2010–11 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season

2010–11 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season
League	NCAA Division I
Sport	Basketball
Number of teams	12
Regular season
Champions	Toledo
Runners-up	Bowling Green
Season MVP	Kourtney Brown
Tournament
Champions	Bowling Green
Runners-up	Eastern Michigan
Finals MVP	Lauren Prochaska

2010–11 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Bowling Green †	13	–	3		.813			28	–	4		.875
Kent State	11	–	5		.688			20	–	9		.690
Buffalo	8	–	8		.500			16	–	15		.516
Akron	6	–	10		.375			14	–	16		.467
Ohio	4	–	12		.250			9	–	22		.290
Miami (OH)	3	–	13		.188			11	–	19		.367
West
Toledo	14	–	2		.875			23	–	8		.742
Central Michigan	11	–	5		.688			20	–	10		.667
Eastern Michigan	10	–	6		.625			22	–	12		.647
Northern Illinois	7	–	9		.438			13	–	17		.433
Western Michigan	5	–	11		.313			9	–	21		.300
Ball State	4	–	12		.250			9	–	21		.300
† 2011 MAC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2010–11 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season began with practices in October 2010, followed by the start of the 2010–11 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November. Conference play began in January 2011 and concluded in March 2011. Toledo won the regular season title with a record of 14–2 by one game over Bowling Green. Kourtney Brown of Buffalo was named MAC player of the year.^[1]

Second seeded Bowling Green won the MAC tournament over fifth seeded Eastern Michigan.^[2] Lauren Prochaska of Bowling Green was the tournament MVP.^[3] Bowling Green lost to Georgia Tech in the first round of the NCAA tournament.^[4] Toledo, Central Michigan, Kent State, and Eastern Michigan played in the WNIT.^[5] Toledo won the WNIT championship by defeating USC in the final.^[6]

Preseason awards

The preseason poll and league awards were announced by the league office on October 27, 2010.^[7]

Preseason women's basketball poll

(First place votes in parentheses)

East Division

1. Bowling Green
2. Kent State
3. Miami
4. Akron
5. Ohio
6. Buffalo

West Division

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

Tournament champs

Bowling Green

Honors

Honor	Recipient
Preseason All-MAC East	Kara Murphy, Akron
	Lauren Prochaska, Bowling Green
	Kourtney Brown, Buffalo
	Jamilah Humes, Kent State
	Courtney Osborn, Miami
Preseason All-MAC West	Emily Maggert, Ball State
	Tavelyn James, Eastern Michigan
	Marke Freeman, Northern Illinois
	Naama Shafir, Toledo
	Miame Giden, Western Michigan

Postseason

Mid–American tournament

Main article: 2011 MAC women's basketball tournament

NCAA tournament

Main article: 2011 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament

Women's National Invitational Tournament

Main article: 2011 Women's National Invitation Tournament

Postseason awards

^[1]

1. Coach of the Year: Tricia Cullop, Toledo
2. Player of the Year: Kourtney Brown, Buffalo
3. Freshman of the Year: Niki DiGuilio, Central Michigan
4. Defensive Player of the Year: Kourtney Brown, Buffalo
5. Sixth Man of the Year: Jasmine Mushington, Akron and Taylor Johnson, Central Michigan

Honors

^[1]

Honor	Recipient
Postseason All-MAC First Team	Rachel Tecca, Akron, Center
	Lauren Prochaska, Bowling Green, Guard
	Kourtney Brown, Buffalo, Post
	Tavelyn James, Eastern Michigan, Guard
	Naama Shafir, Toledo, Guard
Postseason All-MAC Second Team	Kaihla Szunko, Central Michigan, Forward
	Cassie Schrock, Eastern Michigan, Guard
	Taisja Jones, Kent State, Forward
	Jamilah Humes, Kent State, Guard
	Marke Freeman, Northern Illinois, Guard
Postseason All-MAC Third Team	Emily Maggert, Ball State, Center
	Tracy Pontius, Bowling Green, Point Guard
	Shonda Long, Central Michigan, Guard
	Courtney Osborn, Miami, Point Guard
	Melissa Goodall, Toledo, Forward
Postseason All-MAC Honorable Mention	Kara Murphy, Akron, Guard
	Brandie Baker, Central Michigan, Guard
	Kirsten Olowinski, Miami, Forward
	Tenishia Benson, Ohio, Guard
	Ebony Cleary, Western Michigan, Post
All-MAC Freshman Team	Carly Young, Akron, Forward
	Niki DiGuilio, Central Michigan, Guard
	Taylor Johnson, Central Michigan, Forward
	Shavon Robinson, Ohio, Guard
	Andola Dortch, Toledo, Guard

See also

2010–11 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season

References

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2. "Falcons earn automatic NCAA bid with win vs. Eagles". ESPN. Archived from the original on June 4, 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. "Sasha Goodlett scores 19 as Georgia Tech takes out Bowling Green". ESPN. Archived from the original on June 13, 2022. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
5. "2011 Postseason WNIT bracket" (PDF). WNIT. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 13, 2022. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
6. "Women's NIT final: Toledo vs. USC". Toledo Blade. Archived from the original on April 6, 2011. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
7. "TOLEDO AND BOWLING GREEN TABBED AS PRESEASON FAVORITES". Mid-American Conference. Archived from the original on June 13, 2022. Retrieved June 12, 2022.