# 2019–20 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team

The 2019–20 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team represented Ohio University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by seventh-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 19–11, 11–7 in MAC play. They advanced to the semifinal game of the MAC women's tournament before the tournament was cancelled due to the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Offseason
### Departures

Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason |
| Dominique Doseck | 10 | G | 5' 8" | Senior | Athens, OH | Graduated, exhausted eligibility |
| Olivia Bower | 13 | F | 6' 1" | Senior | Bowerston, OH | Graduated, exhausted eligibility |
| Hannah Thome | 21 | F | 6' 1" | RS-Junior | Chagrin Falls, OH | Graduated |
| Kendall Jessing | 54 | F | 6' 0" | Senior | Sylvania, OH | Graduated, exhausted eligibility |

### Incoming transfers

Incoming transfers :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason |
| Maddie Bazelak | 22 | G | 6' 0" | Redshirt Senior | Kettering, OH | Transferred from Duquesne (volleyball). Will have one year of eligibility remaining |
| Jasmine Hale | 23 | G | 5' 8" | Sophomore | Cincinnati, OH | Transferred from Wisconsin. Will have three years of eligibility remaining |

### 2019 recruiting class

Recruiting class :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | High school | Hometown |
| Ella Pope | 44 | F | 5' 11" | Timpview | Orem, UT |
| Peyton Guice | 11 | F | 5' 11" | Westerville South | Westerville, OH |
| Madi Mace | 33 | G | 5' 11" | Parkersburg | Parkersburg, WV |

## Preseason

The preseason coaches' poll and league awards were announced by the league office on October 30, 2019. Ohio was unanimously picked to finish first in the MAC East.

### Preseason women's basketball coaches poll

(First-place votes in parentheses)

#### East Division

* Ohio (12) 72
* Buffalo 56
* Kent State 50
* Miami 32
* Akron 28
* Bowling Green 14

#### West Division

* Central Michigan 60 (4)
* Northern Illinois 59 (4)
* Toledo 50 (2)
* Eastern Michigan 35 (1)
* Ball State 30 (1)
* Western Michigan 18

#### Tournament Champs

Ohio (10), Buffalo (1), Northern Illinois (1)

### Preseason All-MAC

Preseason All-MAC teams :
| Team | Player | Position | Year |
| Preseason All-MAC East | Cece Hooks | G | Jr. |
| Preseason All-MAC East | Erica Johnson | G | R-So. |
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### Award watch lists

Preseason award honors :
| Honors | Player | Position | Year | Source |
| Nancy Lieberman Award | Cece Hooks | G | Jr. | |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 2, 2019* 3:30 p.m. | | Walsh | W 83–77 | | Convocation Center Athens, OH |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 5, 2019* 8:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at No. 21 Syracuse | L 54–66 | 0–1 | Carrier Dome (1,297) Syracuse, NY |
| November 10, 2019* 1:00 p.m. | | American | W 81–69 | 1–1 | Convocation Center (451) Athens, OH |
| November 13, 2019* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Marshall | W 67–51 | 2–1 | Convocation Center (552) Athens, OH |
| November 17, 2019* 2:00 p.m. | | at Ohio State | W 74–68 | 3–1 | Value City Arena (5,213) Columbus, OH |
| November 23, 2019* 1:00 p.m. | | Incarnate Word | W 78–42 | 4–1 | Convocation Center (572) Athens, OH |
| November 18, 2018* 1:00 p.m. | | vs. Pittsburgh | W 72–50 | 5–1 | Ocean Center (263) Daytona Beach, FL |
| November 30, 2019* 11:00 a.m. | | vs. Butler | L 55–60 | 5–2 | Ocean Center (125) Daytona Beach, FL |
| December 7, 2019* 1:00 p.m., HFTV | | IUPUI | W 70–64 | 6–2 | Convocation Center (384) Athens, OH |
| December 15, 2019* 2:00 p.m., HFTV | | at TCU | L 72–79 | 6–3 | Schollmaier Arena (1730) Fort Worth, TX |
| December 18, 2019* 7:00 p.m., LHN | | at Texas | L 60–73 | 6–4 | Frank Erwin Center (3,012) Austin, TX |
| December 29, 2019* 4:00 p.m. | | at Chattanooga | W 70–58 | 7–4 | McKenzie Arena (2,350) Chattanooga, TN |
| MAC regular season ||||||
| January 4, 2020 1:00 p.m. | | Northern Illinois | W 87–67 | 8–4 (1–0) | Convocation Center (448) Athens, OH |
| January 8, 2020 7:00 p.m. | | Central Michigan | L 71–73 | 8–5 (1–1) | Convocation Center (640) Athens, OH |
| January 11, 2020 2:00 p.m. | | at Buffalo | W 76–65 | 9–5 (2–1) | Alumni Arena (2,634) Amherst, NY |
| January 15, 2020 7:00 p.m. | | at Western Michigan | L 72–73 | 9–6 (2–2) | University Arena (650) Kalamazoo, MI |
| January 18, 2020 1:00 p.m. | | Ball State | W 79–71 | 10–6 (3–2) | Convocation Center (541) Athens, OH |
| January 22, 2020 6:00 p.m. | | at Northern Illinois | W 85–79 | 11–6 (4–2) | Convocation Center (350) DeKalb, IL |
| January 25, 2020 1:00 p.m. | | Bowling Green | W 79–69 | 12–6 (5–2) | Convocation Center (980) Athens, OH |
| January 29, 2020 7:00 p.m. | | Akron | W 70–57 | 13–6 (6–2) | Convocation Center (556) Athens, OH |
| February 1, 2020 1:00 p.m. | | at Central Michigan | L 90–92 $^{OT}$ | 13–7 (6–3) | McGuirk Arena (2,173) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| February 5, 2020 7:00 p.m. | | at Eastern Michigan | W 75–65 | 14–7 (7–3) | Convocation Center (1,013) Ypsilanti, MI |
| February 8, 2020 1:00 p.m. | | Kent State | W 63–57 | 15–7 (8–3) | Convocation Center (1,056) Athens, OH |
| February 15, 2020 1:00 p.m. | | at Miami (OH) | W 84–70 | 16–7 (9–3) | Millett Hall (1,418) Oxford, OH |
| February 19, 2020 7:00 p.m. | | Toledo | W 86–58 | 17–7 (10–3) | Convocation Center (691) Athens, OH |
| February 22, 2020 1:00 p.m. | | at Akron | L 76–79 | 17–8 (10–4) | James A. Rhodes Arena (1,424) Akron, OH |
| February 26, 2020 7:00 p.m. | | at Bowling Green | L 68–82 | 17–9 (10–5) | Stroh Center (1,047) Bowling Green, OH |
| February 29, 2020 1:00 p.m. | | Buffalo | L 62–63 | 17–10 (10–6) | Convocation Center (943) Athens, OH |
| Mar 4, 2020 7:00 p.m. | | at Kent State | L 77–81 | 17–11 (10–7) | MAC Center (1,637) Kent, OH |
| Mar 7, 2020 1:00 p.m. | | Miami (OH) | W 92–78 | 18–11 (11–7) | Convocation Center (699) Athens, OH |
| MAC women's tournament ||||||
| Mar 11, 2020 2:30 p.m. | (4) | vs. (5) Western Michigan Quarterfinals | W 84–75 | 19–11 | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse Cleveland, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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## Awards and honors
### Weekly awards

Weekly award honors :
| Honors | Player | Position | Date awarded |
| MAC East player of the week | Erica Johnson | G | November 12 |
| MAC East player of the week | Amani Burke | G | December 3 |
| MAC East player of the week | Amani Burke | G | December 17 |
| MAC East player of the week | Cece Hooks | G | January 21 |
| MAC East player of the week | Erica Johnson | G | January 28 |
| MAC East player of the week | Cece Hooks | G | February 4 |
| MAC East player of the week | Erica Johnson | G | February 11 |
| MAC East player of the week | Erica Johnson | G | February 18 |
| MAC East player of the week | Cece Hooks | G | February 25 |

### All-MAC Awards

Post-season All-MAC teams :
| Award | Player | Position | Year |
| MAC defensive player of the year | Cece Hooks | G | Jr. |
| MAC 1st team | Cece Hooks | G | Jr. |
| MAC 1st team | Erica Johnson | G | R-So. |
| MAC honorable mention | Amani Burke | G | Sr. |
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