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

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.
Fourth seeded Western Michigan won the MAC tournament over Ball State. Casey Rost of Western Michigan was the tournament MVP. Western Michigan lost to Stanford in the first round of the NCAA tournament. Ball State and Toledo played in the WNIT.

## Preseason Awards

The preseason poll was announced by the league office on October 23, 2002.

### Preseason women's basketball poll

(First place votes in parentheses)

#### East Division

* Kent State (24) 189
* Miami (9) 174
* Marshall 106
* Ohio 100
* Buffalo 91
* Akron 33

#### West Division

* Ball State (29) 225
* Western Michigan 173
* Toledo 162
* Northern Illinois (4) 152
* Eastern Michigan 100
* Bowling Green (9) 73
* Central Michigan 39

#### Tournament Champion

Kent State (15), Ball State (11), Miami (7)

### Honors

| Honor | Recipient |
| Preseason All-MAC East | Andrea Csaszar, Kent State |
| Preseason All-MAC East | Heather Cusick, Miami |
| Preseason All-MAC East | Ida Dotson, Marshall |
| Preseason All-MAC East | Jessica Kochendorfer, Buffalo |
| Preseason All-MAC East | Valerie Zona, Kent State |
| Preseason All-MAC West | Tamara Bowie, Ball State |
| Preseason All-MAC West | Tia Davis, Toledo |
| Preseason All-MAC West | Kristin Koetsier, Western Michigan |
| Preseason All-MAC West | Francine Miller, Bowling Green |
| Preseason All-MAC West | Jennifer Youngblood, Northern Illinois |

## Postseason
### 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

| Honor | Recipient |
| Postseason All-MAC First Team | Tamara Bowie, Ball State |
| Postseason All-MAC First Team | Heather Cusick, Miami |
| Postseason All-MAC First Team | Tia Davis, Toledo |
| Postseason All-MAC First Team | Kristin Koetsier, Western Michigan |
| Postseason All-MAC First Team | Casey Rost, Western Michigan |
| Postseason All-MAC Second Team | Ryan Coleman, Eastern Michigan |
| Postseason All-MAC Second Team | Johna Goff, Ball State |
| Postseason All-MAC Second Team | Kate McMeeken-Ruscoe, Buffalo |
| Postseason All-MAC Second Team | Jamie Rubis, Kent State |
| Postseason All-MAC Second Team | Jennifer Youngblood, Northern Illinois |
| Postseason All-MAC Honorable Mention | Latreece Bagley, Ohio |
| Postseason All-MAC Honorable Mention | Catie Knable, Marshall |
| Postseason All-MAC Honorable Mention | Katalin Kollat, Kent State |
| Postseason All-MAC Honorable Mention | Cassandra Martin, Akron |
| Postseason All-MAC Honorable Mention | Francine Miller, Bowling Green |
| Postseason All-MAC Honorable Mention | Abby Wiseman, Eastern Michigan |
| Postseason All-MAC Honorable Mention | Valerie Zona, Kent State |
| All-MAC Freshman Team | Dana Collins, Ball State |
| All-MAC Freshman Team | Nikki Knapp, Eastern Michigan |
| All-MAC Freshman Team | Erin Kuhl, Central Michigan |
| All-MAC Freshman Team | Joi Scott, Northern Illinois |
| All-MAC Freshman Team | Sikeetha Shepard-Hall, Marshall |