# 2023–24 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team represented Ohio University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by eleventh-year head coach Bob Boldon, played their home games at the Convocation Center in Athens, Ohio as a member of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the regular season 11–18, 8–10 in MAC play, to finish tied for 6th place. They lost to Ball State in the first round of the MAC tournament.

## Previous season

They finished 6–23 and 4–14 in the MAC play to finish tied for eleventh in the MAC. They failed to qualify for the MAC tournament.

## Offseason
### Departures

Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason |
| Caitlyn Kroll | 5 | G | 5'10" | RS-Senior | Bridgeport, OH | Graduated, exhausted eligibility |
| Abby Garnett | 20 | F | 6'1" | RS-Junior | Golden, CO | Graduated |
| Alexandra Antonova | 35 | F | 6'2" | RS-Junior | Moscow, Russia | Graduated |
| Jasmine Hale | 23 | G | 5'9" | RS-Junior | Cincinnati, OH | Graduated |
| Ella Pope | 4 | F | 5'11" | RS-Sophomore | Orem, UT | Left team for personal reasons |
| Kendall Hale | 22 | G | 5'11" | Sophomore | Cincinnati, OH | Left team for personal reasons |
| Yaya Felder | 2 | G | 5'11" | Sophomore | Hartford, CT | Transferred to Baylor |

### Incoming transfers

Incoming transfers :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason |
| Kennedi Watkins | 5 | G | 5'10" | Junior | Ballwin, MO | Transferred from Southeast Missouri State. Will have two years of eligibility remaining. |
| Bengisu Alper | 33 | G | 5'11" | Senior | Istanbul, Turkey | Transferred from Northwestern State. Will have one year of eligibility remaining. |

### 2023 recruiting class

Recruiting class :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | High school | Hometown |
| Aylasia Fantroy | 2 | G | 5'11" | Palestine | Palestine, TX |
| Monica Williams | 12 | G | 5'9" | Lawrence North | Indianapolis, IN |
| Bailey Tabeling | 21 | G | 5'10" | Trinity Lutheran | Seymour, IN |
| Asiah Baxter | 22 | G | 5'11" | Warren Central | Indianapolis, IN |
| Emma Barnett | 34 | F | 6'1" | Mercy Academy | Mount Washington, KY |

## Preseason

Prior to the season Ohio was picked ninth in the MAC preseason poll. No Bobcats were named to the preseason All-MAC team.

### Preseason rankings

MAC preseason poll :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Toledo | 121 (11) |
| 2 | Ball State | 110 (1) |
| 3 | Kent State | 102 |
| 4 | Bowling Green | 77 |
| 5 | Northern Illinois | 99 |
| 6 | Akron | 69 |
| 7 | Eastern Michigan | 66 |
| 8 | Buffalo | 50 |
| 9 | Ohio | 40 |
| 10 | Western Michigan | 38 |
| 11 | Central Michigan | 24 |
| 12 | Miami | 23 |
MAC tournament champion: Toledo (10), Ball State (2)
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## Roster
### Support staff

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## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| November 1, 2023* 7:00 p.m. | | Marietta | W 92–62 | – | 17 – Williams | 11 – Fantroy | 3 – Fantroy | Convocation Center (804) Athens, OH |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 11, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Appalachian State MAC-SBC Challenge | L 64–71 | 0–1 | 10 – Alper | 7 – Mace | 3 – Tied | Holmes Center (575) Boone, NC |
| November 16, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Dayton | W 67–61 | 1–1 | 18 – McClure | 5 – Tied | 4 – McClure | Convocation Center (704) Athens, OH |
| November 22, 2023* TBA, ESPN+ | | at Morehead State | L 60–89 | 1–2 | 11 – Lafler | 6 – Fantroy | 3 – Fantroy | Ellis Johnson Arena (621) Morehead, KY |
| November 26, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | IUPUI | W 75–71 | 2–2 | 21 – McClure | 6 – Tied | 5 – Tied | Convocation Center (490) Athens, OH |
| November 29, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Longwood | L 72–75 | 2–3 | 16 – Watkins | 5 – Tied | 5 – Mace | Convocation Center (618) Athens, OH |
| December 5, 2023* 7:00 p.m., BTN+ | | at No. 12 Ohio State | L 45–85 | 2–4 | 9 – McClure | 6 – Alper | 3 – McClure | Value City Arena (4,950) Columbus, OH |
| December 9, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Syracuse | L 62–82 | 2–5 | 23 – Tabeling | 6 – McClure | 9 – McClure | Convocation Center Athens, OH |
| December 17, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Indiana State | W 65–62 | 3–5 | 21 – McClure | 11 – Fantroy | 4 – Williams | Convocation Center (355) Athens, OH |
| December 21, 2023* 1:00 p.m., YouTube | | at Butler | L 49–69 | 3–6 | 13 – McClure | 6 – Watkins | 3 – McClure | Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,038) Indianapolis, IN |
| December 30, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Bellarmine | L 66–70 | 3–7 | 21 – McClure | 6 – Tied | 6 – McClure | Freedom Hall (572) Louisville, KY |
| MAC regular season |||||||||
| January 3, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Akron | W 67–58 | 4–7 (1–0) | 17 – Tied | 6 – Tied | 3 – Williams | Convocation Center (308) Athens, OH |
| January 6, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Kent State | L 63–92 | 4–8 (1–1) | 16 – Mace | 5 – Watkins | 4 – Williams | MAC Center (820) Kent, OH |
| January 10, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Northern Illinois | L 62–67 | 4–9 (1–2) | 12 – Watkins | 7 – Alper | 4 – Guice | Convocation Center (577) Athens, OH |
| January 13, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Toledo | L 50–63 | 4–10 (1–3) | 21 – Watkins | 6 – Alper | 2 – Tied | Savage Arena (4,116) Toledo, OH |
| January 17, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Western Michigan | L 55–73 | 4–11 (1–4) | 18 – Watkins | 6 – Fantroy | – Williams | University Arena (699) Kalamazoo, MI |
| January 20, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Eastern Michigan | W 72–62 | 5–11 (2–4) | 14 – Tied | 8 – Williams | 7 – Mace | Convocation Center Athens, OH |
| January 24, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Central Michigan | W 68–58 | 6–11 (3–4) | 14 – Williams | 4 – Watkins | 4 – Tied | McGuirk Arena (1,094) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| January 27, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Miami (OH) | W 71–55 | 7–11 (4–4) | 18 – Tebeling | 7 – Tabeling | 4 – Williams | Convocation Center (741) Athens, OH |
| January 31, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Buffalo | L 63–81 | 7–12 (4–5) | 13 – Tied | 7 – Tied | 4 – Williams | Convocation Center (1,154) Athens, OH |
| February 3, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Ball State | L 66–97 | 7–13 (4–6) | 19 – Fantroy | 7 – Fantroy | 3 – Tied | Worthen Arena (1,556) Muncie, IN |
| February 7, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Bowling Green | L 52–69 | 7–14 (4–7) | 22 – Tabeling | 4 – Tied | 3 – Tabeling | Stroh Center (2,151) Bowling Green, OH |
| February 10, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Texas State MAC-SBC Challenge | L 71–80 | 7–15 | 24 – Fantroy | 6 – Tied | 4 – McClure | Convocation Center (619) Athens, OH |
| February 17, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Ball State | L 60–75 | 7–16 (4–8) | 21 – Watkins | 6 – Guice | 3 – Tabeling | Convocation Center (880) Athens, OH |
| February 21, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Kent State | W 79–77 | 8–16 (5–8) | 26 – McClure | 7 – McClure | 4 – Williams | Convocation Center (567) Athens, OH |
| February 24, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Buffalo | L 54–67 | 8–17 (5–9) | 13 – McClure | 7 – Fantroy | 3 – Tied | Alumni Arena (1866) Amherst, NY |
| February 28, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Western Michigan | W 67–64 | 9–17 (6–9) | 14 – Fantroy | 6 – Williams | 8 – McClure | Convocation Center (680) Athens, OH |
| March 2, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Central Michigan | W 77–63 | 10–17 (7–9) | 19 – McClure | 7 – McClure | 5 – McClure | Convocation Center (755) Athens, OH |
| March 6, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Akron | W 72–63 | 11–17 (8–9) | 24 – Watkins | 6 – Alper | 3 – McClure | James A. Rhodes Arena (321) Akron, OH |
| March 9, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Miami (OH) | L 64–68 | 11–18 (8–10) | 14 – Watkins | 6 – Watkins | 3 – Tied | Millett Hall (649) Oxford, OH |
| MAC tournament |||||||||
| March 13, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (7) | vs. (2) Ball State Quarterfinals | L 53–77 | 11–19 | 18 – Fantroy | 5 – Williams | 1 – Tied | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse Cleveland, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||
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## Awards and honors
### All-MAC Awards

Postseason All-MAC teams :
| Team | Player | Position | Year |
| All-MAC Honorable Mention | Jaya McClure | G | So. |
| All-MAC Honorable Mention | Kennedi Watkins | G | Jr. |
| All-MAC Freshman Team | Bailey Tabeling | G | Fr. |
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