# 2018–19 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team

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 they 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 finished with the most wins in school history.

## Offseason
### Coaching Staff Changes
#### Coaching Departures

Coaching Departures :
| Name | Alma Mater | Previous position | New position |
| Mary Evans | Georgia Southern University | Assistant Coach | Head Coach (Valparaiso) |

#### Coaching Additions

Coaching Additions :
| Name | Alma Mater | Previous position | New position |
| Steph Haas | Florida Gulf Coast University | Video Coordinator (Florida Gulf Coast) | Assistant Coach |

### Departures

Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason |
| Taylor Agler | 0 | G | 5'9" | Redshirt Senior | Westerville, Ohio | Graduated, Exhausted eligibility |
| Alexis Stover | 5 | F | 5'11" | Freshman | Westerville, Ohio | Transferred to Wright State |
| Meche'la Cobb | 24 | G | 6'0" | Redshirt Freshman | New Albany, Ohio | |

### Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason |
| Caitlyn Kroll | 5 | G | 5'10" | Redshirt Sophomore | Bridgeport, Ohio | Transferred from Saint Francis (PA). Will have three years of eligibility remaining. |

### 2018 recruiting class

Recruiting Class :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | High School | Hometown |
| Abby Garnett | 20 | F | 6'1 | Golden | Golden, Colorado |
| Deesh Beck | 32 | F | 5'9 | Grand Rapids Christian | Grand Rapids, Michigan |
| Alexandra Antonova | 35 | F | 6'2 | Teays Valley | Moscow, Russia |

## Preseason

The preseason coaches' poll and league awards were announced by the league office on October 31, 2018. Ohio was picked third in the MAC East.

### Preseason women's basketball coaches poll

(First place votes in parentheses)

#### East Division

* Buffalo (4) 62
* Miami (5) 61
* Ohio (3) 57
* Kent State 28
* Bowling Green 27
* Akron 17

#### West Division

* Central Michigan (12) 72
* Toledo 52
* Eastern Michigan 41
* Northern Illinois 38
* Ball State 34
* Western Michigan 15

#### Regular Season Champion

Central Michigan (9), Miami (2), Ohio (1)

#### Tournament champs

Central Michigan (8), Buffalo (3), Northern Illinois (1)

### Preseason All-MAC

Preseason All-MAC teams :
| Team | Player | Position | Year |
| Preseason All-MAC East | Cece Hooks | G | So. |
Source

## Schedule

| 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+ | | Eastern Kentucky | 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+ | | Cleveland State | 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 | | Coppin State | W 87–62 | 8–0 | Convocation Center (404) Athens, OH |
| Dec 16, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at IUPUI | 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. ||||||

## Awards and honors
### Weekly Awards

Weekly Award Honors :
| Honors | Player | Position | Date Awarded |
| MAC East player of the week | Gabby Burris | F | November 13 |
| MAC East player of the week | Amani Burke | F | December 4 |
| MAC East player of the week | Erica Johnson | F | December 18 |
| MAC East player of the week | Dominique Doseck | G | January 1 |
| MAC East player of the week | Cece Hooks | G | January 8 |
| MAC East player of the week | Erica Johnson | F | January 29 |
| MAC East player of the week | Cece Hooks | G | March 11 |

### All-MAC Awards

Post-season All-MAC teams :
| Award | Player | Position | Year |
| MAC Defensive Player of the year | Cece Hooks | G | So. |
| MAC Freshman of the Year | Erica Johnson | F | R-Fr. |
| MAC Sixth Man of the Year | Erica Johnson | F | R-Fr. |
| MAC 1st team | Cece Hooks | G | So. |
Source

## Rankings

2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | Not ranked previous week |
| (RV) | Received Votes |
| (NR) | Not Ranked |