2008–09 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Number of teams12
Regular season
ChampionsBowling Green
  Runners-upBall State
Season MVPLauren Prochaska
Tournament
ChampionsBall State
  Runners-upBowling Green
Finals MVPTracy Pontius
2008–09 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Bowling Green15–1 .93828–4  .875
Kent State8–8 .50019–10  .655
Miami (OH)7–9 .43816–15  .516
Ohio7–9 .43813–18  .419
Akron6–10 .37511–19  .367
Buffalo2–14 .1258–24  .250
West
Ball State †14–2 .87525–8  .758
Toledo11–5 .68818–13  .581
Northern Illinois10–6 .62515–15  .500
Central Michigan9–7 .56318–14  .563
Eastern Michigan4–12 .2508–21  .276
Western Michigan3–13 .1887–23  .233
† 2009 MAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2008–09 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season began with practices in October 2008, followed by the start of the 2008–09 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November. Conference play began in January 2009 and concluded in March 2009. Bowling Green won the regular season title with a record of 15–1 by one game over Ball State. Lauren Prochaska of Bowling Green was named MAC player of the year.[1]

West Division winner Ball State won the MAC tournament over Bowling Green.[2] Tracy Pontius of Bowling Green was the tournament MVP.[3] Ball State defeated defending national champion Tennessee in the first round of the NCAA tournament before losing to Iowa State in the second round.[4][5] Bowling Green reached the third round the WNIT.[6]

Preseason awards

The preseason poll was announced by the league office on October 30, 2008.[7]

Preseason women's basketball poll

(First place votes in parentheses)

East Division

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

West Division

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

Honors

[8]

Honor Recipient
Preseason All-MAC East Kara Murphy, Akron
Lauren Prochaska, Bowling Green
Anna Kowalska, Kent State
Jenna Schone, Miami
Chandra Myers, Ohio
Preseason All-MAC West Porchia Green, Ball State
Emily Maggert, Ball State
Britni Houghton, Central Michigan
Allie Clifton, Toledo
Tiera DeLaHoussaye, Western Michigan

Postseason

Mid–American tournament

NCAA tournament

Women's National Invitational Tournament

Postseason awards

[1]

  1. Coach of the Year: Curt Miller, Bowling Green and Tricia Cullop, Toledo
  2. Player of the Year: Lauren Prochaska, Bowling Green
  3. Freshman of the Year: Brandie Baker, Central Michigan
  4. Defensive Player of the Year: Porchia Green, Ball State
  5. Sixth Man of the Year: Marke Freeman, Northern Illinois

Honors

[1]

Honor Recipient
Postseason All-MAC First Team Lauren Prochaska, Bowling Green
Tracy Pontius, Bowling Green
Kara Murphy, Akron
Porchia Green, Ball State
Anna Kowalska, Ball State
Postseason All-MAC Second Team Kourtney Brown, Buffalo
Britni Houghton, Central Michigan
Jenna Schone, Miami
Lauren Hmiel, Ohio
Tanika Mays, Toledo
Postseason All-MAC Third Team Danielle Gratton, Ball State
Emily Maggert, Ball State
Jessie Wilcox, Northern Illinois
Jennifer Bushby, Ohio
Tiera DeLaHoussaye, Western Michigan
Postseason All-MAC Honorable Mention Angel Chan, Central Michigan
Cassie Schrock, Eastern Michigan
Jamilah Humes, Kent State
Ebony Ellis, Northern Illinois
Naama Shafir, Toledo
All-MAC Freshman Team Brandie Baker, Central Michigan
Naama Shafir, Toledo
Kyle Baumgartner, Akron
Tavelyn James, Eastern Michigan
Miame Giden, Western Michigan

See also

2008–09 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season

References

  1. 1 2 3 "MAC ANNOUNCES WOMEN'S BASKETBALL POST SEASON AWARDS". Retrieved June 13, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Green powers Ball State past Bowling Green, into NCAAs". ESPN. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Mid-American Conference women's basketball championship history". FOX News. Archived from the original on June 4, 2022. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Ball State stuns Tennessee, hands Lady Vols first ever opening-round loss". ESPN. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Wieben leads way as Iowa State reaches Sweet 16 for first time in 8 years". ESPN. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
  6. ↑ "2009 Postseason WNIT bracket" (PDF). WNIT. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
  7. ↑ "BALL STATE AND BOWLING GREEN TABBED AS WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PRESEASON FAVORITES". Retrieved June 13, 2022.
  8. ↑ "MAC ANNOUNCES WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PRESEASON ALL-MAC TEAM". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
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