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

August 2023 2015–16 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season #CD1141 #FFFFFF NCAA Division I Basketball Mid-American Conference logo.svg 200px 12 Regular season Ohio Champions Central Michigan Nathalie Fontaine Mid-American Conference women's Basketball Player of the Year Tournament 2016 MAC Women's Basketball Tournament Buffalo Central Michigan Stephanie Reid Mid-American Conference women's basketball tournament List of Mid-American women's basketball seasons Mid-American women's basketball 2014–15 2016–17 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.https://ohiobobcats.com/news/2016/3/2/3_2_2016_12083.aspx BACK-TO-BACK: @OhioWBasketball Clinches MAC regular season Title Ohio University Athletics 2022-05-26 Nathalie Fontaine of Ball State was named MAC player of the year.MAC ANNOUNCES MAC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PLAYER, COACH AND FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR https://getsomemaction.com/news/2016/3/8/WBB_0308163722.aspx 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.https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/game?gameId=400870162 Bowling Green 44, Buffalo 60 ESPN 2022-05-26https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/game?gameId=400870718 Buffalo 72, Ohio 60 ESPN 2022-05-26 Buffalo then defeated fifth-seeded Akron and regular season runner-up Central Michigan to win the tournament championship.https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/game?gameId=400870718 Buffalo 73, Akron 71 ESPN 2022-05-26https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/game?gameId=400871072 Buffalo 88, Central Michigan 87 ESPN 2022-05-26 Buffalo lost to Ohio State in the NCAA tournament. Ohio, Central Michigan, Ball State, and Akron all qualified for the WNIT.https://womensnit.com/documents/2019/3/1//2016_wnit_bracket.pdf?id=20 2017 Bracket WNIT 2022-05-25 Preseason awards The preseason coaches' poll and league awards were announced by the league office on October 27, 2015.MAC ANNOUNCES 2015-16 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PRESEASON POLL https://getsomemaction.com/news/2015/10/27/WBB_1027152144.aspx Mid-American Conference Preseason women's basketball coaches poll (First place votes in parentheses) East Division Ohio (12) Akron Bowling Green Miami Buffalo Kent State West Division Eastern Michigan (4) Ball State (8) Western Michigan Toledo Central Michigan Northern Illinois Regular Season Champion Ohio (10), Ball State (1), Eastern Michigan (1) Tournament champs Ohio (5), Ball State (3), Eastern Michigan (3), Buffalo (1) Honors Honor Recipient Preseason All-MAC EastKiyanna Black, OhioAnita Brown, AkronQuiera Lampkins, OhioErica Donovan, Bowling GreenHannah Plybon, Akron Preseason All-MAC WestNathalie Fontaine, Ball StateCha Sweeney, Eastern MichiganMiracle Woods, Western MichiganJill Morrison, Ball StateJay-Ann Bravo-Harriott, Toledo Postseason Mid–American tournament 2016 MAC women's basketball tournament NCAA tournament 2016 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament Women's National Invitational Tournament 2016 Women's National Invitation Tournament Postseason awards MAC ANNOUNCES WOMEN'S HOOPS ALL-MAC TEAMS, DEFENSIVE PLAYER AND SIXTH PLAYER OF THE YEAR https://getsomemaction.com/news/2016/3/7/WBB_0307165450.aspx Mid-American Conference Coach of the Year: Sue Guevara, Central Michigan Player of the Year: Nathalie Fontaine, Ball State Freshman of the Year: Presley Hudson, Central Michigan Defensive Player of the Year: Quiera Lampkins, Ohio Sixth Man of the Year: Jewel Cotton, Central Michigan and Kaayla McIntyre, Toledo Honors Honor Recipient Postseason All-MAC First TeamAnita Brown, Akron, GNathalie Fontaine, Ball State, GJoAnna Smith, Buffalo, GKiyanna Black, Ohio, GBrenae Harris, Toledo, G Postseason All-MAC Second TeamHannah Plybon, Akron, GPresley Hudson, Central Michigan, GTinara Moore, Central Michigan, FCha Sweeney, Eastern Michigan, GQuiera Lampkins, Ohio, G Postseason All-MAC Third TeamJill Morrison, Ball State, GLauren Tibbs, Bowling Green, CStephanie Reid, Buffalo, GJanay Morton, Eastern Michigan, GBreanna Mobley, Western MichiganAlly Lehman, Northern Illinois, G Postseason All-MAC Honorable MentionJordan Korinek, Kent State, FLexie Baldwin, Ohio, FJay-Ann Bravo-Harriott, Toledo, GJanice Monakana, Toledo, FJessica Jessing, Western Michigan, F All-MAC Defensive Team Stephanie Reid, Buffalo, GTinara Moore, Central Michigan, FJanay Morton, Eastern Michigan, GQuiera Lampkins, Ohio, GJasmine Weatherspoon, Ohio, F All-MAC Freshman TeamCarmen Grande, Ball State, GSydney Lambert, Bowling Green, GReyna Frost, Central Michigan, FPresley Hudson, Central Michigan, GKaayla McIntyre, Toledo, C See also 2015–16 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season References