2005–06 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season

Sports season

2005–06 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season
League	NCAA Division I
Sport	Basketball
Number of teams	12
Regular season
Champions	Bowling Green
Runners-up	Eastern Michigan
Season MVP	Lindsay Shearer
Tournament
Champions	Bowling Green
Runners-up	Kent State
Finals MVP	Ali Mann
Mid-American women's basketball seasons
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2005–06 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 23 Bowling Green †	16	–	0	1.000	28	–	2	.933
Kent State	12	–	4	.750	21	–	9	.700
Buffalo	5	–	11	.313	10	–	18	.357
Ohio	5	–	11	.313	9	–	20	.310
Miami (OH)	3	–	12	.200	8	–	20	.286
Akron	1	–	14	.067	5	–	23	.179
West
Eastern Michigan	15	–	1	.938	22	–	7	.759
Western Michigan	11	–	5	.688	13	–	14	.481
Ball State	9	–	7	.563	17	–	12	.586
Central Michigan	7	–	9	.438	16	–	12	.571
Northern Illinois	7	–	9	.438	12	–	17	.414
Toledo	4	–	12	.250	11	–	18	.379


† 2006 MAC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2005–06 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season began with practices in October 2005, followed by the start of the 2005–06 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November. Conference play began in January 2006 and concluded in March 2006. Bowling Green won the regular season title with a record of 16–0 by one game over West Division champion Eastern Michigan. Lindsay Shearer of Kent State shared MAC player of the year.

Regular season champion Bowling Green won the MAC tournament over Kent State. Ali Mann of Bowling Green was the tournament MVP. Bowling Green lost to UCLA in the first of the NCAA tournament. Eastern Michigan played in the WNIT.

Preseason Awards

The preseason poll was announced by the league office on October 26, 2005.

Preseason women's basketball poll

(First place votes in parentheses)

East Division

Bowling Green (17) 132
Kent State (6) 117
Miami 93
Ohio 68
Buffalo 40
Akron 33

West Division

Tournament Champion

Bowling Green (15), Kent State (5), Eastern Michigan (4), Western Michigan (1)

Honors

Honor	Recipient
Preseason All-MAC East	Liz Honegger, Bowling Green
	Ali Mann, Bowling Green
	Lindsay Shearer, Kent State
	Malika Willoughby, Kent State
	Cindi Merrill, Miami
Preseason All-MAC West	Nikki Knapp, Eastern Michigan
	Ryan Coleman, Eastern Michigan
	Stephanie Raymond, Northern Illinois
	Danielle Bishop, Toledo
	Carrie Moore, Western Michigan

Postseason

Postseason Awards

Coach of the Year: Curt Miller, Bowling Green
Player of the Year: Lindsay Shearer, Kent State
Freshman of the Year: Rachel Frederick, Ohio
Defensive Player of the Year: Malika Willoughby, Kent State
Sixth Man of the Year: La'kia Stewart, Kent State

Honors

Honor	Recipient
Postseason All-MAC First Team	Lindsay Shearer, Kent State
	Ryan Coleman, Eastern Michigan
	Carrie Moore, Western Michigan
	Casey Rost, Western Michigan
	Ali Mann, Bowling Green
Postseason All-MAC Second Team	Liz Honegger, Bowling Green
	Kate Achter, Bowling Green
	Nikki Knapp, Eastern Michigan
	Patrice McKinney, Eastern Michigan
	Stephanie Raymond, Northern Illinois
Postseason All-MAC Third Team	Jessie Crooks, Akron
	Julie DeMuth, Ball State
	Patrice McKinney, Eastern Michigan
	Carin Horne, Bowling Green
	Heather Turner, Buffalo
	Cindi Merrill, Miami
Postseason All-MAC Honorable Mention	Ann Skufca, Central Michigan
	Malika Willoughby, Kent State
	Kristin Wiener, Northern Illinois
	Rachel Frederick, Ohio
	Simone Redd, Ohio
	Danielle Bishop, Toledo
All-MAC Freshman Team	Niki McCoy, Akron
	Jamie Schiebner, Buffalo
	Jenna Schone, Miami
	Rachel Frederick, Ohio
	Diana Reindl, Toledo

References

^ "MAC ANNOUNCES WOMEN'S BASKETBALL AWARDS". Retrieved June 13, 2022.
"Bowling Green thumps Kent St. for second straight MAC title". ESPN. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
"Mid-American Conference women's basketball championship history". FOX News. Archived from the original on June 4, 2022. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
"Trio drives Bruins to 1st NCAA win in seven years". ESPN. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
"2006 Postseason WNIT Bracket" (PDF). WNIT. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
"BOWLING GREEN AND EASTERN MICHIGAN TABBED AS MAC WOMEN'S FAVORITES". Retrieved June 13, 2022.
"WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PRESEASON ALL-MAC TEAM ANNOUNCED". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
"MAC ANNOUNCES WOMEN'S BASKETBALL ALL-CONFERENCE AND ALL-FRESHMAN TEAMS". Retrieved June 13, 2022.

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