2009–10 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season explained

2009–10 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season
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League:NCAA Division I
Sport:Basketball
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No Of Teams:12
Season:Regular season
Season Champs:Bowling Green
Season Champ Name:Champions
Mvp:Lauren Prochaska
Mvp Link:Mid-American Conference women's Basketball Player of the Year
Finals:Tournament
Finals Link:2010 MAC Women's Basketball Tournament
Finals Champ:Bowling Green
Finals Runner-Up:Toledo
Finals Mvp:Lauren Prochaska
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:2008–09
Nextseason Year:2010–11

The 2009–10 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season began with practices in October 2009, followed by the start of the 2009–10 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November. Conference play began in January 2010 and concluded in March 2010. Bowling Green won the regular season title with a record of 14–2 by two games over Toledo and Kent State. Lauren Prochaska of Bowling Green was named MAC player of the year.[1]

Top seeded Bowling Green won the MAC tournament over second seeded Toledo.[2] Lauren Prochaska of Bowling Green was the tournament MVP.[3] Bowling Green lost to Michigan State in the first round of the NCAA tournament.[4] Toledo, Eastern Michigan, Kent State, and Akron played in the WNIT.[5]

Preseason awards

The preseason poll was announced by the league office on October 28, 2009.[6]

Preseason women's basketball poll

(First place votes in parentheses)

East Division

  1. (22)
  2. (12)
  3. (2)
    1. Ohio

West Division

  1. (18)
  2. (14)
  3. (4)

Tournament champs

Bowling Green

Honors

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HonorRecipient
Preseason All-MAC EastKara Murphy, Akron
Lauren Prochaska, Bowling Green
Tracy Pontius, Bowling Green
Kourtney Brown, Buffalo
Jennifer Bushby, Ohio
Preseason All-MAC WestDanielle Gratton, Ball State
Emily Maggert, Ball State
Britni Houghton, Central Michigan
Naama Shafir, Toledo
Tanika Mays, Toledo

Postseason

Mid–American tournament

See main article: 2010 MAC women's basketball tournament.

NCAA tournament

See main article: 2010 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.

Women's National Invitational Tournament

See main article: 2010 Women's National Invitation Tournament.

Postseason awards

  1. Coach of the Year: Jodi Kest, Akron
  2. Player of the Year: Lauren Prochaska, Bowling Green
  3. Freshman of the Year: Courtney Osborn, Miami
  4. Defensive Player of the Year: Kourtney Brown, Buffalo
  5. Sixth Man of the Year: Rachel Tecca, Akron

Honors

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HonorRecipient
Postseason All-MAC First TeamLauren Prochaska, Bowling Green
Kourtney Brown, Buffalo
Tavelyn James, Eastern Michigan
Jamilah Humes, Kent State
Tanika Mays, Toledo
Postseason All-MAC Second TeamKara Murphy, Akron
Emily Maggert, Ball State
Tracy Pontius, Bowling Green
Marke Freeman, Northern Illinois
Naama Shafir, Toledo
Postseason All-MAC Third TeamBritni Houghton, Central Michigan
Shonda Long, Central Michigan
Kaihla Szunko, Central Michigan
Taisja Jones, Kent State
Courtney Osborn, Miami
Postseason All-MAC Honorable MentionKyle Baumgartner, Akron
Audrey McDonald, Ball State
Jennifer Bushby, Ohio
Melissa Goodall, Toledo
Miame Giden, Western Michigan
All-MAC Freshman TeamRachel Tecca, Akron
Abby Dowd, Buffalo
Rachel Mauk, Central Michigan
Kirsten Olowinski, Miami
Courtney Osborn, Miami

See also

2009–10 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season

Notes and References

  1. Web site: MAC ANNOUNCES WOMEN'S BASKETBALL POST SEASON AWARD WINNERS. 2022-06-13. 2022-06-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20220613181245/https://getsomemaction.com/news/2010/3/9/WBB_134375.aspx. live.
  2. Web site: Prochaska's 29 lead Falcons into NCAA tournament. ESPN. June 13, 2022. June 5, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220605000935/https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=300720189. dead.
  3. Web site: Mid-American Conference women's basketball championship history . FOX News . June 11, 2022 . June 4, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220604151741/https://www.foxnews.com/sports/mid-american-conference-womens-basketball-championship-history . live .
  4. Web site: Michigan State advances past Bowling Green behind Jefferson's 17. ESPN. June 13, 2022. June 13, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220613181233/https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=300790127. dead.
  5. Web site: 2010 Postseason WNIT bracket. WNIT. June 13, 2022. September 9, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210909184912/https://womensnit.com/documents/2019/3/4/10_post_bracket.pdf?id=26. live.
  6. Web site: TOLEDO AND BOWLING GREEN PICKED AS PRESEASON FAVORITES. Mid-American Conference. 2022-06-13. 2022-06-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20220613181245/https://getsomemaction.com/news/2010/3/9/WBB_134375.aspx. live.
  7. Web site: WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PRESEASON ALL-MAC TEAM ANNOUNCED. Mid-American Conference. 2022-06-13. 2022-06-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20220613181234/https://getsomemaction.com/news/2009/10/28/WBB_130318.aspx. live.

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