2002–03 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season

August 2023 2002–03 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season #CD1141 #FFFFFF NCAA Division I Basketball 13 Regular season Ball State and Toledo Champions Tamara Bowie Mid-American Conference women's Basketball Player of the Year Tournament 2003 MAC Women's Basketball Tournament Western Michigan Ball State Casey Rost Mid-American Conference women's basketball tournament List of Mid-American women's basketball seasons Mid-American women's basketball 2001–02 2003–04 The 2002–03 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season began with practices in October 2003, followed by the start of the 2002–03 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November. Conference play began in January 2003 and concluded in March 2003. Ball State and Toledo shared the regular season title with a record of 12–4. Tamara Bowie of Ball State was MAC player of the year.MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE ANNOUNCES TOP WOMEN'S BASKETBALL HONORS https://getsomemaction.com/news/2003/3/11/WBB_120983.aspx 2022-06-14 Fourth seeded Western Michigan won the MAC tournament over Ball State.Broncos win despite big effort from BSU's Endress https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=230742050 https://web.archive.org/web/20220607162657/https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=230742050 dead June 7, 2022 ESPN June 14, 2022 Casey Rost of Western Michigan was the tournament MVP.Mid-American Conference women's basketball championship history https://www.foxnews.com/sports/mid-american-conference-womens-basketball-championship-history FOX News June 13, 2022 June 4, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220604151741/https://www.foxnews.com/sports/mid-american-conference-womens-basketball-championship-history live Western Michigan lost to Stanford in the first round of the NCAA tournament.Powell's 21 points, 10 boards pace Stanford https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=234000040 https://web.archive.org/web/20220614230132/https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=234000040 dead June 14, 2022 ESPN June 14, 2022 Ball State and Toledo played in the WNIT.2003 Postseason WNIT Bracket https://womensnit.com/documents/2019/3/4//03_post_bracket.pdf?id=33 WNIT June 14, 2022 Preseason Awards The preseason poll was announced by the league office on October 23, 2002.KENT STATE, BALL STATE PICKED TO WIN WOMEN'S HOOPS DIVISIONS https://getsomemaction.com/news/2002/10/23/WBB_125900.aspx 2022-06-14 Preseason women's basketball poll (First place votes in parentheses) East Division 2002 women Kent State Golden Flashes Kent State (24) 189 2002 women Miami RedHawks Miami (9) 174 2002 women Marshall Thundering Herd Marshall 106 2002 women Ohio Bobcats Ohio 100 2002 women Buffalo Bulls Buffalo 91 2002 women Akron Zips Akron 33 West Division 2002 women Ball State Cardinals Ball State (29) 225 2002 women Western Michigan Broncos Western Michigan 173 2002 women Toledo Rockets Toledo 162 2002 women Northern Illinois Huskies Northern Illinois (4) 152 2002 women Eastern Michigan Eagles Eastern Michigan 100 2002 women Bowling Green Falcons Bowling Green (9) 73 2002 women Central Michigan Chippewas Central Michigan 39 Tournament Champion Kent State (15), Ball State (11), Miami (7) Honors PRESEASON ALL-MAC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAMS ANNOUNCED https://getsomemaction.com/news/2002/10/10/WBB_126076.aspx Mid-American Conference 2022-06-14 Honor Recipient Preseason All-MAC EastAndrea Csaszar, Kent StateHeather Cusick, MiamiIda Dotson, MarshallJessica Kochendorfer, Buffalo Valerie Zona, Kent State Preseason All-MAC WestTamara Bowie, Ball StateTia Davis, Toledo Kristin Koetsier, Western MichiganFrancine Miller, Bowling GreenJennifer Youngblood, Northern Illinois Postseason Mid–American Tournament 2003 MAC women's basketball tournament NCAA Tournament 2003 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament Women's National Invitational Tournament 2003 Women's National Invitation Tournament Postseason Awards Coach of the Year: Mark Ehlen, Toledo Player of the Year: Tamara Bowie, Ball State Freshman of the Year: Joi Scott, Northern Illinois Defensive Player of the Year: Maria Jilian, Western Michigan Sixth Man of the Year: Kim Lancaster, Miami Honors MAC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL ALL-LEAGUE SELECTIONS ANNOUNCED https://getsomemaction.com/news/2003/3/10/WBB_120912.aspx 2022-06-14 Honor Recipient Postseason All-MAC First TeamTamara Bowie, Ball State Heather Cusick, Miami Tia Davis, Toledo Kristin Koetsier, Western MichiganCasey Rost, Western Michigan Postseason All-MAC Second TeamRyan Coleman, Eastern MichiganJohna Goff, Ball StateKate McMeeken-Ruscoe, Buffalo Jamie Rubis, Kent State Jennifer Youngblood, Northern Illinois Postseason All-MAC Honorable MentionLatreece Bagley, Ohio Catie Knable, Marshall Katalin Kollat, Kent State Cassandra Martin, Akron Francine Miller, Bowling GreenAbby Wiseman, Eastern MichiganValerie Zona, Kent State All-MAC Freshman TeamDana Collins, Ball StateNikki Knapp, Eastern MichiganErin Kuhl, Central MichiganJoi Scott, Northern IllinoisSikeetha Shepard-Hall, Marshall See also 2002–03 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season References