2015–16 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season

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2015–16 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Number of teams12
Regular season
ChampionsOhio
  Runners-upCentral Michigan
Season MVPNathalie Fontaine
Tournament
ChampionsBuffalo
  Runners-upCentral Michigan
Finals MVPStephanie Reid
Mid-American women's basketball seasons
2015–16 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Ohio 16 – 2   .889 26 – 7   .788
Akron 11 – 7   .611 19 – 14   .576
Buffalo † 8 – 10   .444 20 – 14   .588
Bowling Green 6 – 12   .333 10 – 18   .357
Miami (OH) 3 – 15   .167 9 – 21   .300
Kent State 3 – 15   .167 6 – 23   .207
West
Central Michigan 14 – 4   .778 22 – 11   .667
Ball State 13 – 5   .722 22 – 10   .688
Toledo 12 – 6   .667 17 – 13   .567
Eastern Michigan 10 – 8   .556 22 – 12   .647
Western Michigan 8 – 10   .444 17 – 15   .531
Northern Illinois 4 – 14   .222 11 – 19   .367
† 2016 MAC tournament winner
As of March 24, 2016
Rankings from AP poll


The 2015–16 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season began with practices in October 2015, followed by the start of the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November. Conference play began in January 2016 and concluded in March 2016. Ohio won its second straight regular season title with a record of 16–2 by two games over Central Michigan.[1] Nathalie Fontaine of Ball State was named MAC player of the year.[2]

Top-seeded Ohio entered the MAC tournament as the defending champion. Both of its conference losses had come against eight-seeded Buffalo. The young Bulls defeated #9 seed Bowling Green and then upset Ohio for a third time that season in the quarter-final.[3][4] Buffalo then defeated fifth-seeded Akron and regular season runner-up Central Michigan to win the tournament championship.[5][6] Buffalo lost to Ohio State in the NCAA tournament. Ohio, Central Michigan, Ball State, and Akron all qualified for the WNIT.[7]

Preseason awards[edit]

The preseason coaches' poll and league awards were announced by the league office on October 27, 2015.[8]

Preseason women's basketball coaches poll[edit]

(First place votes in parentheses)

East Division[edit]

  1. Ohio (12)
  2. Akron
  3. Bowling Green
  4. Miami
  5. Buffalo
  6. Kent State

West Division[edit]

  1. Eastern Michigan (4)
  2. Ball State (8)
  3. Western Michigan
  4. Toledo
  5. Central Michigan
  6. Northern Illinois

Regular Season Champion[edit]

Ohio (10), Ball State (1), Eastern Michigan (1)

Tournament champs[edit]

Ohio (5), Ball State (3), Eastern Michigan (3), Buffalo (1)

Honors[edit]

Honor Recipient
Preseason All-MAC East Kiyanna Black, Ohio
Anita Brown, Akron
Quiera Lampkins, Ohio
Erica Donovan, Bowling Green
Hannah Plybon, Akron
Preseason All-MAC West Nathalie Fontaine, Ball State
Cha Sweeney, Eastern Michigan
Miracle Woods, Western Michigan
Jill Morrison, Ball State
Jay-Ann Bravo-Harriott, Toledo

Postseason[edit]

Mid–American tournament[edit]

Main article: 2016 MAC women's basketball tournament

NCAA tournament[edit]

Main article: 2016 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament

Women's National Invitational Tournament[edit]

Main article: 2016 Women's National Invitation Tournament

Postseason awards[edit]

[2][9]

  1. Coach of the Year: Sue Guevara, Central Michigan
  2. Player of the Year: Nathalie Fontaine, Ball State
  3. Freshman of the Year: Presley Hudson, Central Michigan
  4. Defensive Player of the Year: Quiera Lampkins, Ohio
  5. Sixth Man of the Year: Jewel Cotton, Central Michigan and Kaayla McIntyre, Toledo

Honors[edit]

[9]

Honor Recipient
Postseason All-MAC First Team Anita Brown, Akron, G
Nathalie Fontaine, Ball State, G
JoAnna Smith, Buffalo, G
Kiyanna Black, Ohio, G
Brenae Harris, Toledo, G
Postseason All-MAC Second Team Hannah Plybon, Akron, G
Presley Hudson, Central Michigan, G
Tinara Moore, Central Michigan, F
Cha Sweeney, Eastern Michigan, G
Quiera Lampkins, Ohio, G
Postseason All-MAC Third Team Jill Morrison, Ball State, G
Lauren Tibbs, Bowling Green, C
Stephanie Reid, Buffalo, G
Janay Morton, Eastern Michigan, G
Breanna Mobley, Western Michigan
Ally Lehman, Northern Illinois, G
Postseason All-MAC Honorable Mention Jordan Korinek, Kent State, F
Lexie Baldwin, Ohio, F
Jay-Ann Bravo-Harriott, Toledo, G
Janice Monakana, Toledo, F
Jessica Jessing, Western Michigan, F
All-MAC Defensive Team Stephanie Reid, Buffalo, G
Tinara Moore, Central Michigan, F
Janay Morton, Eastern Michigan, G
Quiera Lampkins, Ohio, G
Jasmine Weatherspoon, Ohio, F
All-MAC Freshman Team Carmen Grande, Ball State, G
Sydney Lambert, Bowling Green, G
Reyna Frost, Central Michigan, F
Presley Hudson, Central Michigan, G
Kaayla McIntyre, Toledo, C

See also[edit]

2015–16 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season

References[edit]

  1. ^ "BACK-TO-BACK: @OhioWBasketball Clinches MAC regular season Title". Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "MAC ANNOUNCES MAC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PLAYER, COACH AND FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR".
  3. ^ "Bowling Green 44, Buffalo 60". ESPN. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
  4. ^ "Buffalo 72, Ohio 60". ESPN. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
  5. ^ "Buffalo 73, Akron 71". ESPN. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
  6. ^ "Buffalo 88, Central Michigan 87". ESPN. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
  7. ^ "2017 Bracket" (PDF). WNIT. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  8. ^ "MAC ANNOUNCES 2015-16 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PRESEASON POLL". Mid-American Conference.
  9. ^ a b "MAC ANNOUNCES WOMEN'S HOOPS ALL-MAC TEAMS, DEFENSIVE PLAYER AND SIXTH PLAYER OF THE YEAR". Mid-American Conference.
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