christa Baccas, Buffalo, C/F
Da’Jourie Turner, Central Michigan, G
Mariah Byard, Ohio, G
Brenae Harris, Toledo, G
All-MAC Freshman Team Kerri McMahan, Akron, G
Moriah Monaco, Ball State, G
Baleigh Reid, Miami, G
Kelly Smith, Northern Illinois, F
Jay-Ann Bravo-Harriott, Toledo, G

See also

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2014–15 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season

References

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  1. ^ a b "MAC ANNOUNCES 2014-15 PLAYER, COACH AND FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR".
  2. ^ "Eastern Michigan 44, Ohio 60". ESPN. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
  3. ^ "Katie Hempen scores career-high 23 as Sun Devils rout Ohio". ESPN. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
  4. ^ "2017 Bracket" (PDF). WNIT. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
  5. ^ "MAC ANNOUNCES 2014-15 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PRESEASON POLL". Mid-American Conference.
  6. ^ a b "MAC ANNOUNCES ALL-MAC TEAMS, DEFENSIVE PLAYER AND SIXTH PLAYER OF THE YEAR". Mid-American Conference.