2021–22 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team
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Conference | Mid-American Conference |
Record | 15–15 (9–10 MAC) |
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Home arena | Convocation Center |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Toledo | 19 | – | 1 | .950 | 29 | – | 6 | .829 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Buffalo † | 16 | – | 4 | .800 | 25 | – | 9 | .735 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Akron | 13 | – | 7 | .650 | 17 | – | 12 | .586 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ball State | 11 | – | 8 | .579 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Illinois | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | 14 | – | 15 | .483 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kent State | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | 19 | – | 12 | .613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Michigan | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | 16 | – | 14 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling Green | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio | 9 | – | 10 | .474 | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (OH) | 4 | – | 16 | .200 | 8 | – | 21 | .276 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Michigan | 4 | – | 16 | .200 | 7 | – | 20 | .259 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Michigan | 2 | – | 18 | .100 | 4 | – | 25 | .138 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2022 MAC tournament winner |
The 2021–22 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team represented Ohio University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by ninth year head coach Bob Boldon, played their home games at the Convocation Center in Athens, Ohio as a member of the Mid-American Conference.[1][2] The Bobcats finished non-conference play at 6–3. During a conference win at Central Michigan on January 15, Cece Hooks passed Caroline Mast as the leading scorer in Ohio basketball history.[3] Two games later, against Bowling Green, she passed Toldeo’s Kim Knuth as the leading scorer in MAC basketball history.[4][5] They finished the regular season 15–13 and 9–10 in the MAC. They were knocked out of the MAC tournament in the quarterfinals by top-seeded Toledo and in the first round of the WNIT by eventual champion South Dakota State.[6][7]
Offseason
Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason |
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Deesh Beck | 32 | F | 5'9 | Junior | Grand Rapids, Michigan | Transferred to Wright State |
2021 recruiting class
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | High School | Hometown |
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Yaya Felder | 2 | G | 5'8 | Conrad | Hartford, Connecticut |
Preseason
Prior to the season Ohio was picked first in the MAC preseason poll.[8] Cece Hooks and Erica Johnson were named to the preseason first team all-conference.
Preseason rankings
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Ohio | 132 (4) |
2 | Bowling Green | 124 (3) |
3 | Buffalo | 123 (3) |
4 | Kent State | 102 |
5 | Eastern Michigan | 83 (1) |
6 | Central Michigan | 80 |
7 | Northern Illinois | 79 |
8 | Toledo | 67 |
9 | Ball State | 65 (1) |
10 | Western Michigan | 31 |
11 | Miami | 27 |
12 | Akron | 23 |
MAC Tournament Champion: Buffalo (5), Ohio (3), BGSU (2), Ball State (1), EMU (1)
Source[8]
Preseason All-MAC
Team | Player | Position | Year |
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Preseason All-MAC 1st team | Cece Hooks | G | Sr. |
Preseason All-MAC 1st team | Erica Johnson | G | R-Jr. |
Source[8]
Award watch lists
Award | Player | Position | Year | Source |
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Naismith College Player of the Year | Cece Hooks | G | Sr. | [9] |
Cheryl Miller Award | Erica Johnson | G | R-Jr. | [10] |
Becky Hammon Award | Cece Hooks | G | Sr. | [11] |
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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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 9, 2021* 7:00 pm, ACCNX | at Notre Dame | L 69–105[14] | 0–1 | Purcell Pavilion (4553) Notre Dame, IN | |||||||
Nov 13, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Liberty | L 63–66[15] | 0–2 | Liberty Arena (787) Lynchburg, VA | |||||||
Nov 16, 2021* 11:00 am, ESPN+ | at Cincinnati | W 73–62[16] | 1–2 | Fifth Third Arena (1723) Cincinnati, OH | |||||||
Nov 20, 2021* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | Mercyhurst | W 90–46[17] | 2–2 | Convocation Center (826) Athens, OH | |||||||
Nov 29, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Florida A&M | W 98–45[18] | 3–2 | Convocation Center (618) Athens, OH | |||||||
Dec 4, 2021* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | Richmond | W 98–89[19] | 4–2 | Convocation Center Athens, OH | |||||||
Dec 15, 2021* 8:00 pm, BTN Plus | at Minnesota | L 93–99[20] | 4–3 | Williams Arena (2751) Minneapolis, MN | |||||||
Dec 20, 2021* 1:00 pm | vs. UMass Lowell FIU Holiday Hoops Showdown | W 74–60[21] | 5–3 | Ocean Bank Convocation Center Miami, FL | |||||||
Dec 21, 2021* 11:00 am | vs. Binghamton FIU Holiday Hoops Showdown | W 76–67[22] | 6–3 | Ocean Bank Convocation Center (77) Miami, FL | |||||||
MAC regular season | |||||||||||
Dec 29, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Miami (OH) | postponed[23] | Millett Hall Oxford, OH | ||||||||
Jan 1, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | Eastern Michigan | postponed[24] | Convocation Center Athens, OH | ||||||||
Jan 5, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Akron | postponed[25] | James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH | ||||||||
Jan 8, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | Northern Illinois | L 68–71[26] | 6–4 (0–1) | Convocation Center (698) Athens, OH | |||||||
Jan 12, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Buffalo | postponed[27] | Convocation Center Athens, OH | ||||||||
Jan 12, 2022[29] 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Kent State | W 70–64[28] | 7–4 (1–1) | Convocation Center (516) Athens, OH | |||||||
Jan 15, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Central Michigan | W 75–65[30] | 8–4 (2–1) | McGuirk Arena (1326) Mount Pleasant, MI | |||||||
Jan 17, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Miami (OH) Resched. from Dec. 29[32] | L 60–63[31] | 8–5 (2–2) | Millett Hall (171) Oxford, OH | |||||||
Jan 22, 2022 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | Bowling Green | W 85–70[33] | 9–5 (3–2) | Convocation Center (1001) Athens, OH | |||||||
Jan 24, 2022 TBD, ESPN+ | Buffalo Resched. from Jan. 12[32] | W 68–66[34] | 10–5 (4–2) | Convocation Center (378) Athens, OH | |||||||
Jan 26, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Toledo | W 79–72[35] | 11–5 (5–2) | Savage Arena (3257) Toledo, OH | |||||||
Jan 29, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Western Michigan | L 64–74[36] | 11–6 (5–3) | University Arena (845) Kalamazoo, MI | |||||||
Feb 2, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Ball State | L 74–84[37] | 11–7 (5–4) | Convocation Center (623) Athens, OH | |||||||
Feb 6, 2022[39] 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Northern Illinois | L 70–80[38] | 11–8 (5–5) | Convocation Center (256) DeKalb, IL | |||||||
Feb 9, 2022 6:30 pm, ESPN3 | at Ball State | postponed[40] | Worthen Arena Muncie, IN | ||||||||
Feb 12, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | Western Michigan | L 73–80[41] | 11–9 (5–6) | Convocation Center (491) Athens, OH | |||||||
Feb 14, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Eastern Michigan Resched. from Jan. 1[32] | W 66–53[42] | 12–9 (6–6) | Convocation Center (304) Athens, OH | |||||||
Feb 16, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Toledo | L 73–76[43] | 12–10 (6–7) | Convocation Center (462) Athens, OH | |||||||
Feb 19, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Bowling Green | W 82–69[44] | 13–10 (7–7) | Stroh Center (1249) Bowling Green, OH | |||||||
Feb 21, 2022 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Akron Resched. from Jan. 5[32] | W 69–66[45] | 14–10 (8–7) | James A. Rhodes Arena (435) Akron, OH | |||||||
Feb 23, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Buffalo | L 65–79[46] | 14–11 (8–8) | Alumni Arena (1,322) Amherst, NY | |||||||
Feb 26, 2022 3:30 pm, ESPN3 | Akron | L 77–88[47] | 14–12 (8–9) | Convocation Center (1,004) Athens, OH | |||||||
Mar 2, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Miami (OH) | W 73–64[48] | 15–12 (9–9) | Convocation Center (843) Athens, OH | |||||||
Mar 5, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Kent State | L 50–59[49] | 15–13 (9–10) | MAC Center (797) Kent, OH | |||||||
MAC Tournament | |||||||||||
March 9, 2022 11:00 am, ESPN+ | (8) | vs. (1) Toledo MAC Quarterfinal | L 67–80[50] | 15–14 | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse Cleveland, OH | ||||||
National Invitational Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 17, 2022 8:00 pm | at South Dakota State | L 57–87[51] | 15–15 | Frost Arena (1,774) Brookings, SD | |||||||
*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 player of the week | Cece Hooks | G | December 27 | [52] |
MAC player of the week | Cece Hooks | G | January 17 | [53] |
MAC player of the week | Cece Hooks | G | January 24 | [54] |
All-MAC Awards
After the season Cece Hooks won an unprecedented 4th MAC defensive player of the year.
Team | Player | Position | Year |
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All-MAC 1st team | Cece Hooks | G | Sr. |
All-MAC 3rd team | Erica Johnson | G | R-Jr. |
All-MAC Honorable Mention | Gabby Burris | F | Sr. |
MAC Defensive Player of the Year | Cece Hooks | G | Sr. |
All-MAC Defensive team | Cece Hooks | G | Sr. |
Source[55]
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