2019–20 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team
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Conference | Mid-American Conference |
Division | East Division |
Record | 19-11 (11-7 MAC) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | Convocation Center |
Seasons |
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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.[1][2]
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.[3] |
Jasmine Hale | 23 | G | 5'8" | Sophomore | Cincinnati, Ohio | Transferred from Wisconsin. Will have three years of eligibility remaining.[4] |
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.[5]
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[5]
Award watch lists
Honors | Player | Position | Year | Source |
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Nancy Lieberman Award | Cece Hooks | G | Jr. | [6] |
Roster
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Schedule
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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 OT | 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 | [9] |
MAC East player of the week | Amani Burke | G | December 3 | [10] |
MAC East player of the week | Amani Burke | G | December 17 | [11] |
MAC East player of the week | Cece Hooks | G | January 21 | [12] |
MAC East player of the week | Erica Johnson | G | January 28 | [13] |
MAC East player of the week | Cece Hooks | G | February 4 | [14] |
MAC East player of the week | Erica Johnson | G | February 11 | [15] |
MAC East player of the week | Erica Johnson | G | February 18 | [16] |
MAC East player of the week | Cece Hooks | G | February 25 | [17] |
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[18]
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.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "Ohio Women's Basketball's Johnson Named MAC East Player of the Week". Ohio Bobcats.
- ^ "Ohio Women's Basketball's Burke Named MAC East Player of the Week". Ohio Bobcats.
- ^ "Ohio Women's Basketball's Burke Named MAC East Player of the Week". Ohio Bobcats.
- ^ "Ohio Women's Basketball's Hooks Named MAC East Co-Player of the Week". Ohio Bobcats.
- ^ "Ohio Women's Basketball's Johnson Named MAC East Player of the Week". Ohio Bobcats.
- ^ "Ohio Women's Basketball's Hooks Named MAC East Player of the Week". Ohio Bobcats.
- ^ "Ohio Women's Basketball's Johnson Named MAC East Player of the Week". Ohio Bobcats.
- ^ "Ohio Women's Basketball's Johnson Named MAC East Player of the Week for Second-Straight Week". Ohio Bobcats.
- ^ "Ohio Women's Basketball's Hooks Named MAC East Player of the Week". Ohio Bobcats.
- ^ "MAC Announces 2020 Women's Basketball Postseason Awards".