2014–15 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season
2014–15 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season | |
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League | NCAA Division I |
Sport | Basketball |
Number of teams | 12 |
Regular season | |
Champions | Ohio |
Runners-up | Central Michigan |
Season MVP | Sina King |
Tournament | |
Champions | Ohio |
Runners-up | Eastern Michigan |
Finals MVP | Kiyanna Black |
Mid-American women's basketball seasons | |
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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
The preseason coaches' poll and league awards were announced by the league office on October 29, 2014.[5]
Preseason women's basketball coaches poll
(First place votes in parentheses)
East Division
- Buffalo (8)
- Bowling Green (3)
- Akron
- Ohio (1)
- Miami
- Kent State
West Division
Tournament champs
Central Michigan (10), Ball State (1), Buffalo (1)
Honors
Honor | Recipient |
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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
Mid–American tournament
NCAA tournament
Women's National Invitational Tournament
Postseason awards
[1][6]
- Coach of the Year: Bob Boldon, Ohio
- Player of the Year: Sina King, Akron
- Freshman of the Year: Jay-Ann Bravo Harriott, Toledo
- Defensive Player of the Year: Christa Baccas, Buffalo
- Sixth Man of the Year: Mackenzie Loesing, Buffalo
Honors
[6]
Honor | Recipient |
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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
2014–15 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season
References
- ^ a b "MAC ANNOUNCES 2014-15 PLAYER, COACH AND FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR".
- ^ "Eastern Michigan 44, Ohio 60". ESPN. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
- ^ "Katie Hempen scores career-high 23 as Sun Devils rout Ohio". ESPN. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
- ^ "2017 Bracket" (PDF). WNIT. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
- ^ "MAC ANNOUNCES 2014-15 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PRESEASON POLL". Mid-American Conference.
- ^ a b "MAC ANNOUNCES ALL-MAC TEAMS, DEFENSIVE PLAYER AND SIXTH PLAYER OF THE YEAR". Mid-American Conference.