2009–10 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season

Sports season

2009–10 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season
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League	NCAA Division I
Sport	Basketball
Number of teams	12
Regular season
Champions	Bowling Green
Season MVP	Lauren Prochaska
Tournament
Champions	Bowling Green
Runners-up	Toledo
Finals MVP	Lauren Prochaska
Mid-American women's basketball seasons
← 2008–09 2010–11 →

2009–10 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Bowling Green †	14	–	2	.875	27	–	6	.818
Kent State	12	–	4	.750	20	–	10	.667
Akron	11	–	5	.688	18	–	13	.581
Miami (OH)	6	–	10	.375	9	–	22	.290
Ohio	4	–	12	.250	8	–	22	.267
Buffalo	3	–	13	.188	7	–	23	.233
West
Toledo	12	–	4	.750	24	–	8	.750
Eastern Michigan	11	–	5	.688	22	–	8	.733
Central Michigan	8	–	8	.500	12	–	18	.400
Ball State	7	–	9	.438	14	–	17	.452
Northern Illinois	4	–	12	.250	10	–	19	.345
Western Michigan	4	–	12	.250	9	–	21	.300


† 2010 MAC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2009–10 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season began with practices in October 2009, followed by the start of the 2009–10 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November. Conference play began in January 2010 and concluded in March 2010. Bowling Green won the regular season title with a record of 14–2 by two games over Toledo and Kent State. Lauren Prochaska of Bowling Green was named MAC player of the year.

Top seeded Bowling Green won the MAC tournament over second seeded Toledo. Lauren Prochaska of Bowling Green was the tournament MVP. Bowling Green lost to Michigan State in the first round of the NCAA tournament. Toledo, Eastern Michigan, Kent State, and Akron played in the WNIT.

Preseason awards

The preseason poll was announced by the league office on October 28, 2009.

Preseason women's basketball poll

(First place votes in parentheses)

East Division

West Division

Tournament champs

Bowling Green

Honors

Honor	Recipient
Preseason All-MAC East	Kara Murphy, Akron
	Lauren Prochaska, Bowling Green
	Tracy Pontius, Bowling Green
	Kourtney Brown, Buffalo
	Jennifer Bushby, Ohio
Preseason All-MAC West	Danielle Gratton, Ball State
	Emily Maggert, Ball State
	Britni Houghton, Central Michigan
	Naama Shafir, Toledo
	Tanika Mays, Toledo

Postseason

Postseason awards

Coach of the Year: Jodi Kest, Akron
Player of the Year: Lauren Prochaska, Bowling Green
Freshman of the Year: Courtney Osborn, Miami
Defensive Player of the Year: Kourtney Brown, Buffalo
Sixth Man of the Year: Rachel Tecca, Akron

Honors

Honor	Recipient
Postseason All-MAC First Team	Lauren Prochaska, Bowling Green
	Kourtney Brown, Buffalo
	Tavelyn James, Eastern Michigan
	Jamilah Humes, Kent State
	Tanika Mays, Toledo
Postseason All-MAC Second Team	Kara Murphy, Akron
	Emily Maggert, Ball State
	Tracy Pontius, Bowling Green
	Marke Freeman, Northern Illinois
	Naama Shafir, Toledo
Postseason All-MAC Third Team	Britni Houghton, Central Michigan
	Shonda Long, Central Michigan
	Kaihla Szunko, Central Michigan
	Taisja Jones, Kent State
	Courtney Osborn, Miami
Postseason All-MAC Honorable Mention	Kyle Baumgartner, Akron
	Audrey McDonald, Ball State
	Jennifer Bushby, Ohio
	Melissa Goodall, Toledo
	Miame Giden, Western Michigan
All-MAC Freshman Team	Rachel Tecca, Akron
	Abby Dowd , Buffalo
	Rachel Mauk, Central Michigan
	Kirsten Olowinski, Miami
	Courtney Osborn, Miami

References

^ "MAC ANNOUNCES WOMEN'S BASKETBALL POST SEASON AWARD WINNERS". Archived from the original on June 13, 2022. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
"Prochaska's 29 lead Falcons into NCAA tournament". ESPN. Archived from the original on June 5, 2022. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
"Mid-American Conference women's basketball championship history". FOX News. Archived from the original on June 4, 2022. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
"Michigan State advances past Bowling Green behind Jefferson's 17". ESPN. Archived from the original on June 13, 2022. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
"2010 Postseason WNIT bracket" (PDF). WNIT. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 9, 2021. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
"TOLEDO AND BOWLING GREEN PICKED AS PRESEASON FAVORITES". Mid-American Conference. Archived from the original on June 13, 2022. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
"WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PRESEASON ALL-MAC TEAM ANNOUNCED". Mid-American Conference. Archived from the original on June 13, 2022. Retrieved June 13, 2022.

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