| 2004–05 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season | |
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| League: | NCAA Division I |
| Sport: | Basketball |
| No Of Teams: | 13 |
| Season: | Regular season |
| Season Champs: | Bowling Green |
| Season Champ Name: | Champions |
| Mvp: | Kate Endress |
| Mvp Link: | Mid-American Conference women's Basketball Player of the Year |
| Finals: | Tournament |
| Finals Link: | 2005 MAC Women's Basketball Tournament |
| Finals Champ: | Bowling Green |
| Finals Runner-Up: | Kent State |
| Finals Mvp: | Kate Achter |
| Finals Mvp Link: | Mid-American Conference women's basketball tournament |
| Seasonslist: | List of Mid-American women's basketball seasons |
| Seasonslistnames: | Mid-American women's basketball |
| Prevseason Year: | 2003–04 |
| Nextseason Year: | 2005–06 |
The 2004–05 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season began with practices in October 2004, followed by the start of the 2004–05 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November. Conference play began in January 2005 and concluded in March 2005. Bowling Green won the regular season title with a record of 13–3. Kate Endress of Ball State was MAC player of the year.[1]
Regular season champion Bowling Green won the MAC tournament over seventh seeded Kent State.[2] Kate Achter of Bowling Green was the tournament MVP.[3] Bowling Green lost to Kansas State in the first of the NCAA tournament.[4] Eastern Michigan played in the WNIT.[5]
The preseason poll was announced by the league office on October 20, 2004.[6]
Miami
Eastern Michigan
| Honor | Recipient |
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| Preseason All-MAC East | Amanda Jackson, Miami |
| Cindi Merrill, Miami | |
| Lindsay Shearer, Kent State | |
| Malika Willoughby, Kent State | |
| Sikeetha Shepard-Hall, Marshall | |
| Preseason All-MAC West | Nikki Knapp, Eastern Michigan |
| Ryan Coleman, Eastern Michigan | |
| Kate Endress, Ball State | |
| Ali Mann, Bowling Green | |
| Carrie Moore, Western Michigan | |
| Casey Rost, Western Michigan | |
See main article: 2005 MAC women's basketball tournament.
See main article: 2005 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.
See main article: 2005 Women's National Invitation Tournament.
| Honor | Recipient |
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| Postseason All-MAC First Team | Ryan Coleman, Eastern Michigan |
| Melissa DeGrate, Kent State | |
| Kate Endress, Ball State | |
| Carrie Moore, Western Michigan | |
| Lindsay Shearer, Kent State | |
| Postseason All-MAC Second Team | Liz Honegger, Bowling Green |
| Kelly Koerber, Western Michigan | |
| Ali Mann, Bowling Green | |
| Cindi Merrill, Miami | |
| Sikeetha Shepard-Hall, Marshall | |
| Postseason All-MAC Third Team | Danielle Bishop, Toledo |
| Erika Ford, Eastern Michigan | |
| Karin Hoogendam, Toledo | |
| Nikki Knapp, Eastern Michigan | |
| Stephanie Raymond, Northern Illinois | |
| Postseason All-MAC Honorable Mention | Crystal Champion, Marshall |
| Carin Horne, Bowling Green | |
| Amanda Jackson, Miami | |
| Simone Redd, Ohio | |
| Malika Willoughby, Kent State | |
| All-MAC Freshman Team | Kate Achter, Bowling Green |
| Julie DeMuth, Ball State | |
| Simone Redd, Ohio | |
| Olivia Terry, Toledo | |
| Heather Turner, Buffalo | |
2004–05 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season