2022–23 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season explained

2022–23 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 Champ Name:Champions
League Champs:Toledo
Second Place:Bowling Green
Mvp:Quinesha Lockett
Mvp Link:Mid-American Conference women's Basketball Player of the Year
Playoffs:2023 MAC tournament
Playoffs Link:2023 MAC women's basketball tournament
Conf1 Champ:Toledo
Playoffs Mvp:Quinesha Lockett
Finals:Tournament
Finals Link:2023 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:2021–22
Nextseason Year:2023–24

The 2022–23 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season is the season for Mid-American Conference women's basketball teams. It began with practices in October 2022, followed by the start of the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November. Conference play began in January 2023 and concluded in March 2023. The 2023 MAC tournament was held at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio for the 23rd consecutive season.[1]

Toledo won the regular season championship with a 16–2 record and defeated second seeded Bowling Green in the MAC tournament final to earn the conference's automatic bid into the 2023 NCAA tournament.[2] Quinesha Lockett of Toledo was the MVP of both the regular season and the tournament.[3]

Head coaches

Coaching changes

Buffalo

On March 26, 2022, Felisha Legette-Jack, who had been the head coach at Buffalo since 2012, was hired as the head coach of her alma mater Syracuse.[4] [5] In 10 years Legette-Jack compiled a 201–114 at Buffalo with three MAC tournament titles, four NCAA tournament appearances, and three NCAA tournament wins. On April 6 Buffalo announced USC Upstate head coach Becky Burke as their new head coach.[6]

Coaches

TeamHead coachPrevious jobYears at schoolOverall recordSchool recordMAC recordMAC titlesMAC Tournament titlesNCAA tournamentsNCAA Final FoursNCAA Championships
style=;"AkronMelissa JacksonAkron (Assoc. HC)500000
style=Ball StateBrady Sallee1100000
style=Bowling GreenRobyn FralickAshland510000
style=BuffaloBecky BurkeUSC Upstate100000
style=Central MichiganHeather OesterleCentral Michigan (Assoc. HC)411100
style=Eastern MichiganFred CastroWashington (Asst.)700000
style=Kent StateTodd StarkeyIndiana (Asst.)700000
style=MiamiDeUnna HendrixHigh Point400000
style=Northern IllinoisLisa CarlsenLewis800000
style=OhioBob BoldonYoungstown State1021100
style=ToledoTricia CullopEvansville1521100
style=Western MichiganShane Clipfell1100000
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Preseason

The preseason coaches' poll and league awards were announced by the league office on October 27, 2022.[7] Defending 2021–22 regular season champion Toledo was named the favorite.[8]

Preseason women's basketball coaches poll

Women's Basketball Preseason Poll
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MAC Tournament champions: Toledo (9), Ball State (3)

MAC Preseason All-Conference

HonorRecipient
Preseason All-MAC First TeamQuinesha Lockett, G, Toledo Sr.
A'Jah Davis, F, Northern Illinois Sr.
Ally Becki, G, Ball State, So.
Peyton Scott, G, Miami Sr.
Sophia Wiard, G, Toledo Sr.
Preseason All-MAC Second TeamLauren Ross, G, Western Michigan, R-So.
Chelby Koker, G, Northern Illinois Sr.
Lexi Fleming, G, Bowling Green Jr.
Raegan Bass, F, Akron, So.
Kadie Hempfling, F, Bowling Green Sr.

Regular season

The schedule was released in late August.[9]

Record against ranked non-conference opponents

This is a list of games against ranked opponents only (rankings from the AP Poll):

Date Visitor Home Site Significance Score Conference record
Nov 7 Northern Illinois L 48–88 0–1
Nov 16 Western Michigan L 67–99 0–2
Nov 17 Ohio L 56–86 0–3
Nov 17 Bowling Green L 61–96 0–4
Nov 20 Ball State No. 9 Notre Dame L 60–95 0–5
Dec 8 Toledo No. 14 Michigan W 71–68 1–5
Dec 21 Western Michigan No. 5 Notre Dame L 57–85 1–6

Team rankings are reflective of AP poll when the game was played, not current or final ranking

† denotes game was played on neutral site

Rankings

See main article: 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings.

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  Improvement in ranking
 Drop in ranking
 Not ranked previous week
 No change in ranking from previous week
RVReceived votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll
тTied with team above or below also with this symbol

All-MAC Awards

Mid-American women's basketball weekly awards

[10]

WeekPlayer(s) of the WeekSchool
Nov 14[11] Maddi CluseMiami
Nov 21[12] Lauren RossWestern Michigan
Nov 28[13] A’Jah DavisNorthern Illinois
Dec 5[14] Chelby KokerNorthern Illinois
Dec 12[15] Lauren RossWestern Michigan
Dec 19[16] Lauren RossWestern Michigan
Dec 26[17] Zakiyah WinfieldBuffalo
Jan 2[18] Reagan BassAkron
Jan 9[19] Rochelle NorrisCentral Michigan
Jan 16[20] Quinesha LockettToledo
Jan 23[21] Lauren RossWestern Michigan
Jan 30[22] Quinesha LockettToledo
Feb 6[23] Taylor WilliamsWestern Michigan
Feb 13[24] Anna ClephaneBall State
Feb 20[25] Re’Shawna StoneBuffalo
Feb 27[26] A’Jah DavisNorthern Illinois
Mar 6[27] Re’Shawna StoneBuffalo

Postseason

Mid–American Tournament

See main article: 2023 MAC women's basketball tournament. Toledo defeated Bowling Green in the final to earn the conference's automatic bid into the 2023 NCAA tournament.[2] Quinesha Lockett of Toledo was the MVP.[3]

NCAA tournament

See main article: 2023 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament. Toledo was placed as the twelfth seed in the Seattle Region 3 of the 2023 NCAA tournament where they defeated Iowa State in the first round.[28] [29] They lost to Tennessee in the second round.[30] [31]

Women's National Invitation Tournament

See main article: 2023 Women's National Invitation Tournament. Bowling Green, Ball State, and Kent State accepted bids to the WNIT.[32] Kent State was knocked out in the first round. Ball State lost in the second round. Bowling Green won four games before losing in the semi-finals.[33]

Women's Basketball Invitational Tournament

See main article: 2023 Women's Basketball Invitational. Northern Illinois accepted a to the WBI where they lost to Georgia Southern in the first round.[34]

Postseason Awards

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  1. Coach of the Year: Tricia Cullop, Toledo
  2. Player of the Year: Quinesha Lockett, Senior, Guard, Toledo
  3. Freshman of the Year: Sydney Harris, Guard/Forward, Central Michigan
  4. Defensive Player of the Year: Nyla Hampton, Junior, Guard, Bowling Green
  5. Sixth Player of the Year: Janae Poisson, Graduate Student, Guard, Northern Illinois

Honors

HonorRecipient
Postseason All-MAC First TeamQuinesha Lockett, Senior, Guard, Toledo
A’Jah Davis, Senior, Forward, Northern Illinois
Anna Clephane, Senior, Guard/Forward, Ball State
Elissa Brett, Senior, Guard, Bowling Green
Reagan Bass, Sophomore, Forward, Akron
Postseason All-MAC Second TeamYaya Felder, Sophomore, Guard, Ohio
Re’Shawna Stone, Graduate Student, Guard, Buffalo
Ally Becki, Sophomore, Guard, Ball State
Chelby Koker, Senior, Guard, Northern Illinois
Allison Day, Senior, Forward, Bowling Green
Postseason All-MAC Third TeamKatie Shumate, Senior, Guard, Kent State
Peyton Scott, Senior, Guard, Miami
Ivy Wolf, Sophomore, Guard, Miami
Sophia Wiard, Senior, Guard, Toledo
Sydney Harris, Freshman, Guard/Forward, Central Michigan
Postseason All-MAC Honorable MentionCe’Nara Skanes, Redshirt Junior, Forward, Eastern Michigan
Thelma Dis Augustsdottir, Graduate Student, Guard/Forward, Ball State
Taylor Williams, Redshirt Junior, Forward, Western Michigan
Lauren Ross, Redshirt Sophomore, Guard, Western Michigan
Lindsey Thall, Graduate Student, Forward, Kent State
All-MAC Freshman TeamSydney Harris, Guard/Forward, Central Michigan
Corynne Hauser, Guard, Kent State
Bridget Utberg, Guard, Central Michigan
Olivia Smith, Guard, Eastern Michigan
Jaya McClure, Guard, Ohio
All-MAC Defensive TeamNyla Hampton, Junior, Guard, Bowling Green
Dominique Camp, Senior, Guard, Akron
Khera Goss, Junior, Guard, Toledo
Taylor Williams, Redshirt Junior, Forward, Western Michigan
Elissa Brett, Senior, Guard, Bowling Green

See also

2022–23 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season

Notes and References

  1. Web site: MAC Tournament staying in downtown Cleveland through 2030. Cleveland 19 News. Tony. Zarrella. en. 2022-05-26.
  2. Web site: Toledo returns to NCAA tournament with win over Bowling Green for MAC women’s basketball championship . Cleveland.com . March 11, 2023 . March 12, 2023.
  3. Web site: Toledo Wins MAC Women's Basketball Title . Mid-American conference . March 11, 2023 . March 12, 2023.
  4. Legette-Jack Returns Home to Lead the Orange . 26 March 2022 . Syracuse University Athletics . 26 March 2022 . en.
  5. News: Jackson . Wilton . Syracuse Hires Program Legend As New Women’s Basketball Coach . 26 March 2022 . . 26 March 2022 . en-us.
  6. Web site: UB announces hire of Becky Burke as women's basketball coach . 26 March 2022 . The Buffalo News. 6 April 2022 . en . Rachel. Lenzi.
  7. Web site: MAC Announces 2022-23 Women's Basketball Preseason Poll. Ohio University Athletics. en. 2022-10-27. 2022-10-27.
  8. Web site: Women's Basketball Preseason Coaches Poll & All-MAC Teams Announced. Mid-American Conference. en. 2022-10-27. 2022-10-27.
  9. Web site: MAC Announces 2022-23 Women's Basketball Conference Schedule . live. getsomemaction.com. August 24, 2022 . November 17, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220824153013/https://getsomemaction.com/news/2022/8/24/mac-announces-2022-23-womens-basketball-conference-schedule.aspx . 2022-08-24 .
  10. Web site: Women's Basketball Players of the Week.
  11. Web site: Cluse Earns Player of the Week Honors.
  12. Web site: WMU's Ross Earns Player of the Week Accolades.
  13. Web site: NIU's Davis Named Player of the Week.
  14. Web site: Huskies' Koker Tabbed Women's Basketball Player of the Week.
  15. Web site: Broncos' Ross Earns Player of the Week Honors.
  16. Web site: WMU's Ross Earns Player of the Week Honors.
  17. Web site: Buffalo's Winfield Named Player of the Week.
  18. Web site: Akron's Bass Earns Player of the Week Accolades.
  19. Web site: CMU's Norris Earns Women's Basketball Player of the Week Accolades.
  20. Web site: Toledo's Lockett Named Women's Basketball Player of the Week.
  21. Web site: Broncos' Ross Tabbed Women's Basketball Player of the Week.
  22. Web site: Toledo's Lockett Earns Player of the Week Honors.
  23. Web site: WMU's Williams Named Player of the Week.
  24. Web site: Ball State's Clephane Named Women's Basketball Player of the Week.
  25. Web site: Buffalo's Stone Named Women's Basketball Player of the Week.
  26. Web site: NIU's Davis Earns Player of the Week Honors.
  27. Web site: Bulls' Stone Tabbed Women's Basketball Player of the Week.
  28. Web site: No. 12 seed Toledo women draw fifth-seeded Iowa State in NCAA tournament. Toledo Blade. en. 2023-03-18.
  29. Web site: Iowa State women's basketball team upset by Toledo in first round of NCAA tournament. Des Moine Register. en. 2023-03-19. Tommy. Birch.
  30. Web site: Lady Vols basketball vs Toledo in March Madness a rematch for Jordan Walker, Sophia Wiard. The Tennessean. en. 2023-03-19. Cora. Hall.
  31. Web site: Toledo 47, Tennessee 84. ESPN. en. 2023-03-22.
  32. Web site: Toledo Wins MAC Women's Basketball Title . Mid-American conference . March 12, 2023 . March 13, 2023.
  33. Web site: 2023 Postseason WNIT . WNIT.
  34. Web site: NIU Wraps Up Season With Loss To UIC In WBI . Northern Illinois Athletics . March 19, 2023 . March 20, 2023.
  35. Web site: 2022-23 MAC Women's Basketball Postseason Awards Announced.