2021–22 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season

2021–22 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season
League	NCAA Division I
Sport	Basketball
Number of teams	12
Regular season
Champions	Toledo
Runners-up	Buffalo
Season MVP	Jordyn Dawson
Tournament

2021–22 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Toledo	19	–	1		.950			29	–	6		.829
Buffalo †	16	–	4		.800			25	–	9		.735
Akron	13	–	7		.650			17	–	12		.586
Ball State	11	–	8		.579			20	–	13		.606
Northern Illinois	11	–	9		.550			14	–	15		.483
Kent State	10	–	10		.500			19	–	12		.613
Western Michigan	10	–	10		.500			16	–	14		.533
Bowling Green	10	–	10		.500			17	–	16		.515
Ohio	9	–	10		.474			15	–	15		.500
Miami (OH)	4	–	16		.200			8	–	21		.276
Eastern Michigan	4	–	16		.200			7	–	20		.259
Central Michigan	2	–	18		.100			4	–	25		.138
† 2022 MAC tournament winner

The 2021–22 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season began with practices in October 2021, followed by the start of the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November. Conference play began in January 2022 and concluded in March 2022. Toledo won the MAC regular season championship with a conference record of 19–1.

Second seeded Buffalo won the MAC tournament with a 79–75 win over Ball State.^[1] With the automatic bid, Buffalo was the only MAC school to qualify for the NCAA tournament where they lost to Tennessee in the first round.^[2] Toledo, Akron, Ball State, Kent State, and Ohio all accepted bids to the WNIT.^[3] Bowling Green accepted a bid to the WBI.^[4]

Preseason Awards

The preseason coaches' poll and league awards were announced by the league office on November 3, 2021.^[5]

Preseason women's basketball coaches poll

(First place votes in parentheses)

1. Ohio (4) 132
2. Bowling Green (3) 124
3. Buffalo (3) 123
4. Kent State 102
5. Eastern Michigan (1) 83
6. Central Michigan 80
7. Northern Illinois 79
8. Toledo 67
9. Ball State (1) 65
10. Western Michigan 31
11. Miami 27
12. Akron 23

MAC Tournament Champion: Buffalo (5), Ohio (3), BGSU (2), Ball State (1), EMU (1)

Honors

Honor	Recipient
Preseason All-MAC First Team	Dyaisha Fair, Buffalo
	Molly Davis, Central Michigan
	Areanna Combs, Eastern Michigan
	Cece Hooks, Ohio
	Erica Johnson, Ohio
Preseason All-MAC Second Team	Lexi Fleming, Bowling Green
	Nila Blackford, Kent State
	Peyton Scott, Miami
	Chelby Koker, Northern Illinois
	Quinesha Lockett, Toledo

All-MAC Awards

Mid-American women's basketball weekly awards

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Week	Player(s) of the Week	School	Newcomer of the Week	School
Nov 15	Jordyn Dawson	Akron
Nov 22	Peyton Scott	Miami
Nov 29	Dyaisha Fair	Buffalo
Dec 6	Lauren Ross	Western Michigan
Dec 13	Quinesha Lockett	Toledo
Dec 20	A'Jah Davis	Northern Illinois
Dec 27	Cece Hooks	Ohio
Jan 3	Dyaisha Fair	Buffalo
Jan 10	Dyaisha Fair	Buffalo
Jan 17	Cece Hooks	Ohio
Jan 24	Cece Hooks	Ohio
Jan 31	Jordyn Dawson	Akron
Feb 7	Ally Becki	Ball State
Feb 14	Lauren Ross	Western Michigan
Feb 21	Dyaisha Fair	Buffalo
Feb 28	Jordyn Dawson	Akron
Mar 7

Postseason

Mid–American Tournament

Main article: 2022 MAC women's basketball tournament

Postseason Awards

^[7]

1. Coach of the Year: Tricia Cullop, Toledo
2. Player of the Year: Jordyn Dawson, Akron
3. Freshman of the Year: Georgia Woolley, Buffalo
4. Defensive Player of the Year: Jordyn Dawson, Akron \ Cece Hooks, Ohio
5. Sixth Player of the Year: Hannah Noveroske, Toledo

Honors

Honor	Recipient
Postseason All-MAC First Team	Jordyn Dawson, Akron
	Dyaisha Fair, Buffalo
	A'Jah Davis, Northern Illinois
	Cece Hooks, Ohio
	Quinesha Lockett, Toledo
Postseason All-MAC Second Team	Summer Hemphill, Buffalo
	Molly Davis, Central Michigan
	Areanna Combs, Eastern Michigan
	Peyton Scott, Miami
	Sophia Wiard, Toledo
Postseason All-MAC Third Team	Ally Becki, Ball State
	Kadie Hempfling, Bowling Green
	Georgia Woolley, Buffalo
	Erica Johnson, Ohio
	Lauren Ross, Western Michigan
Postseason All-MAC Honorable Mention	Reagan Bass, Akron
	Thelma Dis Agustsdottir, Ball State
	Chelby Koker, Northern Illinois
	Janae Poisson, Northern Illinois
	Gabby Burris, Ohio
All-MAC Freshman Team	Reagan Bass, Akron
	Ally Becki, Ball State
	Amy Velasco, Bowling Green
	Georgia Woolley, Buffalo
	Jessica Cook, Toledo
	Lauren Ross, Western Michigan
All-MAC Defensive Team	Jordyn Dawson, Akron
	Nyla Hampton, Bowling Green
	Summer Hemphill, Buffalo
	Cece Hooks, Ohio
	Khera Goss, Toledo

See also

2021–22 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season

References

1. "Buffalo 79, Ball St. 75". ESPN. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
2. "Buffalo Bulls to Face Lady Vols in NCAA Tournament". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
3. "Five MAC Programs to Compete in WNIT". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
4. "Falcons to Participate in WBI". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
5. "Women's Basketball Preseason Coaches Poll & All-MAC Teams Announced" getsomemaction.com. Retrieved 2021-12-25.
6. "Women's Basketball Players of the Week".
7. "2021-22 Women's Basketball Postseason Awards Announced".