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2006–07 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Number of teams12
Regular season
ChampionsBowling Green
  Runners-upBall State
Season MVPAli Mann and Carrie Moore
Tournament
ChampionsBowling Green
  Runners-upBall State
Finals MVPCarin Horne
Mid-American women's basketball seasons
2006–07 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 20 Bowling Green † 16 – 1   .941 29 – 3   .906
Kent State 11 – 5   .688 15 – 13   .536
Ohio 10 – 6   .625 18 – 12   .600
Miami (OH) 6 – 10   .375 12 – 18   .400
Buffalo 5 – 11   .313 10 – 19   .345
Akron 3 – 13   .188 10 – 19   .345
West
Ball State 13 – 3   .813 24 – 6   .800
Eastern Michigan 10 – 7   .588 16 – 13   .552
Northern Illinois 8 – 8   .500 19 – 12   .613
Western Michigan 6 – 10   .375 14 – 18   .438
Toledo 6 – 10   .375 11 – 19   .367
Central Michigan 3 – 13   .188 11 – 19   .367
† 2007 MAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2006–07 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season began with practices in October 2006, followed by the start of the 2006–07 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November. Conference play began in January 2007 and concluded in March 2007. Bowling Green won the regular season title with a record of 16–1 over West Division champion Ball State. Ali Mann of Bowling Green and Carrie Moore of Western Michigan shared MAC player of the year.[1]

Regular season champion Bowling Green won the MAC tournament over Ball State.[2] Carin Horne of Bowling Green was the tournament MVP.[3] Bowling Green defeated Oklahoma State and Vanderbilt before losing to Arizona State in the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA tournament.[4][5][6] Ball State played in the WNIT.[7]

Preseason Awards

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The preseason poll was announced by the league office on October 24, 2006.[8]

Preseason women's basketball poll

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(First place votes in parentheses)

East Division

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  1. Bowling Green (40) 245
  2. Kent State (1) 193
  3. Miami 136
  4. Ohio 115
  5. Buffalo 112
  6. Akron 60

West Division

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  1. Eastern Michigan (21) 214
  2. Western Michigan (8) 188
  3. Ball State 996) 157
  4. Northern Illinois (6) 142
  5. Toledo 94
  6. Central Michigan 66

Tournament Champion

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Bowling Green (35), Kent State (2), Western Michigan (2), Toledo (1)

Honors

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Honor Recipient
Preseason All-MAC East Kate Achter, Bowling Green
Liz Honegger, Bowling Green
Ali Mann, Bowling Green
Heather Turner, Buffalo
Rachel Frederick, Ohio
Preseason All-MAC West Julie DeMuth, Ball State
Patrice McKinney, 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: 2007 MAC women's basketball tournament

NCAA tournament

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Main article: 2007 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament

Women's National Invitational Tournament

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Main article: 2007 Women's National Invitation Tournament

Postseason Awards

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  1. Coach of the Year: Curt Miller, Bowling Green
  2. Player of the Year: Ali Mann, Bowling Green and Carrie Moore, Western Michigan
  3. Freshman of the Year: Alyssa Pittman, Eastern Michigan
  4. Defensive Player of the Year: Patrice McKinney, Eastern Michigan
  5. Sixth Man of the Year: Amber Flynn, Bowling Green

Honors

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Honor Recipient
Postseason All-MAC first team Ali Mann, Bowling Green
Carrie Moore, Western Michigan
Julie DeMuth, Ball State
Amanda Jackson, Guard, Miami
Stephanie Raymond, Northern Illinois
Postseason All-MAC second team La’kia Stewart, Kent State
Kristin Peoples, Kent State
Kate Achter, Bowling Green
Sarah VanMetre, Eastern Michigan
Lauren Kohn, Ohio
Postseason All-MAC third team Niki McCoy, Akron
Carin Horne, Bowling Green
Patrice McKinney, Eastern Michigan
Kristin Wiener, Northern Illinois
Rachel Frederick, Ohio
Postseason All-MAC honorable mention Kelsey Corbin, Ball State
Liz Honegger, Bowling Green
Heather Turner, Buffalo
Ann Skufca, Central Michigan
Danielle Bishop, Toledo
All-MAC freshman team Alyssa Pittman, Eastern Michigan
Sarah Tokodi, Akron
Audrey McDonald, Ball State
Jamilah Humes, Kent State
Jennifer Bushby, Ohio

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "MAC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL ANNOUNCES POST SEASON HONORS". Retrieved June 13, 2022.
  2. ^ "No. 20 Bowling Green beats Ball St., wins MAC bid". ESPN. Retrieved June 13, 2022.[dead link]
  3. ^ "Mid-American Conference women's basketball championship history". FOX News. Archived from the original on June 4, 2022. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
  4. ^ "Falcons get by Cowgirls to earn first NCAA tourney win since '89". ESPN. Retrieved June 13, 2022.[dead link]
  5. ^ "Bowling Green moves to round of 16, makes school history". ESPN. Archived from the original on June 13, 2022. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
  6. ^ "Orsillo's 16 lead Sun Devils to comfortable win over Falcons". ESPN. Retrieved June 13, 2022.[dead link]
  7. ^ "2007 Postseason WNIT Bracket" (PDF). WNIT. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
  8. ^ "BOWLING GREEN AND EASTERN MICHIGAN MAC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PRESEASON PICKS". Retrieved June 13, 2022.
  9. ^ "MAC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PRESEASON TEAM ANNOUNCED". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
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