Wikipedia

2018–19 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season

The 2018–19 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season began with practices in October 2018, followed by the start of the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November. Conference play began in January 2019 and concluded in March 2019. Central Michigan won its third straight regular season title with a record of 15–3 by one game over Ohio. Cierra Dillard of Buffalo was named MAC player of the year.[1]

2018–19 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Number of teams12
Regular season
ChampionsCentral Michigan
  Runners-upOhio
Season MVPReyna Frost
Tournament
ChampionsBuffalo
  Runners-upOhio
Finals MVPCierra Dillard
Mid-American women's basketball seasons
2018–19 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Ohio 14 – 4   .778 30 – 6   .833
Miami (OH) 13 – 5   .722 23 – 9   .719
Buffalo † 12 – 6   .667 24 – 10   .706
Kent State 11 – 7   .611 20 – 13   .606
Akron 7 – 11   .389 16 – 15   .516
Bowling Green 2 – 16   .111 9 – 21   .300
West
Central Michigan 15 – 3   .833 25 – 8   .758
Toledo 11 – 7   .611 21 – 12   .636
Northern Illinois 10 – 8   .556 19 – 13   .594
Eastern Michigan 6 – 12   .333 14 – 17   .452
Western Michigan 4 – 14   .222 10 – 20   .333
Ball State 3 – 15   .167 8 – 23   .258
† 2019 MAC tournament winner

Fourth-seeded Buffalo won the MAC tournament by beating Central Michigan in the semi-finals and Ohio in the final.[2][3] Central Michigan was given an at large bid as an eight-seed in the Chicago Region of the NCAA tournament where they lost to Michigan State 89–88.[4] Buffalo was the ten-seed in the Albany Region where they defeated Rutgers before losing to the eventual winner of the region Connecticut 84–72[5][6] Ohio, Kent State, Miami, and Toledo all qualified for the WNIT. Ohio won three games before losing to Northwestern and reached 30 total wins on the season.[7][8]

Preseason awards edit

The preseason coaches' poll and league awards were announced by the league office on October 31, 2018.[9]

Preseason women's basketball coaches poll edit

(First place votes in parentheses)

East Division edit

  1. Buffalo (4) 62
  2. Miami (5) 61
  3. Ohio (3) 57
  4. Kent State 28
  5. Bowling Green 27
  6. Akron 17

West Division edit

  1. Central Michigan (12) 72
  2. Toledo 52
  3. Eastern Michigan 41
  4. Northern Illinois 38
  5. Ball State 34
  6. Western Michigan 15

Regular Season Champion edit

Central Michigan (9), Miami (2), Ohio (1)

Tournament champs edit

Central Michigan (8), Buffalo (3), Northern Illinois (1)

Honors edit

Honor Recipient
Preseason All-MAC East Cierra Dillard, Buffalo, Senior, Guard
Summer Hemphill, Buffalo, Junior, Forward
Lauren Dickerson, Miami, Junior, Guard
Kendall McCoy, Miami, Senior, Guard/Forward
Cece Hooks, Ohio, Sophomore, Guard
Preseason All-MAC West Reyna Frost, Central Michigan, Senior, Forward
Presley Hudson, Central Michigan, Senior, Guard
Danielle Minott, Eastern Michigan, R-Senior, Guard
Courtney Woods, Northern Illinois, Senior, Guard/Forward
Kaayla McIntyre, Toledo, Senior, Center

Postseason edit

Mid–American tournament edit

Main article: 2019 MAC women's basketball tournament

NCAA tournament edit

Main article: 2019 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament

Women's National Invitational Tournament edit

Main article: 2019 Women's National Invitation Tournament

Postseason awards edit

[1]

  1. Coach of the Year: Sue Guevara, Central Michigan
  2. Player of the Year: Reyna Frost, Central Michigan
  3. Freshman of the Year: Erica Johnson, Ohio
  4. Defensive Player of the Year: Cece Hooks, Ohio
  5. Sixth Man of the Year: Erica Johnson, Ohio

Honors edit

Honor Recipient
Postseason All-MAC First Team Cierra Dillard, Buffalo
Reyna Frost, Central Michigan
Presley Hudson, Central Michigan
Lauren Dickerson, Miami
Cece Hooks, Ohio
Postseason All-MAC Second Team Megan Sefcik, Akron
Summer Hemphill, Buffalo
Savannah Kluesner, Miami
Mikayla Voigt, Northern Illinois
Kaayla McIntyre, Toledo
Postseason All-MAC Third Team Andrea Cecil, Bowling Green
Micaela Kelly, Central Michigan
Megan Carter, Kent State
Amani Burke, Ohio
Erica Johnson, Ohio
Postseason All-MAC Honorable Mention Oshlynn Brown, Ball State
Danielle Minott, Eastern Michigan
Kendall McCoy, Miami
Mikaela Boyd, Toledo
Deja Wimby, Western Michigan
All-MAC Defensive Team Reyna Frost, Central Michigan
Alexa Golden, Kent State
Cece Hooks, Ohio
Kaayla McIntyre, Toledo
Deja Wimby, Western Michigan
All-MAC Freshman Team Thelma Dis Agustsdottir, Ball State
Morgan McMillen, Bowling Green
Asiah Dingle, Kent State
Lindsey Thall, Kent State
Erica Johnson, Ohio

See also edit

2018–19 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season

References edit

  1. ^ a b "WOMEN'S BASKETBALL 2019 ALL-CONFERENCE AWARDS".
  2. ^ "Buffalo 82, Central Michigan 77". ESPN. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  3. ^ "Buffalo 77, Ohio 61". ESPN. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  4. ^ "Michigan State 89, Central Michigan 88". ESPN. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  5. ^ "Buffalo 82, Rutgers 71". ESPN. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  6. ^ "Buffalo 72, UConn 84". ESPN. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  7. ^ "2019 Bracket" (PDF). WNIT. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  8. ^ "Ohio 58, Northwestern 61, Central Michigan 77". ESPN. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  9. ^ "MAC ANNOUNCES 2018-19 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PRESEASON POLL". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2018–19_Mid-American_Conference_women%27s_basketball_season&oldid=1178589806"