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2005–06 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season

The 2005–06 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season began with practices in October 2005, followed by the start of the 2005–06 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November. Conference play began in January 2006 and concluded in March 2006. Bowling Green won the regular season title with a record of 16–0 by one game over West Division champion Eastern Michigan. Lindsay Shearer of Kent State shared MAC player of the year.[1]

2005–06 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Number of teams12
Regular season
ChampionsBowling Green
  Runners-upEastern Michigan
Season MVPLindsay Shearer
Tournament
ChampionsBowling Green
  Runners-upKent State
Finals MVPAli Mann
Mid-American women's basketball seasons
2005–06 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 23 Bowling Green † 16 – 0   1.000 28 – 2   .933
Kent State 12 – 4   .750 21 – 9   .700
Buffalo 5 – 11   .313 10 – 18   .357
Ohio 5 – 11   .313 9 – 20   .310
Miami (OH) 3 – 12   .200 8 – 20   .286
Akron 1 – 14   .067 5 – 23   .179
West
Eastern Michigan 15 – 1   .938 22 – 7   .759
Western Michigan 11 – 5   .688 13 – 14   .481
Ball State 9 – 7   .563 17 – 12   .586
Central Michigan 7 – 9   .438 16 – 12   .571
Northern Illinois 7 – 9   .438 12 – 17   .414
Toledo 4 – 12   .250 11 – 18   .379
† 2006 MAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Regular season champion Bowling Green won the MAC tournament over Kent State.[2] Ali Mann of Bowling Green was the tournament MVP.[3] Bowling Green lost to UCLA in the first of the NCAA tournament.[4] Eastern Michigan played in the WNIT.[5]

Preseason Awards edit

The preseason poll was announced by the league office on October 26, 2005.[6]

Preseason women's basketball poll edit

(First place votes in parentheses)

East Division edit

  1. Bowling Green (17) 132
  2. Kent State (6) 117
  3. Miami 93
  4. Ohio 68
  5. Buffalo 40
  6. Akron 33

West Division edit

  1. Eastern Michigan (20) 132
  2. Western Michigan (3) 99
  3. Ball State 86
  4. Toledo 83
  5. Northern Illinois 44
  6. Central Michigan 39

Tournament Champion edit

Bowling Green (15), Kent State (5), Eastern Michigan (4), Western Michigan (1)

Honors edit

[7]

Honor Recipient
Preseason All-MAC East Liz Honegger, Bowling Green
Ali Mann, Bowling Green
Lindsay Shearer, Kent State
Malika Willoughby, Kent State
Cindi Merrill, Miami
Preseason All-MAC West Nikki Knapp, Eastern Michigan
Ryan Coleman, Eastern Michigan
Stephanie Raymond, Northern Illinois
Danielle Bishop, Toledo
Carrie Moore, Western Michigan

Postseason edit

Mid–American Tournament edit

Main article: 2006 MAC women's basketball tournament

NCAA Tournament edit

Main article: 2006 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament

Women's National Invitational Tournament edit

Main article: 2006 Women's National Invitation Tournament

Postseason Awards edit

[1]

  1. Coach of the Year: Curt Miller, Bowling Green
  2. Player of the Year: Lindsay Shearer, Kent State
  3. Freshman of the Year: Rachel Frederick, Ohio
  4. Defensive Player of the Year: Malika Willoughby, Kent State
  5. Sixth Man of the Year: La'kia Stewart, Kent State

Honors edit

[8]

Honor Recipient
Postseason All-MAC First Team Lindsay Shearer, Kent State
Ryan Coleman, Eastern Michigan
Carrie Moore, Western Michigan
Casey Rost, Western Michigan
Ali Mann, Bowling Green
Postseason All-MAC Second Team Liz Honegger, Bowling Green
Kate Achter, Bowling Green
Nikki Knapp, Eastern Michigan
Patrice McKinney, Eastern Michigan
Stephanie Raymond, Northern Illinois
Postseason All-MAC Third Team Jessie Crooks, Akron
Julie DeMuth, Ball State
Patrice McKinney, Eastern Michigan
Carin Horne, Bowling Green
Heather Turner, Buffalo
Cindi Merrill, Miami
Postseason All-MAC Honorable Mention Ann Skufca, Central Michigan
Malika Willoughby, Kent State
Kristin Wiener, Northern Illinois
Rachel Frederick, Ohio
Simone Redd, Ohio
Danielle Bishop, Toledo
All-MAC Freshman Team Niki McCoy, Akron
Jamie Schiebner, Buffalo
Jenna Schone, Miami
Rachel Frederick, Ohio
Diana Reindl, Toledo

See also edit

2005–06 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season

References edit

  1. ^ a b "MAC ANNOUNCES WOMEN'S BASKETBALL AWARDS". Retrieved June 13, 2022.
  2. ^ "Bowling Green thumps Kent St. for second straight MAC title". ESPN. 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. ^ "Trio drives Bruins to 1st NCAA win in seven years". ESPN. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
  5. ^ "2006 Postseason WNIT Bracket" (PDF). WNIT. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
  6. ^ "BOWLING GREEN AND EASTERN MICHIGAN TABBED AS MAC WOMEN'S FAVORITES". Retrieved June 13, 2022.
  7. ^ "WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PRESEASON ALL-MAC TEAM ANNOUNCED". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
  8. ^ "MAC ANNOUNCES WOMEN'S BASKETBALL ALL-CONFERENCE AND ALL-FRESHMAN TEAMS". Retrieved June 13, 2022.
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