2018–19_Mid-American_Conference_women's_basketball_season

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

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

Sports 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]

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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

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

Preseason women's basketball coaches poll

(First place votes in parentheses)

East Division

  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

  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

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

Tournament champs

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

Honors

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Postseason

Mid–American tournament

Main article: 2019 MAC women's basketball tournament

NCAA tournament

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

Women's National Invitational Tournament

Main article: 2019 Women's National Invitation Tournament

Postseason awards

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  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

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See also

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

References

  1. [1]
    "WOMEN'S BASKETBALL 2019 ALL-CONFERENCE AWARDS".
  2. [2]
    "Buffalo 82, Central Michigan 77". ESPN. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  3. [3]
    "Buffalo 77, Ohio 61". ESPN. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  4. [4]
    "Michigan State 89, Central Michigan 88". ESPN. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  5. [5]
    "Buffalo 82, Rutgers 71". ESPN. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  6. [6]
    "Buffalo 72, UConn 84". ESPN. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  7. [7]
    "2019 Bracket" (PDF). WNIT. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  8. [8]
    "Ohio 58, Northwestern 61, Central Michigan 77". ESPN. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  9. [9]
    "MAC ANNOUNCES 2018-19 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PRESEASON POLL". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
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