2006–07 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season
2006–07 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 | Ali Mann and Carrie Moore |
Tournament | |
Champions | Bowling Green |
Runners-up | Ball State |
Finals MVP | Carin Horne |
Mid-American women's basketball seasons | |
← 2005–06 2007–08 → |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 Bowling Green † | 16 | – | 1 | .941 | 29 | – | 3 | .906 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kent State | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 15 | – | 13 | .536 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 18 | – | 12 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (OH) | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 12 | – | 18 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Buffalo | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 10 | – | 19 | .345 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Akron | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 10 | – | 19 | .345 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ball State | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 24 | – | 6 | .800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Michigan | 10 | – | 7 | .588 | 16 | – | 13 | .552 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Illinois | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 19 | – | 12 | .613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Michigan | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Toledo | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Michigan | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2007 MAC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll |
The 2006–07 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season began with practices in October 2006, followed by the start of the 2006–07 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November. Conference play began in January 2007 and concluded in March 2007. Bowling Green won the regular season title with a record of 16–1 over West Division champion Ball State. Ali Mann of Bowling Green and Carrie Moore of Western Michigan shared MAC player of the year.[1]
Regular season champion Bowling Green won the MAC tournament over Ball State.[2] Carin Horne of Bowling Green was the tournament MVP.[3] Bowling Green defeated Oklahoma State and Vanderbilt before losing to Arizona State in the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA tournament.[4][5][6] Ball State played in the WNIT.[7]
Preseason Awards
The preseason poll was announced by the league office on October 24, 2006.[8]
Preseason women's basketball poll
(First place votes in parentheses)
East Division
- Bowling Green (40) 245
- Kent State (1) 193
- Miami 136
- Ohio 115
- Buffalo 112
- Akron 60
West Division
- Eastern Michigan (21) 214
- Western Michigan (8) 188
- Ball State 996) 157
- Northern Illinois (6) 142
- Toledo 94
- Central Michigan 66
Tournament Champion
Bowling Green (35), Kent State (2), Western Michigan (2), Toledo (1)
Honors
[9]
Honor | Recipient |
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Preseason All-MAC East | Kate Achter, Bowling Green |
Liz Honegger, Bowling Green | |
Ali Mann, Bowling Green | |
Heather Turner, Buffalo | |
Rachel Frederick, Ohio | |
Preseason All-MAC West | Julie DeMuth, Ball State |
Patrice McKinney, Eastern Michigan | |
Stephanie Raymond, Northern Illinois | |
Danielle Bishop, Toledo | |
Carrie Moore, Western Michigan |
Postseason
Mid–American tournament
NCAA tournament
Women's National Invitational Tournament
Postseason Awards
[1]
- Coach of the Year: Curt Miller, Bowling Green
- Player of the Year: Ali Mann, Bowling Green and Carrie Moore, Western Michigan
- Freshman of the Year: Alyssa Pittman, Eastern Michigan
- Defensive Player of the Year: Patrice McKinney, Eastern Michigan
- Sixth Man of the Year: Amber Flynn, Bowling Green
Honors
[1]
Honor | Recipient |
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Postseason All-MAC first team | Ali Mann, Bowling Green |
Carrie Moore, Western Michigan | |
Julie DeMuth, Ball State | |
Amanda Jackson, Guard, Miami | |
Stephanie Raymond, Northern Illinois | |
Postseason All-MAC second team | La’kia Stewart, Kent State |
Kristin Peoples, Kent State | |
Kate Achter, Bowling Green | |
Sarah VanMetre, Eastern Michigan | |
Lauren Kohn, Ohio | |
Postseason All-MAC third team | Niki McCoy, Akron |
Carin Horne, Bowling Green | |
Patrice McKinney, Eastern Michigan | |
Kristin Wiener, Northern Illinois | |
Rachel Frederick, Ohio | |
Postseason All-MAC honorable mention | Kelsey Corbin, Ball State |
Liz Honegger, Bowling Green | |
Heather Turner, Buffalo | |
Ann Skufca, Central Michigan | |
Danielle Bishop, Toledo | |
All-MAC freshman team | Alyssa Pittman, Eastern Michigan |
Sarah Tokodi, Akron | |
Audrey McDonald, Ball State | |
Jamilah Humes, Kent State | |
Jennifer Bushby, Ohio |
See also
References
- ^ a b c "MAC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL ANNOUNCES POST SEASON HONORS". Retrieved June 13, 2022.
- ^ "No. 20 Bowling Green beats Ball St., wins MAC bid". ESPN. Retrieved June 13, 2022.[dead link]
- ^ "Mid-American Conference women's basketball championship history". FOX News. Archived from the original on June 4, 2022. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
- ^ "Falcons get by Cowgirls to earn first NCAA tourney win since '89". ESPN. Retrieved June 13, 2022.[dead link]
- ^ "Bowling Green moves to round of 16, makes school history". ESPN. Archived from the original on June 13, 2022. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
- ^ "Orsillo's 16 lead Sun Devils to comfortable win over Falcons". ESPN. Retrieved June 13, 2022.[dead link]
- ^ "2007 Postseason WNIT Bracket" (PDF). WNIT. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
- ^ "BOWLING GREEN AND EASTERN MICHIGAN MAC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PRESEASON PICKS". Retrieved June 13, 2022.
- ^ "MAC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PRESEASON TEAM ANNOUNCED". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved June 13, 2022.