2008–09 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team

The 2008–09 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team represented Ohio University during the 2008–09 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by first year head coach Semeka Randall, played their home games at the Convocation Center in Athens, Ohio as a member of the Mid-American Conference.[1] They finished the season 13–18 and 7–9 in MAC play.

2008–09 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record13–18 (7–9 MAC)
Head coach
Home arenaConvocation Center
2008–09 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Bowling Green15–1 .93828–4  .875
Kent State8–8 .50019–10  .655
Miami (OH)7–9 .43816–15  .516
Ohio7–9 .43813–18  .419
Akron6–10 .37511–19  .367
Buffalo2–14 .1258–24  .250
West
Ball State †14–2 .87525–8  .758
Toledo11–5 .68818–13  .581
Northern Illinois10–6 .62515–15  .500
Central Michigan9–7 .56318–14  .563
Eastern Michigan4–12 .2508–21  .276
Western Michigan3–13 .1887–23  .233
† 2009 MAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Preseason

The preseason poll was announced by the league office on October 30, 2008. Ohio was picked fourth in the MAC East[2]

Preseason women's basketball poll

(First place votes in parentheses)

East Division
  1. Bowling Green
  2. Miami
  3. Kent State
  4. Ohio
  5. Buffalo
  6. Akron

West Division
  1. Ball State
  2. Northern Illinois
  3. Central Michigan
  4. Western Michigan
  5. Eastern Michigan
  6. Toledo

Preseason All-MAC
Preseason All-MAC teams
Team Player Position Year
Preseason All-MAC East Chandra Myers

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Schedule

[4][5]

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 14, 2008*
 at Navy W 63–48  1–0
  
 
Nov 16, 2008*
 at Morehead State L 52–56  1–1
  
 
Nov 24, 2008*
 at Memphis L 69–72  1–2
  
 
Nov 28, 2008*
 vs. South Carolina L 34–43  1–3
  
 
Nov 29, 2008*
 vs. Fordham L 51–55  1–4
  
 
Dec 4, 2008*
 at Presbyterian W 68–37  2–4
  
 
Dec 6, 2008*
 at Clemson L 57–60  2–5
  
 
Dec 13, 2008*
 at Marshall W 67–53  3–5
  
 
Dec 19, 2008*
 Cleveland State W 76–66  4–5
  
 
Dec 21, 2008*
 at Syracuse L 62–67  4–6
  
 
Dec 29, 2008*
 at South Alabama L 64–68  4–7
  
 
Jan 3, 2009*
 No. 18 Florida L 56–74  4–8
  
 
MAC regular season
Jan 7, 2009
 at Buffalo W 84–81 OT 5–8
(1–0)		  
 
Jan 10, 2009
 Bowling Green L 52–62  5–9
(1–1)		  
 
Jan 14, 2009
 Akron W 65–60 OT 6–9
(2–1)		  
 
Jan 17, 2009
 at Kent State L 74–78 OT 6–10
(2–2)		  
 
Jan 21, 2009
 at Miami (OH) W 66–53  7–10
(3–2)		  
 
Jan 24, 2009
 Northern Illinois L 59–67  7–11
(3–3)		  
 
Jan 31, 2009
 Central Michigan L 65–72  7–12
(3–4)		  
 
Feb 4, 2009
 at Eastern Michigan W 52–41  8–12
(4–4)		  
 
Feb 8, 2009
 at Toledo L 51–60  8–13
(4–5)		  
 
Feb 11, 2009
 Western Michigan L 56–74  8–14
(4–6)		  
 
Feb 14, 2009
 at Ball State L 72–80  8–15
(4–7)		  
 
Non-conference regular season
Feb 17, 2009*
 Utah Valley W 83–74  9–15
  
 
MAC regular season
Feb 21, 2009
 Buffalo W 80–77  10–15
(5–7)		  
 
Feb 25, 2009
 Kent State W 68–58  11–15
(6–7)		  
 
Feb 28, 2009
 Miami (OH) W 60–48  12–15
(7–7)		  
 
Mar 4, 2009
 at Akron L 57–58  12–16
(7–8)		  
 
Mar 7, 2009
 at No. 25 Bowling Green L 64–79  12–17
(7–9)		  
 
MAC Tournament
Mar 11, 2009
 Western Michigan W 68–57  13–17
  
 
Mar 13, 2009
 vs. Toledo L 70–77  13–18
  
 
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Awards and honors

All-MAC Awards
Postseason All-MAC teams
Team Player Position Year
All-MAC Second team Lauren Hmiel G
All-MAC Third team Jennifer Bushby G Jr.

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References
  1. "Convocation Center". Ohio University. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
  2. "BALL STATE AND BOWLING GREEN TABBED AS WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PRESEASON FAVORITES". Retrieved June 13, 2022.
  3. "MAC ANNOUNCES WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PRESEASON ALL-MAC TEAM". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
  4. "2008-09 Women's Basketball". ohiobobcats.com. Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
  5. "2008-09 Women's Basketball". ESPN.com. ESPN. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
  6. "MAC ANNOUNCES WOMEN'S BASKETBALL POST SEASON AWARDS". Retrieved June 13, 2022.
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