2010–11 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season explained

2010–11 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:Toledo
Season Champ Name:Champions
Second Place:Bowling Green
Mvp:Kourtney Brown
Mvp Link:Mid-American Conference women's Basketball Player of the Year
Finals:Tournament
Finals Link:2011 MAC Women's Basketball Tournament
Finals Champ:Bowling Green
Finals Runner-Up:Eastern Michigan
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:2009–10
Nextseason Year:2011–12

The 2010–11 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season began with practices in October 2010, followed by the start of the 2010–11 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November. Conference play began in January 2011 and concluded in March 2011. Toledo won the regular season title with a record of 14–2 by one game over Bowling Green. Kourtney Brown of Buffalo was named MAC player of the year.[1]

Second seeded Bowling Green won the MAC tournament over fifth seeded Eastern Michigan.[2] Lauren Prochaska of Bowling Green was the tournament MVP.[3] Bowling Green lost to Georgia Tech in the first round of the NCAA tournament.[4] Toledo, Central Michigan, Kent State, and Eastern Michigan played in the WNIT.[5] Toledo won the WNIT championship by defeating USC in the final.[6]

Preseason awards

The preseason poll and league awards were announced by the league office on October 27, 2010.[7]

Preseason women's basketball poll

(First place votes in parentheses)

East Division

          1. Ohio

West Division

  1. Toledo

Tournament champs

Bowling Green

Honors

HonorRecipient
Preseason All-MAC EastKara Murphy, Akron
Lauren Prochaska, Bowling Green
Kourtney Brown, Buffalo
Jamilah Humes, Kent State
Courtney Osborn, Miami
Preseason All-MAC WestEmily Maggert, Ball State
Tavelyn James, Eastern Michigan
Marke Freeman, Northern Illinois
Naama Shafir, Toledo
Miame Giden, Western Michigan

Postseason

Mid–American tournament

See main article: 2011 MAC women's basketball tournament.

NCAA tournament

See main article: 2011 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.

Women's National Invitational Tournament

See main article: 2011 Women's National Invitation Tournament.

Postseason awards

  1. Coach of the Year: Tricia Cullop, Toledo
  2. Player of the Year: Kourtney Brown, Buffalo
  3. Freshman of the Year: Niki DiGuilio, Central Michigan
  4. Defensive Player of the Year: Kourtney Brown, Buffalo
  5. Sixth Man of the Year: Jasmine Mushington, Akron and Taylor Johnson, Central Michigan

Honors

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HonorRecipient
Postseason All-MAC First TeamRachel Tecca, Akron, Center
Lauren Prochaska, Bowling Green, Guard
Kourtney Brown, Buffalo, Post
Tavelyn James, Eastern Michigan, Guard
Naama Shafir, Toledo, Guard
Postseason All-MAC Second TeamKaihla Szunko, Central Michigan, Forward
Cassie Schrock, Eastern Michigan, Guard
Taisja Jones, Kent State, Forward
Jamilah Humes, Kent State, Guard
Marke Freeman, Northern Illinois, Guard
Postseason All-MAC Third TeamEmily Maggert, Ball State, Center
Tracy Pontius, Bowling Green, Point Guard
Shonda Long, Central Michigan, Guard
Courtney Osborn, Miami, Point Guard
Melissa Goodall, Toledo, Forward
Postseason All-MAC Honorable MentionKara Murphy, Akron, Guard
Brandie Baker, Central Michigan, Guard
Kirsten Olowinski, Miami, Forward
Tenishia Benson, Ohio, Guard
Ebony Cleary, Western Michigan, Post
All-MAC Freshman TeamCarly Young, Akron, Forward
Niki DiGuilio, Central Michigan, Guard
Taylor Johnson, Central Michigan, Forward
Shavon Robinson, Ohio, Guard
Andola Dortch, Toledo, Guard

See also

2010–11 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/20220613182857/https://getsomemaction.com/news/2011/3/8/WBB_135534.aspx. live.
  2. Web site: Falcons earn automatic NCAA bid with win vs. Eagles. ESPN. June 13, 2022. June 4, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220604230520/https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=310710189. 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: Sasha Goodlett scores 19 as Georgia Tech takes out Bowling Green. ESPN. June 13, 2022. June 13, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220613182857/https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=310780059. dead.
  5. Web site: 2011 Postseason WNIT bracket. WNIT. June 13, 2022. June 13, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220613182857/https://womensnit.com/documents/2019/3/4//11_post_bracket.pdf?id=254. live.
  6. Web site: Women's NIT final: Toledo vs. USC. Toledo Blade. June 13, 2022. April 6, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110406163809/http://toledoblade.com/gallery/Women-s-NIT-final-Toledo-vs-USC#:~:text=UT%20players%20pray%20in%20their%20locker%20room%20prior,at%20Savage%20Arena.%20Toledo%20won%2076-68.%20BLADE%2FJEREMY%20WADSWORTH. live.
  7. Web site: TOLEDO AND BOWLING GREEN TABBED AS PRESEASON FAVORITES. Mid-American Conference. 2022-06-12. 2022-06-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20220613182858/https://getsomemaction.com/news/2010/10/27/WBB_134445.aspx. live.