2024–25 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team

2024–25 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball
2024–25 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	– (– MAC)
Head coach	Bob Boldon (12th season);
Assistant coaches	Tavares Jackson; Chelsea Welch;
Home arena	Convocation Center
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team will represent Ohio University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by eleventh-year head coach Bob Boldon, play their home games at the Convocation Center in Athens, Ohio as a member of the Mid-American Conference.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

2024–25 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Akron	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Ball State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Bowling Green	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Buffalo	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Central Michigan	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Eastern Michigan	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Kent State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Miami (OH)	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Northern Illinois	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Ohio	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Toledo	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Western Michigan	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2025 MAC tournament winner

Previous season

They finished the regular season 11–18, 8–10 in MAC play, to finish tied for 6th place. They lost to Ball State in the first round of the MAC tournament.^[5]

Offseason

Departures

Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason
Aylasia Fantroy	2	G	5'11"	Freshman	Palestine, TX	Transferred to Texas Southern
Bengisu Alper	33	G	5'11"	Senior	Istanbul, Turkey	Graduated, Exhausted Eligibility
Madi Mace	3	G	5'11"	RS-Junior	Parkersburg, WV	Graduated
Peyton Guice	11	G	5'11"	Senior	Westerville, OH	Graduated
Kailah Johnson	10	G	5'8"	Senior	Orem, UT	Graduated, Exhausted Eligibility

^[6]^[7]

Incoming transfers

Incoming transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason
Anyssa Jones	3	G	5'10"	Grad. Student	Westerville, OH	Transferred from Dayton. Will have one year of eligibility remaining.^[8]
Aliah McWhorter	4	G	6'1"	Senior	Istanbul, Turkey	Transferred from Wake Forest. Will have two years of eligibility remaining.^[9]

2024 recruiting class

Recruiting class
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	High school	Hometown
Gigi Bower^[10]	20	G	5'9"	Olentangy Liberty	Powell, OH
Danni Scully^[10]	23	F	6'1"	Nazareth Academy	Park Ridge, IL

Roster

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2023–24 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	14	Kate Dennis	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	Guilford	Rockford, IL
G	0	Jaya McClure	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Jr	Christian Academy	Louisville, KY
F	24	Aja Austin	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr		Westerville, OH
F	41	Cassidy Lafler	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	Dublin Coffman	Dublin, OH
G	12	Monica Williams	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	Lawrence North	Indianapolis, IN
G	21	Bailey Tabeling	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	Trinity Lutheran	Seymour, IN
G	22	Asiah Baxter	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	So	Warren Central	Indianapolis, IN
F	34	Emma Barnett	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	Mercy Academy	Mount Washington, KY
G	5	Kennedi Watkins	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Sr	Marquette	Ballwin, MO
G	3	Anyssa Jones	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	GS	Westerville South	Westerville, OH
G	4	Aliah McWhorter	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	GS	Sycamore	Cincinnati, OH
G	20	Gigi Bower	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Olentangy	Powell, OH
F	23	Danni Scully	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Nazareth Academy	Park Ridge, IL
G		Madison Lim	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Mechanicsburg	Marysville, OH

Head coach

Bob Boldon (Walsh)

Assistant coach(es)

Tavares Jackson (Minnesota)
Chelsea Welch (Wright State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: July 10, 2024

Support staff

**2022–23 Ohio Bobcats support staff**
Ebony Pegues – Director of Basketball Operations Kaylee Gregory Bambule – Video Coordinator Ben Gilkey – Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach Becca Gaddy – Director of Athletics Communications (Volleyball, Women's Basketball, Cross Country/Track & Field, Baseball) Morgan Hall – Staff Athletic Trainer Jessica Arquette – Ohio Athletics Sports Dietitian Kaitlyn Michener – Nutritionist Hannah Rastatter – Nutritionist

Source:^[6]

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
TBA* TBA, TBA	TBA	Convocation Center Athens, OH
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* TBA, TBA	Georgia Southern MAC-SBC Challenge	Convocation Center Athens, OH
Februry 8, 2024* TBA, TBA	at TBA MAC-SBC Challenge	TBA TBA
MAC regular season
January 1, 2025 TBA, TBA	Akron	Convocation Center Athens, OH
January 4, 2025 TBA, TBA	at Northern Illinois	Convocation Center DeKalb, IL
January 8, 2025 TBA, TBA	at Western Michigan	University Arena Kalamazoo, MI
January 11, 2025 TBA, TBA	Kent State	Convocation Center Athens, OH
January 15, 2025 TBA, TBA	Bowling Green	Convocation Center Athens, OH
January 18, 2025 TBA, TBA	at Toledo	Savage Arena Toledo, OH
January 22, 2025 TBA, TBA	at Buffalo	Alumni Arena Amherst, NY
January 25, 2025 TBA, TBA	Eastern Michigan	Convocation Center Athens, OH
January 29, 2025 TBA, TBA	Ball State	Convocation Center Athens, OH
February 1, 2025 TBA, TBA	at Miami (OH)	Millett Hall Oxford, OH
February 5, 2025 TBA, TBA	at Central Michigan	McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI
February 15, 2025 TBA, TBA	Buffalo	Convocation Center Athens, OH
February 19, 2025 TBA, TBA	Northern Illinois	Convocation Center Athens, OH
February 22, 2025 TBA, TBA	at Akron	James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH
February 26, 2025 TBA, TBA	at Bowling Green	Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH
March 1, 2025 TBA, TBA	Miami (OH)	Convocation Center Athens, OH
March 5, 2025 TBA, TBA	Western Michigan	Convocation Center Athens, OH
March 8, 2025 TBA, TBA	at Ball State	Worthen Arena Muncie, IN
MAC tournament
March 12, 2024† TBA, TBA	vs. TBA Quarterfinals	Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

† If a top eight finisher in MAC

Source^[11]^[12]

References

^ "Convocation Center". Ohio University. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
^ "Bob Boldon". Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
^ Arkley, Jason (March 28, 2013). "Boldon named Bobcats' new coach". Athens Messenger. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
^ "MAC Women's College Basketball Standings - 2024-25". ESPN. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
^ "Ball State 77, Ohio 53". ESPN. 2024-03-13. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
^ ^a ^b ^c "2024-25 Women's Basketball Roster". Ohio Athletics. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Roster". Ohio Athletics. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
^ "Women's Basketball Adds Dayton Transfer, Anyssa Jones, to Roster". Ohio University Athletics. May 1, 2024. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
^ "Women's Basketball Adds Wake Forest Transfer, Aliah McWhorter, to Roster". Ohio University Athletics. May 1, 2024. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Ohio Women's Basketball Welcomes Two Signees". Ohio University Athletics. November 12, 2023. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Ohio University Athletics.
^ "Ohio Bobcats Schedule 2024-25". ESPN.

[1] "Convocation Center". Ohio University. Retrieved 2022-09-29.

[2] "Bob Boldon". Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved 2023-07-17.

[3] Arkley, Jason (March 28, 2013). "Boldon named Bobcats' new coach". Athens Messenger. Retrieved May 31, 2022.

[4] "MAC Women's College Basketball Standings - 2024-25". ESPN. Retrieved 2024-05-28.

[5] "Ball State 77, Ohio 53". ESPN. 2024-03-13. Retrieved 2024-03-13.

[roster-6] "2024-25 Women's Basketball Roster". Ohio Athletics. Retrieved May 28, 2024.

[7] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Roster". Ohio Athletics. Retrieved May 28, 2024.

[8] "Women's Basketball Adds Dayton Transfer, Anyssa Jones, to Roster". Ohio University Athletics. May 1, 2024. Retrieved May 28, 2024.

[9] "Women's Basketball Adds Wake Forest Transfer, Aliah McWhorter, to Roster". Ohio University Athletics. May 1, 2024. Retrieved May 28, 2024.

[recruit-10] "Ohio Women's Basketball Welcomes Two Signees". Ohio University Athletics. November 12, 2023. Retrieved May 28, 2024.

[11] "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Ohio University Athletics.

[12] "Ohio Bobcats Schedule 2024-25". ESPN.

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