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2009–10 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season

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2009–10 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Number of teams12
Regular season
ChampionsBowling Green
Season MVPLauren Prochaska
Tournament
ChampionsBowling Green
  Runners-upToledo
Finals MVPLauren Prochaska
Mid-American women's basketball seasons
2009–10 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Bowling Green 14 2   .875 27 6   .818
Kent State 12 4   .750 20 10   .667
Akron 11 5   .688 18 13   .581
Miami (OH) 6 10   .375 9 22   .290
Ohio 4 12   .250 8 22   .267
Buffalo 3 13   .188 7 23   .233
West
Toledo 12 4   .750 24 8   .750
Eastern Michigan 11 5   .688 22 8   .733
Central Michigan 8 8   .500 12 18   .400
Ball State 7 9   .438 14 17   .452
Northern Illinois 4 12   .250 10 19   .345
Western Michigan 4 12   .250 9 21   .300
2010 MAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2009–10 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season began with practices in October 2009, followed by the start of the 2009–10 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November. Conference play began in January 2010 and concluded in March 2010. Bowling Green won the regular season title with a record of 14–2 by two games over Toledo and Kent State. Lauren Prochaska of Bowling Green was named MAC player of the year.[1]

Top seeded Bowling Green won the MAC tournament over second seeded Toledo.[2] Lauren Prochaska of Bowling Green was the tournament MVP.[3] Bowling Green lost to Michigan State in the first round of the NCAA tournament.[4] Toledo, Eastern Michigan, Kent State, and Akron played in the WNIT.[5]

Preseason awards

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The preseason poll was announced by the league office on October 28, 2009.[6]

Preseason women's basketball poll

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(First place votes in parentheses)

East Division

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  1. Bowling Green (22)
  2. Kent State (12)
  3. Miami (2)
  4. Akron
  5. Ohio
  6. Buffalo

West Division

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  1. Toledo (18)
  2. Ball State (14)
  3. Northern Illinois (4)
  4. Central Michigan
  5. Eastern Michigan
  6. Western Michigan

Tournament champs

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Bowling Green

Honors

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Honor Recipient
Preseason All-MAC East Kara Murphy, Akron
Lauren Prochaska, Bowling Green
Tracy Pontius, Bowling Green
Kourtney Brown, Buffalo
Jennifer Bushby, Ohio
Preseason All-MAC West Danielle Gratton, Ball State
Emily Maggert, Ball State
Britni Houghton, Central Michigan
Naama Shafir, Toledo
Tanika Mays, Toledo

Postseason

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Mid–American tournament

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NCAA tournament

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Women's National Invitational Tournament

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Postseason awards

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  1. Coach of the Year: Jodi Kest, Akron
  2. Player of the Year: Lauren Prochaska, Bowling Green
  3. Freshman of the Year: Courtney Osborn, Miami
  4. Defensive Player of the Year: Kourtney Brown, Buffalo
  5. Sixth Man of the Year: Rachel Tecca, Akron

Honors

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Honor Recipient
Postseason All-MAC First Team Lauren Prochaska, Bowling Green
Kourtney Brown, Buffalo
Tavelyn James, Eastern Michigan
Jamilah Humes, Kent State
Tanika Mays, Toledo
Postseason All-MAC Second Team Kara Murphy, Akron
Emily Maggert, Ball State
Tracy Pontius, Bowling Green
Marke Freeman, Northern Illinois
Naama Shafir, Toledo
Postseason All-MAC Third Team Britni Houghton, Central Michigan
Shonda Long, Central Michigan
Kaihla Szunko, Central Michigan
Taisja Jones, Kent State
Courtney Osborn, Miami
Postseason All-MAC Honorable Mention Kyle Baumgartner, Akron
Audrey McDonald, Ball State
Jennifer Bushby, Ohio
Melissa Goodall, Toledo
Miame Giden, Western Michigan
All-MAC Freshman Team Rachel Tecca, Akron
Abby Dowd , Buffalo
Rachel Mauk, Central Michigan
Kirsten Olowinski, Miami
Courtney Osborn, Miami

See also

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2009–10 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season

References

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  1. ^ a b c "MAC ANNOUNCES WOMEN'S BASKETBALL POST SEASON AWARD WINNERS". Archived from the original on June 13, 2022. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
  2. ^ "Prochaska's 29 lead Falcons into NCAA tournament". 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 11, 2022.
  4. ^ "Michigan State advances past Bowling Green behind Jefferson's 17". ESPN. Archived from the original on June 13, 2022. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
  5. ^ "2010 Postseason WNIT bracket" (PDF). WNIT. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 9, 2021. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
  6. ^ "TOLEDO AND BOWLING GREEN PICKED AS PRESEASON FAVORITES". Mid-American Conference. Archived from the original on June 13, 2022. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
  7. ^ "WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PRESEASON ALL-MAC TEAM ANNOUNCED". Mid-American Conference. Archived from the original on June 13, 2022. Retrieved June 13, 2022.