Ohio Bobcats women's basketball

Ohio Bobcats
Ohio Bobcats
	2021–22 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team
University	Ohio University
Head coach	Bob Boldon (9th season)
Conference	Mid-American; East Division
Location	Athens, Ohio
Arena	Convocation Center ; (Capacity: 13,080)
Nickname	Bobcats
Uniforms
NCAA Tournament Appearances
	1986, 1995, 2015
Conference tournament champions
	1986, 2015
Conference regular season champions
	1986, 1995, 2015, 2016
Conference division season champions
	2015, 2016, 2019, 2020

The Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team is an intercollegiate varsity sports program of Ohio University. The team is a member of the Mid-American Conference East Division competing in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The Bobcats have played their home games in the Convocation Center since 1973.

History[]

Ohio University’s women’s basketball program began its unofficial debut in 1965. It was created by the Women’s Sports and Recreation Department (WRA) chapter of Ohio University. The team, led by Bev Smith, competed for 8 years before they became a part of the Women’s Intercollegiate Athletics (WICA) organization. This marked the beginning of funding from athletics as opposed to education.^[1]

Upon its official debut, the women’s basketball team played their first game in the 1973–74 season. The Bobcats have won three Mid-American Conference tournament titles in 1986, 1995, and 2015. They have been MAC regular season champions four times, most recently in the 2015–16 season. They have clinched a spot in the NCAA Women's Tournament three times, in which they have gone 0–3, most recently appearing in the 2014–15 season.^[2]

The Bobcats most notable season came in 1985–86. The team went 24–2 in the regular season, with a 16–2 record in the MAC. They won their first MAC season and tournament titles, as well as setting eight school records that are still held as of 2016. Their coach, 23-year-old Amy Prichard, became the first Ohio head coach to be awarded the honor of the MAC Coach of the Year.^[2]

The Bobcats’ current head coach is Bob Boldon. Boldon played college basketball at Walsh University from 1993–97. After debuting during the 2013–14 season, Boldon’s team posted a record of 9–20. During his second season at Ohio University, he led the Bobcats to their first winning season since the 2007–08 season.^[3] Boldon led the team to the MAC championship, clinching a spot in the 2015 NCAA tournament. The team lost in the first round to Arizona State, by a score of 74–55.^[1] In the 2018-19 season the Bobcat's won 30 games being the first team in Ohio history between both men and women's programs.

Seasonal Results[]

as of 2/27/2022

Mid-American Conference
Year	Overall Rec.	Conference Rec.
1973–74	10–5	NA
1974–75	12–5	NA
1975–76	3–12	NA
1976–77	8–7	NA
1977–78	5–8	NA
1978–79	11–8	NA
1979–80	10–12	NA
1980–81	6–20	NA
1981–82	9–16	3–7
1982–83	15–13	11–7
1983–84	14–14	13–5
1984–85	11–16	6–12
1985–86	26–3	16–2
1986–87	10–16	7–9
1987–88	10–18	5–11
1988–89	8–20	5–11
1989–90	9–18	3–13
1990–91	10–18	6–10
1991–92	11–17	5��11
1992–93	13–14	10–8
1993–94	17–10	13–5
1994–95	23–7	15–3
1995–96	16–12	11–7
1996–97	12–15	9–9
1997–98	17–11	13–5
1998–99	4–22	2–14
1999–00	11–17	6–10

Mid-American Conference
Year	Overall Rec.	Conference Rec.
2000–01	9–20	5–11
2001–02	13–16	7–8
2002–03	9–19	5–11
2003–04	13–15	7–9
2004–05	13–16	8–8
2005–06	9–20	5–11
2006–07	18–12	9–7
2007–08	20–13	10–6
2008–09	13–18	7–9
2009–10	8–22	4–12
2010–11	9–22	4–12
2011–12	14–18	6–10
2012–13	6–23	1–15
2013–14	9–21	4–14
2014–15	27–5	16–2
2015–16	26–7	16–2
2016–17	22–10	12–6
2017-18	16-15	9-9
2018-19	30-6	14-4
2019-20	19-11	11-7
2020-21	15-9	11-6
2021-22	14-12	8-9

Postseason results[]

NCAA Tournament results[]

The Bobcats have appeared in three NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 0-3.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1986	#9	First Round	#8 Illinois	L 69-68
1995	#14	First Round	#3 Washington	L 73-57
2015	#14	First Round	#3 Arizona State	L 74-55

Women's National Invitation Tournament results[]

Ohio has been selected to participate in four Women's National Invitation Tournaments. Their combined record is 6–5.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2016	Round 1	Marshall	W 76–68
	Round 2	Virginia Tech	W 64-57
	Round 3	Temple	L 75-61
2017	Round 1	Penn State	L 74-65
2019	Round 1	High Point	W 81-74
	Round 2	Middle Tennessee	W 59-57
	Round 3	Western Kentucky	W 68-60
	Quarterfinals	Northwestern	L 61-58
2021	Round 1	Clemson	L 60-65
	Consolation bracket Semi-Finals	Fordham	W 81-64
	Consolation bracket Finals	UMass	L 71-95

Coaching staff[]

Name	Position	Year	Alma mater
Bob Boldon	Head Coach	2013	Walsh University Indiana University 1997, 2003
Tavares Jackson	Assistant Coach	2013	University of Minnesota Crookston 2000
Marwan Miller	Assistant Coach	2016	Franklin University 2012
Steph Haas	Assistant Coach	2018	Florida Gulf Coast University 2016
Ebony Pegus	Director of Basketball Operations	2021	Massachusetts

Bobcat basketball traditions[]

Ohio is a tradition-rich school, and many of those traditions are associated with athletics events, especially basketball. Some Ohio traditions include:

Rufus the Bobcat – The school mascot, a fierce yet friendly looking Bobcat that always sports an Ohio jersey with a number "1" on the back.
Ohio Varsity Band – The pep band which performs at every basketball game.
"Stand Up and Cheer" – Ohio's fight song
"Alma Mater, Ohio" – Ohio's alma mater song

All-time records[]

All-time coaching records[]

Head Coach	Period	W-L Record	Win %	W-L Record in the MAC	Win %	MAC Regualr Season Championships
Nancy Schaub	1973–1977	33–29	.532	0-0	–	N/a
Kathy Martin	1977–1978	5–8	.385	0-0	–	N/a
Gwen Hoover	1978–1981	27–40	.403	0-0	–	N/a
Becky DeStefano	1981–1984	38–43	.469	27-19	.587	0
Amy Prichard	1984–1990	74–91	.448	42-58	.420	1
Marsha Reall	1990–1999	123–126	.494	84-82	.506	1
Lynn Bria	1999–2006	77–123	.385	43-68	.387	0
Sylvia Crawley	2006–2008	38–25	.603	19-13	.594	0
Semeka Randall	2008–2013	50–103	.327	22-58	.275	0
Bob Boldon	2013–present	178–94	.654	101-57	.639	2
TOTALS	1973–present	643–682	.485	338-355	.488	4

Source: Ohio Basketball Media Guide

As of 2/21/2022

Top five Winning Coaches[]

Head Coach	Period	W-L Record	Win %	W-L Record in the MAC	Win %
Bob Boldon	2013–present	178–94	.654	101-57	.639
Marsha Reall	1990–1999	123–126	.494	84-82	.506
Lynn Bria	1999–2006	77–123	.385	43-68	.387
Amy Prichard	1984–1990	74–91	.448	42-58	.420
Semeka Randall	2008–2013	50–103	.327	22-58	.275

All-time MAC records[]

The Bobcats have won 2 Mid-American Conference tournament titles in 1986, and 2015 as well as 4 MAC regular-season titles in 1986, 1995, 2015, and 2016. At the end of the 2020–2021 MAC season, Ohio owns an all-time MAC record of 330–328 (.502) in 40 seasons of league competition. The following are the current members of the MAC as of 2/26/2022:

Opponent	W-L record	Win %	Year WBB Joined the MAC
Akron	41-16	.719	1992
Ball State	38-23	.623	1981
Bowling Green	28-49	.364	1981
Buffalo	20–23	.465	1998
Central Michigan	28-34	.452	1981
Eastern Michigan	34-23	.596	1981
Kent State	32-45	.416	1981
Miami University	35-46	.432	1981
Northern Illinois	21-19	.525	1981–1986,1997
Toledo	21–39	.350	1981
Western Michigan	32-25	.561	1981
Total	341-347	.496

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Former MAC Members[]

Opponent	W-L record	Win %	Year WBB Joined the MAC
Marshall	11-5	.688	1997–2005

References[]

^ ^a ^b "Quick Facts" (PDF). grfx.cstv.com. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Ohio Bobcats" (PDF). Ohio Bobcats. Ohio University. 2010. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
^ "Bob Boldon Bio - OHIOBOBCATS.COM - Ohio Official Athletic Site". www.ohiobobcats.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
^ "NCAA Archives". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved February 22, 2022.

External links[]

Official website

[:0-1] "Quick Facts" (PDF). grfx.cstv.com. Retrieved January 31, 2016.

[:1-2] "Ohio Bobcats" (PDF). Ohio Bobcats. Ohio University. 2010. Retrieved January 31, 2016.

[3] "Bob Boldon Bio - OHIOBOBCATS.COM - Ohio Official Athletic Site". www.ohiobobcats.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 31, 2016.

[4] "NCAA Archives". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved February 22, 2022.

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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 Ohio University
Located in: Athens, Ohio
History	History Manasseh Cutler Rufus Putnam Northwest Territory Northwest Ordinance Great Society Initiative College Lands
Campus	Athens Chillicothe College Green Ironton Lancaster Pickerington Proctorville St. Clairsville Zanesville
Students	Arts and Sciences Business Communication Journalism Education Engineering and Technology Fine Arts Graduate Osteopathic Medicine Health Sciences and Professions Honors Tutorial Leadership and Public Affairs Research Centers University College and Affiliates
Athletics	Bobcats Rufus Basketball (M) Basketball (W) Cross-Country (M) Cross-Country (W) Football Golf Volleyball Swimming and diving (W) Wrestling Other Hall of Fame Traditions Marching 110
Arenas	Peden Stadium Bird Arena Chessa Field Pruitt Field Goldsberry Track Ohio University Aquatic Center Bob Wren Stadium Convocation Center
People	Alumni Manasseh Cutler Rufus Putnam Roderick J. McDavis Duane Nellis
Media	New Ohio Review The Post WOUB Public Media - (TV FM AM)
Founded: 1804 Category

v t Mid-American Conference women's basketball
East Division	Akron Zips Bowling Green Falcons Buffalo Bulls Kent State Golden Flashes Miami RedHawks Ohio Bobcats
West Division	Ball State Cardinals Central Michigan Chippewas Eastern Michigan Eagles Northern Illinois Huskies Toledo Rockets Western Michigan Broncos
Championships & awards	Mid-American Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
Seasons	2021–22