Sports season
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
The preseason coaches' poll and league awards were announced by the league office on October 27, 2016.[ 5]
Preseason women's basketball coaches poll
(First place votes in parentheses)
East Division
Ohio (9) 69
Buffalo (3) 60
Akron 48
Bowling Green 30
Miami 27
Kent State 18
West Division
Central Michigan (12) 72
Ball State 53
Toledo 53
Western Michigan 34
Northern Illinois 25
Eastern Michigan 15
Regular Season Champion
Central Michigan (6), Ohio (5), Buffalo (1)
Tournament champs
Central Michigan (7), Ohio (4), Buffalo (1)
Honors
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
Mid–American tournament
NCAA tournament
Women's National Invitational Tournament
Postseason awards
[ 1]
Coach of the Year: Todd Starkey , Kent State
Player of the Year: Larissa Lurken, Kent State
Freshman of the Year: Lauren Dickerson, Miami
Defensive Player of the Year: Tinara Moore, Central Michigan
Sixth Man of the Year: Destiny Washington, Ball State
Honors
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
2016–17 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season
References
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