2007–08 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season

2007–08 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Number of teams12
Regular season
ChampionsBowling Green
  Runners-upMiami
Season MVPKate Achter
Tournament
ChampionsMiami
  Runners-upOhio
Finals MVPAmanda Jackson
Mid-American women's basketball seasons
2007–08 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Bowling Green 13 – 3   .813 25 – 7   .781
Miami (OH)† 12 – 4   .750 23 – 10   .697
Ohio 10 – 6   .625 20 – 13   .606
Buffalo 8 – 8   .500 15 – 15   .500
Kent State 5 – 11   .313 9 – 21   .300
Akron 2 – 14   .125 7 – 24   .226
West
Eastern Michigan 11 – 5   .688 17 – 12   .586
Ball State 11 – 5   .688 15 – 15   .500
Western Michigan 9 – 7   .563 13 – 19   .406
Northern Illinois 6 – 8   .429 10 – 18   .357
Toledo 5 – 10   .333 14 – 16   .467
Central Michigan 2 – 13   .133 6 – 23   .207
† 2008 MAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2007–08 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season began with practices in October 2007, followed by the start of the 2007–08 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November. Conference play began in January 2008 and concluded in March 2008. Bowling Green won the regular season title with a record of 13–3 by one game over Miami. Kate Achter of Bowling Green was named MAC player of the year.[1]

Miami won the MAC tournament over Ohio.[2] Amanda Jackson of Miami was the tournament MVP.[3] Miami lost to Louisville in the first round of the NCAA tournament.[4] Bowling Green played in the WNIT.[5]

Preseason awards

The preseason poll was announced by the league office on October 18, 2007.[6]

Preseason women's basketball poll

(First place votes in parentheses)

East Division

  1. Ohio
  2. Bowling Green
  3. Miami
  4. Kent State
  5. Buffalo
  6. Akron

West Division

  1. Ball State
  2. Northern Illinois
  3. Eastern Michigan
  4. Western Michigan
  5. Toledo
  6. Central Michigan

Honors

[7]

Honor Recipient
Preseason All-MAC East Kate Achter, Bowling Green
Lauren Kohn, Ohio
Amanda Jackson, Miami
Sarah Tokodi, Akron
Heather Turner, Buffalo
Preseason All-MAC West Julie DeMuth, Ball State
Tiera DeLaHoussaye, Western Michigan
Porchia Green, Ball State
Alyssa Pittman, Eastern Michigan
Jessie Wilcox, Northern Illinois

Postseason

Mid–American tournament

Main article: 2008 MAC women's basketball tournament

NCAA tournament

Main article: 2008 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament

Women's National Invitational Tournament

Main article: 2008 Women's National Invitation Tournament

Postseason awards

[1]

  1. Coach of the Year: Curt Miller, Bowling Green
  2. Player of the Year: Kate Achter, Bowling Green
  3. Freshman of the Year: Lauren Prochaska, Bowling Green
  4. Defensive Player of the Year: Tiera DeLaHoussaye, Western Michigan
  5. Sixth Man of the Year: Emily Maggert, Ball State

Honors

[1]

Honor Recipient
Postseason All-MAC First Team Kate Achter, Guard, Bowling Green
Tiera DeLaHoussaye, Guard, Western Michigan
Porchia Green, Guard, Ball State
Amanda Jackson, Guard, Miami
Lauren Kohn, Forward, Ohio
Postseason All-MAC Second Team Stephanie Bennett, Guard, Buffalo
Whitney Lowe, Forward, Northern Illinois
Lauren Prochaska, Guard, Bowling Green
Colleen Russell, Center, Eastern Michigan
Jenna Schone, Guard, Miami
Postseason All-MAC Third Team Julie DeMuth, Forward, Ball State
Anna Kowalska, Center, Kent State
Britni Houghton, Forward, Central Michigan
Laura Markwood, Guard, Miami
Kara Murphy, Guard, Akron
Postseason All-MAC Honorable Mention Chenel Harris, Guard, Kent State
Alyssa Pittman, Guard, Eastern Michigan
Lisa Rusche, Forward/Center, Ball State
Tamesha Scotton, Guard, Toledo
Heather Turner, Center/Forward, Buffalo
All-MAC Freshman Team Chenel Harris, Guard, Kent State
Kara Murphy, Guard, Akron
Emily Maggert, Forward/Center, Ball State
Lauren Prochaska, Guard, Bowling Green
Keyla Snowden, Guard, Akron

See also

2007–08 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season

References

  1. ^ a b c "MAC ANNOUNCES WOMEN'S BASKETBALL POST SEASON AWARDS". Retrieved June 13, 2022.
  2. ^ "RedHawks rip rival Bobcats to grab MAC title, automatic berth". ESPN. Archived from the original on June 5, 2022. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
  3. ^ "Mid-American Conference women's basketball championship history". FOX News. Archived from the original on June 4, 2022. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
  4. ^ "Louisville dumps Miami of Ohio behind McCoughtry's 20". ESPN. Retrieved June 13, 2022.[dead link‍]
  5. ^ "2008 Postseason WNIT Bracket" (PDF). WNIT. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
  6. ^ "MAC ANNOUNCES RESULTS OF WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PRESEASON POLL". Retrieved June 13, 2022.
  7. ^ "MAC ANNOUNCES WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PRESEASON ALL-MAC TEAM". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved June 13, 2022.