2018–19 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team

2018–19 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball
2018–19 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball
MAC East Division Champions
WNIT, Quarterfinals
Conference	Mid-American Conference
	East Division
Record	30–6 (14–4 MAC)
Head coach	Bob Boldon (6th season);
Assistant coaches	Tavares Jackson; Steph Haas; Marwan Miller;
Home arena	Convocation Center
	Seasons ← 2017–18 2019–20 →

2018–19 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
Ohio	14	–	4	.778	30	–	6	.833
Miami (OH)	13	–	5	.722	23	–	9	.719
Buffalo †	12	–	6	.667	24	–	10	.706
Kent State	11	–	7	.611	20	–	13	.606
Akron	7	–	11	.389	16	–	15	.516
Bowling Green	2	–	16	.111	9	–	21	.300
West
Central Michigan	15	–	3	.833	25	–	8	.758
Toledo	11	–	7	.611	21	–	12	.636
Northern Illinois	10	–	8	.556	19	–	13	.594
Eastern Michigan	6	–	12	.333	14	–	17	.452
Western Michigan	4	–	14	.222	10	–	20	.333
Ball State	3	–	15	.167	8	–	23	.258

† 2019 MAC tournament winner

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]

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 they 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 Staff Changes

Coaching Departures

Coaching Departures
Name	Alma Mater	Previous position	New position
Mary Evans	Georgia Southern University	Assistant Coach	Head Coach (Valparaiso)^[3]

Coaching Additions

Coaching Additions
Name	Alma Mater	Previous position	New position
Steph Haas	Florida Gulf Coast University	Video 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

Buffalo (4) 62
Miami (5) 61
Ohio (3) 57
Kent State 28
Bowling Green 27
Akron 17

West Division

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

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Cece Hooks	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	Thurgood Marshall	Dayton, OH
G	2	Katie Barker	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	RS Jr	Cary-Grove	Cary, IL
G	3	Amani Burke	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	RS Jr	Eastmoor Academy	Columbus, OH
F	4	Erica Johnson	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	RS Fr	Mansfield Senior	Mansfield, OH
G	5	Caitlyn Kroll	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	RS So	Bridgeport Saint Francis (PA)	Bridgeport, OH
G	10	Dominique Doseck	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Sr	Athens	Athens, OH
F	13	Olivia Bower	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	Conotton Valley	Bowerston, OH
G	15	Kaylee Bambule	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	RS Fr	Montini Catholic	Plainfield, IL
F	20	Abby Garnett	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Golden	Golden, CO
F	21	Hannah Thome	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	RS Jr	Chagrin Falls	Chagrin Falls, OH
G	25	Hunter Rogan (W)	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	Urbana	Urbana, OH
F	32	Deesh Beck	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Grand Rapids Christian	Grand Rapids, MI
F	35	Alexandra Antonova	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Teays Valley	Moscow, Russia
F	41	Gabby Burris	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	So	Liberty Union	Baltimore, OH
F	54	Kendall Jessing	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Sylvania Northview	Sylvania, OH

Head coach

Bob Boldon (Walsh)

Assistant coach(es)

Tavares Jackson (Minnesota)
Steph Haas (Florida Gulf Coast)
Marwan Miller (Franklin (OH))

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

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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
Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 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

References

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

[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.

[Transfer-5] "Ohio Women's Basketball Adds Transfer Kroll to the Roster". Ohio Bobcats. May 16, 2022. Retrieved October 29, 2022.

[poll-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.

[Awards-15] "MAC Announces 2020 Women's Basketball Postseason Awards".

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Offseason

Coaching Staff Changes

Coaching Departures

Coaching Additions

Departures

Incoming transfers

2018 recruiting class

Preseason

Preseason women's basketball coaches poll

East Division

West Division

Regular Season Champion

Tournament champs

Preseason All-MAC

Roster

Schedule

Awards and honors

Weekly Awards

All-MAC Awards

Rankings

See also

References