2015 MAC women's basketball tournament explained

Year:2015
Conference:MAC
Division:I
Gender:Women's
Teams:12
Arena:Quicken Loans Arena
City:Cleveland, Ohio
Champions:Ohio
Coach:Bob Boldon
Coachcount:1st
Mvp:Kiyanna Black
Mvpteam:Ohio
Television:TWCS/ESPN3

The 2015 Mid-American Conference women's basketball tournament was the post-season basketball tournament for the Mid-American Conference (MAC) 2014–15 college basketball season. The 2015 tournament was held March 9–14, 2015. Top seed Ohio won the tournament by beating sixth-seeded Eastern Michigan 60–44 in the final.[1] They lost to Arizona State in the first round NCAA tournament.[2] Kiyanna Black of Ohio was the MVP.[3]

Format

First round games were held on campus sites at the higher seed on March 10. The remaining rounds were held at Quicken Loans Arena, between March 11–14. As with the previous tournaments, the top two seeds received byes into the semifinals, with the three and four seeds receiving a bye to the quarterfinals.

Schedule

GameTime*Matchup#Television
First Round – Monday, March 9
15:30 PM
  1. 12 Bowling Green at #5 Western Michigan
MACDN
26:30 PM
  1. 9 Central Michigan at #8 Northern Illinois
ESPN3
37:00 PM
  1. 11 Kent State at #6 Eastern Michigan
MACDN
47:00 PM
  1. 10 Miami at #5 Toledo
BCSN
Second Round – Wednesday, March 11
512:00 PM
  1. 5 Western Michigan vs. #9 Central Michigan
MACDN
62:30 PM
  1. 6 Eastern Michigan vs. #7 Toledo
MACDN
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 12
712:00 PM
  1. 4 Buffalo vs. #5 Western Michigan
MACDN
82:30 PM
  1. 3 Akron vs. #6 Eastern Michigan
MACDN
Semifinals – Friday, March 13
912:00 PM
  1. 1 Ohio vs. #4 Buffalo
TWCS/ESPN3
102:30 PM
  1. 2 Ball State vs. #6 Eastern Michigan
TWCS/ESPN3
Championship Game – Saturday, March 14
111:00 PM
  1. 1 Ohio vs. #6 Eastern Michigan
TWCS/ESPN3
  • Game times in ET. # Rankings denote tournament seed

Bracket

All times listed are Eastern

All-Tournament Team

Tournament MVP – Kiyanna Black, Ohio[4]

PlayerTeam
Kristen SharkeyBuffalo
Cha SweeneyEastern Michigan
Lexie BaldwinOhio
Kiyanna BlackOhio
Mairah ByardOhio

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Eastern Michigan 44, Ohio 60. ESPN. 2022-05-26.
  2. Web site: Katie Hempen scores career-high 23 as Sun Devils rout Ohio. ESPN. 2022-05-26.
  3. Web site: Mid-American Conference women's basketball championship history . FOX News . June 4, 2022.
  4. Web site: OHIO WINS MAC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT TITLE!. Mid-American Conference Conference. June 5, 2022.