2023–24 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team

2023–24 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball
2023–24 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	– (– MAC)
Head coach	Bob Boldon (11th season);
Assistant coaches	Tavares Jackson; Steph Haas; Chelsea Welch;
Home arena	Convocation Center

The 2023–24 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team will represent Ohio University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by eleventh 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]

2023–24 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	–

† 2024 MAC tournament winner

Previous season

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.[5]

Offseason

Departures

Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason
Caitlyn Kroll	5	G	5'10"	RS-Senior	Bridgeport, Ohio	Graduated, Exhausted eligibility
Abby Garnett	20	F	6'1"	RS-Junior	Golden, Colorado	Graduated
Alexandra Antonova	35	F	6'2"	RS-Junior	Moscow, Russia	Graduated
Jasmine Hale	23	G	5'9"	RS-Junior	Cincinnati, Ohio	Graduated
Ella Pope	4	F	5'11"	RS-Sophomore	Orem, Utah	Left team for personal reasons
Kendall Hale	22	G	5'11"	Sophomore	Cincinnati, Ohio	Left team for personal reasons
Yaya Felder	2	G	5'11"	Sophomore	Hartford, Connecticut	Transferred to Baylor[6]

[7][8]

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason
Kennedi Watkins	5	G	5'10"	Junior	Ballwin, Missouri	Transferred from Southeast Missouri State. Will have two years of eligibility remaining.[9]
Bengisu Alper	33	G	5'11"	Senior	Istanbul, Turkey	Transferred from Northwestern State. Will have one year of eligibility remaining.[10]

2023 recruiting class

Recruiting Class
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	High School	Hometown
Aylasia Fantroy	2	G	5'11	Palestine	Palestine, Texas
Monica Williams	12	G	5'9	Lawrence North	Indianapolis, Indiana
Bailey Tabeling	21	G	5'10	Trinity Lutheran	Seymour, Indiana
Asiah Baxter	22	G	5'11	Warren Central	Indianapolis, Indiana
Emma Barnett	34	F	6'1	Mercy Academy	Mount Washington, Kentucky

Roster

[11]

2023–24 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	11	Peyton Guice	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Sr	Westerville South	Westerville, OH
G	3	Madi Mace	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	RS Jr	Parkersburg	Parkersburg, WV
G	14	Kate Dennis	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Guilford	Rockford, IL
G	10	Kailah Johnson	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Sr	Notre Dame Academy	Holland, OH
G	0	Jaya McClure	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	So	Christian Academy	Louisville, KY
F	24	Aja Austin	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr		Westerville, OH
F	41	Cassidy Lafler	—	Fr	Dublin Coffman	Dublin, OH
G	2	Aylasia Fantroy	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Palestine	Palestine, TX
G	12	Monica Williams	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Lawrence North	Indianapolis, IN
G	21	Bailey Tabeling	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Trinity Lutheran	Seymour, IN
G	22	Asiah Baxter	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Warren Central	Indianapolis, IN
F	34	Emma Barnett	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Mercy Academy	Mount Washington, KY
G	5	Kennedi Watkins	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Marquette	Ballwin, MO
G	33	Bengisu Alper	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Sr	Doga Anataolian	Istanbul, Turkey

Head coach

Bob Boldon (Walsh)

Assistant coach(es)

Tavares Jackson (Minnesota)
Steph Haas (Florida Gulf Coast)
Chelsea Welch (Wright State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 2, 2023

Support Staff

**2022-23 Ohio Bobcats Support Staff**
Ebony Pegues - Director of Basketball Operations Kaylee Gregory Bambule - Video Coordinator Tyler Johnson - Graduate Assistant 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

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2023* 7:00 p.m., TBA	Marietta	Convocation Center Athens, OH
Non-conference regular season
November 11, 2023* 2:00 p.m., TBA	at Appalachian State MAC-SBC Challenge	Holmes Center Boone, NC
November 16, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Dayton	Convocation Center Athens, OH
November 22, 2023* TBA, ESPN+	at Morehead State	Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, KY
November 26, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	IUPUI	Convocation Center Athens, OH
November 29, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Longwood	Convocation Center Athens, OH
December 5, 2023* 7:00 p.m., BTN+	at Ohio State	Value City Arena Columbus, OH
December 9, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Syracuse	Convocation Center Athens, OH
December 17, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Indiana State	Convocation Center Athens, OH
December 21, 2023* 1:00 p.m., TBA	at Butler	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
December 30, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Bellarmine	Freedom Hall Louisville, KY
February 10, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	TBA MAC-SBC Challenge	Convocation Center Athens, OH
MAC regular season
January 3, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Akron	Convocation Center Athens, OH
January 6, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Kent State	MAC Center Kent, OH
January 10, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Northern Illinois	Convocation Center Athens, OH
January 13, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Toledo	Savage Arena Toledo, OH
January 17, 2024 7:00 p.m., TBA	at Western Michigan	University Arena Kalamazoo, MI
January 20, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Eastern Michigan	Convocation Center Athens, OH
January 24, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Central Michigan	McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI
January 27, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Miami (OH)	Convocation Center Athens, OH
January 31, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Buffalo	Convocation Center Athens, OH
February 3, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Ball State	Worthen Arena Muncie, IN
February 7, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Bowling Green	Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH
February 17, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Ball State	Convocation Center Athens, OH
February 21, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Kent State	Convocation Center Athens, OH
February 24, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Buffalo	Alumni Arena Amherst, NY
February 28, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Western Michigan	Convocation Center Athens, OH
March 2, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	Central Michigan	Convocation Center Athens, OH
March 6, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Akron	James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH
March 9, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Miami (OH)	Millett Hall Oxford, OH
MAC Tournament
March 13, 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[12][13]

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