2014 MAC women's basketball tournament explained

Year:	2014
Conference:	MAC
Division:	I
Gender:	Women's
Teams:	12
Arena:	Quicken Loans Arena
City:	Cleveland, Ohio
Champions:	Akron
Coach:	Jodi Kest
Mvp:	Rachel Tecca
Mvpteam:	Akron
Television:	TWCS/ESPN3

The 2014 Mid-American Conference women's basketball tournament is the post-season basketball tournament for the Mid-American Conference (MAC) 2013–14 college basketball season. The 2014 tournament was held March 10–15, 2014.^[1] Third seeded Akron won the championship over fifth seeded Ball State.^[2] Rachel Tecca of Akron was the MVP.^[3]

Format

First round games will be held on campus sites at the higher seed on March 10. The remaining rounds will be held at Quicken Loans Arena, between March 12–15. As with the recent tournaments, the top two seeds receive byes into the semifinals, with the three and four seeds receiving a bye to the quarterfinals.

Schedule

Game	Time*	Matchup^#	Television
First Round – Monday, March 10
1	7:00 PM	12 Kent State at #5 Ball State	MACDN
2	5:00 PM	9 Northern Illinois at #8 Eastern Michigan	MACDN
3	7:00 PM	10 Miami at #7 Western Michigan	MACDN
4	7:00 PM	11 Ohio at #6 Toledo	BCSN
Second Round – Wednesday, March 12
5	12:00 PM	5 Ball State vs. #9 Northern Illinois	MACDN
6	2:30 PM	6 Toledo vs. #7 Western Michigan	MACDN
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 13
7	12:00 PM	4 seed vs. Game 5 winner	MACDN
8	2:30 PM	3 seed vs. Game 6 winner	MACDN
Semifinals – Friday, March 14
9	12:00 PM	1 seed vs. Game 7 winner	TWCS
10	2:30 PM	2 seed vs Game 8 winner	TWCS
Championship Game – Saturday, March 15
11	1:00 PM	Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner	TWCS
Game times in ET. # Rankings denote tournament seed

All-Tournament Team

Tournament MVP – Rachel Tecca, Akron^{[4] [5]}

Player	Team
Brandy Woody	Ball State
Shelbie Justice	Ball State
Kacie Cassell	Akron
Hanna Luburgh	Akron
Rachel Tecca	Akron

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2014 MAC Tournament Schedule . mac-sports.com . February 24, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140330100111/http://www.mac-sports.com/Championships/BasketballW2014.aspx . March 30, 2014 . dead . mdy-all .
2. Web site: Akron wins MAC title, 79-68 over Ball State. ESPN . June 11, 2022.
3. Web site: Mid-American Conference women's basketball championship history . FOX News . June 4, 2022.
4. Web site: WOMEN'S BASKETBALL EARNS FIRST MAC TITLE WITH 79-68 VICTORY OVER BALL STATE. Akron Athletics. June 5, 2022.
5. Web site: WBB?s Late Rally Falls Short In MAC Title Game. Ball State Athletics. June 5, 2022.