2007–08 Mid-American Conference season

Mid-American Conference
Data
Classification	NCAA Division I FBS
Established	1946
Members	12
Sports fielded	23 (11 men's, 12 women's)
Region	Great Lakes
States	5 – Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, New York, Ohio
Headquarters	Cleveland, Ohio
Locations

The 2007–08 Mid-American Conference season was its 62nd season in existence. The Mid-American Conference (MAC) competed at Division I in the National Collegiate Athletic Association. It sponsored 23 sports (11 men's and 12 women's).

Teams

Institution	Nickname	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment
East Division
University of Akron	Zips	Akron, Ohio	1870	Public	24,704
Bowling Green State University	Falcons	Bowling Green, Ohio	1910	Public	22,882
University at Buffalo	Bulls	Buffalo, New York	1846	Public	28,054
Kent State University	Golden Flashes	Kent, Ohio	1910	Public	34,056
Miami University	RedHawks	Oxford, Ohio	1809	Public	20,126
Ohio University	Bobcats	Athens, Ohio	1804	Public	20,437
West Division
Ball State University	Cardinals	Muncie, Indiana	1918	Public	20,113
Central Michigan University	Chippewas	Mount Pleasant, Michigan	1892	Public	26,788
Eastern Michigan University	Eagles	Ypsilanti, Michigan	1849	Public	22,974
Northern Illinois University	Huskies	DeKalb, Illinois	1895	Public	25,313
University of Toledo	Rockets	Toledo, Ohio	1872	Public	19,706
Western Michigan University	Broncos	Kalamazoo, Michigan	1903	Public	24,433

Four schools have affiliate membership status:

Institution	Nickname	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Sport
Chicago State University	Cougars	Chicago, Illinois	1867	Public	7,131	Men's tennis
Hartwick College	Hawks	Oneonta, New York	1797	Private	1,520	Men's soccer
Missouri State University	Lady Bears	Springfield, Missouri	1905	Public	17,425	Field hockey
Temple University	Owls	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	1884	Public	34,218	Football

Reese and Jacoby trophies

The Reese and Jacoby trophies are awarded to the top men's and women's athletic departments in the Mid-American Conference.

Points are awarded based on each school's finish, with the overall total divided by the number of sports sponsored by each school. An institution may count either indoor track and field or outdoor track and field but not both.^[1]

Reese standings

Institution	BB	BKB	CC	FB	Golf	Soc	Sw	Ten	TFI	TFO	W	No. Sports	Total	Avg
Eastern Michigan	10½	7	12½	5½	12½	-	11	-	12	10	6	8	77	9.6
Kent State	12½	13	6	1	11½	-	-	-	7	8	10	7	61	8.7
Central Michigan	6	7	9	13	-	-	-	-	3	4	12	6	50	8.3
Akron	3½	10½	7	3½	7	12	-	-	9	12	-	7	55½	7.9
Miami	2	9	11½	10½	6	-	8½	-	-	6	-	7	53½	7.6
Western Michigan	6	12	-	5½	-	2	-	12	-	-	-	5	37½	7.5
Ball State	8½	3½	-	10½	9	-	2½	10	-	-	-	6	44	7.3
Bowling Green	12½	4½	2½	12	2½	6	-	-	-	-	-	6	40	6.7
Ohio	7½	9	8	7½	5	-	-	-	-	-	2	6	39	6.5
Toledo	4½	5½	1	3½	8	-	-	8	-	-	-	6	30½	5.1
NIU	9½	2	-	2	1	4	-	6	-	-	8	7	32½	4.6
Buffalo	1	1	5	9	-	9	5½	2	3	2	4	9	39½	4.4
Hartwick *	-	-	-	-	-	8	-	-	-	-	-	1	8	8.0
Temple *	-	-	-	7½	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	7½	7.5
Chicago State *	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	1	4	4.0

* Affiliate status only. Does not qualify for trophy.

Jacoby standings

Institution	BKB	CC	FH	Golf	Gym	SB	Soc	Sw	Ten	TFI	TFO	VB	No. Sports	Total	Avg
Miami	12	10½	8	-	-	9½	5	8	11½	10½	10½	12	9	87	9.7
Ohio	8½	13	12	5	-	7½	7½	12½	-	3½	6½	13	9	85½	9.5
Kent State	3½	4½	10	12½	12	13	6½	-	-	5½	9½	8½	9	80	8.9
Western Michigan	7½	5½	-	8	5	8½	1½	-	12½	12	12	10	9	70½	7.8
Eastern Michigan	10	2	-	11	11	3½	9	9	8½	6½	4	6½	10	77	7.7
Toledo	4½	9½	-	9	-	1	12	11	8½	4½	5½	1½	9	62½	6.9
Central Michigan	2	7½	6	-	9	10½	3½	-	-	8½	8½	7½	8	54½	6.8
Bowling Green	13	6½	-	1½	2	12	9	5	6½	2	2	10	10	67½	6.8
Ball State	10	8½	4	6	3	6½	13	1½	5	9½	4	4½	11	71½	6.5
Akron	1	12	-	-	-	5½	1½	3	1	13	13	3½	8	40½	5.1
Buffalo	6½	3½	-	-	-	2	5	6	6½	7½	7½	1½	8	38½	4.8
NIU	5½	1	-	3	7	4½	10½	-	2½	1	1	5½	9	40½	4.5
Missouri State *	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	2	2.0

* Affiliate status only. Does not qualify for trophy.

Sports

Baseball

The 2008 baseball season begins in February 2008 and concludes with the NCAA Tournament in June 2008. Kent State is the defending East division and conference tournament champion and finished 0-2 in the 2007 NCAA baseball tournament. Eastern Michigan won the MAC West division.

Standings

East Seed Team Conference Overall W L Pct. GB W L Pct. 1 Kent State 16 8 .667 – 36 21 .632 3 Bowling Green 16 8 .667 – 32 20 .615 6 Ohio 14 13 .519 3½ 29 30 .492 – Akron 8 13 .381 6½ 25 24 .510 – Miami 8 19 .296 9½ 18 36 .333 – Buffalo 7 19 .269 10 14 38 .269

West Seed Team Conference Overall W L Pct. GB W L Pct. 2 Eastern Michigan 15 8 .652 – 25 32 .439 4 NIU 16 10 .615 ½ 29 25 .537 5 Ball State 12 11 .522 3 27 26 .509 7 Western Michigan 12 12 .500 3½ 29 23 .558 8 Central Michigan 13 13 .500 3½ 29 27 .518 – Toledo 10 13 .435 5 17 30 .362

Basketball (men's)

The 2007-08 men's basketball season begins in November 2007 and concludes with the NCAA Tournament in March 2008. Miami won the 2007 conference tournament, defeating East division champion Akron in the finals. Miami was seeded 14th in the 2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament and lost to 3rd seed Oregon in the first round. Toledo is the defending West division champion.

Kent State was picked by the MAC News Media Association to win the East Division and Western Michigan was picked to win the West Division. Kent State was picked to win the MAC Tournament.

Standings

2007–08 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
Kent State†	13	–	3		.813			28	–	7		.800
Akron	11	–	5		.688			24	–	11		.686
Ohio	9	–	7		.563			20	–	13		.606
Miami	9	–	7		.563			17	–	16		.515
Bowling Green	7	–	9		.438			13	–	16		.448
Buffalo	3	–	13		.188			10	–	20		.333
West
Western Michigan	12	–	4		.750			20	–	12		.625
Central Michigan	8	–	8		.500			14	–	17		.452
Eastern Michigan	8	–	8		.500			14	–	17		.452
Toledo	7	–	8		.467			11	–	19		.367
Ball State	5	–	11		.313			6	–	24		.200
Northern Illinois	3	–	12		.200			6	–	22		.214
† 2008 MAC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Tournament

Players of the week

The following are the MAC men's basketball players of the week. Number of awards won this season are in parentheses.

Week Division Player School November 12 East Chris Knight Bowling Green West Derek Drews Western Michigan November 19 East Tim Pollitz Miami West Joe Reitz Western Michigan November 26 East Michael Bramos Miami West Justin Dobbins Eastern Michigan December 3 East Cedrick Middleton Akron West Tyrone Kent Toledo December 10 East Al Fisher Kent State West Giordan Watson Central Michigan December 17 East Nate Linhart Akron West Giordan Watson (2) Central Michigan December 24 East Tim Pollitz (2) Miami West Joe Reitz (2) Western Michigan December 31 East Al Fisher (2) Kent State West Shaun Logan NIU January 7 East Haminn Quaintance Kent State West Peyton Stovall Ball State

Week Division Player School January 14 East Jerome Tillman Ohio West Anthony Newell Ball State January 21 East Jerome Tillman (2) Ohio West Giordan Watson (3) Central Michigan January 28 East Leon Williams Ohio West David Kool Western Michigan February 4 East Kenny Hayes Miami West Joe Reitz (3) Western Michigan February 11 East Andy Robinson Buffalo West Joe Reitz (4) Western Michigan February 18 East Al Fisher (3) Kent State West Darion Anderson NIU February 25 East Al Fisher (4) Kent State West David Kool (2) Western Michigan March 3 East Michael Bramos (2) Joe Jakubowski Miami Bowling Green West David Kool (3) Western Michigan

Basketball (women's)

The 2007-08 women's basketball season begins in November 2007 and concludes with the NCAA Tournament in March 2008. East division champion Bowling Green defeated West champion Ball State in the finals of the conference tournament. Bowling Green, which entered the 2007 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament ranked 18th and 20th in the USA Today Coaches Poll and Associated Press Poll, respectively, was seeded 7th and advanced to the Sweet Sixteen, defeating 10th seeded Oklahoma State and 2nd seeded Vanderbilt along the way.

Standings

East Seed Team Conference Overall W L Pct. GB W L Pct. E1 Bowling Green 13 3 .813 – 26 8 .765 E2 Miami 12 4 .750 1 23 11 .676 E3 Ohio 10 6 .625 3 20 13 .606 E4 Buffalo 8 8 .500 5 15 15 .500 E5 Kent State 5 11 .313 8 9 21 .300 E6 Akron 2 14 .125 11 7 24 .226

West Seed Team Conference Overall W L Pct. GB W L Pct. W1 Ball State * 11 5 .688 – 15 15 .500 W2 Eastern Michigan 11 5 .688 – 17 12 .586 W3 Western Michigan 9 7 .563 2 13 19 .406 W4 NIU 6 8 .429 4 10 18 .357 W5 Toledo 5 10 .333 5½ 14 16 .467 W6 Central Michigan 2 13 .133 8½ 6 23 .207

* Received W1 seed based on 2-0 head-to-head record vs. Eastern Michigan.

Tournament

First Round Sun/Mon, March 9/10

Quarterfinals Tuesday, March 11

Semifinals Friday, March 14

Final Saturday, March 15

W1

Ball State

60

W5

Toledo

65

E4

Buffalo

50

W5

Toledo

53

W5

Toledo

66

E2

Miami

70

E2

Miami

65

W3

Western Michigan

60

W3

Western Michigan

84

E6

Akron

54

E2

Miami

67

E3

Ohio

56

E1

Bowling Green

76

E5

Kent

62

W4

NIU

67

E5

Kent

75

E1

Bowling Green

66

E3

Ohio

68 *

W2

Eastern Michigan

62

E3

Ohio

76

E3

Ohio

68

W6

Central Michigan

65

* double overtime

Players of the week

The following are the MAC women's basketball players of the week. Number of awards won this season are in parentheses.

Week Division Player School November 12 East Lindsay Goldsberry Bowling Green West Tiera DeLaHoussaye Western Michigan November 19 East Kate Achter Amanda Jackson Bowling Green Miami West Alyssa Pittman Eastern Michigan November 26 East Kate Achter (2) Bowling Green West Julie DeMuth Ball State December 3 East Amanda Jackson (2) Miami West Latisha Luckett Central Michigan December 10 East Sarah Tokodi Akron West Canea Williams Eastern Michigan December 17 East Sarah Tokodi (2) Akron West Tiera DeLaHoussaye (2) Western Michigan December 24 East Anna Kowalska Kent State West Allie Clifton Toledo December 31 East Amanda Jackson (3) Miami West Tiera DeLaHoussaye (3) Western Michigan January 7 East Amanda Jackson (4) Miami West Tiera DeLaHoussaye (4) Western Michigan

Week Division Player School January 14 East Anna Kowalska (2) Kent State West Emily Maggert Ball State January 21 East Jennifer Bushby Ohio West Amanda Parker Western Michigan January 28 East Lauren Kohn Ohio West Kiley Jarrett Ball State February 4 East Lauren Kohn (2) Ohio West Tiera DeLaHoussaye (5) Western Michigan February 11 East Tara Breske Bowling Green West Angel Chan Central Michigan February 18 East Chenel Harris Kent State West Colleen Russell Eastern Michigan February 25 East Kate Achter (2) Bowling Green West Tiera DeLaHoussaye (6) Western Michigan March 3 East Kate Achter (3) Bowling Green West Audrey McDonald Ball State March 7 East Laura Markwood Miami West Porchia Green Ball State

Cross country (men's)

The 2007 men's cross country season began in August 2007 and concluded with the NCAA Men's Cross Country Championship in November 2007. Eastern Michigan won the team championship, placing three runners in the top 5. Miami was the runner up. Josh Perrin of EMU won the individual championship. The win was EMU's third consecutive team championship.

Nine of the ten MAC teams competed in the NCAA Great Lakes Regional. Eastern Michigan finished 7th, followed by Miami (9th), Kent State (10th), Central Michigan (12th), Ohio (14th), Akron (18th), Toledo (29th). Bowling Green did not place. Buffalo competed in the Northeast Regional and finished 18th. No teams qualified to compete in the NCAA Cross Country Championships.

Josh Karanja (Eastern Michigan), Craig Leon (Ohio) and Pat Sovacool (Miami) qualified for the individual championship. Leon finished 106th, Sovacool 135th and Karanja 150th.

Champions

• Team: Eastern Michigan
• Individual: Josh Perrin, Eastern Michigan (24:33)

MAC Championship results

1. Eastern Michigan, 31 points
2. Miami, 50
3. Central Michigan, 98
4. Ohio, 116
5. Akron, 120
6. Kent State, 130
7. Buffalo, 180
8. Bowling Green, 241
9. Toledo, 258

Players of the week

Week Player School September 4 Pat Sovacool Miami September 11 Pat Sovacool Miami September 18 Aiman Scullion Kent State September 25 Josh Karanja Eastern Michigan

Week Player School October 2 Josh Karanja Eastern Michigan October 9 Craig Leon Ohio October 16 Pat Sovacool Miami October 23 Matt Hammersmith Eastern Michigan

Cross country (women's)

The 2007 women's cross country season began in August 2007 and concludes with the NCAA Women's Cross Country Championship in November 2007. Ohio won its second team championship in as many years. Laura Neufarth of Miami won the individual championship.

Champions

• Team: Ohio
• Individual: Laura Neufarth, Miami (17:35)

MAC Championship results

1. Ohio, 56 points
2. Akron, 58
3. Miami, 77
4. Toledo, 89
5. Ball State, 135
6. Central Michigan, 174
7. Bowling Green, 218
8. Western Michigan, 224
9. Kent State, 230
10. Buffalo, 232
11. Eastern Michigan, 286
12. NIU, 289

Players of the week

Week Player School September 4 Ashley Fischer Bowling Green September 11 Laura Neufarth Miami September 18 Laura Neufarth Miami September 25 Kelly McClure Central Michigan

Week Player School October 2 Kari Summers Ohio October 9 Laura Neufarth Miami October 16 Ali Bishel Ball State October 23 Ari Fisher Toledo

Field hockey

Ohio captured the Mid-American Conference regular season championship, finishing 2 games better than second place Kent State. Ohio also won the MAC tournament championship, defeating Miami 3-2 in overtime. The victory marked the first time an Ohio field hockey team has won the regular season and tournament championships two years in a row. Ohio was ranked 15 in the final STX/NFHCA Division I National Coaches Poll.

Ohio defeated American University 3-2 in the NCAA Women's Field Hockey Championship Opening Round game. Ohio lost to #6 ranked Michigan Wolverines 1-0 in overtime in the First Round of the tournament.

Tournament

The conference tournament took place November 1 through November 3 in Oxford, OH.

	November 1 Oxford, OH					November 2 Oxford, OH					November 3 Oxford, OH
						1	Ohio	3
						4	Central Michigan	0
	4	Central Michigan	1
	5	Ball State	0
											1	Ohio	3
											3	Miami	2
	3	Miami	3
	6	Missouri State	1
						2	Kent State	2
						3	Miami	3

All-tournament team

• Torrie Albini, F, Ohio
• Taylor Florence, F, Miami
• Danielle Gaynor, MF, Miami
• Louise Gerike, GK, Central Michigan
• Nikki Gnozzio, D, Ohio
• Jessie Martin, GK, Ohio
• Anna McComb, MF, Kent State
• Rachel Miller, F, Kent State
• Alyssa Nye, F, Miami
• Kim Sihota, MF, Central Michigan

Standings

Team	Conference				Overall
	W	L	Pct.	GB	W	L	Pct.
Ohio	9	1	.900	-	15	4	.789
Kent State	7	3	.700	2	12	8	.600
Miami	6	4	.600	3	8	10	.444
Central Michigan	4	6	.400	5	5	13	.278
Ball State	3	7	.300	6	5	12	.294
Missouri State	1	9	.100	8	2	18	.100

Players of the week

Week Team Player School August 28 Offense Torrie Albini Ohio Defense Jessie Martin Ohio September 4 Offense Rachel Miller Kent State Defense Nikki Gnozzio Ohio September 11 Offense Torrie Albini Ohio Defense Jessie Martin Ohio September 18 Offense Marcy Dull Ohio Defense Jessie Martin Ohio September 25 Offense Brooke MacGillivary Ball State Defense Kara Copeland Jessie Martin Kent State Ohio

Week Team Player School October 3 Offense Moyra Betuzzi Central Michigan Defense Louise Gericke Central Michigan October 10 Offense Brooke MacGillivary Ball State Defense Jessie Martin Ohio October 17 Offense Brooke MacGillivary Ball State Defense Nina Bruno Ohio October 23 Offense Alyssa Nye Miami Defense Tiffany Shifflett Ball State October 30 Offense Laurie Wilkins Kent State Defense Kim Kinsella Missouri State

Awards

• Player of the Year: Jessie Martin, Ohio
• Coach of the Year: Kathleen Schanne, Kent State
• Freshman of the Year: Rachel Miller, Kent State
• All MAC, First Team
  • Rachelle Coetzee, Ohio, Midfielder, Senior
  • Lauren Cruz, Ball State, Midfielder, Senior
  • Kim Erasmus, Central Michigan, Midfielder, Sophomore
  • Taylor Florence, Miami, Forward, Senior
  • Nikki Gnozzio, Ohio, Forward, Sophomore
  • Sarah Johnson, Missouri State, Defense, Junior
  • Brooke MacGillivary, Ball State, Forward, Sophomore
  • Jessie Martin, Ohio, Goalkeeper, Junior
  • Rachel Miller, Kent State, Forward, Freshman
  • Charlotte Muller, Kent State, Midfielder, Senior
  • Alyssa Nye, Miami, Forward, Senior

Football

2007 Mid-American Conference football standings
	Div							Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L					W		L
East Division
Miami xy		4	–	2					5	–	2					6	–	7
Bowling Green x		4	–	2					6	–	2					8	–	5
Buffalo x		4	–	2					5	–	3					5	–	7
Ohio		3	–	3					4	–	4					6	–	6
Temple		3	–	3					4	–	4					4	–	8
Akron		2	–	4					3	–	5					4	–	8
Kent State		1	–	5					1	–	7					3	–	9
West Division
Central Michigan xy$		4	–	1					6	–	1					8	–	6
Ball State x		4	–	1					5	–	2					7	–	6
Eastern Michigan		3	–	2					3	–	4					4	–	8
Western Michigan		2	–	3					3	–	4					5	–	7
Toledo		2	–	3					3	–	5					5	–	7
Northern Illinois		0	–	5					1	–	6					2	–	10
Championship: Central Michigan 35, Miami 10
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Due to an unbalanced conference schedule, the team with best division record within each division was awarded that division's championship game berth. Rankings from AP Poll

The 2007 MAC football season began in August 2007 and concludes with the 2008 GMAC Bowl on January 6, 2008.

Players of the week

Week Division Team Player School September 1 East Offensive Tyler Sheehan Bowling Green Defensive Reggie Corner Akron Special Teams Joshua Abrams Ohio West Offensive Jamarko Simmons Western Michigan Defensive Austin Pritchard Western Michigan Special Teams Brett Kern Jim Laney Toledo Western Michigan September 8 East Offensive Kalvin McRae Ohio Defensive Larry Hutchinson Buffalo Special Teams Simon Manka Buffalo West Offensive Ontario Sneed Central Michigan Defensive Bryant Haines Ball State Special Teams Brandon West Western Michigan September 15 East Offensive Drew Wily Buffalo Defensive John Mackey Akron Special Teams Shawn Bayes Kent State West Offensive MiQuale Lewis Ball State Defensive Daniel Holtzclaw Eastern Michigan Special Teams Brandon Crawford Ball State September 22 East Offensive Tyler Sheehan (2) Bowling Green Defensive Brion Stokes Akron Special Teams Michael Braunstein Ohio West Offensive Nate Davis Ball State Defensive Larry English NIU Special Teams Jalen Parmele Toledo September 29 East Offensive Eugene Jarvis Kent State Defensive Joey Hudson Miami Special Teams Jake Richardson Miami West Offensive Mark Bonds Western Michigan Defensive Red Keith Central Michigan Special Teams Antonio Brown Central Michigan October 6 East Offensive Jabari Arthur James Starks Akron Buffalo Defensive Terrance Knighton Temple Special Teams Andre Jones Jake Brownell Akron Temple West Offensive Dan LeFevour Central Michigan Defensive Ryan Downard Eastern Michigan Special Teams Brandon West (2) Western Michigan October 13 East Offensive Adam DiMichele James Starks (2) Temple Buffalo Defensive Joey Hudson (2) Miami Special Teams Michael Braunstein (2) Ohio West Offensive Dan LeFevour (2) Central Michigan Defensive Dustin Dulco Josh Gordy Western Michigan Central Michigan Special Teams Mike Jones Western Michigan

Week Division Team Player School October 20 East Offensive Willie Geter Bowling Green Defensive Junior Galette Temple Special Teams AJ Principe Buffalo West Offensive Jalen Parmele (2) Toledo Defensive Brandon Crawford (2) Ball State Special Teams Chris Miller Ball State October 27 East Offensive Kalvin McRae (2) Ohio Defensive Mike Newton Buffalo Special Teams Vince Davidson Ohio West Offensive Aaron Opelt Toledo Defensive Ryan Downard (2) Eastern Michigan Special Teams Zach Johnson Eastern Michigan November 5 East Offensive Dave DiFranco Steve Meister Charlie Norden Josh Satterthwait Steve Sutter Miami Miami Miami Miami Miami Defensive P.J. Mahone Bowling Green Special Teams Sinisa Vrvilo Bowling Green West Offensive Jalen Parmele (3) Toledo Defensive Barry Church Toledo Special Teams Andrew Hawkins Toledo November 12 East Offensive Alex Allen Akron Defensive Glenn Stanley Bowling Green Special Teams Bryan Williams Akron West Offensive Dan LeFevour (3) Central Michigan Defensive Brandon Bice NIU Special Teams Andrew Aguila Central Michigan November 19 East Offensive Tyler Sheehan (3) Bowling Green Defensive Clayton Mullins Miami Special Teams Delano Green Temple West Offensive Tim Hiller Western Michigan Defensive Alex Knipp Ball State Special Teams Brandon West (3) Western Michigan November 26 East Offensive Drew Wily (2) Buffalo Defensive P.J. Mahone (2) Bowling Green Special Teams Joshua Abrams (2) Nate Parseghian Ohio Miami West Offensive Dan LeFevour (4) Central Michigan Defensive Brandon Crawford (3) Ball State Special Teams Andy Dittbenner Jim Laney (2) NIU Western Michigan

Golf (men's)

MAC Championship

1. Eastern Michigan
2. Kent State
3. Ball State
4. Toledo
5. Akron
6. Miami
7. Ohio
8. Bowling Green
9. NIU

Golf (women's)

MAC Championship

1. Kent State (1177)
2. Eastern Michigan (1228)
3. Toledo (1232)
4. Western Michigan (1272)
5. Ball State (1277)
6. Ohio (1297)
7. NIU (1308)
8. Bowling Green (1310)

Gymnastics

MAC Championship

1. Kent State, 195.675 points
2. Eastern Michigan, 193.800
3. Central Michigan, 193.675
4. NIU, 193.375
5. Western Michigan, 192.500
6. Ball State, 192.100
7. Bowling Green, 192.025

Players of the week

The following are the gymnastics players of the week. Number of awards won this season are in parentheses.

Week Sport Player School January 15 Gymnast Jill Kowalski (1) Kent State Specialist Brittany Kopp Kent State January 22 Gymnast Leah Johnson NIU Specialist Christina Lenny Kent State January 29 Gymnast Leah Johnson (2) NIU Specialist Jennifer Naughton NIU February 5 Gymnast Katie Simon Central Michigan Specialist Kristin Peters Kent State February 12 Gymnast Jessica Neel Central Michigan Specialist Jacquelyn Bernhardt Bowling Green February 19 Gymnast Andrea de la Garza Central Michigan Specialist Heather Carroll Western Michigan

Week Sport Player School February 26 Gymnast Queenita Gamble Courtney Lesson Bowling Green Western Michigan Specialist Jenna D'Alie Central Michigan March 4 Gymnast Jolene Worley (1) Eastern Michigan Specialist Rachel Stuck (1) Kent State March 18 Gymnast Jolene Worley (2) Eastern Michigan Specialist Danielle Espinoza Central Michigan March 25 Gymnast Leah Johnson (3) Jill Kowalski (2) NIU Kent State Specialist Rachel Stuck (2) Kent State

Soccer (men's)

Tournament

	November 13 Campus sites					November 16 Akron, OH					November 18 Akron, OH
						1	Akron	2 †
						5	NIU	1
	4	Bowling Green	0
	5	NIU	3
											1	Akron	1 †
											2	Buffalo	0
	3	Hartwick	1 *
	6	Western Michigan	1
						2	Buffalo	1
						3	Hartwick	0

* Hartwick advances 4-2 on penalty kicks
† Double overtime

Standings

Team	Conference					Overall
	W	L	T	Pct.	GB	W	L	T	Pct.
Akron	4	0	1	.900	-	13	3	2	.778
Buffalo	3	2	0	.600	1½	9	5	2	.667
Hartwick	2	1	2	.600	1½	5	4	6	.533
Bowling Green	2	2	1	.500	2	6	9	3	.417
NIU	1	3	1	.300	3	6	8	4	.444
Western Michigan	0	4	1	.100	4	7	10	1	.417

Players of the week

Week Player School Week 1 Anthony Ampaipitakwong Akron Week 2 Robert Shuttleworth Buffalo Week 3 Elliot Bradbrook Akron Week 4 Paul Shoemaker Bowling Green Week 5 Dan Bulley Buffalo

Week Player School Week 6 Brian Van Buren NIU Week 7 Tom Oatley Western Michigan Week 8 Dan Bulley Buffalo Week 9 Hunter Van Houten Bowling Green Week 10 Steve Zakuani Akron

Soccer (women's)

Tournament

	November 4 Campus sites					November 9 Muncie, IN					November 11 Muncie, IN
	1	Ball State	1
	8	Miami	0
						1	Ball State	0
						4	Bowling Green	0 **
	4	Bowling Green	2 *
	5	Eastern Michigan	1
											4	Bowling Green	2
											2	Toledo	2 ‡
	3	NIU	1
	6	Ohio	0
						3	NIU	0
						2	Toledo	0 †
	2	Toledo	4
	7	Kent State	3

* Overtime
** Bowling Green advances 3-0 on penalty kicks
† Toledo advances 4-3 on penalty kicks
‡ Toledo wins championship 3-2 on penalty kicks

Standings

Seed	Team	Conference					Overall
		W	L	T	Pct.	GB	W	L	T	Pct.
1	Ball State	9	1	1	.864	-	13	5	1	.711
2	Toledo	8	3	0	.727	1½	14	5	1	.725
3	NIU	6	3	2	.636	2½	10	5	4	.632
4	Bowling Green	6	5	0	.545	3½	10	9	1	.525
5	Eastern Michigan	5	4	2	.545	3½	7	8	4	.474
6	Ohio	5	5	1	.500	4	5	11	3	.342
7	Kent State	5	6	0	.455	4½	7	11	1	.395
8	Miami	4	6	1	.409	5	6	10	3	.395
-	Buffalo	4	6	1	.409	5	7	10	2	.421
-	Central Michigan	4	7	0	.364	5½	8	10	0	.444
-	Western Michigan	2	7	2	.273	6½	4	11	3	.306
-	Akron	1	6	4	.273	6½	6	7	6	.474

Players of the week

Week Player School September 3 Julie Thompson Miami September 10 Molly Cornwell Toledo September 17 Britni Back Shay Mannino Akron Central Michigan September 24 Andrea Plewes Toledo October 1 Erika Schmitt Ohio

Week Player School October 8 Molly Cornwell Toledo October 15 Rachael Murphy Ball State October 22 Lindsey Curnock NIU October 29 Corbie Yee Bowling Green November 3 Erika Schmitt Ohio

Softball

Standings

East Seed Team Conference Overall W L Pct. GB W L Pct. 1 Kent State 20 2 .909 – 44 10 .815 3 Bowling Green 14 5 .737 4½ 19 24 .442 4 Miami 13 9 .591 7 23 27 .460 6 Ohio 10 12 .455 10 29 26 .527 8 Akron 8 14 .363 12 20 38 .345 – Buffalo 5 13 .278 13 10 32 .238

West Seed Team Conference Overall W L Pct. GB W L Pct. 2 Central Michigan 14 7 .667 – 25 20 .556 5 Western Michigan 10 8 .556 2½ 20 18 .526 7 Ball State 9 11 .450 4½ 36 32 .529 – NIU 7 13 .350 6½ 13 30 .302 – Eastern Michigan 6 12 .333 6½ 15 30 .333 – Toledo 5 15 .250 8½ 16 27 .372

Players of the week

Week Division Position Player School February 12 East Player Jess Carmichael Kent State Pitcher Lisa McLean Akron West Player None selected Pitcher None selected February 19 East Player Jessica Toocheck (1) Kent State Pitcher Gabrielle Burns (1) Kent State West Player Samantha Vargocko Western Michigan Pitcher Kari Chambers Eastern Michigan February 26 East Player Jessica Toocheck (2) Kent State Pitcher Gabrielle Burns (2) Kent State West Player Amanda Pick Ball State Pitcher Tiffany Garofano (1) Ball State

Week Division Position Player School March 4 East Player Mary Russell Buffalo Pitcher Christina Swierz Akron West Player Jenny Scherer Eastern Michigan Pitcher Kyla Sullivan (1) Western Michigan March 18 East Player Sharon Barr Buffalo Pitcher Kylie Reynolds Kent State West Player Michelle Nendza NIU Pitcher Tiffany Garofano (2) Ball State March 25 East Player Christine Bills Miami Pitcher Gabrielle Burns (3) Kent State West Player Leslie Strong Toledo Pitcher Kyla Sullivan (2) Western Michigan

Swimming (men's)

Standings

Team	Conference					Overall
	W	L	T	Pct.	GB	W	L	T	Pct.
Eastern Michigan	3	0	0	1.000	–	6	3	0	.667
Miami	2	1	0	.667	1	6	5	1	.542
Buffalo	1	2	0	.333	2	3	3	0	.500
Ball State	0	3	0	.000	3	4	4	0	.500

MAC Championship results

1. Eastern Michigan, 589 points
2. Miami, 315.5
3. Buffalo, 200
4. Ball State, 111

Players of the week

Week Player School October 16 Connor Vander Zalm Buffalo October 24 Michael McDowell Buffalo October 30 Darin Smith Miami November 5 Zach Ruske Buffalo November 12 None awarded November 20 Ryan Franklin Ball State

Week Player School December 4 Michael McDowell (2) Buffalo January 15 Michael McDowell (3) Buffalo January 22 Paul Ricard Miami January 29 Derrick Roe Eastern Michigan February 5 Donald Ellison Eastern Michigan February 12 Nick DuPuis Miami

Swimming (women's)

Standings

Team	Conference					Overall
	W	L	T	Pct.	GB	W	L	T	Pct.
Toledo	7	0	0	1.000	–	11	2	0	.846
Ohio	6	1	0	.857	1	12	1	0	.923
Eastern Michigan	5	2	0	.714	2	9	3	0	.750
Ball State	4	3	0	.571	3	9	4	0	.692
Buffalo	3	4	0	.429	4	6	4	0	.600
Miami	3	4	0	.429	4	5	6	0	.455
Akron	1	6	0	.143	6	3	7	0	.300
Bowling Green	0	7	0	.000	7	0	7	0	.000

MAC Championship results

1. Ohio, 679.5 points
2. Toledo, 605.5
3. Eastern Michigan, 575
4. Miami, 538
5. Buffalo, 341
6. Bowling Green, 333.5
7. Akron, 246
8. Ball State, 175.5

Players of the week

Week Player School October 11 Kathryn Stevens Miami October 16 Andrea Lehner Buffalo October 24 Jacy Dyer Toledo October 30 Emily Wylam Ohio November 5 Alisha Yee Bowling Green November 11 Andrea Lehner (2) Buffalo November 20 Addison Del Rio Ball State December 4 Andrea Lehner (3) Buffalo

Week Player School January 9 Leah Woodard Toledo January 15 Kylie Gamelier Toledo January 22 Madeleine Pilchard Megan Reissig Eastern Michigan Toledo January 29 Chelsey Bower Ohio February 5 Madeleine Pilchard (2) Eastern Michigan February 12 Stephanie Paul Ball State

Tennis (men's)

Players of the week

Week Player School January 23 Michael Calderone Western Michigan January 30 Brian Livingston NIU February 6 Jared Miller Toledo

Week Player School February 13 Alex Friesen NIU February 20 Kevin Hayward Western Michigan

Tennis (women's)

Players of the week

Week Player School January 23 Kelsey Jakupcin Bowling Green January 30 Anastasia Dracheva Miami February 6 Noriko Saruta Western Michigan

Week Player School February 13 Kelsey Jakupcin (2) Bowling Green February 20 Vanessa Frankowski Eastern Michigan

Track and field (men's)

Indoor MAC Championships

1. Eastern Michigan, 207 points

2. Akron, 124

3. Kent State, 98

4. Central Michigan, 47

4. Buffalo, 47

Outdoor MAC Championships

1. Akron, 182 points
2. Eastern Michigan, 182
3. Kent State, 153
4. Miami, 192.5
5. Central Michigan, 85.5
6. Buffalo, 79

Players of the week

Week Sport Player School January 14 Track Ezekiel Porter Buffalo Field Cadeau Kelley Akron January 21 Track Abraham Mach Central Michigan Field Mike McGregor Central Michigan January 28 Track Clint Allen Eastern Michigan Field Kyle Holmes Eastern Michigan

Week Sport Player School February 4 Track Jake DuBois Eastern Michigan Field Mike McCall Akron February 11 Track Clint Allen (2) Eastern Michigan Field Shamel Smith Kent State February 18 Track Clint Allen (3) Eastern Michigan Field Auston Papay Akron

Track and field (women's)

Indoor MAC Championships Akron, 106 points Western Michigan, 96 Miami, 88 Ball State, 86 Central Michigan, 55.50 Buffalo, 50.50 Eastern Michigan, 40.50 Kent State, 34 Toledo, 32.50 Ohio, 32 Bowling Green, 26.50 NIU, 12.50

Outdoor MAC Championships 1 Akron, 208.5 points 2 Western Michigan, 153 3 Miami, 73.5 4 Kent State, 73 5 Central Michigan, 64 6 Buffalo, 50.5 7 Ohio, 43 8 Toledo, 35.5 9 Eastern Michigan, 35 9 Ball State, 35 11 Bowling Green, 29 12 NIU, 18

Players of the week

Week Sport Player School January 14 Track Patrice Coney Buffalo Field Stevi Large Akron January 21 Track Andrea Bryson Kent State Field Meagan Guenther NIU January 28 Track Patrice Coney (2) Buffalo Field Stevi Large (2) Akron

Week Sport Player School February 4 Track Ali Bishel Ball State Field Kristina Bolterstein Miami University February 11 Track Becky Horn Western Michigan Field Janice Keppler Eastern Michigan February 18 Track Becky Horn (2) Western Michigan Field Fatimah Hill Buffalo

Volleyball

The 2007 Mid-American Conference volleyball season begins in August and ends with the NCAA Tournament in November. The MAC Tournament begins November 13 on campus sites and concludes with the finals November 18 at the SeaGate Convention Centre in Toledo, OH.

Tournament

	November 13 Campus sites					November 16 SeaGate Centre					November 17 SeaGate Centre					November 18 SeaGate Centre
	8	NIU	3
	9	Ball State	1
						8	NIU	1
						1	Ohio	3
											1	Ohio	3
										5	Kent State	1
	5	Kent State	3
	12	Buffalo	0
						5	Kent State	3
						4	Bowling Green	0
																1	Ohio	0
																3	Miami	3
	7	Eastern Michigan	3
	10	Akron	0
						7	Eastern Michigan	3
						2	Western Michigan	1
											7	Eastern Michigan	0
										3	Miami	3
	6	Central Michigan	3
	11	Toledo	2
						6	Central Michigan	0
						3	Miami	3

Standings

East Team Conference Overall W L Pct. GB W L Pct. Ohio 15 1 .938 – 25 5 .833 Miami 13 3 .813 2 19 9 .679 Bowling Green 12 4 .750 3 21 10 .677 Kent State 11 5 .688 4 20 9 .690 Akron 2 15 .118 13 10 19 .345 Buffalo 1 15 .063 14 2 31 .061

West Team Conference Overall W L Pct. GB W L Pct. Western Michigan 12 4 .750 – 21 10 .677 Central Michigan 10 6 .625 2 21 10 .677 Eastern Michigan 8 8 .500 4 20 14 .588 NIU 7 9 .438 5 14 18 .438 Ball State 4 12 .250 8 5 25 .167 Toledo 1 15 .063 11 4 24 .143

Players of the week

Week Division Player School August 27 East Ellen Herman Ohio West Ashley Vogl Western Michigan September 3 East Ellen Herman Ohio West Kate Fisel Central Michigan September 10 East Jess Antosz Akron West Dani D'Ambrose NIU September 17 East Stephanie Swiger Bowling Green West Becky Reenders Eastern Michigan September 24 East Melissa Griffin Ohio West Michelle Moore Western Michigan October 1 East Carli Reihman Miami West Caitlin Strimel Western Michigan

Week Division Player School October 8 East Kendra Halm Bowling Green West Irene Johnson NIU October 15 East Kendra Halm Bowling Green West Ashley Vogl Western Michigan October 22 East Ashley Feutz Kent State West Kate Fissel Central Michigan October 29 East Carli Reihman Miami West Kate Eberling Western Michigan November 5 East Kendra Halm Bowling Green West Courtney Kersten Central Michigan November 12 East Jess Antosz Akron West Becky Reenders Eastern Michigan

Wrestling

Central Michigan was picked to win the MAC Championship by the league coaches. Kent State was picked to finish second. The 2008 MAC Championships will be held March 8 through 9, 2008 at Kent State.

Standings

Team	Conference					Overall
	W	L	T	Pct.	GB	W	L	T	Pct.
Central Michigan	5	0	0	1.000	-	16	2	0	.889
Kent State	4	1	0	.800	1	14	5	0	.737
NIU	3	2	0	.600	2	10	7	0	.588
Eastern Michigan	2	3	0	.400	3	15	7	1	.674
Buffalo	1	4	0	.200	4	8	7	1	.531
Ohio	0	5	0	.100	5	6	16	0	.273

Players of the week

Week Player Weight School November 7 Sean Clair 133 lbs. Eastern Michigan November 14 Dan Mitcheff 133 lbs. Kent State November 21 Dana Gingerich 149 lbs. Buffalo November 28 Luke Smith 125 lbs. Central Michigan December 4 Duke Burk 174 lbs. NIU December 11 Andrew Novak 125 lbs. Eastern Michigan December 18 Sean Clair (2) 133 lbs. Eastern Michigan January 2 Christian Sinnott 184 lbs. Central Michigan January 8 Bubba Gritter Central Michigan

Week Player Weight School January 16 Kurt Gross 165 lbs. Kent State January 22 Trevor Stewart 165 lbs. Central Michigan January 29 Sean Clair (3) 133 lbs. Eastern Michigan February 5 Jermail Porter 285 lbs. Kent State February 12 Pat Castillo 133 lbs. NIU February 21 Eric Kruger 141 lbs. Central Michigan February 27 Brandon Carter Cory Mancuso 149 lbs. 157 lbs. Central Michigan Eastern Michigan

See also

• Mid-American Conference
• List of Mid-American Conference champions

References

1. http://www.emueagles.com/News/gen/2008/5/28/ReeseChampions052808.asp?path=gen

External links

• Official website