2004–05 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season

2004–05 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season
League	NCAA Division I
Sport	Basketball
Number of teams	13
Regular season
Champions	Bowling Green
Season MVP	Kate Endress
Tournament
Champions	Bowling Green
Runners-up	Kent State
Finals MVP	Kate Achter

2004–05 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Kent State	11	–	4		.733			21	–	9		.700
Marshall	11	–	4		.733			19	–	10		.655
Ohio	8	–	7		.533			13	–	16		.448
Miami (OH)	8	–	8		.500			15	–	14		.517
Akron	3	–	13		.188			3	–	25		.107
Buffalo	2	–	14		.125			4	–	24		.143
West
Bowling Green †	13	–	3		.813			23	–	7		.767
Eastern Michigan	11	–	5		.688			23	–	7		.767
Ball State	11	–	5		.688			16	–	13		.552
Toledo	8	–	7		.533			14	–	15		.483
Western Michigan	7	–	8		.467			10	–	18		.357
Central Michigan	4	–	11		.267			10	–	18		.357
Northern Illinois	4	–	12		.250			7	–	21		.250
† 2005 MAC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2004–05 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season began with practices in October 2004, followed by the start of the 2004–05 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November. Conference play began in January 2005 and concluded in March 2005. Bowling Green won the regular season title with a record of 13–3. Kate Endress of Ball State was MAC player of the year.^[1]

Regular season champion Bowling Green won the MAC tournament over seventh seeded Kent State.^[2] Kate Achter of Bowling Green was the tournament MVP.^[3] Bowling Green lost to Kansas State in the first of the NCAA tournament.^[4] Eastern Michigan played in the WNIT.^[5]

Preseason Awards

The preseason poll was announced by the league office on October 20, 2004.^[6]

Preseason women's basketball coaches poll

East Division

Miami

West Division

Eastern Michigan

Honors

^[7]

Honor	Recipient
Preseason All-MAC East	Amanda Jackson, Miami
	Cindi Merrill, Miami
	Lindsay Shearer, Kent State
	Malika Willoughby, Kent State
	Sikeetha Shepard-Hall, Marshall
Preseason All-MAC West	Nikki Knapp, Eastern Michigan
	Ryan Coleman, Eastern Michigan
	Kate Endress, Ball State
	Ali Mann, Bowling Green
	Carrie Moore, Western Michigan
	Casey Rost, Western Michigan

Postseason

Mid–American Tournament

Main article: 2005 MAC women's basketball tournament

NCAA Tournament

Main article: 2005 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament

Women's National Invitational Tournament

Main article: 2005 Women's National Invitation Tournament

Postseason Awards

^[1]

1. Coach of the Year: Curt Miller, Bowling Green
2. Player of the Year: Kate Endress, Ball State
3. Freshman of the Year: Heather Turner, Buffalo
4. Defensive Player of the Year: Malika Willoughby, Kent State
5. Sixth Man of the Year: Simone Redd, Ohio

Honors

^[8]

Honor	Recipient
Postseason All-MAC First Team	Ryan Coleman, Eastern Michigan
	Melissa DeGrate, Kent State
	Kate Endress, Ball State
	Carrie Moore, Western Michigan
	Lindsay Shearer, Kent State
Postseason All-MAC Second Team	Liz Honegger, Bowling Green
	Kelly Koerber, Western Michigan
	Ali Mann, Bowling Green
	Cindi Merrill, Miami
	Sikeetha Shepard-Hall, Marshall
Postseason All-MAC Third Team	Danielle Bishop, Toledo
	Erika Ford, Eastern Michigan
	Karin Hoogendam, Toledo
	Nikki Knapp, Eastern Michigan
	Stephanie Raymond, Northern Illinois
Postseason All-MAC Honorable Mention	Crystal Champion, Marshall
	Carin Horne, Bowling Green
	Amanda Jackson, Miami
	Simone Redd, Ohio
	Malika Willoughby, Kent State
All-MAC Freshman Team	Kate Achter, Bowling Green
	Julie DeMuth, Ball State
	Simone Redd, Ohio
	Olivia Terry, Toledo
	Heather Turner, Buffalo

See also

2004–05 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season

References

1. "BSU'S KATE ENDRESS NAMED MAC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR". Retrieved June 12, 2022.
2. "Bowling Green 81, Kent State 75". 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. "Bowling Green led by one at the half". ESPN. Retrieved June 14, 2022.^{[dead link‍]}
5. "2005 Postseason WNIT Bracket" (PDF). WNIT. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
6. "EASTERN MICHIGAN, MIAMI 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. "MAC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL ALL-LEAGUE SELECTIONS ANNOUNCED". Retrieved June 14, 2022.