2004–05 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Number of teams13
Regular season
ChampionsBowling Green
Season MVPKate Endress
Tournament
ChampionsBowling Green
  Runners-upKent State
Finals MVPKate Achter
2004–05 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Kent State114 .733219  .700
Marshall114 .7331910  .655
Ohio87 .5331316  .448
Miami (OH)88 .5001514  .517
Akron313 .188325  .107
Buffalo214 .125424  .143
West
Bowling Green †133 .813237  .767
Eastern Michigan115 .688237  .767
Ball State115 .6881613  .552
Toledo87 .5331415  .483
Western Michigan78 .4671018  .357
Central Michigan411 .2671018  .357
Northern Illinois412 .250721  .250
2005 MAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2004–05 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season began with practices in October 2004, followed by the start of the 2004–05 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November. Conference play began in January 2005 and concluded in March 2005. Bowling Green won the regular season title with a record of 13–3. Kate Endress of Ball State was MAC player of the year.[1]

Regular season champion Bowling Green won the MAC tournament over seventh seeded Kent State.[2] Kate Achter of Bowling Green was the tournament MVP.[3] Bowling Green lost to Kansas State in the first of the NCAA tournament.[4] Eastern Michigan played in the WNIT.[5]

Preseason Awards

The preseason poll was announced by the league office on October 20, 2004.[6]

Preseason women's basketball coaches poll

East Division

Miami

West Division

Eastern Michigan

Honors

[7]

Honor Recipient
Preseason All-MAC East Amanda Jackson, Miami
Cindi Merrill, Miami
Lindsay Shearer, Kent State
Malika Willoughby, Kent State
Sikeetha Shepard-Hall, Marshall
Preseason All-MAC West Nikki Knapp, Eastern Michigan
Ryan Coleman, Eastern Michigan
Kate Endress, Ball State
Ali Mann, Bowling Green
Carrie Moore, Western Michigan
Casey Rost, Western Michigan

Postseason

Mid–American Tournament

NCAA Tournament

Women's National Invitational Tournament

Postseason Awards

[1]

  1. Coach of the Year: Curt Miller, Bowling Green
  2. Player of the Year: Kate Endress, Ball State
  3. Freshman of the Year: Heather Turner, Buffalo
  4. Defensive Player of the Year: Malika Willoughby, Kent State
  5. Sixth Man of the Year: Simone Redd, Ohio

Honors

[8]

Honor Recipient
Postseason All-MAC First Team Ryan Coleman, Eastern Michigan
Melissa DeGrate, Kent State
Kate Endress, Ball State
Carrie Moore, Western Michigan
Lindsay Shearer, Kent State
Postseason All-MAC Second Team Liz Honegger, Bowling Green
Kelly Koerber, Western Michigan
Ali Mann, Bowling Green
Cindi Merrill, Miami
Sikeetha Shepard-Hall, Marshall
Postseason All-MAC Third Team Danielle Bishop, Toledo
Erika Ford, Eastern Michigan
Karin Hoogendam, Toledo
Nikki Knapp, Eastern Michigan
Stephanie Raymond, Northern Illinois
Postseason All-MAC Honorable Mention Crystal Champion, Marshall
Carin Horne, Bowling Green
Amanda Jackson, Miami
Simone Redd, Ohio
Malika Willoughby, Kent State
All-MAC Freshman Team Kate Achter, Bowling Green
Julie DeMuth, Ball State
Simone Redd, Ohio
Olivia Terry, Toledo
Heather Turner, Buffalo

See also

2004–05 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season

References

  1. 1 2 "BSU'S KATE ENDRESS NAMED MAC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR". Retrieved June 12, 2022.
  2. "Bowling Green 81, Kent State 75". ESPN. Retrieved June 14, 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. "Bowling Green led by one at the half". ESPN. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
  5. "2005 Postseason WNIT Bracket" (PDF). WNIT. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
  6. "EASTERN MICHIGAN, MIAMI PICKED TO WIN WOMEN'S HOOPS DIVISIONS". Retrieved June 14, 2022.
  7. "WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PRESEASON ALL-MAC TEAM ANNOUNCED". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
  8. "MAC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL ALL-LEAGUE SELECTIONS ANNOUNCED". Retrieved June 14, 2022.
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