2005 MAC women's basketball tournament

2005 MAC women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams13
SiteGund Arena
Cleveland, Ohio
ChampionsBowling Green
Winning coachCurt Miller
MVPKate Achter (Bowling Green)
MAC women's basketball tournaments
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2004–05 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Kent State 11 4   .733 21 9   .700
Marshall 11 4   .733 19 10   .655
Ohio 8 7   .533 13 16   .448
Miami (OH) 8 8   .500 15 14   .517
Akron 3 13   .188 3 25   .107
Buffalo 2 14   .125 4 24   .143
West
Bowling Green 13 3   .813 23 7   .767
Eastern Michigan 11 5   .688 23 7   .767
Ball State 11 5   .688 16 13   .552
Toledo 8 7   .533 14 15   .483
Western Michigan 7 8   .467 10 18   .357
Central Michigan 4 11   .267 10 18   .357
Northern Illinois 4 12   .250 7 21   .250
2005 MAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2005 Mid-American Conference women's basketball tournament was the post-season basketball tournament for the Mid-American Conference (MAC) 2004–05 college basketball season. The 2005 tournament was held March 5–12, 2005. Regular season champion Bowling Green won the championship over Kent State.[1] Kate Achter of Bowling Green was the MVP.[2]

Format

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The top three seeds received byes into the quarterfinals. The first round was played at campus sites. All other rounds were held at Gund Arena.[3]

Bracket

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First round
March 5, 2005
Quarterfinals
March 9, 2005
Semifinals
March 11, 2005
Championship
March 12, 2005
            
1 Bowling Green 84
8 Miami 68
8 Miami 74
9 Western Michigan 71
1 Bowling Green 77
4 Eastern Michigan 57
4 Eastern Michigan 79
13 Buffalo 46
4 Eastern Michigan 72
5 Ball State 64
5 Ball State 77
12 Akron 51
1 Bowling Green 81
7 Kent State 75
2 Kent State 93
7 Ohio 74
7 Ohio 71
10 Central Michigan 43
2 Kent State 73
3 Marshall 57
3 Marshall 68
6 Toledo 56
6 Toledo 76
11 Northern Illinois 61

[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [1]

All-Tournament Team

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Tournament MVP – Kate Achter, Bowling Green[10]

Player Team
Lindsay Shearer Kent State
Melissa DeGrate Kent State
Casey McDowell Bowling Green
Liz Honegegr Bowling Green
Kate Achter Bowling Green

References

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  1. ^ a b "Bowling Green 81, Kent State 75". ESPN. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
  2. ^ "Mid-American Conference women's basketball championship history". FOX News. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "SATURDAY'S KRAFT MAC WOMEN'S TOURNAMENT FIRST ROUND RESULTS". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
  4. ^ "Bowling Green 84, Miami 68". ESPN. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
  5. ^ "Eastern Michigan 72, Ball State 64". ESPN. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
  6. ^ "Kent State 93, Ohio 74". ESPN. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
  7. ^ "Marshall 68, Toledo 56". ESPN. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
  8. ^ "Bowling Green 77, Eastern Michigan 57". ESPN. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
  9. ^ "Kent State 73, Marshall 57". ESPN. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
  10. ^ "MAC CHAMPS! Falcons Top Kent State, 81-75". BGSU Athletics. Retrieved June 6, 2022.