# 2022–23 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team

The 2022–23 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team represented Ohio University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by tenth-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 6–23 and 4–14 in MAC play, to finish tied for eleventh in the MAC. They failed to qualify for the MAC tournament.

## Previous season

The Bobcats finished the 2021–22 season 15–13 and 9–10 in the MAC. They were knocked out of the MAC tournament in the quarterfinals by top-seeded Toledo and in the first round of the WNIT by South Dakota State. During a conference win at Central Michigan on January 15, Cece Hooks passed Caroline Mast as the all-time leading scorer in Ohio basketball history. Two games later, against Bowling Green, she passed Toledo's Kim Knuth as the all-time leading scorer in MAC basketball history.

## Offseason
### Coaching staff changes
#### Coaching departures

2022–23 coaching departures :
| Name | Alma mater | Previous position | New position |
| Marwan Miller | Franklin University | Assistant coach | Assistant coach (Minnesota) |

#### Coaching additions

2022–23 coaching additions :
| Name | Alma mater | Previous position | New position |
| Chelsea Welch | Wright State University | Assistant coach (Albright) | Assistant coach |
| Kaylee Bambule | Ohio University | Player | Video coordinator |

### Departures

2022–23 departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason |
| Cece Hooks | 1 | G | 5'8" | Senior | Dayton, OH | Graduated, exhausted eligibility |
| Erica Johnson | 4 | G | 5'11" | RS-Junior | Mansfield, OH | Graduated |
| Kaylee Bambule | 13 | G | 5'8" | RS-Junior | Plainfield, IL | Graduated |
| Hunter Rogan | 25 | G | 5'8" | Senior | Urbana, OH | Graduated, exhausted eligibility |
| Gabby Burris | 41 | F | 5'11" | Senior | Baltimore, OH | Graduated, exhausted eligibility |

### Incoming transfers

2022–23 incoming transfers :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason |
| Kailah Johnson | 10 | G | 5'8" | Junior | Holland, OH | Transferred from Edison State. Will have two years of eligibility remaining. |

### 2022 recruiting class

Recruiting class :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | High school | Hometown |
| Jaya McClure | 0 | G | 5'6" | Christian Academy | Louisville, KY |
| Aja Austin | 24 | F | 6'1" | | Westerville, OH |
| Cassidy Lafler | 41 | G | | Dublin Coffman | Dublin, OH |

## Preseason

Prior to the season Ohio was picked seventh 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 | 143 (11) |
| 2 | Ball State | 130 (1) |
| 3 | Bowling Green | 109 |
| 4 | Kent State | 103 |
| 5 | Northern Illinois | 99 |
| 6 | Western Michigan | 91 |
| 7 | Ohio | 61 |
| 8 | Akron | 50 |
| 9 | Eastern Michigan | 46 |
| 10 | Buffalo | 40 |
| 11 | Miami | 35 |
| 12 | Central Michigan | 29 |
MAC tournament champion: Toledo (9), Ball State (3) Source:

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 7, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | Long Island | L 67–74 | 0–1 | 15 – Kroll | 8 – tied | 5 – McClure | Convocation Center (955) Athens, OH |
| November 10, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Longwood | L 65–66 | 0–2 | 12 – tied | 6 – Kroll | 5 – Felder | Willett Hall (474) Farmville, VA |
| November 17, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 8 Ohio State | L 56–86 | 0–3 | 21 – Felder | 9 – Kroll | 4 – Felder | Convocation Center (4,285) Athens, OH |
| November 20, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at IUPUI | L 86–97 | 0–4 | 26 – Felder | 10 – Kroll | 5 – Kroll | IUPUI Gymnasium (398) Indianapolis, IN |
| November 26, 2022* 1:00 p.m., ESPN3 | at Indiana State | W 74–62 | 1–4 | 19 – Kroll | 9 – Felder | 9 – Felder | Hulman Center (1,158) Terre Haute, IN |
| November 29, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Dayton | W 52–51 | 2–4 | 20 – Felder | 10 – Felder | 3 – Kroll | UD Arena (1,649) Dayton, OH |
| December 2, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at George Washington | L 57–74 | 2–5 | 20 – Felder | 5 – Kroll | 5 – McClure | Charles E. Smith Center (314) Washington, D.C. |
| December 13, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Cincinnati | L 44–77 | 2–6 | 18 – Felder | 6 – Pope | 4 – tied | Convocation Center (350) Athens, OH |
| December 18, 2022* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Chattanooga | L 55–67 | 2–7 | 29 – Felder | 5 – Garnett | 4 – Felder | Convocation Center (334) Athens, OH |
| December 21, 2022* 11:00 p.m., SEC+ | at Kentucky | L 86–95 | 2–8 | 20 – Felder | 6 – Pope | 5 – Kroll | Memorial Coliseum (3,126) Lexington, KY |
| December 28, 2022* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Columbia | L 59–81 | 2–9 | 21 – Felder | 8 – Kroll | 5 – Felder | Levien Gymnasium (572) New York, NY |
| MAC regular season |||||||||
| January 4, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Akron | L 64–73 | 2–10 (0–1) | 22 – Felder | 6 – Hale | 6 – Felder | James A. Rhodes Arena (414) Akron, OH |
| January 7, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN3 | Kent State | L 44–60 | 2–11 (0–2) | 11 – McClure | 6 – Kroll | 1 – tied | Convocation Center (478) Athens, OH |
| January 11, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Buffalo | L 64–69 | 2–12 (0–3) | 22 – Felder | 9 – Kroll | 4 – McClure | Convocation Center (391) Athens, OH |
| January 14, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | at Northern Illinois | L 66–78 | 2–13 (0–4) | 23 – Felder | 4 – tied | 9 – Felder | Convocation Center (583) DeKalb, IL |
| January 18, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Western Michigan | L 57–68 | 2–14 (0–5) | 17 – Felder | 7 – Hale | 5 – Felder | Convocation Center (567) Athens, OH |
| January 21, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN3 | at Miami (OH) | W 84–73 $^{OT}$ | 3–14 (1–5) | 28 – Felder | 10 – Kroll | 6 – Felder | Millett Hall (366) Oxford, OH |
| January 25, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Central Michigan | L 66–69 | 3–15 (1–6) | 40 – Felder | 9 – Kroll | 3 – Felder | McGuirk Arena (1,082) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| January 28, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN3 | Ball State | L 58–78 | 3–16 (1–7) | 19 – Felder | 9 – Kroll | 6 – Felder | Convocation Center (843) Athens, OH |
| February 1, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Eastern Michigan | W 65–55 | 4–16 (2–7) | 24 – Felder | 6 – Garnett | 4 – Felder | George Gervin GameAbove Center (1,866) Ypsilanti, MI |
| February 4, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | at Toledo | L 55–66 | 4–17 (2–8) | 33 – Felder | 6 – Kroll | 5 – Kroll | Savage Arena (4,527) Toledo, OH |
| February 8, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Bowling Green | L 44–81 | 4–18 (2–9) | 14 – McClure | 8 – Felder | 3 – Felder | Convocation Center (841) Athens, OH |
| February 11, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN3 | Northern Illinois | W 72–71 | 5–18 (3–9) | 23 – Felder | 10 – Kroll | 5 – McClure | Convocation Center (609) Athens, OH |
| February 15, 2023 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | at Ball State | L 53–78 | 5–19 (3–10) | 19 – Felder | 8 – Felder | 4 – McClure | Worthen Arena (934) Muncie, IN |
| February 18, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN3 | Central Michigan | W 83–75 | 6–19 (4–10) | 32 – Felder | 11 – Felder | 7 – McClure | Convocation Center Athens, OH |
| February 22, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Kent State | L 56–82 | 6–20 (4–11) | 24 – Felder | 6 – Felder | 3 – McClure | MAC Center (2,382) Kent, OH |
| February 25, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN3 | at Western Michigan | L 49–68 | 6–21 (4–12) | 23 – Felder | 7 – Felder | 5 – McClure | University Arena (1,005) Kalamazoo, MI |
| March 1, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Miami | L 75–81 | 6–22 (4–13) | 32 – Felder | 4 – tied | 5 – tied | Convocation Center (790) Athens, OH |
| March 4, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN3 | Eastern Michigan | L 64–74 | 6–23 (4–14) | 35 – Felder | 6 – J. Hale | 4 – tied | Convocation Center (901) Athens, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. |||||||||
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## Awards and honors
### All-MAC awards

Postseason All-MAC teams :
| Team | Player | Position | Year |
| All-MAC 2nd team | Yaya Felder | G | So. |
| All-MAC freshman team | Jaya McClure | G | Fr. |
Source: