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 | |
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MAC Regular Season Champions MAC Tournament Champions | |
NCAA Women's Tournament, 1st Round | |
Conference | Mid-American Conference |
East Division | |
Record | 27–5 (16–2 MAC) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | Convocation Center |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
editThe 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
edit(First place votes in parentheses)
East Division
edit- Buffalo (8)
- Bowling Green (3)
- Akron
- Ohio (1)
- Miami
- Kent State
West Division
editTournament champs
editCentral Michigan (10), Ball State (1), Buffalo (1)
Preseason All-MAC
editTeam | Player | Position | Year |
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Preseason All-MAC East | Kiyanna Black | G | Jr. |
Source[5]
Roster
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Schedule and results
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November 14, 2014* |
at Murray State | W 111–60 | 1–0 |
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November 17, 2014* |
Wofford | W 84–37 | 2–0 |
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November 20, 2014* |
Detroit | W 60–57 | 3–0 |
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November 25, 2014* |
at Northern Kentucky | W 77–38 | 4–0 |
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November 30, 2014* |
Manhattan | W 82–58 | 5–0 |
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December 3, 2014* |
Morehead State | W 87–67 | 6–0 |
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December 6, 2014* |
East Carolina | L 68–76 | 6–1 |
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December 15, 2014* |
James Madison | L 62–69 | 6–2 |
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December 19, 2014* |
vs. La Salle | W 74–63 | 7–2 |
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December 20, 2014* |
vs. Massachusetts | W 59–52 | 8–2 |
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December 29, 2014* |
Cleveland State | W 71–64 | 9–2 |
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January 3, 2015 |
at Buffalo | W 61–50 | 10–2 (1-0) |
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January 7, 2015 |
at Western Michigan | L 51–61 | 10–3 (1-1) |
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January 10, 2015 |
Toledo | W 65–58 | 11–3 (2-1) |
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January 14, 2015 |
at Eastern Michigan | W 82–59 | 12–3 (3-1) |
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January 17, 2015 |
Central Michigan | W 71–51 | 13–3 (4-1) |
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January 21, 2015 |
Northern Illinois | W 67–40 | 14–3 (5-1) |
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January 24, 2015 |
at Ball State | W 60–53 | 15–3 (6-1) |
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January 28, 2015 |
Akron | W 72–60 | 16–3 (7-1) |
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January 31, 2015 |
at Central Michigan | W 74–66 | 17–3 (8-1) |
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February 7, 2015 |
Kent State | W 58–44 | 18–2 (9-1) |
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February 11, 2015 |
at Bowling Green | W 71–46 | 19–3 (10-1) |
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February 14, 2015 |
at Miami (OH) | W 67–45 | 20–3 (11-1) |
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February 18, 2015 |
Eastern Michigan | L 61–73 | 20–4 (11-2) |
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February 21, 2015 |
Akron | W 77–55 | 21–4 (12-2) |
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February 25, 2015 |
Buffalo | W 78–70 | 22–4 (13-2) |
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February 28, 2015 |
Bowling Green | W 67–47 | 23–4 (14-2) |
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March 4, 2015 |
Kent State | W 69–56 | 24–4 (15-2) |
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March 7, 2015 |
Miami (OH) | W 75–60 | 25–4 (16-2) |
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MAC Tournament | |||||||||||
March 13, 2015 |
vs. Buffalo | W 63–55 | 26–4 |
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March 14, 2015 |
vs. Eastern Michigan | W 60–44 | 27–4 |
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NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
March 21, 2015 |
vs. Arizona State | L 55–74 | 27–5 |
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Awards and honors
editWeekly Awards
editHonors | Player | Position | Date Awarded | Source |
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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
editTeam | Player | Position | Year |
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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. |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Convocation Center". Ohio University. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
- ^ "Bob Boldon". Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
- ^ "Eastern Michigan 44, Ohio 60". ESPN. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
- ^ "Katie Hempen scores career-high 23 as Sun Devils rout Ohio". ESPN. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
- ^ a b "MAC ANNOUNCES 2014-15 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PRESEASON POLL". Mid-American Conference.
- ^ "2014-15 Women's Basketball Schedule". ohiobobcats.com. Ohio University. Archived from the original on February 22, 2022. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
- ^ "Lampkins Named MAC East Player of the Week".
- ^ "Black Named MAC East Player of the Week". Ohio Athletics.
- ^ "Black Named MAC East Player of the Week". Ohio Athletics.
- ^ "Black Earns Second-Straight MAC East Player of the Week Honor". Ohio Athletics.
- ^ "MAC ANNOUNCES ALL-MAC TEAMS, DEFENSIVE PLAYER AND SIXTH PLAYER OF THE YEAR". Mid-American Conference.