# 2018–19 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season

The 2018–19 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season began with practices in October 2018, followed by the start of the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November. Conference play began in January 2019 and concluded in March 2019. Central Michigan won its third straight regular season title with a record of 15–3 by one game over Ohio. Cierra Dillard of Buffalo was named MAC player of the year.
Fourth-seeded Buffalo won the MAC tournament by beating Central Michigan in the semi-finals and Ohio in the final. Central Michigan was given an at large bid as an eight-seed in the Chicago Region of the NCAA tournament where they lost to Michigan State 89–88. Buffalo was the ten-seed in the Albany Region where they defeated Rutgers before losing to the eventual winner of the region Connecticut 84–72 Ohio, Kent State, Miami, and Toledo all qualified for the WNIT. Ohio won three games before losing to Northwestern and reached 30 total wins on the season.

## Preseason awards

The preseason coaches' poll and league awards were announced by the league office on October 31, 2018.

### Preseason women's basketball coaches poll

(First place votes in parentheses)

#### East Division

* Buffalo (4) 62
* Miami (5) 61
* Ohio (3) 57
* Kent State 28
* Bowling Green 27
* Akron 17

#### West Division

* Central Michigan (12) 72
* Toledo 52
* Eastern Michigan 41
* Northern Illinois 38
* Ball State 34
* Western Michigan 15

#### Regular Season Champion

Central Michigan (9), Miami (2), Ohio (1)

#### Tournament champs

Central Michigan (8), Buffalo (3), Northern Illinois (1)

### Honors

| Honor | Recipient |
| Preseason All-MAC East | Cierra Dillard, Buffalo, Senior, Guard |
| Preseason All-MAC East | Summer Hemphill, Buffalo, Junior, Forward |
| Preseason All-MAC East | Lauren Dickerson, Miami, Junior, Guard |
| Preseason All-MAC East | Kendall McCoy, Miami, Senior, Guard/Forward |
| Preseason All-MAC East | Cece Hooks, Ohio, Sophomore, Guard |
| Preseason All-MAC West | Reyna Frost, Central Michigan, Senior, Forward |
| Preseason All-MAC West | Presley Hudson, Central Michigan, Senior, Guard |
| Preseason All-MAC West | Danielle Minott, Eastern Michigan, R-Senior, Guard |
| Preseason All-MAC West | Courtney Woods, Northern Illinois, Senior, Guard/Forward |
| Preseason All-MAC West | Kaayla McIntyre, Toledo, Senior, Center |

## Postseason
### Postseason awards

* Coach of the Year: Sue Guevara, Central Michigan
* Player of the Year: Reyna Frost, Central Michigan
* Freshman of the Year: Erica Johnson, Ohio
* Defensive Player of the Year: Cece Hooks, Ohio
* Sixth Man of the Year: Erica Johnson, Ohio

### Honors

| Honor | Recipient |
| Postseason All-MAC First Team | Cierra Dillard, Buffalo |
| Postseason All-MAC First Team | Reyna Frost, Central Michigan |
| Postseason All-MAC First Team | Presley Hudson, Central Michigan |
| Postseason All-MAC First Team | Lauren Dickerson, Miami |
| Postseason All-MAC First Team | Cece Hooks, Ohio |
| Postseason All-MAC Second Team | Megan Sefcik, Akron |
| Postseason All-MAC Second Team | Summer Hemphill, Buffalo |
| Postseason All-MAC Second Team | Savannah Kluesner, Miami |
| Postseason All-MAC Second Team | Mikayla Voigt, Northern Illinois |
| Postseason All-MAC Second Team | Kaayla McIntyre, Toledo |
| Postseason All-MAC Third Team | Andrea Cecil, Bowling Green |
| Postseason All-MAC Third Team | Micaela Kelly, Central Michigan |
| Postseason All-MAC Third Team | Megan Carter, Kent State |
| Postseason All-MAC Third Team | Amani Burke, Ohio |
| Postseason All-MAC Third Team | Erica Johnson, Ohio |
| Postseason All-MAC Honorable Mention | Oshlynn Brown, Ball State |
| Postseason All-MAC Honorable Mention | Danielle Minott, Eastern Michigan |
| Postseason All-MAC Honorable Mention | Kendall McCoy, Miami |
| Postseason All-MAC Honorable Mention | Mikaela Boyd, Toledo |
| Postseason All-MAC Honorable Mention | Deja Wimby, Western Michigan |
| All-MAC Defensive Team | Reyna Frost, Central Michigan |
| All-MAC Defensive Team | Alexa Golden, Kent State |
| All-MAC Defensive Team | Cece Hooks, Ohio |
| All-MAC Defensive Team | Kaayla McIntyre, Toledo |
| All-MAC Defensive Team | Deja Wimby, Western Michigan |
| All-MAC Freshman Team | Thelma Dis Agustsdottir, Ball State |
| All-MAC Freshman Team | Morgan McMillen, Bowling Green |
| All-MAC Freshman Team | Asiah Dingle, Kent State |
| All-MAC Freshman Team | Lindsey Thall, Kent State |
| All-MAC Freshman Team | Erica Johnson, Ohio |