College basketball tournament
2003 MAC women's basketball tournament Classification Division I Teams 13 Site Gund Arena Cleveland, Ohio Champions Western Michigan Winning coach Ron Stewart MVP Casey Rost (Western Michigan) MAC women's basketball tournaments
The 2003 Mid-American Conference women's basketball tournament was the post-season basketball tournament for the Mid-American Conference (MAC) 2002–03 college basketball season. The 2003 tournament was held March 8–15, 2003. Western Michigan won the championship over Ball State.[ 1] Casey Rost of Western Michigan was the MVP.[ 2]
The top three seeds received byes into the quarterfinals. The first round was played at campus sites. All other rounds were held at Gund Arena .[ 3]
Bracket
First round March 8, 2003
Quarterfinals March 12, 2003
Semifinals March 14, 2003
Championship March 15, 2003
1
Toledo
80
9
Marshall
66
8
Northern Illinois
58
9
Marshall
70
1
Toledo
57
4
Western Michigan
60
4
Western Michigan
101
13
Akron
60
4
Western Michigan
87
5
Kent State
72
5
Kent State
83
12
Ohio
60
4
Western Michigan
81
3
Ball State
76
2
Miami
80
7
Eastern Michigan
66
7
Eastern Michigan
66
10
Bowling Green
54
2
Miami
84
3
Ball State
93
3
Ball State
81
6
Buffalo
63
6
Buffalo
72
11
Central Michigan
53
[ 4]
[ 5]
[ 6]
[ 7]
[ 8]
[ 9]
[ 10]
[ 1]
All-Tournament Team
Tournament MVP – Casey Rost, Western Michigan [ 11]
Player
Team
Casey Rost
Western Michigan
Maria Jilian
Western Michigan
Tamara Bowie
Ball State
Kate Endress
Ball State
Karin Hoogendam
Toledo
References
^ a b "Western Michigan 81, Ball State 76" . ESPN. Retrieved June 7, 2022 .
^ "Mid-American Conference women's basketball championship history" . FOX News. Retrieved June 7, 2022 .
^ "KRAFT MAC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT PAIRINGS ANNOUNCED" . Mid-American Conference. Retrieved June 7, 2022 .
^ "RESULTS FROM THE 2003 KRAFT MAC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT FIRST ROUND" . Mid-American Conference. Retrieved June 7, 2022 .
^ "Toledo 80, Marshall 66" . ESPN. Retrieved June 7, 2022 .
^ "Western Michigan 87, Kent State 72" . ESPN. Retrieved June 7, 2022 .
^ "Miami 80, Eastern Michigan 66" . ESPN. Retrieved June 7, 2022 .
^ "Ball State 81, Buffalo 63" . ESPN. Retrieved June 7, 2022 .
^ "Western Michigan 60, Toledo 57" . ESPN. Retrieved June 7, 2022 .
^ "Ball State 93, Miami 84" . ESPN. Retrieved June 7, 2022 .
^ "WESTERN MICHIGAN WINS KRAFT WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT, DEFEATING BALL STATE" . Mid-American Conference. Retrieved June 7, 2022 .