2014–15 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team

The 2014–15 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team represented Ohio University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by second 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 27–5 and 16–2 in MAC play. After winning the MAC regular season and beating sixth-seeded Eastern Michigan 60–44 in the MAC tournament final.,[3] the team was invited to the 2015 NCAA women's tournament and lost to Arizona State in the first round.[4]

2014–15 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball
MAC Regular Season Champions
MAC Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, 1st Round
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record27–5 (16–2 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaConvocation Center
Seasons
2014–15 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Ohio 16 2   .889 27 5   .844
Akron 12 6   .667 22 8   .733
Buffalo 11 7   .611 19 12   .613
Miami (OH) 4 14   .222 7 23   .233
Kent State 3 15   .167 5 25   .167
Bowling Green 2 16   .111 9 21   .300
West
Ball State 13 5   .722 17 13   .567
Eastern Michigan 11 7   .611 22 13   .629
Western Michigan 11 7   .611 20 12   .625
Toledo 10 8   .556 18 13   .581
Northern Illinois 8 10   .444 12 17   .414
Central Michigan 7 11   .389 13 18   .419
2015 MAC tournament winner
As of 14 March 2015
Rankings from AP poll

Preseason

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The preseason coaches' poll and league awards were announced by the league office on October 29, 2014. Ohio was picked fourth in the MAC East[5]

Preseason women's basketball coaches poll

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(First place votes in parentheses)

East Division

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  1. Buffalo (8)
  2. Bowling Green (3)
  3. Akron
  4. Ohio (1)
  5. Miami
  6. Kent State

West Division

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  1. Central Michigan (11)
  2. Ball State (1)
  3. Western Michigan
  4. Toledo
  5. Eastern Michigan
  6. Northern Illinois

Tournament champs

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Central Michigan (10), Ball State (1), Buffalo (1)

Preseason All-MAC

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Preseason All-MAC teams
Team Player Position Year
Preseason All-MAC East Kiyanna Black G Jr.

Source[5]

Roster

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2015–16 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Hometown
G 1 Mariah Harris 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Jr Springfield, OH
G 2 Mariah Byard 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Mannington, WV
G 4 Kiyanna Black 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr Columbus, OH
G 5 Quiera Lampkins 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Gahanna, OH
G 7 Adyn Bucher
So Athens, OH
F 10 Lexie Baldwin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Hattiesburg, MS
F 11 Kelly Karlis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Medinah, IL
G 12 Yamonie Jenkins 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Reynoldsburg, OH
G 14 Kat Yelle 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Jr Geneva, IL
F 15 Jasmine Weatherspoon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Columbus, OH
F 20 Tmisht Stinson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Hattiesburg, MS
F 22 Hannah Boesinger 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Hudson, OH
F 42 Destini Cooper 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Reynoldsburg, OH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: May 29, 2016

Schedule and results

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Source:[6]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
non-conference regular season
November 14, 2014*
at Murray State W 111–60  1–0
 
 
November 17, 2014*
Wofford W 84–37  2–0
 
 
November 20, 2014*
Detroit W 60–57  3–0
 
 
November 25, 2014*
at Northern Kentucky W 77–38  4–0
 
 
November 30, 2014*
Manhattan W 82–58  5–0
 
 
December 3, 2014*
Morehead State W 87–67  6–0
 
 
December 6, 2014*
East Carolina L 68–76  6–1
 
 
December 15, 2014*
James Madison L 62–69  6–2
 
 
December 19, 2014*
vs. La Salle W 74–63  7–2
 
 
December 20, 2014*
vs. Massachusetts W 59–52  8–2
 
 
December 29, 2014*
Cleveland State W 71–64  9–2
 
 
MAC regular season
January 3, 2015
at Buffalo W 61–50  10–2
(1-0)
 
 
January 7, 2015
at Western Michigan L 51–61  10–3
(1-1)
 
 
January 10, 2015
Toledo W 65–58  11–3
(2-1)
 
 
January 14, 2015
at Eastern Michigan W 82–59  12–3
(3-1)
 
 
January 17, 2015
Central Michigan W 71–51  13–3
(4-1)
 
 
January 21, 2015
Northern Illinois W 67–40  14–3
(5-1)
 
 
January 24, 2015
at Ball State W 60–53  15–3
(6-1)
 
 
January 28, 2015
Akron W 72–60  16–3
(7-1)
 
 
January 31, 2015
at Central Michigan W 74–66  17–3
(8-1)
 
 
February 7, 2015
Kent State W 58–44  18–2
(9-1)
 
 
February 11, 2015
at Bowling Green W 71–46  19–3
(10-1)
 
 
February 14, 2015
at Miami (OH) W 67–45  20–3
(11-1)
 
 
February 18, 2015
Eastern Michigan L 61–73  20–4
(11-2)
 
 
February 21, 2015
Akron W 77–55  21–4
(12-2)
 
 
February 25, 2015
Buffalo W 78–70  22–4
(13-2)
 
 
February 28, 2015
Bowling Green W 67–47  23–4
(14-2)
 
 
March 4, 2015
Kent State W 69–56  24–4
(15-2)
 
 
March 7, 2015
Miami (OH) W 75–60  25–4
(16-2)
 
 
MAC Tournament
March 13, 2015
vs. Buffalo W 63–55  26–4
 
 
March 14, 2015
vs. Eastern Michigan W 60–44  27–4
 
 
NCAA tournament
March 21, 2015
vs. Arizona State L 55–74  27–5
 
 
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Awards and honors

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Weekly Awards

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Weekly Award Honors
Honors Player Position Date Awarded Source
MAC East player of the week Quiera Lampkins G December 22 [7]
MAC East player of the week Kiyanna Black G February 2 [8]
MAC East player of the week Kiyanna Black G February 23 [9]
MAC East player of the week Kiyanna Black G March 22 [10]

All-MAC Awards

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Postseason All-MAC teams
Team Player Position Year
MAC Coach of the Year Bob Boldon
All-MAC 1st team Kiyanna Black G Jr.
All-MAC 3rd team Quiera Lampkins G So.
All-MAC Honorable Mention Mariah Byard G Sr.

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Convocation Center". Ohio University. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
  2. ^ "Bob Boldon". Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
  3. ^ "Eastern Michigan 44, Ohio 60". ESPN. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
  4. ^ "Katie Hempen scores career-high 23 as Sun Devils rout Ohio". ESPN. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
  5. ^ a b "MAC ANNOUNCES 2014-15 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PRESEASON POLL". Mid-American Conference.
  6. ^ "2014-15 Women's Basketball Schedule". ohiobobcats.com. Ohio University. Archived from the original on February 22, 2022. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
  7. ^ "Lampkins Named MAC East Player of the Week".
  8. ^ "Black Named MAC East Player of the Week". Ohio Athletics.
  9. ^ "Black Named MAC East Player of the Week". Ohio Athletics.
  10. ^ "Black Earns Second-Straight MAC East Player of the Week Honor". Ohio Athletics.
  11. ^ "MAC ANNOUNCES ALL-MAC TEAMS, DEFENSIVE PLAYER AND SIXTH PLAYER OF THE YEAR". Mid-American Conference.