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2005–06 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Number of teams12
Regular season
ChampionsBowling Green
  Runners-upEastern Michigan
Season MVPLindsay Shearer
Tournament
ChampionsBowling Green
  Runners-upKent State
Finals MVPAli Mann
Mid-American women's basketball seasons
2005–06 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 23 Bowling Green † 16 – 0   1.000 28 – 2   .933
Kent State 12 – 4   .750 21 – 9   .700
Buffalo 5 – 11   .313 10 – 18   .357
Ohio 5 – 11   .313 9 – 20   .310
Miami (OH) 3 – 12   .200 8 – 20   .286
Akron 1 – 14   .067 5 – 23   .179
West
Eastern Michigan 15 – 1   .938 22 – 7   .759
Western Michigan 11 – 5   .688 13 – 14   .481
Ball State 9 – 7   .563 17 – 12   .586
Central Michigan 7 – 9   .438 16 – 12   .571
Northern Illinois 7 – 9   .438 12 – 17   .414
Toledo 4 – 12   .250 11 – 18   .379
† 2006 MAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2005–06 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season began with practices in October 2005, followed by the start of the 2005–06 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November. Conference play began in January 2006 and concluded in March 2006. Bowling Green won the regular season title with a record of 16–0 by one game over West Division champion Eastern Michigan. Lindsay Shearer of Kent State shared MAC player of the year.[1]

Regular season champion Bowling Green won the MAC tournament over Kent State.[2] Ali Mann of Bowling Green was the tournament MVP.[3] Bowling Green lost to UCLA in the first of the NCAA tournament.[4] Eastern Michigan played in the WNIT.[5]

Preseason Awards

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The preseason poll was announced by the league office on October 26, 2005.[6]

Preseason women's basketball poll

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(First place votes in parentheses)

East Division

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  1. Bowling Green (17) 132
  2. Kent State (6) 117
  3. Miami 93
  4. Ohio 68
  5. Buffalo 40
  6. Akron 33

West Division

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  1. Eastern Michigan (20) 132
  2. Western Michigan (3) 99
  3. Ball State 86
  4. Toledo 83
  5. Northern Illinois 44
  6. Central Michigan 39

Tournament Champion

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Bowling Green (15), Kent State (5), Eastern Michigan (4), Western Michigan (1)

Honors

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Honor Recipient
Preseason All-MAC East Liz Honegger, Bowling Green
Ali Mann, Bowling Green
Lindsay Shearer, Kent State
Malika Willoughby, Kent State
Cindi Merrill, Miami
Preseason All-MAC West Nikki Knapp, Eastern Michigan
Ryan Coleman, Eastern Michigan
Stephanie Raymond, Northern Illinois
Danielle Bishop, Toledo
Carrie Moore, Western Michigan

Postseason

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Mid–American Tournament

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Main article: 2006 MAC women's basketball tournament

NCAA Tournament

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Main article: 2006 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament

Women's National Invitational Tournament

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Main article: 2006 Women's National Invitation Tournament

Postseason Awards

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[1]

  1. Coach of the Year: Curt Miller, Bowling Green
  2. Player of the Year: Lindsay Shearer, Kent State
  3. Freshman of the Year: Rachel Frederick, Ohio
  4. Defensive Player of the Year: Malika Willoughby, Kent State
  5. Sixth Man of the Year: La'kia Stewart, Kent State

Honors

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Honor Recipient
Postseason All-MAC First Team Lindsay Shearer, Kent State
Ryan Coleman, Eastern Michigan
Carrie Moore, Western Michigan
Casey Rost, Western Michigan
Ali Mann, Bowling Green
Postseason All-MAC Second Team Liz Honegger, Bowling Green
Kate Achter, Bowling Green
Nikki Knapp, Eastern Michigan
Patrice McKinney, Eastern Michigan
Stephanie Raymond, Northern Illinois
Postseason All-MAC Third Team Jessie Crooks, Akron
Julie DeMuth, Ball State
Patrice McKinney, Eastern Michigan
Carin Horne, Bowling Green
Heather Turner, Buffalo
Cindi Merrill, Miami
Postseason All-MAC Honorable Mention Ann Skufca, Central Michigan
Malika Willoughby, Kent State
Kristin Wiener, Northern Illinois
Rachel Frederick, Ohio
Simone Redd, Ohio
Danielle Bishop, Toledo
All-MAC Freshman Team Niki McCoy, Akron
Jamie Schiebner, Buffalo
Jenna Schone, Miami
Rachel Frederick, Ohio
Diana Reindl, Toledo

See also

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2005–06 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season

References

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  1. ^ a b "MAC ANNOUNCES WOMEN'S BASKETBALL AWARDS". Retrieved June 13, 2022.
  2. ^ "Bowling Green thumps Kent St. for second straight MAC title". ESPN. Retrieved June 13, 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. ^ "Trio drives Bruins to 1st NCAA win in seven years". ESPN. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
  5. ^ "2006 Postseason WNIT Bracket" (PDF). WNIT. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
  6. ^ "BOWLING GREEN AND EASTERN MICHIGAN TABBED AS MAC WOMEN'S FAVORITES". Retrieved June 13, 2022.
  7. ^ "WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PRESEASON ALL-MAC TEAM ANNOUNCED". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
  8. ^ "MAC ANNOUNCES WOMEN'S BASKETBALL ALL-CONFERENCE AND ALL-FRESHMAN TEAMS". Retrieved June 13, 2022.
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