2002–03 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season

Sports season

2002–03 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season
League	NCAA Division I
Sport	Basketball
Number of teams	13
Regular season
Champions	Ball State and Toledo
Season MVP	Tamara Bowie
Tournament
Champions	Western Michigan
Runners-up	Ball State
Finals MVP	Casey Rost
Mid-American women's basketball seasons
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2002–03 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Miami (OH)	11	–	5	.688	17	–	12	.586
Kent State	10	–	6	.625	16	–	13	.552
Buffalo	9	–	7	.563	18	–	11	.621
Marshall	7	–	9	.438	12	–	17	.414
Ohio	5	–	11	.313	9	–	19	.321
Akron	1	–	15	.063	2	–	26	.071
West
Ball State	12	–	4	.750	20	–	9	.690
Toledo	12	–	4	.750	20	–	9	.690
Western Michigan †	10	–	6	.625	20	–	11	.645
Eastern Michigan	9	–	7	.563	13	–	16	.448
Northern Illinois	8	–	8	.500	12	–	16	.429
Bowling Green	5	–	11	.313	12	–	16	.429
Central Michigan	5	–	11	.313	11	–	17	.393


† 2003 MAC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2002–03 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season began with practices in October 2003, followed by the start of the 2002–03 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November. Conference play began in January 2003 and concluded in March 2003. Ball State and Toledo shared the regular season title with a record of 12–4. Tamara Bowie of Ball State was MAC player of the year.

Fourth seeded Western Michigan won the MAC tournament over Ball State. Casey Rost of Western Michigan was the tournament MVP. Western Michigan lost to Stanford in the first round of the NCAA tournament. Ball State and Toledo played in the WNIT.

Preseason Awards

The preseason poll was announced by the league office on October 23, 2002.

Preseason women's basketball poll

(First place votes in parentheses)

East Division

Kent State (24) 189
Miami (9) 174
Marshall 106
Ohio 100
Buffalo 91
Akron 33

West Division

Tournament Champion

Kent State (15), Ball State (11), Miami (7)

Honors

Honor	Recipient
Preseason All-MAC East	Andrea Csaszar, Kent State
	Heather Cusick, Miami
	Ida Dotson, Marshall
	Jessica Kochendorfer, Buffalo
	Valerie Zona, Kent State
Preseason All-MAC West	Tamara Bowie, Ball State
	Tia Davis, Toledo
	Kristin Koetsier, Western Michigan
	Francine Miller, Bowling Green
	Jennifer Youngblood, Northern Illinois

Postseason

Postseason Awards

Coach of the Year: Mark Ehlen, Toledo
Player of the Year: Tamara Bowie, Ball State
Freshman of the Year: Joi Scott, Northern Illinois
Defensive Player of the Year: Maria Jilian, Western Michigan
Sixth Man of the Year: Kim Lancaster, Miami

Honors

Honor	Recipient
Postseason All-MAC First Team	Tamara Bowie, Ball State
	Heather Cusick, Miami
	Tia Davis, Toledo
	Kristin Koetsier, Western Michigan
	Casey Rost, Western Michigan
Postseason All-MAC Second Team	Ryan Coleman, Eastern Michigan
	Johna Goff, Ball State
	Kate McMeeken-Ruscoe, Buffalo
	Jamie Rubis, Kent State
	Jennifer Youngblood, Northern Illinois
Postseason All-MAC Honorable Mention	Latreece Bagley, Ohio
	Catie Knable, Marshall
	Katalin Kollat, Kent State
	Cassandra Martin, Akron
	Francine Miller, Bowling Green
	Abby Wiseman, Eastern Michigan
	Valerie Zona, Kent State
All-MAC Freshman Team	Dana Collins, Ball State
	Nikki Knapp, Eastern Michigan
	Erin Kuhl, Central Michigan
	Joi Scott, Northern Illinois
	Sikeetha Shepard-Hall, Marshall

References

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"Mid-American Conference women's basketball championship history". FOX News. Archived from the original on June 4, 2022. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
"Powell's 21 points, 10 boards pace Stanford". ESPN. Archived from the original on June 14, 2022. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
"2003 Postseason WNIT Bracket" (PDF). WNIT. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
"KENT STATE, BALL STATE PICKED TO WIN WOMEN'S HOOPS DIVISIONS". Retrieved June 14, 2022.
"PRESEASON ALL-MAC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAMS ANNOUNCED". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
"MAC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL ALL-LEAGUE SELECTIONS ANNOUNCED". Retrieved June 14, 2022.

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