2006–07 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season

2006–07 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Number of teams12
Regular season
ChampionsBowling Green
  Runners-upBall State
Season MVPAli Mann and Carrie Moore
Tournament
ChampionsBowling Green
  Runners-upBall State
Finals MVPCarin Horne
Mid-American women's basketball seasons
2006–07 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
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

  1. Bowling Green (40) 245
  2. Kent State (1) 193
  3. Miami 136
  4. Ohio 115
  5. Buffalo 112
  6. Akron 60

West Division

  1. Eastern Michigan (21) 214
  2. Western Michigan (8) 188
  3. Ball State 996) 157
  4. Northern Illinois (6) 142
  5. Toledo 94
  6. Central Michigan 66

Tournament Champion

Bowling Green (35), Kent State (2), Western Michigan (2), Toledo (1)

Honors

[9]

Honor Recipient
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

Main article: 2007 MAC women's basketball tournament

NCAA tournament

Main article: 2007 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament

Women's National Invitational Tournament

Main article: 2007 Women's National Invitation Tournament

Postseason Awards

[1]

  1. Coach of the Year: Curt Miller, Bowling Green
  2. Player of the Year: Ali Mann, Bowling Green and Carrie Moore, Western Michigan
  3. Freshman of the Year: Alyssa Pittman, Eastern Michigan
  4. Defensive Player of the Year: Patrice McKinney, Eastern Michigan
  5. Sixth Man of the Year: Amber Flynn, Bowling Green

Honors

[1]

Honor Recipient
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

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  2. ^ "No. 20 Bowling Green beats Ball St., wins MAC bid". ESPN. Retrieved June 13, 2022.[dead link‍]
  3. ^ "Mid-American Conference women's basketball championship history". FOX News. Archived from the original on June 4, 2022. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
  4. ^ "Falcons get by Cowgirls to earn first NCAA tourney win since '89". ESPN. Retrieved June 13, 2022.[dead link‍]
  5. ^ "Bowling Green moves to round of 16, makes school history". ESPN. Archived from the original on June 13, 2022. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
  6. ^ "Orsillo's 16 lead Sun Devils to comfortable win over Falcons". ESPN. Retrieved June 13, 2022.[dead link‍]
  7. ^ "2007 Postseason WNIT Bracket" (PDF). WNIT. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
  8. ^ "BOWLING GREEN AND EASTERN MICHIGAN MAC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PRESEASON PICKS". Retrieved June 13, 2022.
  9. ^ "MAC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PRESEASON TEAM ANNOUNCED". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved June 13, 2022.