2021–22 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season explained

2021–22 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:Buffalo
Mvp:Jordyn Dawson
Mvp Link:Mid-American Conference women's Basketball Player of the Year
Finals:Tournament
Finals Link:2022 MAC Women's Basketball Tournament
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:2020–21
Nextseason Year:2022–23

The 2021–22 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season began with practices in October 2021, followed by the start of the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November. Conference play began in January 2022 and concluded in March 2022. Toledo won the MAC regular season championship with a conference record of 19–1.

Second seeded Buffalo won the MAC tournament with a 79–75 win over .[1] With the automatic bid, Buffalo was the only MAC school to qualify for the NCAA tournament where they lost to Tennessee in the first round.[2] Toledo, Akron, Ball State, Kent State, and Ohio all accepted bids to the WNIT.[3] Bowling Green accepted a bid to the WBI.[4]

Preseason Awards

The preseason coaches' poll and league awards were announced by the league office on November 3, 2021.[5]

Preseason women's basketball coaches poll

(First place votes in parentheses)

  1. Ohio (4) 132
  2. (3) 124
  3. Buffalo (3) 123
  4. 102
  5. (1) 83
  6. 80
  7. 79
  8. 67
  9. (1) 65
  10. 31
  11. 27
  12. 23

MAC Tournament Champion: Buffalo (5), Ohio (3), BGSU (2), Ball State (1), EMU (1)

Honors

HonorRecipient
Preseason All-MAC First TeamDyaisha Fair, Buffalo
Molly Davis, Central Michigan
Areanna Combs, Eastern Michigan
Cece Hooks, Ohio
Erica Johnson, Ohio
Preseason All-MAC Second TeamLexi Fleming, Bowling Green
Nila Blackford, Kent State
Peyton Scott, Miami
Chelby Koker, Northern Illinois
Quinesha Lockett, Toledo

All-MAC Awards

Mid-American women's basketball weekly awards

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WeekPlayer(s) of the WeekSchoolNewcomer of the WeekSchool
Nov 15Jordyn DawsonAkron
Nov 22Peyton ScottMiami
Nov 29Dyaisha FairBuffalo
Dec 6Lauren RossWestern Michigan
Dec 13Quinesha LockettToledo
Dec 20A'Jah DavisNorthern Illinois
Dec 27Cece HooksOhio
Jan 3Dyaisha FairBuffalo
Jan 10Dyaisha FairBuffalo
Jan 17Cece HooksOhio
Jan 24Cece HooksOhio
Jan 31Jordyn DawsonAkron
Feb 7Ally BeckiBall State
Feb 14Lauren RossWestern Michigan
Feb 21Dyaisha FairBuffalo
Feb 28Jordyn DawsonAkron
Mar 7

Postseason

Mid–American Tournament

See main article: 2022 MAC women's basketball tournament.

Postseason Awards

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  1. Coach of the Year: Tricia Cullop, Toledo
  2. Player of the Year: Jordyn Dawson, Akron
  3. Freshman of the Year: Georgia Woolley, Buffalo
  4. Defensive Player of the Year: Jordyn Dawson, Akron \ Cece Hooks, Ohio
  5. Sixth Player of the Year: Hannah Noveroske, Toledo

Honors

HonorRecipient
Postseason All-MAC First TeamJordyn Dawson, Akron
Dyaisha Fair, Buffalo
A'Jah Davis, Northern Illinois
Cece Hooks, Ohio
Quinesha Lockett, Toledo
Postseason All-MAC Second TeamSummer Hemphill, Buffalo
Molly Davis, Central Michigan
Areanna Combs, Eastern Michigan
Peyton Scott, Miami
Sophia Wiard, Toledo
Postseason All-MAC Third TeamAlly Becki, Ball State
Kadie Hempfling, Bowling Green
Georgia Woolley, Buffalo
Erica Johnson, Ohio
Lauren Ross, Western Michigan
Postseason All-MAC Honorable MentionReagan Bass, Akron
Thelma Dis Agustsdottir, Ball State
Chelby Koker, Northern Illinois
Janae Poisson, Northern Illinois
Gabby Burris, Ohio
All-MAC Freshman TeamReagan Bass, Akron
Ally Becki, Ball State
Amy Velasco, Bowling Green
Georgia Woolley, Buffalo
Jessica Cook, Toledo
Lauren Ross, Western Michigan
All-MAC Defensive TeamJordyn Dawson, Akron
Nyla Hampton, Bowling Green
Summer Hemphill, Buffalo
Cece Hooks, Ohio
Khera Goss, Toledo

See also

2021–22 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Buffalo 79, Ball St. 75. March 12, 2022. ESPN.
  2. Web site: Buffalo Bulls to Face Lady Vols in NCAA Tournament. March 15, 2022. Mid-American Conference.
  3. Web site: Five MAC Programs to Compete in WNIT. March 15, 2022. Mid-American Conference.
  4. Web site: Falcons to Participate in WBI. March 15, 2022. Mid-American Conference.
  5. https://getsomemaction.com/news/2021/11/3/womens-basketball-preseason-coaches-poll-all-mac-teams-announced.aspx "Women's Basketball Preseason Coaches Poll & All-MAC Teams Announced"
  6. Web site: Women's Basketball Players of the Week.
  7. Web site: 2021-22 Women's Basketball Postseason Awards Announced.