# 2017–18 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team represented Ohio University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by fifth 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 16–15, 9–9 in MAC play to finish in third place in the East Division. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the MAC women's tournament, where they lost to Miami (OH).

## Preseason

The preseason coaches' poll and league awards were announced by the league office on October 25, 2017. Ohio was picked third in the MAC East

### Preseason women's basketball coaches poll

(First place votes in parentheses)

#### East Division

* Buffalo (10) 69
* Kent State (1) 52
* Ohio (1) 47
* Miami 40
* Bowling Green 23
* Akron 21

#### West Division

* Central Michigan (10) 70
* Toledo (1) 60
* Ball State (1) 46
* Western Michigan 32
* Northern Illinois 29
* Eastern Michigan 15

#### Regular-season champion

Central Michigan (10), Ball State (1), Buffalo (1)

#### Tournament champs

Central Michigan (9), Ball State (1), Buffalo (1), Western Michigan (1)

### Preseason All-MAC

Preseason All-MAC teams :
| Team | Player | Position | Year |
| Preseason All-MAC East | Taylor Agler | G | Sr. |
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## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/04/2017* 1:00 PM | | Walsh | L 66–82 | | Convocation Center Athens, OH |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/12/2017* 2:00 PM, ESPN3 | | High Point | W 64–61 | 1–0 | Convocation Center (370) Athens, OH |
| 11/16/2017* 11:00 AM, ESPN3 | | Notre Dame (OH) | W 93–37 | 2–0 | Convocation Center (832) Athens, OH |
| 11/22/2017* 5:00 PM | | at Marshall | W 54–52 | 3–0 | Cam Henderson Center (757) Huntington, WV |
| 11/25/2017* 2:00 PM | | No. 25 Michigan | L 61–74 | 3–1 | Convocation Center (436) Athens, OH |
| 11/28/2017* 7:00 PM | | at Eastern Kentucky | W 69–57 | 4–1 | McBrayer Arena (550) Richmond, KY |
| 12/02/2017* 3:30 PM, ESPN3 | | IUPUI | L 52–76 | 4–2 | Convocation Center (335) Athens, OH |
| 12/06/2017* 11:00 AM | | at Cleveland State | L 64–71 | 4–3 | Wolstein Center (2,134) Cleveland, OH |
| 12/10/2017* 2:00 PM, BTN | | at Purdue | W 77–71 | 5–3 | Mackey Arena (5,654) West Lafayette, IN |
| 12/16/2017* 2:30 PM | | vs. Furman West Palm Beach Invitational | L 68–70 | 5–4 | Student Life Center (250) West Palm Beach, FL |
| 12/17/2017* 3:30 PM | | vs. Virginia West Palm Beach Invitational | L 59–77 | 5–5 | Student Life Center (200) West Palm Beach, FL |
| 12/28/2017* 7:00 PM | | North Carolina A&T | W 72–65 | 6–5 | Convocation Center (334) Athens, OH |
| MAC regular season ||||||
| 12/31/2017 1:00 PM | | Toledo | W 78–61 | 7–5 (1–0) | Convocation Center (361) Athens, OH |
| 01/03/2018 7:00 PM | | at Central Michigan | L 58–82 | 7–6 (1–1) | McGuirk Arena (1,539) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| 01/06/2018* 1:00 PM, ESPN3 | | Akron | W 70–67 $^{OT}$ | 8–6 (2–1) | Convocation Center Athens, OH |
| 01/10/2018 1:00 PM | | at Toledo | L 57–75 | 8–7 (2–2) | Savage Arena (3,229) Toledo, Ohio |
| 01/13/2018 1:00 PM | | at Western Michigan | W 69–54 | 9–7 (3–2) | University Arena (415) Kalamazoo, MI |
| 01/17/2018 7:00 PM, ESPN3 | | Buffalo | L 63–67 | 9–8 (3–3) | Convocation Center (355) Athens, OH |
| 01/20/2018 1:00 PM | | at Bowling Green | W 70–63 | 10–8 (4–3) | Stroh Center (3,103) Bowling Green, OH |
| 01/24/2018 7:00 PM, ESPN3 | | Northern Illinois | W 77–75 | 11–8 (5–3) | Convocation Center (242) Athens, OH |
| 01/27/2018 1:00 PM | | at Miami (OH) | L 55–64 | 11–9 (5–4) | Millett Hall Oxford, OH |
| 02/03/2018 1:00 PM, ESPN3 | | Ball State | W 80–76 | 12–9 (6–4) | Convocation Center (8,027) Athens, OH |
| 02/07/2018 7:00 PM, ESPN3 | | Central Michigan | L 72–74 | 12–10 (6–5) | Convocation Center (265) Athens, OH |
| 02/10/2018 2:00 PM | | at Kent State | W 78–65 | 13–10 (7–5) | MAC Center (486) Kent, OH |
| 02/14/2018 7:00 PM | | at Eastern Michigan | L 58–73 | 13–11 (7–6) | Convocation Center (1,033) Ypsilanti, MI |
| 02/17/2018 1:00 PM, ESPN3 | | Bowling Green | W 69–58 | 14–11 (8–6) | Convocation Center (6,872) Athens, OH |
| 02/21/2018 7:00 PM, ESPN3 | | Kent State | W 79–78 | 15–11 (9–6) | Convocation Center (290) Athens, OH |
| 02/24/2018 1:00 PM | | at Buffalo | L 53–70 | 15–12 (9–7) | Alumni Arena (3,128) Buffalo, NY |
| 02/28/2018 7:00 PM, ESPN3 | | Miami (OH) | L 56–78 | 15–13 (9–8) | Convocation Center (328) Athens, OH |
| 03/03/2018 2:00 PM, ESPN3 | | at Akron | L 59–62 | 15–14 (9–9) | James A. Rhodes Arena (591) Akron, OH |
| MAC Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/05/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | (5) | (12) Akron First Round | W 85–73 | 16–14 | Convocation Center (375) Athens, OH |
| 03/07/2018 2:30 pm, ESPN3 | (5) | vs. (4) Miami (OH) Quarterfinals | L 66–69 | 16–15 | Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH |
| *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 | Dominique Doseck | G | January 2 |
| MAC East player of the week | Cece Hooks | G | January 17 |
| MAC East player of the week | Taylor Agler | G | March 5 |

### All-MAC awards

Postseason All-MAC teams :
| Team | Player | Position | Year |
| All-MAC 3rd team | Cece Hooks | G | Fr. |
| All-MAC Freshman team | Cece Hooks | G | Fr. |
| All-MAC Defensive team | Cece Hooks | G | Fr. |
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