# 2021–22 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team

The 2021–22 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team represented Ohio University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by ninth-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). The Bobcats finished non-conference play at 6–3. During a conference win at Central Michigan on January 15, Cece Hooks passed Caroline Mast as the leading scorer in Ohio basketball history. Two games later, against Bowling Green, she passed Toledo's Kim Knuth as the leading scorer in MAC basketball history. They finished the regular 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 eventual champion South Dakota State.

## Offseason
### Departures

Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason |
| Deesh Beck | 32 | F | 5' 9" | Junior | Grand Rapids, MI | Transferred to Wright State |

### 2021 recruiting class

Recruiting class :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | High school | Hometown |
| Yaya Felder | 2 | G | 5'8 | Conrad | Hartford, CT |

## Preseason

Prior to the season Ohio was picked first in the MAC preseason poll. Cece Hooks and Erica Johnson were named to the preseason first team all-conference.

### Preseason rankings

MAC preseason poll :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Ohio | 132 (4) |
| 2 | Bowling Green | 124 (3) |
| 3 | Buffalo | 123 (3) |
| 4 | Kent State | 102 |
| 5 | Eastern Michigan | 83 (1) |
| 6 | Central Michigan | 80 |
| 7 | Northern Illinois | 79 |
| 8 | Toledo | 67 |
| 9 | Ball State | 65 (1) |
| 10 | Western Michigan | 31 |
| 11 | Miami | 27 |
| 12 | Akron | 23 |
MAC tournament champion: Buffalo (5), Ohio (3), BGSU (2), Ball State (1), EMU (1)
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### Preseason All-MAC

Preseason All-MAC teams :
| Team | Player | Position | Year |
| Preseason All-MAC 1st team | Cece Hooks | G | Sr. |
| Preseason All-MAC 1st team | Erica Johnson | G | R-Jr. |
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### Award watch lists

| Award | Player | Position | Year |
| Naismith College Player of the Year | Cece Hooks | G | Sr. |
| Cheryl Miller Award | Erica Johnson | G | R-Jr. |
| Becky Hammon Award | Cece Hooks | G | Sr. |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 9, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Notre Dame | L 69–105 | 0–1 | Purcell Pavilion (4553) Notre Dame, IN |
| November 13, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Liberty | L 63–66 | 0–2 | Liberty Arena (787) Lynchburg, VA |
| November 16, 2021* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | | at Cincinnati | W 73–62 | 1–2 | Fifth Third Arena (1723) Cincinnati, OH |
| November 20, 2021* 1:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Mercyhurst | W 90–46 | 2–2 | Convocation Center (826) Athens, OH |
| November 29, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Florida A&M | W 98–45 | 3–2 | Convocation Center (618) Athens, OH |
| December 4, 2021* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Richmond | W 98–89 | 4–2 | Convocation Center Athens, OH |
| December 15, 2021* 8:00 p.m., BTN Plus | | at Minnesota | L 93–99 | 4–3 | Williams Arena (2751) Minneapolis, MN |
| December 20, 2021* 1:00 p.m. | | vs. UMass Lowell FIU Holiday Hoops Showdown | W 74–60 | 5–3 | Ocean Bank Convocation Center Miami, FL |
| December 21, 2021* 11:00 a.m. | | vs. Binghamton FIU Holiday Hoops Showdown | W 76–67 | 6–3 | Ocean Bank Convocation Center (77) Miami, FL |
| MAC regular season ||||||
| December 29, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Miami (OH) | Postponed | Postponed | Millett Hall Oxford, OH |
| January 1, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Eastern Michigan | Postponed | Postponed | Convocation Center Athens, OH |
| January 5, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Akron | Postponed | Postponed | James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH |
| January 8, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Northern Illinois | L 68–71 | 6–4 (0–1) | Convocation Center (698) Athens, OH |
| January 12, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Buffalo | Postponed | Postponed | Convocation Center Athens, OH |
| January 12, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Kent State | W 70–64 | 7–4 (1–1) | Convocation Center (516) Athens, OH |
| January 15, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Central Michigan | W 75–65 | 8–4 (2–1) | McGuirk Arena (1326) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| January 17, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Miami (OH) Rescheduled from December 29 | L 60–63 | 8–5 (2–2) | Millett Hall (171) Oxford, OH |
| January 22, 2022 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Bowling Green | W 85–70 | 9–5 (3–2) | Convocation Center (1001) Athens, OH |
| January 24, 2022 TBD, ESPN+ | | Buffalo Rescheduled from January 12 | W 68–66 | 10–5 (4–2) | Convocation Center (378) Athens, OH |
| January 26, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Toledo | W 79–72 | 11–5 (5–2) | Savage Arena (3257) Toledo, OH |
| January 29, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Western Michigan | L 64–74 | 11–6 (5–3) | University Arena (845) Kalamazoo, MI |
| February 2, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Ball State | L 74–84 | 11–7 (5–4) | Convocation Center (623) Athens, OH |
| February 6, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Northern Illinois | L 70–80 | 11–8 (5–5) | Convocation Center (256) DeKalb, IL |
| February 9, 2022 6:30 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Ball State | Postponed | Postponed | Worthen Arena Muncie, IN |
| February 12, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Western Michigan | L 73–80 | 11–9 (5–6) | Convocation Center (491) Athens, OH |
| February 14, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Eastern Michigan Rescheduled from January 1 | W 66–53 | 12–9 (6–6) | Convocation Center (304) Athens, OH |
| February 16, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Toledo | L 73–76 | 12–10 (6–7) | Convocation Center (462) Athens, OH |
| February 19, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Bowling Green | W 82–69 | 13–10 (7–7) | Stroh Center (1249) Bowling Green, OH |
| February 21, 2022 5:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Akron Rescheduled from January 5 | W 69–66 | 14–10 (8–7) | James A. Rhodes Arena (435) Akron, OH |
| February 23, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Buffalo | L 65–79 | 14–11 (8–8) | Alumni Arena (1,322) Amherst, NY |
| February 26, 2022 3:30 p.m., ESPN3 | | Akron | L 77–88 | 14–12 (8–9) | Convocation Center (1,004) Athens, OH |
| March 2, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Miami (OH) | W 73–64 | 15–12 (9–9) | Convocation Center (843) Athens, OH |
| March 5, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Kent State | L 50–59 | 15–13 (9–10) | MAC Center (797) Kent, OH |
| MAC Tournament ||||||
| March 9, 2022 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | (8) | vs. (1) Toledo MAC quarterfinals | L 67–80 | 15–14 | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse Cleveland, OH |
| National Invitational Tournament ||||||
| March 17, 2022 8:00 p.m. | | at South Dakota State | L 57–87 | 15–15 | Frost Arena (1,774) Brookings, SD |
| *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 player of the week | Cece Hooks | G | December 27 |
| MAC player of the week | Cece Hooks | G | January 17 |
| MAC player of the week | Cece Hooks | 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 1st team | Cece Hooks | G | Sr. |
| All-MAC 3rd team | Erica Johnson | G | R-Jr. |
| All-MAC Honorable Mention | Gabby Burris | F | Sr. |
| MAC Defensive Player of the Year | Cece Hooks | G | Sr. |
| All-MAC Defensive team | Cece Hooks | G | Sr. |
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