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

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

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

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

West Division

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

Tournament champs

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

Honors

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

Mid–American tournament

Main article: 2015 MAC women's basketball tournament

NCAA tournament

Main article: 2015 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament

Women's National Invitational Tournament

Main article: 2015 Women's National Invitation Tournament

Postseason awards

[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

[6]

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

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

References

  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.