# 2016–17 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team represented Ohio University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by fourth-year head coach Bob Boldon, played their home games at the Convocation Center in Athens, Ohio as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). They finished the season 22–9, 12–6 in MAC play, to finish in second place in the East Division.

## Preseason

The preseason coaches' poll and league awards were announced by the league office on October 27, 2016. Ohio was picked first in the MAC East.

### Preseason women's basketball coaches poll

(First-place votes in parentheses)

#### East Division

* Ohio (9) 69
* Buffalo (3) 60
* Akron 48
* Bowling Green 30
* Miami 27
* Kent State 18

#### West Division

* Central Michigan (12) 72
* Ball State 53
* Toledo 53
* Western Michigan 34
* Northern Illinois 25
* Eastern Michigan 15

#### Regular season champion

Central Michigan (6), Ohio (5), Buffalo (1)

#### Tournament champs

Central Michigan (7), Ohio (4), Buffalo (1)

### Preseason All-MAC

Preseason All-MAC teams :
| Team | Player | Position | Year |
| Preseason All-MAC East | Quiera Lampkins | G | Sr. |
Source:

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 5, 2016* 11:30 a.m. | Thomas More | W 87–50 | 0–0 | Convocation Center (3,391) Athens, OH |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 13, 2016* 2:00 p.m., BSN | at High Point | W 76–48 | 1–0 | Millis Center (823) High Point, NC |
| November 18, 2016* 11:00 a.m., ESPN3 | UT Martin | W 72–55 | 2–0 | Convocation Center (3,241) Athens, OH |
| November 21, 2016* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | Northern Kentucky | W 58–41 | 3–0 | Convocation Center (1,512) Athens, OH |
| November 26, 2016* 2:00 p.m. | Murray State | W 79–70 | 4–0 | Convocation Center (984) Athens, OH |
| November 30, 2016* 11:00 a.m. | at Middle Tennessee State | W 73–52 | 5–0 | Murphy Center (11,222) Murfreesboro, TN |
| December 3, 2016* 1:00 p.m., ESPN3 | Duquesne | W 64–46 | 6–0 | Convocation Center (3,577) Athens, OH |
| December 10, 2016* 3:00 p.m. | at IUPUI | W 71–65 | 7–0 | Indiana Farmers Coliseum (300) Indianapolis, IN |
| December 13, 2016* 6:30 p.m. | at Michigan | L 46–69 | 7–1 | Crisler Center (1,802) Ann Arbor, MI |
| December 19, 2016* 7:00 p.m. | Binghamton | W 63–55 | 8–1 | Convocation Center (1,039) Athens, OH |
| December 22, 2016* 7:00 p.m. | Illinois | W 80–68 | 9–1 | Convocation Center (1,211) Athens, OH |
| December 28, 2016* 2:00 p.m. | at North Carolina A&T | L 57–63 | 9–2 | Corbett Sports Center (247) Greensboro, NC |
| MAC regular season ||||||
| December 31, 2016 12:00 p.m. | at Bowling Green | W 69–58 | 10–2 (1–0) | Stroh Center (1,509) Bowling Green, OH |
| January 4, 2017 7:00 p.m., BCSN | Buffalo | W 83–55 | 11–2 (2–0) | Convocation Center (1,346) Athens, OH |
| January 7, 2017 2:00 p.m. | at Northern Illinois | L 80–88 | 11–3 (2–1) | Convocation Center (–) DeKalb, IL |
| January 11, 2017 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | at Akron | W 85–69 | 12–3 (3–1) | Rhodes Arena (650) Akron, OH |
| January 14, 2017 1:00 p.m., ESPN3 | Kent State | L 65–68 | 12–4 (3–2) | Convocation Center (3,721) Athens, OH |
| January 18, 2017 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | at Toledo | W 64–55 | 13–4 (4–2) | Savage Arena (3,594) Toledo, OH |
| January 21, 2017 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | Eastern Michigan | W 68–51 | 14–4 (5–2) | Convocation Center (1,926) Athens, OH |
| January 25, 2017 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | Western Michigan | W 80–67 | 15–4 (6–2) | Convocation Center (1,245) Athens, OH |
| January 28, 2017 1:00 p.m. | at Miami (OH) | W 79–62 | 16–4 (7–2) | Millett Hall (437) Oxford, OH |
| February 1, 2017 6:00 p.m., ESPN3 | at Central Michigan | L 59–64 | 15–5 (7–3) | McGuirk Arena (1,460) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| February 4, 2017 1:00 p.m., ESPN3 | Toledo | W 61–55 | 17–5 (8–3) | Convocation Center (3,356) Athens, OH |
| February 11, 2017 3:30 p.m. | at Ball State | W 72–68 | 18–5 (9–3) | Worthen Arena (1,011) Muncie, IN |
| February 15, 2017 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | Central Michigan | L 64–70 | 18–6 (9–4) | Convocation Center (1,314) Athens, OH |
| February 18, 2017 2:00 p.m. | at Kent State | L 77–83 $^{OT}$ | 18–7 (9–5) | MAC Center (713) Kent, OH |
| February 22, 2017 7:00 p.m. | at Buffalo | L 54–65 | 18–8 (9–6) | Alumni Arena (1,220) Buffalo, NY |
| February 25, 2017 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | Miami (OH) | W 77–63 | 19–8 (10–6) | Convocation Center (2,366) Athens, OH |
| March 1, 2017 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | Bowling Green | W 79–68 | 20–8 (11–6) | Convocation Center (1,186) Athens, OH |
| March 4, 2017 2:00 p.m. | Akron | W 62–48 | 21–8 (12–6) | Convocation Center (2,725) Athens, OH |
| MAC tournament ||||||
| March 6, 2017 6:00 p.m., ESPN3 | Eastern Michigan First round | W 63–49 | 22–8 (12–6) | Convocation Center (1,237) Athens, OH |
| March 8, 2017 2:35 p.m., ESPN/BCSN | vs. Northern Illinois Quarterfinals | L 71–72 | 22–9 (12–6) | Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
Source:

## Awards and honors
### Weekly awards

Weekly award honors :
| Honors | Player | Position | Date awarded |
| MAC East player of the week | Quiera Lampkins | G | December 6 |
| MAC East player of the week | Quiera Lampkins | G | December 13 |
| MAC East player of the week | Quiera Lampkins | G | January 3 |
| MAC East player of the week | Quiera Lampkins | G | January 24 |

### All-MAC Awards

After the season Cece Hooks won an unprecedented 4th MAC defensive player of the year.
Postseason All-MAC teams :
| Team | Player | Position | Year |
| All-MAC 2nd team | Quiera Lampkins | G | Sr. |
| All-MAC Freshman team | Amani Burke | G | Fr. |
| All-MAC Defensive team | Jasmine Weatherspoon | F | Sr. |
Source: