| 2008–09 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season | |
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| League: | NCAA Division I |
| Sport: | Basketball |
| Pixels: | 200px |
| No Of Teams: | 12 |
| Season: | Regular season |
| Season Champs: | Bowling Green |
| Season Champ Name: | Champions |
| Second Place: | Ball State |
| Mvp: | Lauren Prochaska |
| Mvp Link: | Mid-American Conference women's Basketball Player of the Year |
| Finals: | Tournament |
| Finals Link: | 2009 MAC Women's Basketball Tournament |
| Finals Champ: | Ball State |
| Finals Runner-Up: | Bowling Green |
| Finals Mvp: | Tracy Pontius |
| 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: | 2007–08 |
| Nextseason Year: | 2009–10 |
The 2008–09 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season began with practices in October 2008, followed by the start of the 2008–09 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November. Conference play began in January 2009 and concluded in March 2009. Bowling Green won the regular season title with a record of 15–1 by one game over Ball State. Lauren Prochaska of Bowling Green was named MAC player of the year.[1]
West Division winner Ball State won the MAC tournament over Bowling Green.[2] Tracy Pontius of Bowling Green was the tournament MVP.[3] Ball State defeated defending national champion Tennessee in the first round of the NCAA tournament before losing to Iowa State in the second round.[4] [5] Bowling Green reached the third round the WNIT.[6]
The preseason poll was announced by the league office on October 30, 2008.[7]
(First place votes in parentheses)
| Honor | Recipient |
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| Preseason All-MAC East | Kara Murphy, Akron |
| Lauren Prochaska, Bowling Green | |
| Anna Kowalska, Kent State | |
| Jenna Schone, Miami | |
| Chandra Myers, Ohio | |
| Preseason All-MAC West | Porchia Green, Ball State |
| Emily Maggert, Ball State | |
| Britni Houghton, Central Michigan | |
| Allie Clifton, Toledo | |
| Tiera DeLaHoussaye, Western Michigan | |
See main article: 2009 MAC women's basketball tournament.
See main article: 2009 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.
See main article: 2009 Women's National Invitation Tournament.
| Honor | Recipient |
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| Postseason All-MAC First Team | Lauren Prochaska, Bowling Green |
| Tracy Pontius, Bowling Green | |
| Kara Murphy, Akron | |
| Porchia Green, Ball State | |
| Anna Kowalska, Ball State | |
| Postseason All-MAC Second Team | Kourtney Brown, Buffalo |
| Britni Houghton, Central Michigan | |
| Jenna Schone, Miami | |
| Lauren Hmiel, Ohio | |
| Tanika Mays, Toledo | |
| Postseason All-MAC Third Team | Danielle Gratton, Ball State |
| Emily Maggert, Ball State | |
| Jessie Wilcox, Northern Illinois | |
| Jennifer Bushby, Ohio | |
| Tiera DeLaHoussaye, Western Michigan | |
| Postseason All-MAC Honorable Mention | Angel Chan, Central Michigan |
| Cassie Schrock, Eastern Michigan | |
| Jamilah Humes, Kent State | |
| Ebony Ellis, Northern Illinois | |
| Naama Shafir, Toledo | |
| All-MAC Freshman Team | Brandie Baker, Central Michigan |
| Naama Shafir, Toledo | |
| Kyle Baumgartner, Akron | |
| Tavelyn James, Eastern Michigan | |
| Miame Giden, Western Michigan | |
2008–09 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season