2022–23 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team

The 2022–23 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team represented Ohio University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by tenth year head coach Bob Boldon, played their home games at the Convocation Center in Athens, Ohio as a member of the Mid-American Conference.[1][2][3] 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.[4]

2022–23 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record6–22 (4–13 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tavares Jackson
  • Steph Haas
  • Chelsea Welch
Home arenaConvocation Center
2022–23 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Toledo†16–2 .88929–5  .853
Bowling Green14–4 .77830–6  .833
Ball State14–4 .77826–8  .765
Kent State12–6 .66721–11  .656
Akron8–10 .44417–13  .567
Northern Illinois8–10 .44416–17  .485
Eastern Michigan7–11 .38915–15  .500
Buffalo7–11 .38912–16  .429
Western Michigan7–11 .38912–17  .414
Miami (OH)7–11 .38912–19  .387
Central Michigan4–14 .2226–23  .207
Ohio4–14 .2226–23  .207
† 2023 MAC tournament winner
As of March 24, 2023

Previous season
Main article: 2021–22 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team

They finished the regular season 15–13 and 9–10 in the MAC. They were knocked out of the MAC tournament in the quarterfinals by top-seeded Toledo and in the first round of the WNIT by South Dakota State.[5][6] During a conference win at Central Michigan on January 15, Cece Hooks passed Caroline Mast as the leading scorer in Ohio basketball history.[7] Two games later, against Bowling Green, she passed Toldeo’s Kim Knuth as the leading scorer in MAC basketball history.[8][9]

Offseason

Coaching Departures
Coaching Departures
Name Alma Mater Previous position New position
Marwan MillerFranklin UniversityAssistant CoachAssistant Coach (Minnesota)[10]

Coaching Additions
Coaching Additions
Name Alma Mater Previous position New position
Chelsea WelchWright State UniversityAssistant Coach (Albright)Assistant Coach[11]
Kaylee BambuleOhio UniversityPlayerVideo Coordinator[12]

Departures
Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason
Cece Hooks 1 G 5'8" Senior Dayton, Ohio Graduated, Exhausted eligibility
Erica Johnson 4 G 5'11" RS-Junior Mansfield, Ohio Graduated
Kaylee Bambule 13 G 5'8" RS-Junior Plainfield, Illinois Graduated
Hunter Rogan 25 G 5'8" Senior Urbana, Ohio Graduated, Exhausted eligibility
Gabby Burris 41 F 5'11" Senior Baltimore, Ohio Graduated, Exhausted eligibility

Incoming transfers
Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason
Kailah Johnson 10 G 5'8" Junior Holland, Ohio Transferred from Edison State. Will have two years of eligibility remaining.[13]

2022 recruiting class
Recruiting Class
Name Number Pos. Height High School Hometown
Jaya McClure 0 G 5'6 Christian Academy Louisville, Kentucky
Aja Austin 24 F 6'1 Westerville, Ohio
Cassidy Lafler 41 G Dublin Coffman Dublin, Ohio

Preseason

Prior to the season Ohio was picked seventh in the MAC preseason poll.[14] No Bobcats were named to the preseason All-MAC team.

Preseason rankings
MAC preseason poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Toledo143 (11)
2Ball State130 (1)
3Bowling Green109
4Kent State103
5Northern Illinois99
6Western Michigan91
7Ohio61
8Akron50
9Eastern Michigan46
10Buffalo40
11Miami35
12Central Michigan29

MAC Tournament Champion: Toledo (9), Ball State (3) Source[14]

Roster

[15]

2022–23 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 5 Caitlyn Kroll 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS SrBridgeport
Saint Francis (PA)		 Bridgeport, OH
F 20 Abby Garnett 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS JrGolden Golden, CO
F 35 Alexandra Antonova 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS JrTeays Valley Moscow, Russia
G 23 Jasmine Hale 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS JrWest Clemont Cincinnati, OH
F 4 Ella Pope 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS SoTimpview Orem, UT
G 11 Peyton Guice 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrWesterville South Westerville, OH
G 3 Madi Mace 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS SoParkersburg Parkersburg, WV
G 14 Kate Dennis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoGuilford Rockford, IL
G 22 Kendall Hale 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoWest Clemont Cincinnati, OH
G 2 Yaya Felder 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoConrad Hartford, CT
G 10 Kailah Johnson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrNotre Dame Academy Holland, OH
G 0 Jaya McClure 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) FrChristian Academy Louisville, KY
F 24 Aja Austin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr  Westerville, OH
G 41 Cassidy Lafler
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 FrDublin Coffman Dublin, OH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Support Staff
2022-23 Ohio Bobcats Support Staff
  • Ebony Pegues - Director of Basketball Operations
  • Kaylee Bambule - Video Coordinator
  • Tyler Johnson - Graduate Assistant
  • Yonah Dori - Graduate Assistant
  • Ben Gilkey - Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach
  • Meg Christenson - Athletic Communications Coordinator (Soccer, Women's Basketball, M&W Golf)
  • Paige Ciminello - Associate Athletic Trainer (Women’s Basketball, Baseball)
  • Jessica Arquette - Ohio Athletics Sports Dietitian
  • Kaitlyn Michener - Nutritionist
  • Hannah Rastatter - Nutritionist

Schedule

[16]

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3		 Long Island L 67–74[17]  0–1
  15 – Kroll  8 – Tied  5 – McClure  Convocation Center (955)
Athens, OH
November 10, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Longwood L 65–66[18]  0–2
  12 – Tied  6 – Kroll  5 – Felder  Willett Hall (474)
Farmville, VA
November 17, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 No. 8 Ohio State L 56–86[19]  0–3
  21 – Felder  9 – Kroll  4 – Felder  Convocation Center (4,285)
Athens, OH
November 20, 2022*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at IUPUI L 86–97[20]  0–4
  26 – Felder  10 – Kroll  5 – Kroll  IUPUI Gymnasium (398)
Indianapolis, IN
November 26, 2022*
1:00 p.m., ESPN3		 at Indiana State W 74–62[21]  1–4
  19 – Kroll  9 – Felder  9 – Felder  Hulman Center (1,158)
Terre Haute, IN
November 29, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Dayton W 52–51[22]  2–4
  20 – Felder  10 – Felder  3 – Kroll  UD Arena (1,649)
Dayton, OH
December 2, 2022*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at George Washington L 57–74[23]  2–5
  20 – Felder  5 – Kroll  5 – McClure  Charles E. Smith Center (314)
Washington, D.C.
December 13, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Cincinnati L 44–77[24]  2–6
  18 – Felder  6 – Pope  4 – Tied  Convocation Center (350)
Athens, OH
December 18, 2022*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Chattanooga L 55–67[25]  2–7
  29 – Felder  5 – Garnett  4 – Felder  Convocation Center (334)
Athens, OH
December 21, 2022*
11:00 p.m., SEC+		 at Kentucky L 86–95[26]  2–8
  20 – Felder  6 – Pope  5 – Kroll  Memorial Coliseum (3,126)
Lexington, KY
December 28, 2022*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Columbia L 59–81[27]  2–9
  21 – Felder  8 – Kroll  5 – Felder  Levien Gymnasium (572)
New York, NY
MAC regular season
January 4, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Akron L 64–73[28]  2–10
(0–1)		  22 – Felder  6 – Hale  6 – Felder  James A. Rhodes Arena (414)
Akron, OH
January 7, 2023
1:00 p.m., ESPN3		 Kent State L 44–60[29]  2–11
(0–2)		  11 – McClure  6 – Kroll  1 – Tied  Convocation Center (478)
Athens, OH
January 11, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Buffalo L 64–69[30]  2–12
(0–3)		  22 – Felder  9 – Kroll  4 – McClure  Convocation Center (391)
Athens, OH
January 14, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN3		 at Northern Illinois L 66–78[31]  2–13
(0–4)		  23 – Felder  4 – Tied  9 – Felder  Convocation Center (583)
DeKalb, IL
January 18, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Western Michigan L 57–68[32]  2–14
(0–5)		  17 – Felder  7 – Hale  5 – Felder  Convocation Center (567)
Athens, OH
January 21, 2023
1:00 p.m., ESPN3		 at Miami (OH) W 84–73[33] OT 3–14
(1–5)		  28 – Felder  10 – Kroll  6 – Felder  Millett Hall (366)
Oxford, OH
January 25, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Central Michigan L 66–69[34]  3–15
(1–6)		  40 – Felder  9 – Kroll  3 – Felder  McGuirk Arena (1,082)
Mount Pleasant, MI
January 28, 2023
1:00 p.m., ESPN3		 Ball State L 58–78[35]  3–16
(1–7)		  19 – Felder  9 – Kroll  6 – Felder  Convocation Center (843)
Athens, OH
February 1, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Eastern Michigan W 65–55[36]  4–16
(2–7)		  24 – Felder  6 – Garnett  4 – Felder  George Gervin GameAbove Center (1,866)
Ypsilanti, MI
February 4, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN3		 at Toledo L 55–66[37]  4–17
(2–8)		  33 – Felder  6 – Kroll  5 – Kroll  Savage Arena (4,527)
Toledo, OH
February 8, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Bowling Green L 44–81[38]  4–18
(2–9)		  14 – McClure  8 – Felder  3 – Felder  Convocation Center (841)
Athens, OH
February 11, 2023
1:00 p.m., ESPN3		 Northern Illinois W 72–71[39]  5–18
(3–9)		  23 – Felder  10 – Kroll  5 – McClure  Convocation Center (609)
Athens, OH
February 15, 2023
6:30 p.m., ESPN+		 at Ball State L 53–78[40]  5–19
(3–10)		  19 – Felder  8 – Felder  4 – McClure  Worthen Arena (934)
Muncie, IN
February 18, 2023
1:00 p.m., ESPN3		 Central Michigan W 83–75[41]  6–19
(4–10)		  32 – Felder  11 – Felder  7 – McClure  Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
February 22, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Kent State L 56–82[42]  6–20
(4–11)		  24 – Felder  6 – Felder  3 – McClure  MAC Center (2,382)
Kent, OH
February 25, 2023
1:00 p.m., ESPN3		 at Western Michigan L 49–68[43]  6–21
(4–12)		  23 – Felder  7 – Felder  5 – McClure  University Arena (1,005)
Kalamazoo, MI
March 1, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Miami L 75–81[44]  6–22
(4–13)		  32 – Felder  4 – Tied  5 – Tied  Convocation Center (790)
Athens, OH
March 4, 2023
1:00 p.m., ESPN3		 Eastern Michigan L 64–74[45]  6–23
(4–14)		  35 – Felder  6 – J. Hale  4 – Tied  Convocation Center (901)
Athens, OH
*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 2nd team Yaya Felder G So.
All-MAC Freshman team Jaya McClure G Fr.

Source[46]

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