# 2015–16 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season

The 2015–16 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season began with practices in October 2015, followed by the start of the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November. Conference play began in January 2016 and concluded in March 2016. Ohio won its second straight regular season title with a record of 16–2 by two games over Central Michigan. Nathalie Fontaine of Ball State was named MAC player of the year.
Top-seeded Ohio entered the MAC tournament as the defending champion. Both of its conference losses had come against eight-seeded Buffalo. The young Bulls defeated #9 seed Bowling Green and then upset Ohio for a third time that season in the quarter-final. Buffalo then defeated fifth-seeded Akron and regular season runner-up Central Michigan to win the tournament championship. Buffalo lost to Ohio State in the NCAA tournament. Ohio, Central Michigan, Ball State, and Akron all qualified for the WNIT.

## Preseason awards

The preseason coaches' poll and league awards were announced by the league office on October 27, 2015.

### Preseason women's basketball coaches poll

(First place votes in parentheses)

#### East Division

* Ohio (12)
* Akron
* Bowling Green
* Miami
* Buffalo
* Kent State

#### West Division

* Eastern Michigan (4)
* Ball State (8)
* Western Michigan
* Toledo
* Central Michigan
* Northern Illinois

#### Regular Season Champion

Ohio (10), Ball State (1), Eastern Michigan (1)

#### Tournament champs

Ohio (5), Ball State (3), Eastern Michigan (3), Buffalo (1)

### Honors

| Honor | Recipient |
| Preseason All-MAC East | Kiyanna Black, Ohio |
| Preseason All-MAC East | Anita Brown, Akron |
| Preseason All-MAC East | Quiera Lampkins, Ohio |
| Preseason All-MAC East | Erica Donovan, Bowling Green |
| Preseason All-MAC East | Hannah Plybon, Akron |
| Preseason All-MAC West | Nathalie Fontaine, Ball State |
| Preseason All-MAC West | Cha Sweeney, Eastern Michigan |
| Preseason All-MAC West | Miracle Woods, Western Michigan |
| Preseason All-MAC West | Jill Morrison, Ball State |
| Preseason All-MAC West | Jay-Ann Bravo-Harriott, Toledo |

## Postseason
### Postseason awards

* Coach of the Year: Sue Guevara, Central Michigan
* Player of the Year: Nathalie Fontaine, Ball State
* Freshman of the Year: Presley Hudson, Central Michigan
* Defensive Player of the Year: Quiera Lampkins, Ohio
* Sixth Man of the Year: Jewel Cotton, Central Michigan and Kaayla McIntyre, Toledo

### Honors

| Honor | Recipient |
| Postseason All-MAC First Team | Anita Brown, Akron, G |
| Postseason All-MAC First Team | Nathalie Fontaine, Ball State, G |
| Postseason All-MAC First Team | JoAnna Smith, Buffalo, G |
| Postseason All-MAC First Team | Kiyanna Black, Ohio, G |
| Postseason All-MAC First Team | Brenae Harris, Toledo, G |
| Postseason All-MAC Second Team | Hannah Plybon, Akron, G |
| Postseason All-MAC Second Team | Presley Hudson, Central Michigan, G |
| Postseason All-MAC Second Team | Tinara Moore, Central Michigan, F |
| Postseason All-MAC Second Team | Cha Sweeney, Eastern Michigan, G |
| Postseason All-MAC Second Team | Quiera Lampkins, Ohio, G |
| Postseason All-MAC Third Team | Jill Morrison, Ball State, G |
| Postseason All-MAC Third Team | Lauren Tibbs, Bowling Green, C |
| Postseason All-MAC Third Team | Stephanie Reid, Buffalo, G |
| Postseason All-MAC Third Team | Janay Morton, Eastern Michigan, G |
| Postseason All-MAC Third Team | Breanna Mobley, Western Michigan |
| Postseason All-MAC Third Team | Ally Lehman, Northern Illinois, G |
| Postseason All-MAC Honorable Mention | Jordan Korinek, Kent State, F |
| Postseason All-MAC Honorable Mention | Lexie Baldwin, Ohio, F |
| Postseason All-MAC Honorable Mention | Jay-Ann Bravo-Harriott, Toledo, G |
| Postseason All-MAC Honorable Mention | Janice Monakana, Toledo, F |
| Postseason All-MAC Honorable Mention | Jessica Jessing, Western Michigan, F |
| All-MAC Defensive Team | Stephanie Reid, Buffalo, G |
| All-MAC Defensive Team | Tinara Moore, Central Michigan, F |
| All-MAC Defensive Team | Janay Morton, Eastern Michigan, G |
| All-MAC Defensive Team | Quiera Lampkins, Ohio, G |
| All-MAC Defensive Team | Jasmine Weatherspoon, Ohio, F |
| All-MAC Freshman Team | Carmen Grande, Ball State, G |
| All-MAC Freshman Team | Sydney Lambert, Bowling Green, G |
| All-MAC Freshman Team | Reyna Frost, Central Michigan, F |
| All-MAC Freshman Team | Presley Hudson, Central Michigan, G |
| All-MAC Freshman Team | Kaayla McIntyre, Toledo, C |