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Conference | Mid-American Conference |
Division | East Division |
Record | 19-11 (11-7 MAC) |
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Home arena | Convocation Center |
Seasons← 2018–192020–21 → |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kent State | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 19 | – | 11 | .633 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 19 | – | 11 | .633 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Buffalo | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 19 | – | 12 | .613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Akron | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (OH) | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling Green | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 10 | – | 21 | .323 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Central Michigan | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 23 | – | 7 | .767 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ball State | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 21 | – | 10 | .677 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Michigan | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 18 | – | 13 | .581 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Michigan | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 16 | – | 15 | .516 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Toledo | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Illinois | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2020 MAC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll |
The 2019–20 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team represented Ohio University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by seventh year head coach Bob Boldon, played its home games at the Convocation Center in Athens, Ohio as a member of the Mid-American Conference.
They finished the season 19–11, 11–7 in MAC play. They advanced to the semi-final game of the MAC women's tournament before the tournament was cancelled due to the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Offseason
Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason |
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Dominique Doseck | 10 | G | 5'8" | Senior | Athens, Ohio | Graduated, Exhausted eligibility |
Olivia Bower | 13 | F | 6'1" | Senior | Bowerston, OH | Graduated, Exhausted eligibility |
Hannah Thome | 21 | F | 6'1" | RS-Junior | Chagrin Falls, Ohio | Graduated |
Kendall Jessing | 54 | F | 6'0" | Senior | Sylvania, OH | Graduated, Exhausted eligibility |
Incoming transfers
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason |
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Maddie Bazelak | 22 | G | 6'0" | Redshirt Senior | Kettering, Ohio | Transferred from Duquesne (volleyball). Will have one year of eligibility remaining. |
Jasmine Hale | 23 | G | 5'8" | Sophomore | Cincinnati, Ohio | Transferred from Wisconsin. Will have three years of eligibility remaining. |
2019 recruiting class
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | High School | Hometown |
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Ella Pope | 44 | F | 5'11" | Timpview | Orem, UT |
Peyton Guice | 11 | F | 5'11" | Westerville South | Westerville, Ohio |
Madi Mace | 33 | G | 5'11" | Parkersburg | Parkersburg, West Virginia |
Preseason
The preseason coaches' poll and league awards were announced by the league office on October 30, 2019. Ohio was unanimously picked to finish first in the MAC East.
Preseason women's basketball coaches poll
(First place votes in parentheses)
East Division
- Ohio (12) 72
- Buffalo 56
- Kent State 50
- Miami 32
- Akron 28
- Bowling Green 14
West Division
- Central Michigan 60 (4)
- Northern Illinois 59 (4)
- Toledo 50 (2)
- Eastern Michigan 35 (1)
- Ball State 30 (1)
- Western Michigan 18
Tournament Champs
Ohio (10), Buffalo (1), Northern Illinois (1)
Preseason All-MAC
Team | Player | Position | Year |
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Preseason All-MAC East | Cece Hooks | G | Jr. |
Preseason All-MAC East | Erica Johnson | G | R-So. |
Source
Award watch lists
Honors | Player | Position | Year | Source |
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Nancy Lieberman Award | Cece Hooks | G | Jr. |
Roster
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Schedule
Date time, TV |
Rank | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
Nov 2, 2019* 3:30 pm |
Walsh | W 83–77 | Convocation Center Athens, OH | ||||||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 5, 2019* 8:00 pm, ACCNX |
at No. 21 Syracuse | L 54–66 | 0–1 |
Carrier Dome (1,297) Syracuse, NY | |||||||
Nov 10, 2019* 1:00 pm |
American | W 81–69 | 1–1 |
Convocation Center (451) Athens, OH | |||||||
Nov 13, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Marshall | W 67-51 | 2-1 |
Convocation Center (552) Athens, OH | |||||||
Nov 17, 2019* 2:00 pm |
at Ohio State | W 74-68 | 3-1 |
Value City Arena (5,213) Columbus, OH | |||||||
Nov 23, 2019* 1:00 pm |
Incarnate Word | W 78-42 | 4-1 |
Convocation Center (572) Athens, OH | |||||||
Nov 18, 2018* 1:00 pm |
vs. Pittsburgh | W 72-50 | 5-1 |
Ocean Center (263) Daytona Beach, FL | |||||||
Nov 30, 2019* 11:00 am |
vs. Butler | L 55-60 | 5-2 |
Ocean Center (125) Daytona Beach, FL | |||||||
Dec 7, 2019* 1:00 pm, HFTV |
IUPUI | W 70-64 | 6-2 |
Convocation Center (384) Athens, OH | |||||||
Dec 15, 2019* 2:00 pm, HFTV |
at TCU | L 72-79 | 6-3 |
Schollmaier Arena (1730) Fort Worth, TX | |||||||
Dec 18, 2019* 7:00 pm, LHN |
at Texas | L 60-73 | 6-4 |
Frank Erwin Center (3,012) Austin, TX | |||||||
Dec 29, 2019* 4:00 pm |
at Chattanooga | W 70-58 | 7-4 |
McKenzie Arena (2,350) Chattanooga, TN | |||||||
MAC regular season | |||||||||||
Jan 4, 2020 1:00 pm |
Northern Illinois | W 87-67 | 8-4 (1-0) |
Convocation Center (448) Athens, OH | |||||||
Jan 8, 2020 7:00 pm |
Central Michigan | L 71-73 | 8-5 (1–1) |
Convocation Center (640) Athens, OH | |||||||
Jan 11, 2020 2:00 pm |
at Buffalo | W 76–65 | 9-5 (2-1) |
Alumni Arena (2,634) Amherst, NY | |||||||
Jan 15, 2020 7:00 pm |
at Western Michigan | L 72–73 | 9-6 (2-2) |
University Arena (650) Kalamazoo, MI | |||||||
Jan 18, 2020 1:00 pm |
Ball State | W 79-71 | 10-6 (3-2) |
Convocation Center (541) Athens, OH | |||||||
Jan 22, 2020 6:00 pm |
at Northern Illinois | W 85-79 | 11-6 (4-2) |
Convocation Center (350) DeKalb, IL | |||||||
Jan 25, 2020 1:00 pm |
Bowling Green | W 79-69 | 12-6 (5-2) |
Convocation Center (980) Athens, OH | |||||||
Jan 29, 2020 7:00 pm |
Akron | W 70-57 | 13-6 (6-2) |
Convocation Center (556) Athens, OH | |||||||
Feb 1, 2020 1:00 pm |
at Central Michigan | L 90-92 | 13-7 (6-3) |
McGuirk Arena (2,173) Mount Pleasant, MI | |||||||
Feb 5, 2020 7:00 pm |
at Eastern Michigan | W 75-65 | 14-7 (7-3) |
Convocation Center (1,013) Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||
Feb 8, 2020 1:00 pm |
Kent State | W 63-57 | 15-7 (8-3) |
Convocation Center (1,056) Athens, OH | |||||||
Feb 15, 2020 1:00 pm |
at Miami (OH) | W 84-70 | 16-7 (9-3) |
Millett Hall (1,418) Oxford, OH | |||||||
Feb 19, 2020 7:00 pm |
Toledo | W 86-58 | 17-7 (10-3) |
Convocation Center (691) Athens, OH] | |||||||
Feb 22, 2020 1:00 pm |
at Akron | L 76–79 | 17-8 (10–4) |
James A. Rhodes Arena (1,424) Akron, OH | |||||||
Feb 26, 2020 7:00 pm |
at Bowling Green | L 68-82 | 17–9 (10-5) |
Stroh Center (1,047) Bowling Green, OH | |||||||
Feb 29, 2020 1:00 pm |
Buffalo | L 62-63 | 17-10 (10-6) |
Convocation Center (943) Athens, OH | |||||||
Mar 4, 2020 7:00 pm |
at Kent State | L 77–81 | 17-11 (10-7) |
MAC Center (1,637) Kent, OH | |||||||
Mar 7, 2020 1:00 pm |
Miami (OH) | W 92–78 | 18–11 (11-7) |
Convocation Center (699) Athens, OH | |||||||
MAC Women's Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 11, 2020 2:30 pm |
(4) | vs. (5) Western Michigan Quarterfinals |
W 84-75 | 19-11 |
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse Cleveland, OH | ||||||
*Non-conference game. Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Awards and honors
Weekly Awards
Honors | Player | Position | Date Awarded | Source |
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MAC East player of the week | Erica Johnson | G | November 12 | |
MAC East player of the week | Amani Burke | G | December 3 | |
MAC East player of the week | Amani Burke | G | December 17 | |
MAC East player of the week | Cece Hooks | G | January 21 | |
MAC East player of the week | Erica Johnson | G | January 28 | |
MAC East player of the week | Cece Hooks | G | February 4 | |
MAC East player of the week | Erica Johnson | G | February 11 | |
MAC East player of the week | Erica Johnson | G | February 18 | |
MAC East player of the week | Cece Hooks | G | February 25 |
All-MAC Awards
Award | Player | Position | Year |
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MAC Defensive Player of the year | Cece Hooks | G | Jr. |
MAC 1st team | Cece Hooks | G | Jr. |
MAC 1st team | Erica Johnson | G | R-So. |
MAC Honorable Mention | Amani Burke | G | Sr. |
Source
See also
References
- "Convocation Center". Ohio University. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
- "Bob Boldon". Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
- "Ohio Women's Basketball Adds Maddie Bazelak for 2019-20 Season". Ohio Bobcats. May 8, 2019. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
- "Ohio Women's Basketball Welcomes Transfer Jasmine Hale". Ohio Bobcats. August 19, 2019. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
- ^ "Bobcats Selected to Capture MAC Title in 2019-20". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
- "Ohio Women's Basketball's Hooks Named to Nancy Lieberman Award Watch List". Ohio Bobcats. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
- "2019-20 Women's Basketball". ohiobobcats.com.
- "2019-20 Ohio Women's Basketball Schedule - Ohio University". ohiobobcats.com.
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