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2023–24 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team will represent Ohio University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by eleventh-year head coach Bob Boldon, play their home games at the Convocation Center in Athens, Ohio as a member of the Mid-American Conference.[1][2][3][4] They finished the regular season 11–18, 8–10 in MAC play, to finish tied for 6th place. They lost to Ball State in the first round of the MAC tournament.[5]

2023–24 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record11–19 (8–10 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tavares Jackson
  • Steph Haas
  • Chelsea Welch
Home arenaConvocation Center
Seasons
← 2022–23
2024–25 →
2023–24 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Toledo 17 – 1   .944 28 – 6   .824
Ball State 16 – 2   .889 28 – 6   .824
Kent State † 13 – 5   .722 21 – 12   .636
Buffalo 10 – 8   .556 19 – 14   .576
Bowling Green 10 – 8   .556 16 – 15   .516
Northern Illinois 8 – 10   .444 15 – 16   .484
Ohio 8 – 10   .444 11 – 19   .367
Western Michigan 7 – 11   .389 12 – 18   .400
Miami (OH) 6 – 12   .333 9 – 20   .310
Akron 6 – 12   .333 11 – 18   .379
Central Michigan 4 – 14   .222 6 – 22   .214
Eastern Michigan 3 – 15   .167 7 – 22   .241
† 2024 MAC tournament winner

Previous season edit

Main article: 2022–23 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team

They finished 6–23 and 4–14 in the MAC play to finish tied for eleventh in the MAC. They failed to qualify for the MAC tournament.[6]

Offseason edit

Departures edit

Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason
Caitlyn Kroll 5 G 5'10" RS-Senior Bridgeport, OH Graduated, exhausted eligibility
Abby Garnett 20 F 6'1" RS-Junior Golden, CO Graduated
Alexandra Antonova 35 F 6'2" RS-Junior Moscow, Russia Graduated
Jasmine Hale 23 G 5'9" RS-Junior Cincinnati, OH Graduated
Ella Pope 4 F 5'11" RS-Sophomore Orem, UT Left team for personal reasons
Kendall Hale 22 G 5'11" Sophomore Cincinnati, OH Left team for personal reasons
Yaya Felder 2 G 5'11" Sophomore Hartford, CT Transferred to Baylor[7]

[8][9]

Incoming transfers edit

Incoming transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason
Kennedi Watkins 5 G 5'10" Junior Ballwin, MO Transferred from Southeast Missouri State. Will have two years of eligibility remaining.[10]
Bengisu Alper 33 G 5'11" Senior Istanbul, Turkey Transferred from Northwestern State. Will have one year of eligibility remaining.[11]

2023 recruiting class edit

Recruiting class
Name Number Pos. Height High school Hometown
Aylasia Fantroy 2 G 5'11" Palestine Palestine, TX
Monica Williams 12 G 5'9" Lawrence North Indianapolis, IN
Bailey Tabeling 21 G 5'10" Trinity Lutheran Seymour, IN
Asiah Baxter 22 G 5'11" Warren Central Indianapolis, IN
Emma Barnett 34 F 6'1" Mercy Academy Mount Washington, KY

Preseason edit

Prior to the season Ohio was picked ninth in the MAC preseason poll.[12] No Bobcats were named to the preseason All-MAC team.

Preseason rankings edit

MAC preseason poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Toledo 121 (11)
2 Ball State 110 (1)
3 Kent State 102
4 Bowling Green 77
5 Northern Illinois 99
6 Akron 69
7 Eastern Michigan 66
8 Buffalo 50
9 Ohio 40
10 Western Michigan 38
11 Central Michigan 24
12 Miami 23

MAC tournament champion: Toledo (10), Ball State (2)

Source[12]

Roster edit

[13]

2023–24 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 11 Peyton Guice 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Westerville South Westerville, OH
G 3 Madi Mace 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Jr Parkersburg Parkersburg, WV
G 14 Kate Dennis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Guilford Rockford, IL
G 10 Kailah Johnson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Notre Dame Academy Holland, OH
G 0 Jaya McClure 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Christian Academy Louisville, KY
F 24 Aja Austin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr   Westerville, OH
F 41 Cassidy Lafler 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Dublin Coffman Dublin, OH
G 2 Aylasia Fantroy 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Palestine Palestine, TX
G 12 Monica Williams 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Lawrence North Indianapolis, IN
G 21 Bailey Tabeling 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Trinity Lutheran Seymour, IN
G 22 Asiah Baxter 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Warren Central Indianapolis, IN
F 34 Emma Barnett 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Mercy Academy Mount Washington, KY
G 5 Kennedi Watkins 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Marquette Ballwin, MO
G 33 Bengisu Alper 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Doga Anataolian Istanbul, Turkey
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 2, 2023

Support staff edit

2022–23 Ohio Bobcats support staff
  • Ebony Pegues – Director of Basketball Operations
  • Kaylee Gregory Bambule – Video Coordinator
  • Tyler Johnson – Graduate Assistant
  • Ben Gilkey – Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach
  • Becca Gaddy – Director of Athletics Communications (Volleyball, Women's Basketball, Cross Country/Track & Field, Baseball)
  • Morgan Hall – Staff Athletic Trainer
  • Jessica Arquette – Ohio Athletics Sports Dietitian
  • Kaitlyn Michener – Nutritionist
  • Hannah Rastatter – Nutritionist

Source:[8]

Schedule edit

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2023*
7:00 p.m. 		Marietta W 92–62  –
  17 – Williams   11 – Fantroy   3 – Fantroy  Convocation Center (804)
Athens, OH
Non-conference regular season
November 11, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Appalachian State
MAC-SBC Challenge 		L 64–71  0–1
  10 – Alper   7 – Mace   3 – Tied  Holmes Center (575)
Boone, NC
November 16, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Dayton W 67–61  1–1
  18 – McClure   5 – Tied   4 – McClure  Convocation Center (704)
Athens, OH
November 22, 2023*
TBA, ESPN+ 		at Morehead State L 60–89  1–2
  11 – Lafler   6 – Fantroy   3 – Fantroy  Ellis Johnson Arena (621)
Morehead, KY
November 26, 2023*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		IUPUI W 75–71  2–2
  21 – McClure   6 – Tied   5 – Tied  Convocation Center (490)
Athens, OH
November 29, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Longwood L 72–75  2–3
  16 – Watkins   5 – Tied   5 – Mace  Convocation Center (618)
Athens, OH
December 5, 2023*
7:00 p.m., BTN+ 		at No. 12 Ohio State L 45–85  2–4
  9 – McClure   6 – Alper   3 – McClure  Value City Arena (4,950)
Columbus, OH
December 9, 2023*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Syracuse L 62–82  2–5
  23 – Tabeling   6 – McClure   9 – McClure  Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
December 17, 2023*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Indiana State W 65–62  3–5
  21 – McClure   11 – Fantroy   4 – Williams  Convocation Center (355)
Athens, OH
December 21, 2023*
1:00 p.m., YouTube 		at Butler L 49–69  3–6
  13 – McClure   6 – Watkins   3 – McClure  Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,038)
Indianapolis, IN
December 30, 2023*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Bellarmine L 66–70  3–7
  21 – McClure   6 – Tied   6 – McClure  Freedom Hall (572)
Louisville, KY
MAC regular season
January 3, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Akron W 67–58  4–7
(1–0) 		 17 – Tied   6 – Tied   3 – Williams  Convocation Center (308)
Athens, OH
January 6, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Kent State L 63–92  4–8
(1–1) 		 16 – Mace   5 – Watkins   4 – Williams  MAC Center (820)
Kent, OH
January 10, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Northern Illinois L 62–67  4–9
(1–2) 		 12 – Watkins   7 – Alper   4 – Guice  Convocation Center (577)
Athens, OH
January 13, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Toledo L 50–63  4–10
(1–3) 		 21 – Watkins   6 – Alper   2 – Tied  Savage Arena (4,116)
Toledo, OH
January 17, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Western Michigan L 55–73  4–11
(1–4) 		 18 – Watkins   6 – Fantroy    – Williams  University Arena (699)
Kalamazoo, MI
January 20, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Eastern Michigan W 72–62  5–11
(2–4) 		 14 – Tied   8 – Williams   7 – Mace  Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
January 24, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Central Michigan W 68–58  6–11
(3–4) 		 14 – Williams   4 – Watkins   4 – Tied  McGuirk Arena (1,094)
Mount Pleasant, MI
January 27, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Miami (OH) W 71–55  7–11
(4–4) 		 18 – Tebeling   7 – Tabeling   4 – Williams  Convocation Center (741)
Athens, OH
January 31, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Buffalo L 63–81  7–12
(4–5) 		 13 – Tied   7 – Tied   4 – Williams  Convocation Center (1,154)
Athens, OH
February 3, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Ball State L 66–97  7–13
(4–6) 		 19 – Fantroy   7 – Fantroy   3 – Tied  Worthen Arena (1,556)
Muncie, IN
February 7, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Bowling Green L 52–69  7–14
(4–7) 		 22 – Tabeling   4 – Tied   3 – Tabeling  Stroh Center (2,151)
Bowling Green, OH
February 10, 2024*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Texas State
MAC-SBC Challenge 		L 71–80  7–15
  24 – Fantroy   6 – Tied   4 – McClure  Convocation Center (619)
Athens, OH
February 17, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Ball State L 60–75  7–16
(4–8) 		 21 – Watkins   6 – Guice   3 – Tabeling  Convocation Center (880)
Athens, OH
February 21, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Kent State W 79–77  8–16
(5–8) 		 26 – McClure   7 – McClure   4 – Williams  Convocation Center (567)
Athens, OH
February 24, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Buffalo L 54–67  8–17
(5–9) 		 13 – McClure   7 – Fantroy   3 – Tied  Alumni Arena (1866)
Amherst, NY
February 28, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Western Michigan W 67–64  9–17
(6–9) 		 14 – Fantroy   6 – Williams   8 – McClure  Convocation Center (680)
Athens, OH
March 2, 2024
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Central Michigan W 77–63  10–17
(7–9) 		 19 – McClure   7 – McClure   5 – McClure  Convocation Center (755)
Athens, OH
March 6, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Akron W 72–63  11–17
(8–9) 		 24 – Watkins   6 – Alper   3 – McClure  James A. Rhodes Arena (321)
Akron, OH
March 9, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Miami (OH) L 64–68  11–18
(8–10) 		 14 – Watkins   6 – Watkins   3 – Tied  Millett Hall (649)
Oxford, OH
MAC tournament
March 13, 2024
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(7) vs. (2) Ball State
Quarterfinals 		L 53–77  11–19
  18 – Fantroy   5 – Williams   1 – Tied  Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 
Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[14][15]

Awards and honors edit

All-MAC Awards edit

Postseason All-MAC teams
Team Player Position Year
All-MAC Honorable Mention Jaya McClure G So.
All-MAC Honorable Mention Kennedi Watkins G Jr.
All-MAC Freshman Team Bailey Tabeling G Fr.

Source[16]

References edit

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  2. ^ "Bob Boldon". Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
  3. ^ Arkley, Jason (March 28, 2013). "Boldon named Bobcats' new coach". Athens Messenger. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  4. ^ "MAC Women's College Basketball Standings - 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
  5. ^ "Ball State 77, Ohio 53". ESPN. 2024-03-13. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
  6. ^ "MAC Basketball Standings - 2022-23". ESPN. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
  7. ^ "WBB Brings in Ohio Transfer Yaya Felder". BVM Sports. April 17, 2023. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
  8. ^ a b "2023-24 Women's Basketball Roster". Ohio Athletics. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
  9. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Roster". Ohio Athletics. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
  10. ^ "Ohio Women's Basketball Adds SEMO Transfer Kennedi Watkins to Roster". Ohio University Athletics. April 19, 2023. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
  11. ^ "Bengisu Alper". Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
  12. ^ a b "MAC Announces 2023-24 Women's Basketball Preseason Poll & Teams". MAC Conference. 2023-11-02. Retrieved 2023-11-02.
  13. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Roster". ohiobobcats.com. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
  14. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
  15. ^ "Ohio Bobcats Schedule 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
  16. ^ "MAC Announces 2023-24 MAC Men's Basketball All-MAC Teams, Specialty Award Winners". getsomemaction.com. March 13, 2024. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
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