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

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.[1]

2002–03 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Number of teams13
Regular season
ChampionsBall State and Toledo
Season MVPTamara Bowie
Tournament
ChampionsWestern Michigan
  Runners-upBall State
Finals MVPCasey Rost
Mid-American women's basketball seasons
2002–03 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
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

Fourth seeded Western Michigan won the MAC tournament over Ball State.[2] Casey Rost of Western Michigan was the tournament MVP.[3] Western Michigan lost to Stanford in the first round of the NCAA tournament.[4] Ball State and Toledo played in the WNIT.[5]

Preseason Awards

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The preseason poll was announced by the league office on October 23, 2002.[6]

Preseason women's basketball poll

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(First place votes in parentheses)

East Division

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  1. Kent State (24) 189
  2. Miami (9) 174
  3. Marshall 106
  4. Ohio 100
  5. Buffalo 91
  6. Akron 33

West Division

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  1. Ball State (29) 225
  2. Western Michigan 173
  3. Toledo 162
  4. Northern Illinois (4) 152
  5. Eastern Michigan 100
  6. Bowling Green (9) 73
  7. Central Michigan 39

Tournament Champion

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

Honors

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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

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Mid–American Tournament

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Main article: 2003 MAC women's basketball tournament

NCAA Tournament

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Main article: 2003 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament

Women's National Invitational Tournament

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Main article: 2003 Women's National Invitation Tournament

Postseason Awards

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

Honors

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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

See also

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

References

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  1. ^ a b "MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE ANNOUNCES TOP WOMEN'S BASKETBALL HONORS". Retrieved June 14, 2022.
  2. ^ "Broncos win despite big effort from BSU's Endress". ESPN. Archived from the original on June 7, 2022. 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. ^ "Powell's 21 points, 10 boards pace Stanford". ESPN. Retrieved June 14, 2022.[dead link]
  5. ^ "2003 Postseason WNIT Bracket" (PDF). WNIT. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
  6. ^ "KENT STATE, BALL STATE PICKED TO WIN WOMEN'S HOOPS DIVISIONS". Retrieved June 14, 2022.
  7. ^ "PRESEASON ALL-MAC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAMS ANNOUNCED". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
  8. ^ "MAC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL ALL-LEAGUE SELECTIONS ANNOUNCED". Retrieved June 14, 2022.
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