2018–19 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team

2018–19 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
	East
	West
	† 2019 MAC Tournament winner ;

2018–19 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball
2018–19 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball
MAC East Division Champions
WNIT, Quarterfinals
Conference	Mid-American Conference
	East Division
2018–19 record	30–6 (14–4 MAC)
Head coach	Bob Boldon (6th season);
Assistant coaches	Tavares Jackson; Steph Haas; Marwan Miller;
Home arena	Convocation Center
	Seasons ← 2017–18 2019–20 →

The 2018–19 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team represented Ohio University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by sixth year head coach Bob Boldon, played its home games at the Convocation Center in Athens, Ohio as a member of the Mid-American Conference.

They finished the season 30–6, 14–2 in MAC play to win MAC East Division. They advanced to the championship game of the MAC Women's Tournament where they lost to Buffalo. They received an automatic to the WNIT where defeated High Point, Middle Tennessee and Western Kentucky in the first, second and third rounds before losing to Northwestern in the quarterfinals. With 30 wins, they finish with the most wins in school history.

Roster[]

2018–19 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Cierra Hooks	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	Thurgood Marshall	Dayton, OH
G	2	Katie Barker	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	RS Jr	Cary-Grove	Cary, IL
G	3	Amani Burke	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	RS Jr	Eastmoor Academy	Columbus, OH
F	4	Erica Johnson	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	RS Fr	Mansfield Senior	Mansfield, OH
G	5	Caitlyn Kroll	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	RS So	Bridgeport Saint Francis (PA)	Bridgeport, OH
G	10	Dominique Doseck	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Sr	Athens	Athens, OH
F	13	Olivia Bower	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	Conotton Valley	Bowerston, OH
G	15	Kaylee Bambule	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	RS Fr	Montini Catholic	Plainfield, IL
F	20	Abby Garnett	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Golden	Golden, CO
F	21	Hannah Thome	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	RS Jr	Chagrin Falls	Chagrin Falls, OH
G	25	Hunter Rogan	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	Urbana	Urbana, OH
F	32	Deesh Beck	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Grand Rapids Christian	Grand Rapids, MI
F	35	Alexandra Antonova	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Teays Valley	Moscow, Russia
F	41	Gabby Burris	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	So	Liberty Union	Baltimore, OH
F	54	Kendall Jessing	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Sylvania Northview	Sylvania, OH

Head coach

Bob Boldon (Walsh)

Assistant coach(es)

Tavares Jackson (Minnesota)
Steph Haas (Florida Gulf Coast)
Marwan Miller (Franklin)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule[]

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov 3, 2018* 1:00 pm		Walsh	W 90–62		Convocation Center Athens, OH
Non-conference regular season
Nov 11, 2018* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		UNC Wilmington	W 95–72	1–0	Convocation Center (449) Athens, OH
Nov 15, 2018* 11:00 am, ESPN+		Binghamton	W 86–49	2–0	Convocation Center (2,167) Athens, OH
Nov 18, 2018* 1:00 pm, ESPN+			W 100–60	3–0	Convocation Center (414) Athens, OH
Nov 23, 2018* 3:00 pm		vs. St. Bonaventure Denver Thanksgiving Classic	W 76–62	4–0	Hamilton Gymnasium Denver, CO
Nov 24, 2018* 3:00 pm		vs. Lamar Denver Thanksgiving Classic	W 87–62	5–0	Hamilton Gymnasium Denver, CO
Dec 1, 2018* 1:00 pm, ESPN+			W 72–64	6–0	Convocation Center (548) Athens, OH
Dec 5, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Purdue	W 80–73	7–0	Convocation Center (591) Athens, OH
Dec 8, 2018* 1:00 pm, ESPN3			W 87–62	8–0	Convocation Center (404) Athens, OH
Dec 16, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at	W 73–66	9–0	The Jungle (311) Indianapolis, IN
Dec 22, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Richmond	W 109–58	10–0	Robins Center (505) Richmond, VA
Dec 29, 2018* 2:00 pm		at American	W 77–67	11–0	Bender Arena (334) Washington, D.C.
MAC regular season
Jan 5, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Buffalo	W 74–71 ^OT	12–0 (1–0)	Alumni Arena (2,116) Amherst, NY
Jan 9, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Central Michigan	L 70–88	12–1 (1–1)	Convocation Center (866) Athens, OH
Jan 12, 2019 2:30 pm, ESPN3		at Ball State	W 90–75	13–1 (2–1)	Worthen Arena (4,076) Muncie, IN
Jan 16, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Kent State	W 83–81	14–1 (3–1)	Convocation Center (450) Athens, OH
Jan 19, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN3		Eastern Michigan	W 85–44	15–1 (4–1)	Convocation Center (648) Athens, OH
Jan 23, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Northern Illinois	W 69–53	16–1 (5–1)	Convocation Center (269) DeKalb, IL
Jan 26, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Bowling Green	W 82–79	17–1 (6–1)	Stroh Center (1,435) Bowling Green, OH
Jan 30, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Miami (OH)	L 61–67	17–2 (6–2)	Convocation Center (446) Athens, OH
Feb 2, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN3		Ball State	W 94–62	18–2 (7–2)	Convocation Center Athens, OH
Feb 6, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Akron	W 92–70	19–2 (8–2)	Convocation Center (379) Athens, OH
Feb 9, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN3		at Central Michigan	W 78–75	20–2 (9–2)	McGuirk Arena (2,152) Mount Pleasant, MI
Feb 13, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Toledo	L 50–76	20–3 (9–3)	Savage Arena (3,364) Toledo, OH
Feb 16, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN3		Western Michigan	W 70–56	21–3 (10–3)	Convocation Center (729) Athens, OH
Feb 23, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Kent State	W 69–67	22–3 (11–3)	MAC Center (1,208) Kent, OH
Feb 27, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Buffalo	L 43–73	22–4 (11–4)	Convocation Center Athens, OH
Mar 2, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN3		at Akron	W 81–71	23–4 (12–4)	James A. Rhodes Arena (570) Akron, OH
Mar 6, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Miami (OH)	W 70–66	24–4 (13–4)	Millett Hall (622) Oxford, OH
Mar 9, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Bowling Green	W 76–68	25–4 (14–4)	Convocation Center (648) Athens, OH
MAC Women's Tournament
Mar 13, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN+	(2)	vs. (7) Northern Illinois Quarterfinals	W 72–56	26–4	Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH
Mar 15, 2019 1:30 pm, ESPN+	(2)	vs. (3) Miami (OH) Semifinals	W 74–48	27–4	Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH
Mar 16, 2019 11:00 am, CBSSN	(2)	vs. (4) Buffalo Championship Game	L 61–77	27–5	Quicken Loans Arena (2,765) Cleveland, OH
WNIT
Mar 21, 2019* 7:00 pm		High Point First Round	W 81–74	28–5	Convocation Center (567) Athens, OH
Mar 24, 2019* 2:00 pm		Middle Tennessee Second Round	W 59–57	29–5	Convocation Center (867) Athens, OH
Mar 28, 2019* 7:00 pm		Western Kentucky Third Round	W 68–60	30–5	Convocation Center (1,491) Athens, OH
Mar 30, 2019* 7:00 pm		at Northwestern Quarterfinals	L 58–61	30–6	Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,031) Evanston, IL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings[]

2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Week 19	Final
AP										RV					RV					N/A
Coaches										RV

**Legend**
		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
(RV)		Received Votes
(NR)		Not Ranked

References[]

^ "2018-19 Ohio Women's Basketball Schedule - Ohio University". Ohiobobcats.com.

[1] "2018-19 Ohio Women's Basketball Schedule - Ohio University". Ohiobobcats.com.

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2018–19 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team

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Roster[]

Schedule[]

Rankings[]

See also[]

References[]

2018–19 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
Ohio	14	–	4	.778	30	–	6	.833
Miami (OH)	13	–	5	.722	23	–	9	.719
Buffalo †	12	–	6	.667	24	–	10	.706
Kent State	11	–	7	.611	20	–	13	.606
Akron	7	–	11	.389	16	–	15	.516
Bowling Green	2	–	16	.111	9	–	21	.300
West
Central Michigan	15	–	3	.833	25	–	8	.758
Toledo	11	–	7	.611	21	–	12	.636
Northern Illinois	10	–	8	.556	19	–	13	.594
Eastern Michigan	6	–	12	.333	14	–	17	.452
Western Michigan	4	–	14	.222	10	–	20	.333
Ball State	3	–	15	.167	8	–	23	.258

† 2019 MAC Tournament winner