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

Sports season

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

League	NCAA Division I
Sport	Basketball
Number of teams	12
Regular season
Champions	Ohio
Runners-up	Central Michigan
Season MVP	Sina King
Tournament
Champions	Ohio
Runners-up	Eastern Michigan
Finals MVP	Kiyanna Black
Mid-American women's basketball seasons
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2014–15 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	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.

Ohio won the MAC tournament by beating sixth-seeded Eastern Michigan 60–44 in the final. They lost to Arizona State in the first round NCAA tournament. Eastern Michigan, Ball State, Akron, Buffalo, Toledo, and Western Michigan all qualified for the WNIT.

Preseason awards

The preseason coaches' poll and league awards were announced by the league office on October 29, 2014.

Preseason women's basketball coaches poll

(First place votes in parentheses)

East Division

West Division

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

Postseason awards

Coach of the Year: Bob Boldon, Ohio
Player of the Year: Sina King, Akron
Freshman of the Year: Jay-Ann Bravo Harriott, Toledo
Defensive Player of the Year: Christa Baccas, Buffalo
Sixth Man of the Year: Mackenzie Loesing, Buffalo

Honors

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

References

^ "MAC ANNOUNCES 2014-15 PLAYER, COACH AND FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR".
"Eastern Michigan 44, Ohio 60". ESPN. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
"Katie Hempen scores career-high 23 as Sun Devils rout Ohio". ESPN. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
"2017 Bracket" (PDF). WNIT. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
"MAC ANNOUNCES 2014-15 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PRESEASON POLL". Mid-American Conference.
^ "MAC ANNOUNCES ALL-MAC TEAMS, DEFENSIVE PLAYER AND SIXTH PLAYER OF THE YEAR". Mid-American Conference.

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