2020–21 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team

The 2020–21 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team represented Ohio University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by eighth 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] This season was played during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. As a result schedules were shortened and consolidated and most games were played without general fan attendance.[3]

2020–21 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball
WNIT, WNIT Regional consolation championship game
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record15-9 (11-6 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tavares Jackson
  • Steph Haas
  • Marwan Miller
Home arenaConvocation Center
2020–21 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Bowling Green14–4 .77820–5  .800
Central Michigan†13–6 .68417–8  .680
Ohio11–6 .64714–8  .636
Buffalo11–6 .64715–9  .625
Kent State10–6 .62511–9  .550
Ball State12–8 .60014–11  .560
Northern Illinois10–8 .55612–12  .500
Eastern Michigan7–7 .50010–10  .500
Toledo8–12 .40012–12  .500
Western Michigan5–14 .2636–15  .286
Akron4–14 .2227–17  .292
Miami (OH)3–17 .1504–20  .167
† 2021 MAC tournament winner
As of March 6, 2021
Rankings from AP poll

Ohio opened the non-conference slate of games with a win over Liberty and upset of national power Notre Dame.[4] They were named NCAA Team of the Week for their first week effort.[5]

They finished the season 15-10, 11-6 in MAC play. They finished 3rd overall in the MAC. They advanced to the semi-finals of the MAC women's tournament where they lost to Central Michigan. They received at-large bid to the WNIT where they lost to Clemson, defeated Fordham, and lost to Massachusetts. Ohio was led by their point guard Cece Hooks who was named MAC player of the year.

Offseason

Departures
Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason
Katie Barker 2 G 5'10 RS-Junior Cary, Illinois Graduated
Amani Burke 3 G 5'9 RS-Senior Cary, Illinois Graduated, Exhasted Eligibility

2020 recruiting class
Recruiting Class
Name Number Pos. Height High School Hometown
Kate Dennis 14 G 6'1 Guilford Rockford, Illinois
Kendall Hale 22 G 5'8 West Clemont Cincinnati, Ohio

Preseason

Prior to the season Ohio was picked second in the MAC preseason poll.[6] Cece Hooks and Erica Johnson were named to the preseason first team all-conference.

Preseason rankings
MAC preseason poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Central Michigan142 (10)
2Ohio128
3Ball State119 (1)
4Buffalo108 (1)
5Eastern Michigan94
6Kent State88
7Toledo71
8Northern Illinois42
9Miami41
10Akron39
11Bowling Green38
12Western Michigan28

MAC Tournament Champion: Central Michigan (6), Ohio (3), Buffalo (1), Ball State (1), EMU (1) Source[6]

Preseason All-MAC
Preseason All-MAC teams
Team Player Position Year
Preseason All-MAC 1st team Cece Hooks G Sr.
Preseason All-MAC 1st team Erica Johnson G R-Jr.

Source[6]

Award watch lists
Preseason award honors
Honors Player Position Year Source
Nancy Lieberman Award Cece Hooks G Sr. [7]
Cheryl Miller Award Erica Johnson G R-Jr. [8]
Becky Hammon Award Cece Hooks G Sr. [9]
Becky Hammon Award Erica Johnson G R-Jr. [9]

Roster

[10]

2020–21 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Cece Hooks 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrThurgood Marshall Dayton, OH
G 4 Erica Johnson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS JrMansfield Senior Mansfield, OH
G 5 Caitlyn Kroll 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS JrBridgeport
Saint Francis (PA)		 Bridgeport, OH
G 13 Kaylee Bambule 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS JrMontini Catholic Plainfield, IL
F 20 Abby Garnett 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS SoGolden Golden, CO
G 25 Hunter Rogan (W) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrUrbana Urbana, OH
F 21 Deesh Beck 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrGrand Rapids Christian Grand Rapids, MI
F 35 Alexandra Antonova 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS SoTeays Valley Moscow, Russia
F 41 Gabby Burris 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SrLiberty Union Baltimore, OH
G 23 Jasmine Hale 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrWest Clemont Cincinnati, OH
F 44 Ella Pope 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS FrTimpview Orem, UT
G 11 Peyton Guice 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoWesterville South Westerville, OH
G 3 Madi Mace 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS FrParkersburg Parkersburg, WV
G 14 Kate Dennis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrGuilford Rockford, IL
G 22 Kendall Hale 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrWest Clemont Cincinnati, OH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

[11]

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 25, 2020*
1:00 pm		 Liberty W 76-72  1-0
 Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
Nov 27, 2020*
12:00 pm		 No. 22 Notre Dame W 86-85  2-0
 Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
MAC regular season
Dec 11, 2020
2:00 pm		 at Kent State L 80-84  2-1
(0-1)		 MAC Center 
Kent, OH
Dec 16, 2020
6:00 pm		 at Northern Illinois W 77-67  3-1
(1-1)		 Convocation Center 
DeKalb, IL
Non-conference regular season
Dec 21, 2020*
12:00 pm		 West Virginia L 79-88  3-2
 WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, WV
MAC regular season
Jan 2, 2021
1:00 pm		 Central Michigan L 87-90  3-3
(1–2)		 Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
Jan 6, 2021
5:30 pm		 at Miami (OH) W 72-63  4-3
(2-2)		 Millett Hall 
Oxford, OH
Jan 9, 2021
1:00 pm		 Toledo W 85-66  5-3
(3-2)		 Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
Jan 13, 2021
6:00 pm		 Ball State L 86-88 OT 5-4
(3-3)		 Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
Jan 16, 2021
1:00 pm		 at Central Michigan W 93-84  6-4
(4-3)		 McGuirk Arena 
Mount Pleasant, MI
Jan 20, 2021
6:00 pm		 Buffalo W 84-81  7-4
(5-3)		 Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
Jan 23, 2021
12:00 pm		 at Western Michigan W 69-63  8-4
(6-3)		 University Arena 
Kalamazoo, MI
Jan 27, 2021
7:00 pm		 at Eastern Michigan L 66-69  8-5
(6-4)		 Convocation Center 
Ypsilanti, MI
Jan 30, 2021
1:00 pm		 Akron W 85-55  9-5
(7-4)		 Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
Feb 3, 2021
6:00 pm		 Kent State W 85-70  10-5
(8-4)		 Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
Feb 6, 2021
12:00 pm		 at Bowling Green L 53-69  10-6
(8-5)		 Stroh Center 
Bowling Green, OH
Feb 10, 2021
7:00 pm		 at Ball State W 88-66  11-6
(9-5)		 Worthen Arena 
Muncie, IN
Feb 13, 2021
12:00 pm		 Western Michigan W 674-52  12-6
(10-5)		 Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
Mar 3, 2021
6:00 pm		 at Akron L 67-71  12-7
(10-6)		 James A. Rhodes Arena 
Akron, OH
Mar 6, 2021
1:00 pm		 Miami (OH) W 84-70  13-7
(11-6)		 Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
MAC Women's Tournament
Mar 10, 2021
6:50 pm[12]		 (3) vs. (6) Ball State
Quarterfinals		 W 61-59  14-7
 Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 
Cleveland, OH
Mar 12, 2021
12:30 pm		 (3) vs. (2) Central Michigan
Quarterfinals		 L 92-100 OT 14-8
 Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 
Cleveland, OH
WNIT
Mar 19, 2021*
2:00 pm		 vs. Clemson
First Round – Charlotte Regional		 W 65-60  14-9
 Bojangles Coliseum 
Charlotte, NC
Mar 20, 2021*
11:00 am		 vs. Fordham
Consolation Round – Charlotte Regional		 L 81-84  15-9
 Bojangles Coliseum 
Charlotte, NC
Mar 22, 2021*
4:00 pm		 vs. Massachusetts
Consolation Final – Charlotte Regional		 L 71-95  15-10
 Bojangles Coliseum 
Charlotte, NC
*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 player of the week Cece Hooks G December 1 [13]
MAC player of the week Cece Hooks G January 12 [14]
MAC player of the week Cece Hooks G January 26 [15]
MAC player of the week Cece Hooks G February 2 [16]
MAC player of the week Cece Hooks G March 8 [17]

Midseason awards watchlists
Midseason award honors
Honors Player Position Year Source
Becky Hammon Award Cece Hooks G Sr. [18]
Becky Hammon Award Erica Johnson G R-Jr. [18]

All-MAC Awards
Post-season All-MAC teams
Award Player Position Year
MAC Player of the year Cece Hooks G Sr.
MAC Defensive Player of the year Cece Hooks G Sr.
MAC 1st team Cece Hooks G Sr.
MAC 3rd team Erica Johnson G R-Jr.
MAC Honorable Mention Gabby Burris F Sr.
MAC Freshman Team Madi Mace G R-Fr.
MAC Defensive Team Cece Hooks G Sr.

Source[19]

National Awards
National Award Honors
Honors Player Position Source
Honorable Mention All-American Cece Hooks G [20]

Rankings
See also: 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP—RVRV—————————————————Not released
Coaches——^RV—————————————————

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.
^Coaches do not release a Week 1 poll.

Source[21]

References
  1. "Convocation Center". Ohio University. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
  2. "Bob Boldon". Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
  3. "College basketball in 2020-21: Smaller NCAA tournament field, shorter schedule would not be new". ESPN.
  4. "Ohio women's team beats #22 Notre Dame". WSAZ. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
  5. "Ohio Women's Basketball Named NCAA Team of the Week". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
  6. "Central Michigan Tabbed to Take 2020-21 Women's Basketball Title". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  7. "Kelly, Hooks, and Fair Named to Nancy Lieberman Award Watch List". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
  8. "Ohio Women's Basketball's Johnson Added to Cheryl Miller Award Watch List". Ohio Athletics. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
  9. "Four MAC Athletes Tabbed to Becky Hammon Preseason Watch List". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
  10. "2020-21 Women's Basketball". ohiobobcats.com.
  11. "2020-21 Ohio Women's Basketball Schedule - Ohio University". ohiobobcats.com.
  12. "Ball St. at Ohio" (PDF). getsomemaction.com.
  13. "CeCe Hooks Named MAC Player of the Week". Mid-American Conference.
  14. "Hooks Tabbed Women's Basketball Player of the Week". Mid-American Conference.
  15. "Hooks Named Women's Basketball Player of the Week". Mid-American Conference.
  16. "Hooks Earns Back-To-Back Player of the Week Honors". Mid-American Conference.
  17. "Hooks Earns Final Women's Basketball Player of The Week". Mid-American Conference.
  18. "Hooks and Johnson Named to Becky Hammon Midseason Mid-Major Player of the Year Watch List".
  19. "2020-21 Women's Basketball Postseason Awards Announced".
  20. "Ohio Women's Basketball's Hooks Named Honorable Mention All-America" (Press release). Ohio Athletics. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
  21. "Women's College Basketball Rankings". ESPN.
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