# 2004–05 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season

The 2004–05 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season began with practices in October 2004, followed by the start of the 2004–05 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November. Conference play began in January 2005 and concluded in March 2005. Bowling Green won the regular season title with a record of 13–3. Kate Endress of Ball State was MAC player of the year.
Regular season champion Bowling Green won the MAC tournament over seventh seeded Kent State. Kate Achter of Bowling Green was the tournament MVP. Bowling Green lost to Kansas State in the first of the NCAA tournament. Eastern Michigan played in the WNIT.

## Preseason Awards

The preseason poll was announced by the league office on October 20, 2004.

### Preseason women's basketball coaches poll
#### East Division

Miami

#### West Division

Eastern Michigan

### Honors

| Honor | Recipient |
| Preseason All-MAC East | Amanda Jackson, Miami |
| Preseason All-MAC East | Cindi Merrill, Miami |
| Preseason All-MAC East | Lindsay Shearer, Kent State |
| Preseason All-MAC East | Malika Willoughby, Kent State |
| Preseason All-MAC East | Sikeetha Shepard-Hall, Marshall |
| Preseason All-MAC West | Nikki Knapp, Eastern Michigan |
| Preseason All-MAC West | Ryan Coleman, Eastern Michigan |
| Preseason All-MAC West | Kate Endress, Ball State |
| Preseason All-MAC West | Ali Mann, Bowling Green |
| Preseason All-MAC West | Carrie Moore, Western Michigan |
| Preseason All-MAC West | Casey Rost, Western Michigan |

## Postseason
### Postseason Awards

* Coach of the Year: Curt Miller, Bowling Green
* Player of the Year: Kate Endress, Ball State
* Freshman of the Year: Heather Turner, Buffalo
* Defensive Player of the Year: Malika Willoughby, Kent State
* Sixth Man of the Year: Simone Redd, Ohio

### Honors

| Honor | Recipient |
| Postseason All-MAC First Team | Ryan Coleman, Eastern Michigan |
| Postseason All-MAC First Team | Melissa DeGrate, Kent State |
| Postseason All-MAC First Team | Kate Endress, Ball State |
| Postseason All-MAC First Team | Carrie Moore, Western Michigan |
| Postseason All-MAC First Team | Lindsay Shearer, Kent State |
| Postseason All-MAC Second Team | Liz Honegger, Bowling Green |
| Postseason All-MAC Second Team | Kelly Koerber, Western Michigan |
| Postseason All-MAC Second Team | Ali Mann, Bowling Green |
| Postseason All-MAC Second Team | Cindi Merrill, Miami |
| Postseason All-MAC Second Team | Sikeetha Shepard-Hall, Marshall |
| Postseason All-MAC Third Team | Danielle Bishop, Toledo |
| Postseason All-MAC Third Team | Erika Ford, Eastern Michigan |
| Postseason All-MAC Third Team | Karin Hoogendam, Toledo |
| Postseason All-MAC Third Team | Nikki Knapp, Eastern Michigan |
| Postseason All-MAC Third Team | Stephanie Raymond, Northern Illinois |
| Postseason All-MAC Honorable Mention | Crystal Champion, Marshall |
| Postseason All-MAC Honorable Mention | Carin Horne, Bowling Green |
| Postseason All-MAC Honorable Mention | Amanda Jackson, Miami |
| Postseason All-MAC Honorable Mention | Simone Redd, Ohio |
| Postseason All-MAC Honorable Mention | Malika Willoughby, Kent State |
| All-MAC Freshman Team | Kate Achter, Bowling Green |
| All-MAC Freshman Team | Julie DeMuth, Ball State |
| All-MAC Freshman Team | Simone Redd, Ohio |
| All-MAC Freshman Team | Olivia Terry, Toledo |
| All-MAC Freshman Team | Heather Turner, Buffalo |