2016–17 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season

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2016–17 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Number of teams12
Regular season
ChampionsCentral Michigan
  Runners-upBall State
Season MVPLarissa Lurken
Tournament
ChampionsToledo
  Runners-upNorthern Illinois
Finals MVPMikaela Boyd
Mid-American women's basketball seasons
2016–17 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Kent State 13 – 5   .722 19 – 13   .594
Ohio 12 – 6   .667 22 – 10   .688
Buffalo 10 – 8   .556 22 – 10   .688
Miami (OH) 5 – 13   .278 11 – 21   .344
Bowling Green 4 – 14   .222 8 – 23   .258
Akron 2 – 16   .111 9 – 21   .300
West
Central Michigan 15 – 3   .833 23 – 9   .719
Ball State 14 – 4   .778 21 – 11   .656
Toledo † 12 – 6   .667 25 – 9   .735
Northern Illinois 12 – 6   .667 21 – 12   .636
Western Michigan 8 – 10   .444 19 – 13   .594
Eastern Michigan 1 – 17   .056 6 – 25   .194
† 2017 MAC tournament winner
As of March 17, 2017

The 2016–17 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season began with practices in October 2016, followed by the start of the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November. Conference play began in January 2017 and concluded in March 2017. Central Michigan won the regular season title with a record of 15–3 by one game over Ball State. Larissa Lurken of Kent State was named MAC Player of the Year.[1]

Sixth-seeded Toledo won the MAC tournament by beating fourth-seeded Northern Illinois in the final.[2] Toledo was placed as the #10 seed in the Stockton Region of the NCAA tournament. They lost to Creighton.[3] Central Michigan, Ball State, Kent State, Ohio, and Northern Illinois all qualified for the WNIT.[4]

Preseason awards[edit]

The preseason coaches' poll and league awards were announced by the league office on October 27, 2016.[5]

Preseason women's basketball coaches poll[edit]

(First place votes in parentheses)

East Division[edit]

  1. Ohio (9) 69
  2. Buffalo (3) 60
  3. Akron 48
  4. Bowling Green 30
  5. Miami 27
  6. Kent State 18

West Division[edit]

  1. Central Michigan (12) 72
  2. Ball State 53
  3. Toledo 53
  4. Western Michigan 34
  5. Northern Illinois 25
  6. Eastern Michigan 15

Regular Season Champion[edit]

Central Michigan (6), Ohio (5), Buffalo (1)

Tournament champs[edit]

Central Michigan (7), Ohio (4), Buffalo (1)

Honors[edit]

Honor Recipient
Preseason All-MAC East Jordan Korinek, Kent State
Quiera Lampkins, Ohio
Hannah Plybon, Akron
Stephanie Reid, Buffalo
JoAnna Smith, Buffalo
Preseason All-MAC West Jay-Ann Bravo-Harriott, Toledo
Presley Hudson, Central Michigan
Ally Lehman, Northern Illinois
Janice Monakana, Toledo
Tinara Moore, Central Michigan

Postseason[edit]

Mid–American tournament[edit]

Main article: 2017 MAC women's basketball tournament

NCAA tournament[edit]

Main article: 2017 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament

Women's National Invitational Tournament[edit]

Main article: 2017 Women's National Invitation Tournament

Postseason awards[edit]

[1]

  1. Coach of the Year: Todd Starkey, Kent State
  2. Player of the Year: Larissa Lurken, Kent State
  3. Freshman of the Year: Lauren Dickerson, Miami
  4. Defensive Player of the Year: Tinara Moore, Central Michigan
  5. Sixth Man of the Year: Destiny Washington, Ball State

Honors[edit]

Honor Recipient
Postseason All-MAC First Team Renee Bennett, Ball State
Presley Hudson, Central Michigan
Tinara Moore, Central Michigan
Larissa Lurken, Kent State
Ally Lehman, Northern Illinois
Postseason All-MAC Second Team Moriah Monaco, Ball State
JoAnna Smith, Buffalo
Jordan Korinek, Kent State
Quiera Lampkins, Ohio
Janice Monakana, Toledo
Postseason All-MAC Third Team Jewel Cotton, Central Michigan
Reyna Frost, Central Michigan
Mikaela Boyd, Toledo
Jay-Ann Bravo-Harriott, Toledo
Breanna Mobley, Western Michigan
Meredith Shipman, Western Michigan
Postseason All-MAC Honorable Mention Hannah Plybon, Akron
Carmen Grande, Ball State
All-MAC Defensive Team Calyn Hosea, Ball State
Stephanie Reid, Buffalo
Tinara Moore, Central Michigan
Jasmine Weatherspoon, Ohio
Deja Wimby, Western Michigan
All-MAC Freshman Team Summer Hemphill, Buffalo
Lauren Dickerson, Miami
Janae Poisson, Northern Illinois
Amani Burke, Ohio
Mariella Santucci, Toledo

See also[edit]

2016–17 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "WOMEN'S BASKETBALL POSTSEASON AWARDS ANNOUNCED".
  2. ^ "MAC tournament 2017: Toledo women defeat Northern Illinois for title and NCAA tournament bid". Cleveland.com. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  3. ^ "2017 Women's Basketball Division I Championship - First Round". NCAA. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  4. ^ "2017 Bracket" (PDF). WNIT. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  5. ^ "MAC ANNOUNCES 2016-17 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PRESEASON POLL". Mid-American Conference.
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