The 2018–19 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season began with practices in October 2018, followed by the start of the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November. Conference play began in January 2019 and concluded in March 2019. Central Michigan won its third straight regular season title with a record of 15–3 by one game over Ohio. Cierra Dillard of Buffalo was named MAC player of the year.[1]
2018–19 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season | |
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League | NCAA Division I |
Sport | Basketball |
Number of teams | 12 |
Regular season | |
Champions | Central Michigan |
Runners-up | Ohio |
Season MVP | Reyna Frost |
Tournament | |
Champions | Buffalo |
Runners-up | Ohio |
Finals MVP | Cierra Dillard |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 30 | – | 6 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (OH) | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 23 | – | 9 | .719 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Buffalo † | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 24 | – | 10 | .706 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kent State | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Akron | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 16 | – | 15 | .516 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling Green | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 9 | – | 21 | .300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Michigan | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 25 | – | 8 | .758 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Toledo | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Illinois | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Michigan | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Michigan | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 10 | – | 20 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ball State | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 8 | – | 23 | .258 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2019 MAC tournament winner |
Fourth-seeded Buffalo won the MAC tournament by beating Central Michigan in the semi-finals and Ohio in the final.[2][3] Central Michigan was given an at large bid as an eight-seed in the Chicago Region of the NCAA tournament where they lost to Michigan State 89–88.[4] Buffalo was the ten-seed in the Albany Region where they defeated Rutgers before losing to the eventual winner of the region Connecticut 84–72[5][6] Ohio, Kent State, Miami, and Toledo all qualified for the WNIT. Ohio won three games before losing to Northwestern and reached 30 total wins on the season.[7][8]
Preseason awards
editThe preseason coaches' poll and league awards were announced by the league office on October 31, 2018.[9]
Preseason women's basketball coaches poll
edit(First place votes in parentheses)
East Division
edit- Buffalo (4) 62
- Miami (5) 61
- Ohio (3) 57
- Kent State 28
- Bowling Green 27
- Akron 17
West Division
edit- Central Michigan (12) 72
- Toledo 52
- Eastern Michigan 41
- Northern Illinois 38
- Ball State 34
- Western Michigan 15
Regular Season Champion
editCentral Michigan (9), Miami (2), Ohio (1)
Tournament champs
editCentral Michigan (8), Buffalo (3), Northern Illinois (1)
Honors
editHonor | Recipient |
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Preseason All-MAC East | Cierra Dillard, Buffalo, Senior, Guard |
Summer Hemphill, Buffalo, Junior, Forward | |
Lauren Dickerson, Miami, Junior, Guard | |
Kendall McCoy, Miami, Senior, Guard/Forward | |
Cece Hooks, Ohio, Sophomore, Guard | |
Preseason All-MAC West | Reyna Frost, Central Michigan, Senior, Forward |
Presley Hudson, Central Michigan, Senior, Guard | |
Danielle Minott, Eastern Michigan, R-Senior, Guard | |
Courtney Woods, Northern Illinois, Senior, Guard/Forward | |
Kaayla McIntyre, Toledo, Senior, Center |
Postseason
editMid–American tournament
editNCAA tournament
editWomen's National Invitational Tournament
editPostseason awards
edit- Coach of the Year: Sue Guevara, Central Michigan
- Player of the Year: Reyna Frost, Central Michigan
- Freshman of the Year: Erica Johnson, Ohio
- Defensive Player of the Year: Cece Hooks, Ohio
- Sixth Man of the Year: Erica Johnson, Ohio
Honors
editHonor | Recipient |
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Postseason All-MAC First Team | Cierra Dillard, Buffalo |
Reyna Frost, Central Michigan | |
Presley Hudson, Central Michigan | |
Lauren Dickerson, Miami | |
Cece Hooks, Ohio | |
Postseason All-MAC Second Team | Megan Sefcik, Akron |
Summer Hemphill, Buffalo | |
Savannah Kluesner, Miami | |
Mikayla Voigt, Northern Illinois | |
Kaayla McIntyre, Toledo | |
Postseason All-MAC Third Team | Andrea Cecil, Bowling Green |
Micaela Kelly, Central Michigan | |
Megan Carter, Kent State | |
Amani Burke, Ohio | |
Erica Johnson, Ohio | |
Postseason All-MAC Honorable Mention | Oshlynn Brown, Ball State |
Danielle Minott, Eastern Michigan | |
Kendall McCoy, Miami | |
Mikaela Boyd, Toledo | |
Deja Wimby, Western Michigan | |
All-MAC Defensive Team | Reyna Frost, Central Michigan |
Alexa Golden, Kent State | |
Cece Hooks, Ohio | |
Kaayla McIntyre, Toledo | |
Deja Wimby, Western Michigan | |
All-MAC Freshman Team | Thelma Dis Agustsdottir, Ball State |
Morgan McMillen, Bowling Green | |
Asiah Dingle, Kent State | |
Lindsey Thall, Kent State | |
Erica Johnson, Ohio |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "WOMEN'S BASKETBALL 2019 ALL-CONFERENCE AWARDS".
- ^ "Buffalo 82, Central Michigan 77". ESPN. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
- ^ "Buffalo 77, Ohio 61". ESPN. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
- ^ "Michigan State 89, Central Michigan 88". ESPN. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
- ^ "Buffalo 82, Rutgers 71". ESPN. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
- ^ "Buffalo 72, UConn 84". ESPN. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
- ^ "2019 Bracket" (PDF). WNIT. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
- ^ "Ohio 58, Northwestern 61, Central Michigan 77". ESPN. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
- ^ "MAC ANNOUNCES 2018-19 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PRESEASON POLL". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved May 25, 2022.