2013–14 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season

2013–14 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season
League	NCAA Division I
Sport	Basketball
Number of teams	12
Regular season
Champions	Bowling Green
Runners-up	Central Michigan
Season MVP	Crystal Bradford
Tournament
Champions	Akron
Runners-up	Ball State
Finals MVP	Rachel Tecca

2013–14 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 25 Bowling Green	17	–	1		.944			30	–	5		.857
Akron†	14	–	4		.778			23	–	10		.697
Buffalo	10	–	8		.556			17	–	13		.567
Ohio	4	–	14		.222			9	–	21		.300
Kent State	4	–	14		.222			7	–	23		.233
Miami (OH)	4	–	14		.222			8	–	22		.267
West
Central Michigan	16	–	2		.889			20	–	12		.625
Ball State	9	–	9		.500			18	–	17		.514
Toledo	9	–	9		.500			16	–	16		.500
Western Michigan	8	–	10		.444			13	–	18		.419
Eastern Michigan	7	–	11		.389			18	–	14		.563
Northern Illinois	6	–	12		.333			11	–	19		.367
† 2014 MAC tournament winner As of March 22, 2014 Rankings from AP poll[1][2]

The 2013–14 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season began with practices in October 2013, followed by the start of the 2013–14 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November. Conference play began in January 2014 and concluded in March 2014. Bowling Green won the regular season title with a record of 17–1 by one game over Central Michigan. Crystal Bradford of Central Michigan was named MAC player of the year.^[3]

Third seeded Akron won the MAC tournament over fifth seeded Ball State.^[4] Rachel Tecca of Akron was the tournament MVP.^[5] Akron lost to Purdue in the first round of the NCAA tournament.^[6] Bowling Green, Central Michigan and Ball State played in the WNIT.

Preseason awards

The preseason coaches' poll and league awards were announced by the league office on October 29, 2013.^[7]

Preseason women's basketball coaches poll

(First place votes in parentheses)

East Division

1. Akron (9)
2. Bowling Green (3)
3. Buffalo
4. Miami
5. Ohio
6. Kent State

West Division

1. Central Michigan (12)
2. Ball State
3. Toledo
4. Eastern Michigan
5. Western Michigan
6. Northern Illinois

Tournament champs

Central Michigan (9), Akron (1), Bowling Green (1), Miami (1)

Honors

Honor	Recipient
Preseason All-MAC East	Hanna Luburgh, Akron
	Rachel Tecca, Akron
	Alexis Rogers, Bowling Green
	Mackenzie Loesing, Buffalo
	Hannah Robertson, Miami
Preseason All-MAC West	Nathalie Fontaine, Ball State
	Crystal Bradford, Central Michigan
	Jessica Green, Central Michigan
	Andola Dortch, Toledo
	Inma Zanoguera, Toledo

Postseason

Mid–American tournament

Main article: 2014 MAC women's basketball tournament

NCAA tournament

Main article: 2014 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament

Women's National Invitational Tournament

Main article: 2014 Women's National Invitation Tournament

Postseason awards

^[3][8]

1. Coach of the Year: Jennifer Roos, Bowling Green
2. Player of the Year: Crystal Bradford, Central Michigan
3. Freshman of the Year: Cha Sweeney, Eastern Michigan
4. Defensive Player of the Year: Crystal Bradford, Central Michigan
5. Sixth Man of the Year: Taylor Johnson, Central Michigan

Honors

^[8]

Honor	Recipient
Postseason All-MAC First Team	Hanna Luburgh, Akron, G
	Rachel Tecca, Akron, C
	Jillian Halfhill, Bowling Green, G
	Alexis Rogers, Bowling Green, F
	Crystal Bradford, Central Michigan, G/F
Postseason All-MAC Second Team	Nathalie Fontaine, Ball State, G
	Mackenzie Loesing, Buffalo, G
	Cha Sweeney, Eastern Michigan, G
	Inma Zanoguera, Toledo, G/F
	Miracle Woods, Western Michigan, F/C
Postseason All-MAC Third Team	Kristen Sharkey, Buffalo, F
	Jas’Mine Bracey, Central Michigan, F
	Niki DiGuilio, Central Michigan, G
	Amanda Corral, Northern Illinois, G
	Andola Dortch, Toledo, G
Postseason All-MAC Honorable Mention	Brandy Woody, Ball State, G
	Erica Donovan, Bowling Green, F
	Jessica Green, Central Michigan, G
	Kiyanna Black, Ohio, G
	Marquisha Harris, Western Michigan, F
All-MAC Freshman Team	Hannah Plybon, Akron, G
	Alexus Malone, Buffalo F
	Janay Morton, Eastern Michigan, G
	Cha Sweeney, Eastern Michigan, G
	Quiera Lampkins, Ohio, G

See also

2013–14 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season

References

1. "NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Standings - 2013-14". ESPN. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
2. "2014 NCAA Women's Basketball Rankings - AP Top 25 Postseason (Mar. 17)". ESPN. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
3. "MAC ANNOUNCES PLAYER, COACH AND FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR".
4. "Akron wins MAC title, 79-68 over Ball State". ESPN. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
5. "Mid-American Conference women's basketball championship history". FOX News. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
6. "Purdue routs Akron as Courtney Moses ties 3s record". ESPN. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
7. "MAC ANNOUNCES WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PRESEASON POLLS". Mid-American Conference.
8. "MAC ANNOUNCES ALL-MAC TEAMS, DEFENSIVE PLAYER AND SIXTH PLAYER". Mid-American Conference.