2018–19 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team represented Ohio University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by sixth year head coach Bob Boldon, played its home games at the Convocation Center in Athens, Ohio as a member of the Mid-American Conference.[1][2]

2018–19 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball
MAC East Division Champions
WNIT, Quarterfinals
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record30–6 (14–4 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tavares Jackson
  • Steph Haas
  • Marwan Miller
Home arenaConvocation Center
2018–19 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
Ohio14–4 .77830–6  .833
Miami (OH)13–5 .72223–9  .719
Buffalo †12–6 .66724–10  .706
Kent State11–7 .61120–13  .606
Akron7–11 .38916–15  .516
Bowling Green2–16 .1119–21  .300
West
Central Michigan15–3 .83325–8  .758
Toledo11–7 .61121–12  .636
Northern Illinois10–8 .55619–13  .594
Eastern Michigan6–12 .33314–17  .452
Western Michigan4–14 .22210–20  .333
Ball State3–15 .1678–23  .258
† 2019 MAC tournament winner

They finished the season 30–6, 14–2 in MAC play to win MAC East Division. They advanced to the championship game of the MAC women's tournament where they lost to Buffalo. They received an automatic to the WNIT where defeated High Point, Middle Tennessee and Western Kentucky in the first, second and third rounds before losing to Northwestern in the quarterfinals. With 30 wins, they finished with the most wins in school history.

Offseason

Coaching Departures
Coaching Departures
Name Alma Mater Previous position New position
Mary EvansGeorgia Southern UniversityAssistant CoachHead Coach (Valparaiso)[3]

Coaching Additions
Coaching Additions
Name Alma Mater Previous position New position
Steph HaasFlorida Gulf Coast UniversityVideo Coordinator (Florida Gulf Coast)Assistant Coach[4]

Departures
Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason
Taylor Agler 0 G 5'9" Redshirt Senior Westerville, Ohio Graduated, Exhausted eligibility
Alexis Stover 5 F 5'11" Freshman Westerville, Ohio Transferred to Wright State
Meche'la Cobb 24 G 6'0" Redshirt Freshman New Albany, Ohio

Incoming transfers
Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason
Caitlyn Kroll 5 G 5'10" Redshirt Sophomore Bridgeport, Ohio Transferred from Saint Francis (PA). Will have three years of eligibility remaining.[5]

2018 recruiting class
Recruiting Class
Name Number Pos. Height High School Hometown
Abby Garnett 20 F 6'1 Golden Golden, Colorado
Deesh Beck 32 F 5'9 Grand Rapids Christian Grand Rapids, Michigan
Alexandra Antonova 35 F 6'2 Teays Valley Moscow, Russia

Preseason

The preseason coaches' poll and league awards were announced by the league office on October 31, 2018. Ohio was picked third in the MAC East.[6]

Preseason women's basketball coaches poll

(First place votes in parentheses)

East Division
  1. Buffalo (4) 62
  2. Miami (5) 61
  3. Ohio (3) 57
  4. Kent State 28
  5. Bowling Green 27
  6. Akron 17

West Division
  1. Central Michigan (12) 72
  2. Toledo 52
  3. Eastern Michigan 41
  4. Northern Illinois 38
  5. Ball State 34
  6. Western Michigan 15

Regular Season Champion

Central Michigan (9), Miami (2), Ohio (1)

Tournament champs

Central Michigan (8), Buffalo (3), Northern Illinois (1)

Preseason All-MAC
Preseason All-MAC teams
Team Player Position Year
Preseason All-MAC East Cece Hooks G So.

Source[6]

Roster
2018–19 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Cece Hooks 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoThurgood Marshall Dayton, OH
G 2 Katie Barker 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS JrCary-Grove Cary, IL
G 3 Amani Burke 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS JrEastmoor Academy Columbus, OH
F 4 Erica Johnson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS FrMansfield Senior Mansfield, OH
G 5 Caitlyn Kroll 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS SoBridgeport
Saint Francis (PA)		 Bridgeport, OH
G 10 Dominique Doseck 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrAthens Athens, OH
F 13 Olivia Bower 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrConotton Valley Bowerston, OH
G 15 Kaylee Bambule 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS FrMontini Catholic Plainfield, IL
F 20 Abby Garnett 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrGolden Golden, CO
F 21 Hannah Thome 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS JrChagrin Falls Chagrin Falls, OH
G 25 Hunter Rogan (W) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoUrbana Urbana, OH
F 32 Deesh Beck 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrGrand Rapids Christian Grand Rapids, MI
F 35 Alexandra Antonova 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrTeays Valley Moscow, Russia
F 41 Gabby Burris 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoLiberty Union Baltimore, OH
F 54 Kendall Jessing 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrSylvania Northview Sylvania, OH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

[7]

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 3, 2018*
1:00 pm		 Walsh W 90–62 
Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
Non-conference regular season
Nov 11, 2018*
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 UNC Wilmington W 95–72  1–0
 Convocation Center (449)
Athens, OH
Nov 15, 2018*
11:00 am, ESPN+		 Binghamton W 86–49  2–0
 Convocation Center (2,167)
Athens, OH
Nov 18, 2018*
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 Eastern Kentucky W 100–60  3–0
 Convocation Center (414)
Athens, OH
Nov 23, 2018*
3:00 pm		 vs. St. Bonaventure
Denver Thanksgiving Classic		 W 76–62  4–0
 Hamilton Gymnasium 
Denver, CO
Nov 24, 2018*
3:00 pm		 vs. Lamar
Denver Thanksgiving Classic		 W 87–62  5–0
 Hamilton Gymnasium 
Denver, CO
Dec 1, 2018*
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 Cleveland State W 72–64  6–0
 Convocation Center (548)
Athens, OH
Dec 5, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Purdue W 80–73  7–0
 Convocation Center (591)
Athens, OH
Dec 8, 2018*
1:00 pm, ESPN3		 Coppin State W 87–62  8–0
 Convocation Center (404)
Athens, OH
Dec 16, 2018*
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 at IUPUI W 73–66  9–0
 The Jungle (311)
Indianapolis, IN
Dec 22, 2018*
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Richmond W 109–58  10–0
 Robins Center (505)
Richmond, VA
Dec 29, 2018*
2:00 pm		 at American W 77–67  11–0
 Bender Arena (334)
Washington, D.C.
MAC regular season
Jan 5, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Buffalo W 74–71 OT 12–0
(1–0)		 Alumni Arena (2,116)
Amherst, NY
Jan 9, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Central Michigan L 70–88  12–1
(1–1)		 Convocation Center (866)
Athens, OH
Jan 12, 2019
2:30 pm, ESPN3		 at Ball State W 90–75  13–1
(2–1)		 Worthen Arena (4,076)
Muncie, IN
Jan 16, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Kent State W 83–81  14–1
(3–1)		 Convocation Center (450)
Athens, OH
Jan 19, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN3		 Eastern Michigan W 85–44  15–1
(4–1)		 Convocation Center (648)
Athens, OH
Jan 23, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Northern Illinois W 69–53  16–1
(5–1)		 Convocation Center (269)
DeKalb, IL
Jan 26, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Bowling Green W 82–79  17–1
(6–1)		 Stroh Center (1,435)
Bowling Green, OH
Jan 30, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Miami (OH) L 61–67  17–2
(6–2)		 Convocation Center (446)
Athens, OH
Feb 2, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN3		 Ball State W 94–62  18–2
(7–2)		 Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
Feb 6, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Akron W 92–70  19–2
(8–2)		 Convocation Center (379)
Athens, OH
Feb 9, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Central Michigan W 78–75  20–2
(9–2)		 McGuirk Arena (2,152)
Mount Pleasant, MI
Feb 13, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Toledo L 50–76  20–3
(9–3)		 Savage Arena (3,364)
Toledo, OH
Feb 16, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN3		 Western Michigan W 70–56  21–3
(10–3)		 Convocation Center (729)
Athens, OH
Feb 23, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Kent State W 69–67  22–3
(11–3)		 MAC Center (1,208)
Kent, OH
Feb 27, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Buffalo L 43–73  22–4
(11–4)		 Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
Mar 2, 2019
5:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Akron W 81–71  23–4
(12–4)		 James A. Rhodes Arena (570)
Akron, OH
Mar 6, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Miami (OH) W 70–66  24–4
(13–4)		 Millett Hall (622)
Oxford, OH
Mar 9, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 Bowling Green W 76–68  25–4
(14–4)		 Convocation Center (648)
Athens, OH
MAC Women's Tournament
Mar 13, 2019
5:00 pm, ESPN+		 (2) vs. (7) Northern Illinois
Quarterfinals		 W 72–56  26–4
 Quicken Loans Arena 
Cleveland, OH
Mar 15, 2019
1:30 pm, ESPN+		 (2) vs. (3) Miami (OH)
Semifinals		 W 74–48  27–4
 Quicken Loans Arena 
Cleveland, OH
Mar 16, 2019
11:00 am, CBSSN		 (2) vs. (4) Buffalo
Championship Game		 L 61–77  27–5
 Quicken Loans Arena (2,765)
Cleveland, OH
WNIT
Mar 21, 2019*
7:00 pm		 High Point
First Round		 W 81–74  28–5
 Convocation Center (567)
Athens, OH
Mar 24, 2019*
2:00 pm		 Middle Tennessee
Second Round		 W 59–57  29–5
 Convocation Center (867)
Athens, OH
Mar 28, 2019*
7:00 pm		 Western Kentucky
Third Round		 W 68–60  30–5
 Convocation Center (1,491)
Athens, OH
Mar 30, 2019*
7:00 pm		 at Northwestern
Quarterfinals		 L 58–61  30–6
 Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,031)
Evanston, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Awards and honors

Weekly Awards
Weekly Award Honors
Honors Player Position Date Awarded Source
MAC East player of the week Gabby Burris F November 13 [8]
MAC East player of the week Amani Burke F December 4 [9]
MAC East player of the week Erica Johnson F December 18 [10]
MAC East player of the week Dominique Doseck G January 1 [11]
MAC East player of the week Cece Hooks G January 8 [12]
MAC East player of the week Erica Johnson F January 29 [13]
MAC East player of the week Cece Hooks G March 11 [14]

All-MAC Awards
Post-season All-MAC teams
Award Player Position Year
MAC Defensive Player of the year Cece Hooks G So.
MAC Freshman of the Year Erica Johnson F R-Fr.
MAC Sixth Man of the Year Erica Johnson F R-Fr.
MAC 1st team Cece Hooks G So.

Source[15]

Rankings

2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
PollPre-
Season		Week
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3		Week
4		Week
5		Week
6		Week
7		Week
8		Week
9		Week
10		Week
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12		Week
13		Week
14		Week
15		Week
16		Week
17		Week
18		Week
19		Final
AP RV RV N/A
Coaches RV
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also

References
  1. "Convocation Center". Ohio University. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
  2. "Bob Boldon". Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
  3. "Mary Evans Hired to Lead Valpo Women's Basketball Program". Valparaiso University. April 18, 2018. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
  4. "Ohio Women's Basketball Names Haas Assistant Coach". Ohio Bobcats. June 1, 2018. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
  5. "Ohio Women's Basketball Adds Transfer Kroll to the Roster". Ohio Bobcats. May 16, 2022. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
  6. "MAC ANNOUNCES 2018-19 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PRESEASON POLL". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  7. "2018-19 Ohio Women's Basketball Schedule - Ohio University". Ohiobobcats.com.
  8. "Ohio Women's Basketball's Burris Named MAC East Division Player of the Week". Ohio Bobcats.
  9. "Ohio Women's Basketball's Burke Named MAC East Division Player Of The Week". Ohio Bobcats.
  10. "Ohio Women's Basketball's Johnson Named MAC East Player of the Week". Ohio Bobcats.
  11. "Ohio Women's Basketball's Doseck Named MAC East Player of the Week". Ohio Bobcats.
  12. "Ohio Women's Basketball's Hooks Named MAC East Player of the Week". Ohio Bobcats.
  13. "Ohio Women's Basketball's Johnson Named MAC East Player of the Week". Ohio Bobcats.
  14. "Ohio Women's Basketball's Hooks Named MAC East Player of the Week". Ohio Bobcats.
  15. "MAC Announces 2020 Women's Basketball Postseason Awards".
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