2016–17 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team will represent Ohio University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by fourth year head coach Bob Boldon, will play its home games at the Convocation Center in Athens, Ohio as a member of the Mid-American Conference.[1][2] They finished the season 22–9, 12–6 in MAC play to finish in second place in the East Division.

2016–17 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record22–9 (12–6 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaConvocation Center
Seasons
2016–17 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Kent State 13 5   .722 19 13   .594
Ohio 12 6   .667 22 10   .688
Buffalo 10 8   .556 22 10   .688
Miami (OH) 5 13   .278 11 21   .344
Bowling Green 4 14   .222 8 23   .258
Akron 2 16   .111 9 21   .300
West
Central Michigan 15 3   .833 23 9   .719
Ball State 14 4   .778 21 11   .656
Toledo 12 6   .667 25 9   .735
Northern Illinois 12 6   .667 21 12   .636
Western Michigan 8 10   .444 19 13   .594
Eastern Michigan 1 17   .056 6 25   .194
2017 MAC tournament winner
As of March 17, 2017

Preseason edit

The preseason coaches' poll and league awards were announced by the league office on October 27, 2016. Ohio was picked first in the MAC East.[3]

Preseason women's basketball coaches poll edit

(First place votes in parentheses)

East Division edit

  1. Ohio (9) 69
  2. Buffalo (3) 60
  3. Akron 48
  4. Bowling Green 30
  5. Miami 27
  6. Kent State 18

West Division edit

  1. Central Michigan (12) 72
  2. Ball State 53
  3. Toledo 53
  4. Western Michigan 34
  5. Northern Illinois 25
  6. Eastern Michigan 15

Regular Season Champion edit

Central Michigan (6), Ohio (5), Buffalo (1)

Tournament champs edit

Central Michigan (7), Ohio (4), Buffalo (1)

Preseason All-MAC edit

Preseason All-MAC teams
Team Player Position Year
Preseason All-MAC East Quiera Lampkins G Sr.

Source[3]

Roster edit

2016–17 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Hometown
G 0 Taylor Agler 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Jr Westerville, OH
G 2 Katie Barker 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Fr Cary, IL
G 3 Amani Burke 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Fr Columbus, OH
G 5 Quiera Lampkins 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Gahanna, OH
G 7 Adyn Bucher
Sr Athens, OH
G 3 Dominique Doseck 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Athens, OH
F 11 Kelly Karlis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS So Medinah, IL
G 12 Yamonie Jenkins 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Reynoldsburg, OH
F 13 Olivia Bower 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Bowerston, OH
F 15 Jasmine Weatherspoon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Columbus, OH
F 20 Tmisht Stinson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Hattiesburg, MS
F 21 Hannah Thome 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Fr Chagrin Falls, OH
F 22 Hannah Boesinger 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Chagrin Falls, OH
G 24 Meche'la Cobb 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr New Albany, OH
F 54 Kendall Jessing 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Sylvania, OH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 19, 2016

Schedule edit

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 5, 2016*
11:30 am
Thomas More W 87–50[4]  0–0
Convocation Center (3,391)
Athens, OH
Non-conference regular season
November 13, 2016*
2:00 pm, BSN
at High Point W 76–48[5]  1–0
Millis Center (823)
High Point, NC
November 18, 2016*
11:00 am, ESPN3
Tennessee-Martin W 72–55[6]  2–0
Convocation Center (3,241)
Athens, OH
November 21, 2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Northern Kentucky W 58–41[7]  3–0
Convocation Center (1,512)
Athens, OH
November 26, 2016*
2:00 pm
Murray State W 79–70[8]  4–0
Convocation Center (984)
Athens, OH
November 30, 2016*
11:00 am
at Middle Tennessee State W 73–52[9]  5–0
Murphy Center (11,222)
Murfreesboro, TN
December 3, 2016*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Duquesne W 64–46[10]  6–0
Convocation Center (3,577)
Athens, OH
December 10, 2016*
3:00 pm
at IUPUI W 71–65  7–0
Indiana Farmers Coliseum (300)
Indianapolis, IN
December 13, 2016*
6:30 pm
at Michigan L 46–69  7–1
Crisler Center (1,802)
Ann Arbor, MI
December 19, 2016*
7:00 pm
Binghamton W 63–55  8–1
Convocation Center (1,039)
Athens, OH
December 22, 2016*
7:00 pm
Illinois W 80–68  9–1
Convocation Center (1,211)
Athens, OH
December 28, 2016*
2:00 pm
at North Carolina A&T L 57–63  9–2
Corbett Sports Center (247)
Greensboro, NC
MAC regular season
December 31, 2016
12:00 pm
at Bowling Green W 69–58  10–2
(1–0)
Stroh Center (1,509)
Bowling Green, OH
January 4, 2017
7:00 pm, BCSN
Buffalo W 83–55  11–2
(2–0)
Convocation Center (1,346)
Athens, OH
January 7, 2017
2:00 pm
at Northern Illinois L 80–88  11–3
(2–1)
Convocation Center (–)
DeKalb, IL
January 11, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Akron W 85–69  12–3
(3–1)
Rhodes Arena (650)
Akron, OH
January 14, 2017
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Kent State L 65–68  12–4
(3–2)
Convocation Center (3,721)
Athens, OH
January 18, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Toledo W 64–55  13–4
(4–2)
Savage Arena (3,594)
Toledo, OH
January 21, 2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Eastern Michigan W 68–51  14–4
(5–2)
Convocation Center (1,926)
Athens, OH
January 25, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Western Michigan W 80–67  15–4
(6–2)
Convocation Center (1,245)
Athens, OH
January 28, 2017
1:00 pm
at Miami (OH) W 79–62  16–4
(7–2)
Millett Hall (437)
Oxford, OH
February 1, 2017
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Central Michigan L 59–64  15–5
(7–3)
McGuirk Arena (1,460)
Mount Pleasant, MI
February 4, 2017
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Toledo W 61–55  17–5
(8–3)
Convocation Center (3,356)
Athens, OH
February 11, 2017
3:30 pm
at Ball State W 72–68  18–5
(9–3)
Worthen Arena (1,011)
Muncie, IN
February 15, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Central Michigan L 64–70  18–6
(9–4)
Convocation Center (1,314)
Athens, OH
February 18, 2017
2:00 pm
at Kent State L 77–83 OT 18–7
(9–5)
MAC Center (713)
Kent, OH
February 22, 2017
7:00 pm
at Buffalo L 54–65  18–8
(9–6)
Alumni Arena (1,220)
Buffalo, NY
February 25, 2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Miami (OH) W 77–63  19–8
(10–6)
Convocation Center (2,366)
Athens, OH
March 1, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Bowling Green W 79–68  20–8
(11–6)
Convocation Center (1,186)
Athens, OH
March 4, 2017
2:00 pm
Akron W 62–48  21–8
(12–6)
Convocation Center (2,725)
Athens, OH
MAC Tournament
March 6, 2017
6:00 pm, ESPN3
Eastern Michigan
First Round
W 63–49  22–8
(12–6)
Convocation Center (1,237)
Athens, OH
March 8, 2017
2:35 pm, ESPN/BCSN
vs. Northern Illinois
Quarterfinals
L 71–72  22–9
(12–6)
Quicken Loans Arena 
Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Awards and honors edit

Weekly Awards edit

Weekly Award Honors
Honors Player Position Date Awarded Source
MAC East player of the week Quiera Lampkins G December 6 [11]
MAC East player of the week Quiera Lampkins G December 13 [12]
MAC East player of the week Quiera Lampkins G January 3 [13]
MAC East player of the week Quiera Lampkins G January 24 [14]

All-MAC Awards edit

After the season Cece Hooks won an unprecedented 4th MAC defensive player of the year.

Postseason All-MAC teams
Team Player Position Year
All-MAC 2nd team Quiera Lampkins G Sr.
All-MAC Freshman team Amani Burke G Fr.
All-MAC Defensive team Jasmine Weatherspoon F Sr.

Source[15]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Convocation Center". Ohio University. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
  2. ^ "Bob Boldon". Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "MAC ANNOUNCES 2016-17 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PRESEASON POLL". Mid-American Conference.
  4. ^ "TMC vs Ohio Box Score". Ohio University. 2016. Archived from the original on November 20, 2016. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  5. ^ "Ohio vs High Point Box Score". Ohio University. 2016. Archived from the original on November 20, 2016. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  6. ^ "Lampkins, Burke Lead @OhioWBasketball Past UT Martin, 72-55". Ohio University. 2016. Archived from the original on November 20, 2016. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  7. ^ "NKU vs Ohio Box Score". Ohio University. 2016. Archived from the original on November 23, 2016. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
  8. ^ "Ohio vs Murray State Box Score". Ohio University. 2016. Archived from the original on November 27, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
  9. ^ "Ohio vs Middle Tennessee Box Score". Ohio University. 2016. Archived from the original on December 21, 2016. Retrieved December 10, 2016.
  10. ^ "Ohio vs Duquesne Box Score". Ohio University. 2016. Archived from the original on December 21, 2016. Retrieved December 10, 2016.
  11. ^ "Lampkins Named MAC East Player of the Week". Ohio Athletics.
  12. ^ "Lampkins Earns Second-Straight MAC East Honor". Ohio Athletics.
  13. ^ "Lampkins Named MAC East Player of the Week". Ohio Athletics.
  14. ^ "Lampkins Earns Fourth MAC East Player of the Week Award". Ohio Athletics.
  15. ^ "WOMEN'S BASKETBALL POSTSEASON AWARDS ANNOUNCED".