2020–21 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team

2020–21 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball
2020–21 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball
WNIT, WNIT Regional consolation championship game
Conference	Mid-American Conference
2020–21 record	15-9 (11-6 MAC)
Head coach	Bob Boldon (8th season);
Assistant coaches	Tavares Jackson; Steph Haas; Marwan Miller;
Home arena	Convocation Center
	Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

The 2020–21 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team represented Ohio University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by eighth year head coach Bob Boldon, played its home games at the Convocation Center in Athens, Ohio as a member of the Mid-American Conference. This season was played during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. As a result schedules were shortened and consolidated and most games were played without general fan attendance.^[1]

They finished the season 15-10, 11-6 in MAC. They finished 3rd overall in the MAC, They advanced to the semi-finals of the MAC Women's Tournament where they lost to Central Michigan. They received at-large bid to the WNIT where they lost to Clemson, defeated Fordham, and lost to Massachusetts. Ohio was led by their point guard Cece Hooks who was named MAC player of the year.

Roster[]

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2020–21 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Cece Hooks	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Sr	Thurgood Marshall	Dayton, OH
F	4	Erica Johnson	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	RS Jr	Mansfield Senior	Mansfield, OH
G	5	Caitlyn Kroll	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	RS Jr	Bridgeport Saint Francis (PA)	Bridgeport, OH
G	13	Kaylee Bambule	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	RS Jr	Montini Catholic	Plainfield, IL
F	20	Abby Garnett	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	RS So	Golden	Golden, CO
G	25	Hunter Rogan	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Sr	Urbana	Urbana, OH
F	21	Deesh Beck	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	Grand Rapids Christian	Grand Rapids, MI
F	35	Alexandra Antonova	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	RS So	Teays Valley	Moscow, Russia
F	41	Gabby Burris	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Sr	Liberty Union	Baltimore, OH
G	23	Jasmine Hale	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	West Clemont	Cincinnati, OH
F	44	Ella Pope	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	RS Fr	Timpview	Orem, UT
G	11	Peyton Guice	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	So	Westerville South	Westerville, OH
G	3	Madi Mace	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	RS Fr	Parkersburg	Parkersburg, WV
G	14	Kate Dennis	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Guilford	Rockford, IL
G	22	Kendall Hale	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	West Clemont	Cincinnati, 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
Non-conference regular season
Nov 25, 2020* 1:00 pm			W 76-72	1-0	Convocation Center Athens, OH
Nov 27, 2020* 12:00 pm		No. No. 22 Notre Dame	W 86-85	2-0	Convocation Center Athens, OH
MAC regular season
Dec 11, 2020 2:00 pm		at	L 80-84	2-1 (0-1)	MAC Center Kent, OH
Dec 16, 2020 6:00 pm		at	W 77-67	3-1 (1-1)	Convocation Center DeKalb, IL
Non-conference regular season
Dec 21, 2020* 12:00 pm		West Virginia	L 79-88	3-2	WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV
MAC regular season
Jan 2, 2021 1:00 pm			L 87-90	3-3 (1–2)	Convocation Center Athens, OH
Jan 6, 2021 5:30 pm		at	W 72-63	4-3 (2-2)	Millett Hall Oxford, OH
Jan 9, 2021 1:00 pm			W 85-66	5-3 (3-2)	Convocation Center Athens, OH]
Jan 13, 2021 6:00 pm		Ball State	L 86-88	5-4 (3-3)	Convocation Center Athens, OH
Jan 16, 2021 1:00 pm		at Central Michigan	W 93-84	6-4 (4-3)	McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI
Jan 20, 2021 6:00 pm			W 84-81	7-4 (5-3)	Convocation Center Athens, OH
Jan 23, 2021 12:00 pm		at	W 69-63	8-4 (6-3)	University Arena Kalamazoo, MI
Jan 27, 2021 7:00 pm		at	L 66-69	8-5 (6-4)	Convocation Center Ypsilanti, MI
Jan 30, 2021 1:00 pm			W 85-55	9-5 (7-4)	Convocation Center Athens, OH
Feb 3, 2021 6:00 pm		Kent State	W 85-70	10-5 (8-4)	Convocation Center Athens, OH
Feb 6, 2021 12:00 pm		at	L 53-69	10-6 (8-5)	Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH
Feb 10, 2021 7:00 pm		at Ball State	W 88-66	11-6 (9-5)	Worthen Arena Muncie, IN
Feb 13, 2021 12:00 pm		Western Michigan	W 674-52	12-6 (10-5)	Convocation Center Athens, OH
Mar 3, 2021 6:00 pm		at Akron	L 67-71	12-7 (10-6)	James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH
Mar 6, 2021 1:00 pm		Miami (OH)	W 84-70	13-7 (11-6)	Convocation Center Athens, OH
MAC Women's Tournament
Mar 10, 2021 6:50 pm^[4]	(3)	vs. (6) Ball State Quarterfinals	W 61-59	14-7	Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse Cleveland, OH
Mar 12, 2021 12:30 pm	(3)	vs. (2) Central Michigan Quarterfinals	L 92-100 ^OT	14-8	Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse Cleveland, OH
WNIT
Mar 19, 2021* 2:00 pm		Clemson First Round – Charlotte Regional	W 65-60	14-9	Bojangles Coliseum Charlotte, NC
Mar 20, 2021* 11:00 am		Fordham Consolation Round – Charlotte Regional	L 81-84	15-9	Bojangles Coliseum Charlotte, NC
Mar 22, 2021* 4:00 pm		Consolation Final – Charlotte Regional	L 71-95	15-10	Bojangles Coliseum Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References[]

^ "College basketball in 2020-21: Smaller NCAA tournament field, shorter schedule would not be new". ESPN.
^ "2020-21 Women's Basketball". ohiobobcats.com.
^ "2019-20 Ohio Women's Basketball Schedule - Ohio University". ohiobobcats.com.
^ "Ball St. at Ohio" (PDF). getsomemaction.com.

[1] "College basketball in 2020-21: Smaller NCAA tournament field, shorter schedule would not be new". ESPN.

[2] "2020-21 Women's Basketball". ohiobobcats.com.

[3] "2019-20 Ohio Women's Basketball Schedule - Ohio University". ohiobobcats.com.

[4] "Ball St. at Ohio" (PDF). getsomemaction.com.

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v t Ohio Bobcats women's basketball
Venues	Convocation Center (1973–present)
People	Head coaches
	2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22


v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
	14	–	4	.778	20	–	5	.800
†	13	–	6	.684	17	–	8	.680
Ohio	11	–	6	.647	14	–	8	.636
	11	–	6	.647	15	–	9	.625
	10	–	6	.625	11	–	9	.550
Ball State	12	–	8	.600	14	–	11	.560
	10	–	8	.556	12	–	12	.500
	7	–	7	.500	10	–	10	.500
	8	–	12	.400	12	–	12	.500
	5	–	14	.263	6	–	15	.286
	4	–	14	.222	7	–	17	.292
	3	–	17	.150	4	–	20	.167

† 2021 MAC Tournament winner As of March 6, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll