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(03-05-2022 10:37 PM)cschierh Wrote:  Kent State lost four of its last six games, all to teams above it in the standings.

Win one of those, and they're in the tournament.

Flashes were 6-0 against the bottom three teams in the league and 4-10 against everyone else. I don't think they were screwed.

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In postgame press conference, Lindsey Thall said she planned to return for a fifth season, allowed under NCAA rules prompted by COVID last season.

Of course, when you're fighting for 8th place in a 12-team league, you didn't have a great season, especially when pre-season hopes were so high. Nonetheless, that doesn't change the fact that the MAC completely botched its tie-breaker system. If you think Kent doesn't deserve a spot based on losing four of its last six, keep in mind that Ohio went 4-8 in its last twelve games. It's just unfair to assume that Ohio would have beaten Ball State in the missed game an to give the Bobcats credit for doing so. And, If you have an hour or so on your hands, try to figure out, using the MAC's published tie-breaking rules, how Ohio got the 8th seed rather than the 7th. I bet you can't do it, and the MAC certainly won't explain it. No other league in the country used such a ridiculous method for breaking ties.