2008–09 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team

The 2008–09 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team represented Ohio University during the 2008–09 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by first year head coach Semeka Randall, played their home games at the Convocation Center in Athens, Ohio as a member of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 13–18 and 7–9 in MAC play.

2008–09 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	East Division
Record	13–18 (7–9 MAC)
Head coach	Semeka Randall (1st season)
Home arena	Convocation Center

2008–09 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Bowling Green	15	–	1		.938			28	–	4		.875
Kent State	8	–	8		.500			19	–	10		.655
Miami (OH)	7	–	9		.438			16	–	15		.516
Ohio	7	–	9		.438			13	–	18		.419
Akron	6	–	10		.375			11	–	19		.367
Buffalo	2	–	14		.125			8	–	24		.250
West
Ball State †	14	–	2		.875			25	–	8		.758
Toledo	11	–	5		.688			18	–	13		.581
Northern Illinois	10	–	6		.625			15	–	15		.500
Central Michigan	9	–	7		.563			18	–	14		.563
Eastern Michigan	4	–	12		.250			8	–	21		.276
Western Michigan	3	–	13		.188			7	–	23		.233
† 2009 MAC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Preseason

The preseason poll was announced by the league office on October 30, 2008. Ohio was picked fourth in the MAC East

Preseason women's basketball poll

(First place votes in parentheses)

East Division

1. Bowling Green
2. Miami
3. Kent State
4. Ohio
5. Buffalo
6. Akron

West Division

1. Ball State
2. Northern Illinois
3. Central Michigan
4. Western Michigan
5. Eastern Michigan
6. Toledo

Preseason All-MAC

Preseason All-MAC teams

Team	Player	Position	Year
Preseason All-MAC East	Chandra Myers

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 14, 2008*		at Navy	W 63–48	1–0
Nov 16, 2008*		at Morehead State	L 52–56	1–1
Nov 24, 2008*		at Memphis	L 69–72	1–2
Nov 28, 2008*		vs. South Carolina	L 34–43	1–3
Nov 29, 2008*		vs. Fordham	L 51–55	1–4
Dec 4, 2008*		at Presbyterian	W 68–37	2–4
Dec 6, 2008*		at Clemson	L 57–60	2–5
Dec 13, 2008*		at Marshall	W 67–53	3–5
Dec 19, 2008*		Cleveland State	W 76–66	4–5
Dec 21, 2008*		at Syracuse	L 62–67	4–6
Dec 29, 2008*		at South Alabama	L 64–68	4–7
Jan 3, 2009*		No. 18 Florida	L 56–74	4–8
MAC regular season
Jan 7, 2009		at Buffalo	W 84–81 OT	5–8 (1–0)
Jan 10, 2009		Bowling Green	L 52–62	5–9 (1–1)
Jan 14, 2009		Akron	W 65–60 OT	6–9 (2–1)
Jan 17, 2009		at Kent State	L 74–78 OT	6–10 (2–2)
Jan 21, 2009		at Miami (OH)	W 66–53	7–10 (3–2)
Jan 24, 2009		Northern Illinois	L 59–67	7–11 (3–3)
Jan 31, 2009		Central Michigan	L 65–72	7–12 (3–4)
Feb 4, 2009		at Eastern Michigan	W 52–41	8–12 (4–4)
Feb 8, 2009		at Toledo	L 51–60	8–13 (4–5)
Feb 11, 2009		Western Michigan	L 56–74	8–14 (4–6)
Feb 14, 2009		at Ball State	L 72–80	8–15 (4–7)
Non-conference regular season
Feb 17, 2009*		Utah Valley	W 83–74	9–15
MAC regular season
Feb 21, 2009		Buffalo	W 80–77	10–15 (5–7)
Feb 25, 2009		Kent State	W 68–58	11–15 (6–7)
Feb 28, 2009		Miami (OH)	W 60–48	12–15 (7–7)
Mar 4, 2009		at Akron	L 57–58	12–16 (7–8)
Mar 7, 2009		at No. 25 Bowling Green	L 64–79	12–17 (7–9)
MAC Tournament
Mar 11, 2009		Western Michigan	W 68–57	13–17
Mar 13, 2009		vs. Toledo	L 70–77	13–18
*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 Second team	Lauren Hmiel	G
All-MAC Third team	Jennifer Bushby	G	Jr.