2024–25 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team

The 2024–25 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team will represent Ohio University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by twelfth-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]

2024–25 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record– (– MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tavares Jackson
  • Chelsea Welch
  • Kaylee Gregory Bambule
  • Abby Garnett
Home arenaConvocation Center
Seasons
2025–26 →
2024–25 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Akron 0 0   0 0  
Ball State 0 0   0 0  
Bowling Green 0 0   0 0  
Buffalo 0 0   0 0  
Central Michigan 0 0   0 0  
Eastern Michigan 0 0   0 0  
Kent State 0 0   0 0  
Miami (OH) 0 0   0 0  
Northern Illinois 0 0   0 0  
Ohio 0 0   0 0  
Toledo 0 0   0 0  
Western Michigan 0 0   0 0  
2025 MAC tournament winner

Previous season

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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]

Offseason

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Coaching staff changes

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Coaching departures

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2024–25 coaching departures
Name Alma mater Previous position New position
Steph Haas Florida Gulf Coast Assistant coach

Coaching additions

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2024–25 coaching additions
Name Alma mater Previous position New position
Kaylee Gregory Bambule Ohio University Video coordinator Assistant coach[6]
Abby Garnett Ohio University Player (2023) Assistant coach[6]

Departures

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Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason
Aylasia Fantroy 2 G 5'11" Freshman Palestine, TX Transferred to Texas Southern
Bengisu Alper 33 G 5'11" Senior Istanbul, Turkey Graduated, Exhausted Eligibility
Madi Mace 3 G 5'11" RS-Junior Parkersburg, WV Graduated
Peyton Guice 11 G 5'11" Senior Westerville, OH Graduated
Kailah Johnson 10 G 5'8" Senior Orem, UT Graduated, Exhausted Eligibility

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Incoming transfers

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Incoming transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason
Anyssa Jones 3 G 5'10" Grad. Student Westerville, OH Transferred from Dayton. Will have one year of eligibility remaining.[9]
Aliah McWhorter 4 G 6'1" Senior Istanbul, Turkey Transferred from Wake Forest. Will have two years of eligibility remaining.[10]
Kiersten Cashell F 5'11" Sophomore Hilliard, Ohio Transferred from Capital. Will have three years of eligibility remaining.[11]

2024 recruiting class

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Recruiting class
Name Number Pos. Height High school Hometown
Gigi Bower[12] 20 G 5'9" Olentangy Liberty Powell, OH
Danni Scully[12] 23 F 6'1" Nazareth Academy Park Ridge, IL
Olivia Rinard G Williamstown Williamstown, WV

Preseason

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On October 22, 2024 the MAC released the preseason coaches poll. Ohio was picked to finish tied for sixth in the MAC regular season. Ohio received no to win the MAC Tournament.[13]

Preseason rankings

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MAC preseason poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Ball State 120 (10)
2 Kent State 104 (2)
3 Buffalo 96
4 Bowling Green 96
5 Toledo 82
T6 Northern Illinois 64
T6 Ohio 64
8 Miami 44
9 Akron 43
10 Western Michigan 34
11 Eastern Michigan 23
12 Central Michigan 20

MAC tournament champion:): Ball State (8), Bowling Green (1), Buffalo (1), Kent State (1), Toledo (1)

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Preseason All-MAC

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Preseason All-MAC teams
Team Player Position Year
2nd Jaya McClure G Jr.

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Roster

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2023–24 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 14 Kate Dennis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Guilford Rockford, IL
G 0 Jaya McClure 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Christian Academy Louisville, KY
F 24 Aja Austin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr   Westerville, OH
F 41 Cassidy Lafler 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Dublin Coffman Dublin, OH
G 12 Monica Williams 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Lawrence North Indianapolis, IN
G 21 Bailey Tabeling 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Trinity Lutheran Seymour, IN
G 22 Asiah Baxter 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Warren Central Indianapolis, IN
F 34 Emma Barnett 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Mercy Academy Mount Washington, KY
G 5 Kennedi Watkins 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Marquette Ballwin, MO
G 3 Anyssa Jones 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) GS Westerville South Westerville, OH
G 4 Aliah McWhorter 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GS Sycamore Cincinnati, OH
G 20 Gigi Bower 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Olentangy Powell, OH
F 23 Danni Scully 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Nazareth Academy Park Ridge, IL
G 30 Madison Lim 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Mechanicsburg Marysville, OH
F Kiersten Cashell 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Capital Hilliard, OH
G Olivia Rinard
Fr Williamstown Williamstown, WV
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: October 11, 2024

Support staff

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2022–23 Ohio Bobcats support staff
  • Ebony Pegues – Director of Basketball Operations
  • 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:[7]

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Georgia Southern
MAC-SBC Challenge
      Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
November 10, 2024*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Bellarmine       Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
November 16, 2024*
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
George Washington       Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
November 20, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Ohio State       Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
November 24, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Wright State       Nutter Center 
Fairborn, OH
December 3, 2024*
11:00 a.m, ESPN+
Ohio Christian       Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
December 8, 2024*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Butler       Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
December 15, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Saint Louis       Chaifetz Arena 
St. Louis, MO
December 22, 2024*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UIC       Credit Union 1 Arena 
Chicago, IL
December 28, 2024*
4:00 p.m., SECN
at Georgia       Stegeman Coliseum 
Athens, GA
MAC regular season
January 1, 2025
4:00 p.m., TBA
Akron       Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
January 4, 2025
2:00 p.m., TBA
at Northern Illinois       Convocation Center 
DeKalb, IL
January 8, 2025
7:00 p.m., TBA
at Western Michigan       University Arena 
Kalamazoo, MI
January 11, 2025
3:00 p.m., TBA
Kent State       Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
January 15, 2025
7:00 p.m., TBA
Bowling Green       Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
January 18, 2025
2:00 p.m., TBA
at Toledo       Savage Arena 
Toledo, OH
January 22, 2025
6:00 p.m., TBA
at Buffalo       Alumni Arena 
Amherst, NY
January 25, 2025
1:00 p.m., TBA
Eastern Michigan       Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
January 29, 2025
7:00 p.m., TBA
Ball State       Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
February 1, 2025
1:00 p.m., TBA
at Miami (OH)       Millett Hall 
Oxford, OH
February 5, 2025
6:30 p.m., TBA
at Central Michigan       McGuirk Arena 
Mount Pleasant, MI
Februry 8, 2025*
1:00 p.m., TBA
at TBA
MAC-SBC Challenge
      TBA 
TBA
February 15, 2025
1:00 p.m., TBA
Buffalo       Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
February 19, 2025
7:00 p.m., TBA
Northern Illinois       Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
February 22, 2025
2:00 p.m., TBA
at Akron       James A. Rhodes Arena 
Akron, OH
February 26, 2025
7:00 p.m., TBA
at Bowling Green       Stroh Center 
Bowling Green, OH
March 1, 2025
3:30 p.m., TBA
Miami (OH)       Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
March 5, 2025
7:00 p.m., TBA
Western Michigan       Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
March 8, 2025
1:00 p.m., TBA
at Ball State       Worthen Arena 
Muncie, IN
MAC tournament
March 12, 2024†
TBA, TBA
vs. TBA
Quarterfinals
      Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 
Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

If a top eight finisher in MAC

Source[14][15]

References

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  1. ^ "Convocation Center". Ohio University. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
  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 - 2024-25". ESPN. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
  5. ^ "Ball State 77, Ohio 53". ESPN. 2024-03-13. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
  6. ^ a b "Ohio Women's Basketball Announces Coaching Staff Changes". Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
  7. ^ a b c "2024-25 Women's Basketball Roster". Ohio Athletics. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
  8. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Roster". Ohio Athletics. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
  9. ^ "Women's Basketball Adds Dayton Transfer, Anyssa Jones, to Roster". Ohio University Athletics. May 1, 2024. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
  10. ^ "Women's Basketball Adds Wake Forest Transfer, Aliah McWhorter, to Roster". Ohio University Athletics. May 1, 2024. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
  11. ^ "Kiersten Cashell". Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
  12. ^ a b "Ohio Women's Basketball Welcomes Two Signees". Ohio University Athletics. November 12, 2023. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
  13. ^ a b c "MAC Announces 2024-25 Men's Basketball Preseason Poll & Teams". getsomemaction.com. Mid-American Conference. October 23, 2024. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
  14. ^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Ohio University Athletics.
  15. ^ "Ohio Bobcats Schedule 2024-25". ESPN.