Bowling Green State University Athletics
Pairings Announced for Kraft MAC Tournament
March 02, 2005 | Women's Basketball
March 2, 2005
CLEVELAND, Ohio - The Bowling Green State University Falcons claimed the No. 1 seed in the 2005 Kraft Mid-American Conference Women's Basketball Tournament, which will begin this Saturday, March 5, with five games on campuses of higher-seeded teams. Quarterfinal action will shift to Gund Arena in Cleveland on Wednesday, March 9, with the semifinals and championship games taking place Friday and Saturday, March 11-12.
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This season marks the first time since 1993-94 that the Falcons have garnered the top seed in the league's postseason tournament. It is also the sixth time in 24 MAC tournaments that BGSU has landed as the No. 1 seed. Bowling Green completed the regular season schedule with a 20-7 overall record and a 13-3 conference mark, copping the program's sixth MAC Championship - the first since the 1993-94 campaign - and the school's first-ever West Division title.
Kent State (19-8, 12-4) and Marshall (18-9, 12-4) shared the East Division crown and earned the No. 2 and No. 3 seeds, respectively, in the tournament. Eastern Michigan, the No. 4 seed, is the defending MAC Tournament champion.
The semifinals and the championship game will be televised on Fox Sports Net Ohio, Comcast Local (Michigan) and Comcast SportsNet Chicago.
Tickets for games at Gund Arena are available and may be obtained by contacting Ticketmaster at (216) 241-2121, ordering them online at Ticketmaster.com or by calling a MAC school's ticket office for tickets in that team's section. BGSU's ticket office toll-free number is 1-877-BGSUTICKET.
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2005 KRAFT MAC TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
Saturday, March 5 - First round at campus sites Game 1 - #9 Western Mich. (10-17, 7-9) at #8 Miami (14-13, 8-8), 2 p.m. Game 2 - #12 Akron (3-24, 3-13) at #5 Ball State (15-12, 11-5), 4 p.m. Game 3 - #13 Buffalo (4-23, 2-14) at #4 Eastern Mich. (21-6, 11-5), 4 p.m. Game 4 - #10 Central Mich. (10-17, 4-12) at #7 Ohio (12-15, 8-8), 2 p.m. Game 5 - #11 Northern Ill. (7-20, 4-12) at #6 Toledo (13-14, 9-7), NoonWednesday, March 9 - Quarterfinals, Gund Arena Game 6 - Winner Game 1 vs. #1 Bowling Green (20-7, 13-3), 1 p.m. Game 7 - Winner Game 2 vs. Winner Game 3, 3 p.m. Game 8 - Winner Game 4 vs. #2 Kent State (19-8, 12-4), 5:30 p.m. Game 9 - Winner Game 5 vs. #3 Marshall (18-9, 12-4), 7:30 p.m.
Friday, March 11 - Semifinals, Gund Arena
(Fox Sports Net Ohio, Comcast Local [Michigan], Comcast SportsNet Chicago) Game 10 - Winner Game 6 vs. Winner Game 7, Noon Game 11 - Winner Game 8 vs. Winner Game 9, 2:30 p.m.Saturday, March 12 - Championship game, Gund Arena (Fox Sports Net Ohio, Comcast Local [Michigan], Comcast SportsNet Chicago) Game 12 - Winner Game 10 vs. Winner Game 11, 1 p.m.
