2002 MAC women's basketball tournament explained

Year:	2002
Conference:	MAC
Division:	I
Gender:	Women's
Teams:	13
Arena:	Gund Arena
City:	Cleveland, Ohio
Champions:	Kent State
Coach:	Bob Lindsay
Mvp:	Andrea Csaszar
Mvpteam:	Kent State

The 2002 Mid-American Conference women's basketball tournament was the post-season basketball tournament for the Mid-American Conference (MAC) 2001–02 college basketball season. The 2002 tournament was held March 2–9, 2002. Top-seeded Kent State won the championship over Ball State.^[1] Andrea Csaszar of Kent State was the MVP.^[2]

Format

The top three seeds received byes into the quarterfinals. The first round was played at campus sites. All other rounds were held at Gund Arena.^[3]

Bracket

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All-Tournament Team

Tournament MVP – Casey Rost, Western Michigan^[1]

Player	Team
Andrea Csaszar	Kent State
Valerie Zona	Kent State
Kate Miller	Kent State
Tamara Bowie	Ball State
Jennifer Youngblood	Northern Illinois

Notes and References

1. Web site: KENT STATE CLAIMS ITS THIRD CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE WITH A WIN OVER BALL STATE . Mid-American Conference . June 7, 2022.
2. Web site: Mid-American Conference women's basketball championship history . FOX News . June 7, 2022.
3. Web site: KRAFT MAC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT PAIRINGS SET . Mid-American Conference . June 7, 2022.
4. Web site: ALL FIVE HIGHER SEEDS WIN IN WOMEN'S FIRST ROUND GAMES . Mid-American Conference . June 7, 2022.
5. Web site: TOLEDO-NORTHERN ILLINOIS POSTGAME NOTES . Mid-American Conference . June 7, 2022.
6. Web site: KENT STATE ADVANCES TO SEMIFINALS WITH WIN OVER OHIO . Mid-American Conference . June 7, 2022.
7. Web site: BALL STATE - EASTERN MICHIGAN NOTES . Mid-American Conference . June 7, 2022.
8. Web site: MIAMI-WESTERN MICHIGAN GAME NOTES. Mid-American Conference . June 7, 2022.
9. Web site: KENT STATE 74, MIAMI 50. Mid-American Conference . June 7, 2022.
10. Web site: BALL STATE 77, NORTHERN ILLINOIS 59. Mid-American Conference . June 7, 2022.