Sports season
2006–07 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season | |
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League | NCAA Division I |
Sport | Basketball |
Number of teams | 12 |
Regular season | |
Champions | Bowling Green |
Runners-up | Ball State |
Season MVP | Ali Mann and Carrie Moore |
Tournament | |
Champions | Bowling Green |
Runners-up | Ball State |
Finals MVP | Carin Horne |
Mid-American women's basketball seasons | |
← 2005–062007–08 → |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Regular season champion Bowling Green won the MAC tournament over Ball State. Carin Horne of Bowling Green was the tournament MVP. Bowling Green defeated Oklahoma State and Vanderbilt before losing to Arizona State in the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA tournament. Ball State played in the WNIT.
Preseason Awards
The preseason poll was announced by the league office on October 24, 2006.
Preseason women's basketball poll
(First place votes in parentheses)
East Division
- Bowling Green (40) 245
- Kent State (1) 193
- Miami 136
- Ohio 115
- Buffalo 112
- Akron 60
West Division
- Eastern Michigan (21) 214
- Western Michigan (8) 188
- Ball State 996) 157
- Northern Illinois (6) 142
- Toledo 94
- Central Michigan 66
Tournament Champion
Bowling Green (35), Kent State (2), Western Michigan (2), Toledo (1)
Honors
Honor | Recipient |
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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 tournamentNCAA tournament
Main article: 2007 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournamentWomen's National Invitational Tournament
Main article: 2007 Women's National Invitation TournamentPostseason Awards
- Coach of the Year: Curt Miller, Bowling Green
- Player of the Year: Ali Mann, Bowling Green and Carrie Moore, Western Michigan
- Freshman of the Year: Alyssa Pittman, Eastern Michigan
- Defensive Player of the Year: Patrice McKinney, Eastern Michigan
- Sixth Man of the Year: Amber Flynn, Bowling Green
Honors
Honor | Recipient |
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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
- ^ "MAC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL ANNOUNCES POST SEASON HONORS". Retrieved June 13, 2022.
- "No. 20 Bowling Green beats Ball St., wins MAC bid". 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.
- "Falcons get by Cowgirls to earn first NCAA tourney win since '89". ESPN. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
- "Bowling Green moves to round of 16, makes school history". ESPN. Archived from the original on June 13, 2022. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
- "Orsillo's 16 lead Sun Devils to comfortable win over Falcons". ESPN. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
- "2007 Postseason WNIT Bracket" (PDF). WNIT. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
- "BOWLING GREEN AND EASTERN MICHIGAN MAC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PRESEASON PICKS". Retrieved June 13, 2022.
- "MAC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PRESEASON TEAM ANNOUNCED". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
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