2023–24 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team

2023–24 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball
2023–24 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	2–3 (– MAC)
Head coach	Bob Boldon (11th season);
Assistant coaches	Tavares Jackson; Steph Haas; Chelsea Welch;
Home arena	Convocation Center

2023–24 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Ball State	0	–	0	–	5	–	1	.833
Bowling Green	0	–	0	–	5	–	1	.833
Buffalo	0	–	0	–	5	–	1	.833
Kent State	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667
Toledo	0	–	0	–	3	–	2	.600
Western Michigan	0	–	0	–	3	–	3	.500
Northern Illinois	0	–	0	–	3	–	4	.429
Akron	0	–	0	–	2	–	3	.400
Ohio	0	–	0	–	2	–	3	.400
Miami (OH)	0	–	0	–	1	–	3	.250
Central Michigan	0	–	0	–	1	–	4	.200
Eastern Michigan	0	–	0	–	1	–	4	.200

† 2024 MAC tournament winner As of December 2, 2023

The 2023–24 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team will represent Ohio University during the 2023–24 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]

Previous season

They finished 6–23 and 4–14 in the MAC play to finish tied for eleventh in the MAC. They failed to qualify for the MAC tournament.^[5]

Offseason

Departures

Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason
Caitlyn Kroll	5	G	5'10"	RS-Senior	Bridgeport, Ohio	Graduated, Exhausted eligibility
Abby Garnett	20	F	6'1"	RS-Junior	Golden, Colorado	Graduated
Alexandra Antonova	35	F	6'2"	RS-Junior	Moscow, Russia	Graduated
Jasmine Hale	23	G	5'9"	RS-Junior	Cincinnati, Ohio	Graduated
Ella Pope	4	F	5'11"	RS-Sophomore	Orem, Utah	Left team for personal reasons
Kendall Hale	22	G	5'11"	Sophomore	Cincinnati, Ohio	Left team for personal reasons
Yaya Felder	2	G	5'11"	Sophomore	Hartford, Connecticut	Transferred to Baylor^[6]

^[7]^[8]

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason
Kennedi Watkins	5	G	5'10"	Junior	Ballwin, Missouri	Transferred from Southeast Missouri State. Will have two years of eligibility remaining.^[9]
Bengisu Alper	33	G	5'11"	Senior	Istanbul, Turkey	Transferred from Northwestern State. Will have one year of eligibility remaining.^[10]

2023 recruiting class

Recruiting Class
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	High School	Hometown
Aylasia Fantroy	2	G	5'11	Palestine	Palestine, Texas
Monica Williams	12	G	5'9	Lawrence North	Indianapolis, Indiana
Bailey Tabeling	21	G	5'10	Trinity Lutheran	Seymour, Indiana
Asiah Baxter	22	G	5'11	Warren Central	Indianapolis, Indiana
Emma Barnett	34	F	6'1	Mercy Academy	Mount Washington, Kentucky

Preseason

Prior to the season Ohio was picked ninth in the MAC preseason poll.^[11] No Bobcats were named to the preseason All-MAC team.

Preseason rankings

MAC preseason poll
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Toledo	121 (11)
2	Ball State	110 (1)
3	Kent State	102
4	Bowling Green	77
5	Northern Illinois	99
6	Akron	69
7	Eastern Michigan	66
8	Buffalo	50
9	Ohio	40
10	Western Michigan	38
11	Central Michigan	24
12	Miami	23

MAC Tournament Champion: Toledo (10), Ball State (2)

Source^[11]

Roster

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2023–24 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	11	Peyton Guice	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Sr	Westerville South	Westerville, OH
G	3	Madi Mace	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	RS Jr	Parkersburg	Parkersburg, WV
G	14	Kate Dennis	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Guilford	Rockford, IL
G	10	Kailah Johnson	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Sr	Notre Dame Academy	Holland, OH
G	0	Jaya McClure	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	So	Christian Academy	Louisville, KY
F	24	Aja Austin	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr		Westerville, OH
F	41	Cassidy Lafler	—	Fr	Dublin Coffman	Dublin, OH
G	2	Aylasia Fantroy	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Palestine	Palestine, TX
G	12	Monica Williams	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Lawrence North	Indianapolis, IN
G	21	Bailey Tabeling	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Trinity Lutheran	Seymour, IN
G	22	Asiah Baxter	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Warren Central	Indianapolis, IN
F	34	Emma Barnett	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Mercy Academy	Mount Washington, KY
G	5	Kennedi Watkins	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Marquette	Ballwin, MO
G	33	Bengisu Alper	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Sr	Doga Anataolian	Istanbul, Turkey

Head coach

Bob Boldon (Walsh)

Assistant coach(es)

Tavares Jackson (Minnesota)
Steph Haas (Florida Gulf Coast)
Chelsea Welch (Wright State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 2, 2023

Support Staff

**2022-23 Ohio Bobcats Support Staff**
Ebony Pegues - Director of Basketball Operations Kaylee Gregory Bambule - Video Coordinator Tyler Johnson - Graduate Assistant 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:^[7]

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2023* 7:00 p.m.	Marietta	W 92–62	–	17 – Williams	11 – Fantroy	3 – Fantroy	Convocation Center (804) Athens, OH
Non-conference regular season
November 11, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Appalachian State MAC-SBC Challenge	L 64–71	0–1	10 – Alper	7 – Mace	3 – Tied	Holmes Center (575) Boone, NC
November 16, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Dayton	W 67–61	1–1	18 – McClure	5 – Tied	4 – McClure	Convocation Center (704) Athens, OH
November 22, 2023* TBA, ESPN+	at Morehead State	L 60–89	1–2	11 – Lafler	6 – Fantroy	3 – Fantroy	Ellis Johnson Arena (621) Morehead, KY
November 26, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	IUPUI	W 75–71	2–2	21 – McClure	6 – Tied	5 – Tied	Convocation Center (490) Athens, OH
November 29, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Longwood	L 72–75	2–3	16 – Watkins	5 – Tied	5 – Mace	Convocation Center (618) Athens, OH
December 5, 2023* 7:00 p.m., BTN+	at Ohio State						Value City Arena Columbus, OH
December 9, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Syracuse						Convocation Center Athens, OH
December 17, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Indiana State						Convocation Center Athens, OH
December 21, 2023* 1:00 p.m., TBA	at Butler						Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
December 30, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Bellarmine						Freedom Hall Louisville, KY
February 10, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	TBA MAC-SBC Challenge						Convocation Center Athens, OH
MAC regular season
January 3, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Akron						Convocation Center Athens, OH
January 6, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Kent State						MAC Center Kent, OH
January 10, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Northern Illinois						Convocation Center Athens, OH
January 13, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Toledo						Savage Arena Toledo, OH
January 17, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Western Michigan						University Arena Kalamazoo, MI
January 20, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Eastern Michigan						Convocation Center Athens, OH
January 24, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Central Michigan						McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI
January 27, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Miami (OH)						Convocation Center Athens, OH
January 31, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Buffalo						Convocation Center Athens, OH
February 3, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Ball State						Worthen Arena Muncie, IN
February 7, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Bowling Green						Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH
February 17, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Ball State						Convocation Center Athens, OH
February 21, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Kent State						Convocation Center Athens, OH
February 24, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Buffalo						Alumni Arena Amherst, NY
February 28, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Western Michigan						Convocation Center Athens, OH
March 2, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	Central Michigan						Convocation Center Athens, OH
March 6, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Akron						James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH
March 9, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Miami (OH)						Millett Hall Oxford, OH
MAC Tournament
March 13, 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^[13]^[14]

References

↑ "Convocation Center". Ohio University. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
↑ "Bob Boldon". Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
↑ "Boldon named Bobcats' new coach". Athens Messenger. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
↑ "MAC Women's College Basketball Standings - 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
↑ "MAC Basketball Standings - 2022-23". ESPN. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
↑ "WBB Brings in Ohio Transfer Yaya Felder". BVM Sports. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
1 2 "2023-24 Women's Basketball Roster". Ohio Athletics. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
↑ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Roster". Ohio Athletics. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
↑ "Ohio Women's Basketball Adds SEMO Transfer Kennedi Watkins to Roster". Ohio University Athletics. April 19, 2023. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
↑ "Bengisu Alper". Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
1 2 "MAC Announces 2023-24 Women's Basketball Preseason Poll & Teams". MAC Conference. 2023-11-02. Retrieved 2023-11-02.
↑ "2022-23 Women's Basketball". ohiobobcats.com.
↑ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Ohio University Athletics.
↑ "Ohio Bobcats Schedule 2023-24". ESPN.

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

[3] "Boldon named Bobcats' new coach". Athens Messenger. Retrieved May 31, 2022.

[4] "MAC Women's College Basketball Standings - 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved 2023-07-17.

[5] "MAC Basketball Standings - 2022-23". ESPN. Retrieved March 5, 2023.

[6] "WBB Brings in Ohio Transfer Yaya Felder". BVM Sports. Retrieved July 17, 2023.

[roster-7] 1 2 "2023-24 Women's Basketball Roster". Ohio Athletics. Retrieved July 17, 2023.

[8] "2022-23 Women's Basketball Roster". Ohio Athletics. Retrieved July 17, 2023.

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[10] "Bengisu Alper". Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved October 2, 2023.

[poll-11] 1 2 "MAC Announces 2023-24 Women's Basketball Preseason Poll & Teams". MAC Conference. 2023-11-02. Retrieved 2023-11-02.

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Ohio Bobcats women's basketball
Venues	Convocation Center (1973–present)
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24