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2022–23 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team

The 2022–23 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team represented Ohio University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by tenth-year head coach Bob Boldon, played their home games at the Convocation Center in Athens, Ohio as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC).[1][2][3] They finished 6–23 and 4–14 in MAC play, to finish tied for eleventh in the MAC.[4] They failed to qualify for the MAC tournament.

2022–23 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record6–22 (4–13 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tavares Jackson
  • Steph Haas
  • Chelsea Welch
Home arenaConvocation Center
Seasons
2022–23 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Toledo† 16 – 2   .889 29 – 5   .853
Bowling Green 14 – 4   .778 30 – 6   .833
Ball State 14 – 4   .778 26 – 8   .765
Kent State 12 – 6   .667 21 – 11   .656
Akron 8 – 10   .444 17 – 13   .567
Northern Illinois 8 – 10   .444 16 – 17   .485
Eastern Michigan 7 – 11   .389 15 – 15   .500
Buffalo 7 – 11   .389 12 – 16   .429
Western Michigan 7 – 11   .389 12 – 17   .414
Miami (OH) 7 – 11   .389 12 – 19   .387
Central Michigan 4 – 14   .222 6 – 23   .207
Ohio 4 – 14   .222 6 – 23   .207
† 2023 MAC tournament winner
As of March 24, 2023

Previous season

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The Bobcats finished the 2021–22 season 15–13 and 9–10 in the MAC. They were knocked out of the MAC tournament in the quarterfinals by top-seeded Toledo and in the first round of the WNIT by South Dakota State.[5][6] During a conference win at Central Michigan on January 15, Cece Hooks passed Caroline Mast as the all-time leading scorer in Ohio basketball history.[7] Two games later, against Bowling Green, she passed Toledo's Kim Knuth as the all-time leading scorer in MAC basketball history.[8][9]

Offseason

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Coaching staff changes

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Coaching departures

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2022–23 coaching departures
Name Alma mater Previous position New position
Marwan Miller Franklin University Assistant coach Assistant coach (Minnesota)[10]

Coaching additions

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2022–23 coaching additions
Name Alma mater Previous position New position
Chelsea Welch Wright State University Assistant coach (Albright) Assistant coach[11]
Kaylee Bambule Ohio University Player Video coordinator[12]

Departures

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2022–23 departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason
Cece Hooks 1 G 5'8" Senior Dayton, OH Graduated, exhausted eligibility
Erica Johnson 4 G 5'11" RS-Junior Mansfield, OH Graduated
Kaylee Bambule 13 G 5'8" RS-Junior Plainfield, IL Graduated
Hunter Rogan 25 G 5'8" Senior Urbana, OH Graduated, exhausted eligibility
Gabby Burris 41 F 5'11" Senior Baltimore, OH Graduated, exhausted eligibility

Incoming transfers

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2022–23 incoming transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason
Kailah Johnson 10 G 5'8" Junior Holland, OH Transferred from Edison State. Will have two years of eligibility remaining.[13]

2022 recruiting class

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Recruiting class
Name Number Pos. Height High school Hometown
Jaya McClure 0 G 5'6" Christian Academy Louisville, KY
Aja Austin 24 F 6'1" Westerville, OH
Cassidy Lafler 41 G Dublin Coffman Dublin, OH

Preseason

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Prior to the season Ohio was picked seventh in the MAC preseason poll.[14] No Bobcats were named to the preseason All-MAC team.

Preseason rankings

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MAC preseason poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Toledo 143 (11)
2 Ball State 130 (1)
3 Bowling Green 109
4 Kent State 103
5 Northern Illinois 99
6 Western Michigan 91
7 Ohio 61
8 Akron 50
9 Eastern Michigan 46
10 Buffalo 40
11 Miami 35
12 Central Michigan 29

MAC tournament champion: Toledo (9), Ball State (3) Source:[14]

Roster

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2022–23 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 5 Caitlyn Kroll 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Sr Bridgeport
Saint Francis (PA) 		Bridgeport, OH
F 20 Abby Garnett 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Jr Golden Golden, CO
F 35 Alexandra Antonova 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Jr Teays Valley Moscow, Russia
G 23 Jasmine Hale 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Jr West Clemont Cincinnati, OH
F 4 Ella Pope 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS So Timpview Orem, UT
G 11 Peyton Guice 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Westerville South Westerville, OH
G 3 Madi Mace 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS So Parkersburg Parkersburg, WV
G 14 Kate Dennis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Guilford Rockford, IL
G 22 Kendall Hale 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So West Clemont Cincinnati, OH
G 2 Yaya Felder 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Conard Hartford, CT
G 10 Kailah Johnson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Notre Dame Academy Holland, OH
G 0 Jaya McClure 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Christian Academy Louisville, KY
F 24 Aja Austin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr   Westerville, OH
G 41 Cassidy Lafler
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 Fr Dublin Coffman Dublin, OH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: September 16, 2024

Support staff

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2022–23 Ohio Bobcats support staff
  • Ebony Pegues – Director of basketball operations
  • Kaylee Bambule – Video coordinator
  • Tyler Johnson – Graduate assistant
  • Yonah Dori – Graduate assistant
  • Ben Gilkey – Assistant strength and conditioning coach
  • Meg Christenson – Athletic communications coordinator
  • Paige Ciminello – Associate athletic trainer
  • Jessica Arquette – Sports dietitian
  • Kaitlyn Michener – Nutritionist
  • Hannah Rastatter – Nutritionist

Schedule

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Long Island L 67–74[15]  0–1
  15 – Kroll   8 – tied   5 – McClure  Convocation Center (955)
Athens, OH
November 10, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Longwood L 65–66[16]  0–2
  12 – tied   6 – Kroll   5 – Felder  Willett Hall (474)
Farmville, VA
November 17, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 8 Ohio State L 56–86[17]  0–3
  21 – Felder   9 – Kroll   4 – Felder  Convocation Center (4,285)
Athens, OH
November 20, 2022*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at IUPUI L 86–97[18]  0–4
  26 – Felder   10 – Kroll   5 – Kroll  IUPUI Gymnasium (398)
Indianapolis, IN
November 26, 2022*
1:00 p.m., ESPN3 		at Indiana State W 74–62[19]  1–4
  19 – Kroll   9 – Felder   9 – Felder  Hulman Center (1,158)
Terre Haute, IN
November 29, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Dayton W 52–51[20]  2–4
  20 – Felder   10 – Felder   3 – Kroll  UD Arena (1,649)
Dayton, OH
December 2, 2022*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at George Washington L 57–74[21]  2–5
  20 – Felder   5 – Kroll   5 – McClure  Charles E. Smith Center (314)
Washington, D.C.
December 13, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Cincinnati L 44–77[22]  2–6
  18 – Felder   6 – Pope   4 – tied  Convocation Center (350)
Athens, OH
December 18, 2022*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Chattanooga L 55–67[23]  2–7
  29 – Felder   5 – Garnett   4 – Felder  Convocation Center (334)
Athens, OH
December 21, 2022*
11:00 p.m., SEC+ 		at Kentucky L 86–95[24]  2–8
  20 – Felder   6 – Pope   5 – Kroll  Memorial Coliseum (3,126)
Lexington, KY
December 28, 2022*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Columbia L 59–81[25]  2–9
  21 – Felder   8 – Kroll   5 – Felder  Levien Gymnasium (572)
New York, NY
MAC regular season
January 4, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Akron L 64–73[26]  2–10
(0–1) 		 22 – Felder   6 – Hale   6 – Felder  James A. Rhodes Arena (414)
Akron, OH
January 7, 2023
1:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Kent State L 44–60[27]  2–11
(0–2) 		 11 – McClure   6 – Kroll   1 – tied  Convocation Center (478)
Athens, OH
January 11, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Buffalo L 64–69[28]  2–12
(0–3) 		 22 – Felder   9 – Kroll   4 – McClure  Convocation Center (391)
Athens, OH
January 14, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN3 		at Northern Illinois L 66–78[29]  2–13
(0–4) 		 23 – Felder   4 – tied   9 – Felder  Convocation Center (583)
DeKalb, IL
January 18, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Western Michigan L 57–68[30]  2–14
(0–5) 		 17 – Felder   7 – Hale   5 – Felder  Convocation Center (567)
Athens, OH
January 21, 2023
1:00 p.m., ESPN3 		at Miami (OH) W 84–73[31] OT 3–14
(1–5) 		 28 – Felder   10 – Kroll   6 – Felder  Millett Hall (366)
Oxford, OH
January 25, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Central Michigan L 66–69[32]  3–15
(1–6) 		 40 – Felder   9 – Kroll   3 – Felder  McGuirk Arena (1,082)
Mount Pleasant, MI
January 28, 2023
1:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Ball State L 58–78[33]  3–16
(1–7) 		 19 – Felder   9 – Kroll   6 – Felder  Convocation Center (843)
Athens, OH
February 1, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Eastern Michigan W 65–55[34]  4–16
(2–7) 		 24 – Felder   6 – Garnett   4 – Felder  George Gervin GameAbove Center (1,866)
Ypsilanti, MI
February 4, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN3 		at Toledo L 55–66[35]  4–17
(2–8) 		 33 – Felder   6 – Kroll   5 – Kroll  Savage Arena (4,527)
Toledo, OH
February 8, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Bowling Green L 44–81[36]  4–18
(2–9) 		 14 – McClure   8 – Felder   3 – Felder  Convocation Center (841)
Athens, OH
February 11, 2023
1:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Northern Illinois W 72–71[37]  5–18
(3–9) 		 23 – Felder   10 – Kroll   5 – McClure  Convocation Center (609)
Athens, OH
February 15, 2023
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Ball State L 53–78[38]  5–19
(3–10) 		 19 – Felder   8 – Felder   4 – McClure  Worthen Arena (934)
Muncie, IN
February 18, 2023
1:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Central Michigan W 83–75[39]  6–19
(4–10) 		 32 – Felder   11 – Felder   7 – McClure  Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
February 22, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Kent State L 56–82[40]  6–20
(4–11) 		 24 – Felder   6 – Felder   3 – McClure  MAC Center (2,382)
Kent, OH
February 25, 2023
1:00 p.m., ESPN3 		at Western Michigan L 49–68[41]  6–21
(4–12) 		 23 – Felder   7 – Felder   5 – McClure  University Arena (1,005)
Kalamazoo, MI
March 1, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Miami L 75–81[42]  6–22
(4–13) 		 32 – Felder   4 – tied   5 – tied  Convocation Center (790)
Athens, OH
March 4, 2023
1:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Eastern Michigan L 64–74[43]  6–23
(4–14) 		 35 – Felder   6 – J. Hale   4 – tied  Convocation Center (901)
Athens, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

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Awards and honors

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All-MAC awards

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Postseason All-MAC teams
Team Player Position Year
All-MAC 2nd team Yaya Felder G So.
All-MAC freshman team Jaya McClure G Fr.

Source:[45]

References

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