2003–04 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season

2003–04 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season
League	NCAA Division I
Sport	Basketball
Number of teams	13
Regular season
Champions	Miami (OH)
Season MVP	Casey Rost
Tournament
Champions	Eastern Michigan
Runners-up	Bowling Green
Finals MVP	Ryan Coleman

2003–04 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Miami (OH)	13	–	2		.867			22	–	9		.710
Kent State	12	–	4		.750			18	–	11		.621
Marshall	8	–	8		.500			18	–	12		.600
Ohio	7	–	9		.438			13	–	15		.464
Buffalo	4	–	12		.250			6	–	21		.222
Akron	2	–	14		.125			7	–	21		.250
West
Eastern Michigan†	12	–	4		.750			22	–	7		.759
Bowling Green	11	–	5		.688			21	–	10		.677
Western Michigan	11	–	5		.688			18	–	12		.600
Toledo	8	–	7		.533			13	–	16		.448
Ball State	7	–	9		.438			14	–	15		.483
Northern Illinois	7	–	9		.438			11	–	16		.407
Central Michigan	1	–	15		.063			5	–	23		.179
† 2004 MAC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2003–04 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season began with practices in October 2003, followed by the start of the 2002–03 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November. Conference play began in January 2004 and concluded in March 2004. Miami won the regular season title with a record of 13–2. Casey Rost of Western Michigan was MAC player of the year.^[1]

Second seeded Eastern Michigan won the MAC tournament over seventh seeded Bowling Green.^[2] Ryan Coleman of Eastern Michigan was the tournament MVP.^[3] Eastern Michigan lost to Kentucky in the first round of the NCAA tournament.^[4] Miami, Kent State, and Western Michigan played in the WNIT.^[5]

Preseason Awards

The preseason poll was announced by the league office on October 22, 2003.^[6]

Preseason women's basketball poll

East Division

Kent State

West Division

Western Michigan

Honors

^[7]

Honor	Recipient
Preseason All-MAC East	Jessica Kochendorfer, Buffalo
	Andrea Csaszar, Kent State
	Catie Knable, Marshall
	Sikeetha Shepard-Hall, Marshall
	Colleen Day, Miami
Preseason All-MAC West	Johna Goff, Ball State
	Ryan Coleman, Eastern Michigan
	Jennifer Youngblood, Northern Illinois
	Kelly Walker, Toledo
	Casey Rost, Western Michigan

Postseason

Mid–American Tournament

Main article: 2004 MAC women's basketball tournament

NCAA Tournament

Main article: 2004 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament

Women's National Invitational Tournament

Main article: 2004 Women's National Invitation Tournament

Postseason Awards

^[1]

1. Coach of the Year: Maria Fantanarosa, Miami
2. Player of the Year: Casey Rost, Western Michigan
3. Freshman of the Year: Ali Mann, Bowling Green
4. Defensive Player of the Year: Lindsay Austin, Bowling Green
5. Sixth Man of the Year: Sarah VanMetre, Eastern Michigan

Honors

^[8]

Honor	Recipient
Postseason All-MAC First Team	Ryan Coleman, Eastern Michigan
	Colleen Day, Miami
	Kate Endress, Ball State
	Casey Rost, Western Michigan
	Lindsay Shearer, Kent State
Postseason All-MAC Second Team	Andrea Csaszar, Kent State
	Nikki Knapp, Eastern Michigan
	Kim Lancaster, Miami
	Cindi Merrill, Miami
	Stefanie Wenzel, Bowling Green
Postseason All-MAC Honorable Mention	Lindsay Austin, Bowling Green
	Marion Crandall, Eastern Michigan
	Johna Goff, Ball State
	Karin Hoogendam, Toledo
	Maria Jilian, Western Michigan
	Jessica Kochendorfer, Buffalo
	Ali Mann, Bowling Green
	Sikeetha Shepard-Hall, Marshall
	Kelly Walker, Toledo
	Jennifer Youngblood, Northern Illinois
All-MAC Freshman Team	Amanda Jackson, Miami
	Ali Mann, Bowling Green
	Carrie Moore, Western Michigan
	Stephanie Raymond, Northern Illinois
	Sarah VanMetre, Eastern Michigan

See also

2003–04 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season

References

1. "MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE ANNOUNCES TOP WOMEN'S BASKETBALL HONORS". Retrieved June 14, 2022.
2. "Eastern Michigan 65, Bowling Green 56". 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. "Kentucky 79, Eastern Michigan 68". ESPN. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
5. "2004 Postseason WNIT Bracket" (PDF). WNIT. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
6. "KENT STATE, WESTERN MICHIGAN 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. "WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PRESEASON ALL-MAC TEAM ANNOUNCED". Retrieved June 14, 2022.