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.[1][2][3][4] 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.[5]

2023–24 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record11–19 (8–10 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tavares Jackson
  • Steph Haas
  • Chelsea Welch
Home arenaConvocation Center
2023–24 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Toledo17–1 .94428–6  .824
Ball State16–2 .88928–6  .824
Kent State †13–5 .72221–12  .636
Buffalo10–8 .55619–14  .576
Bowling Green10–8 .55616–15  .516
Northern Illinois8–10 .44415–16  .484
Ohio8–10 .44411–19  .367
Western Michigan7–11 .38912–18  .400
Miami (OH)6–12 .3339–20  .310
Akron6–12 .33311–18  .379
Central Michigan4–14 .2226–22  .214
Eastern Michigan3–15 .1677–22  .241
† 2024 MAC tournament winner

Previous season
Main article: 2022–23 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team

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.[6]

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[7]

[8][9]

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.[10]
Bengisu Alper 33 G 5'11" Senior Istanbul, Turkey Transferred from Northwestern State. Will have one year of eligibility remaining.[11]

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.[12] No Bobcats were named to the preseason All-MAC team.

Preseason rankings
MAC preseason poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Toledo121 (11)
2Ball State110 (1)
3Kent State102
4Bowling Green77
5Northern Illinois99
6Akron69
7Eastern Michigan66
8Buffalo50
9Ohio40
10Western Michigan38
11Central Michigan24
12Miami23

MAC tournament champion: Toledo (10), Ball State (2)

Source[12]

Roster

[13]

2023–24 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 11 Peyton Guice 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SrWesterville South Westerville, OH
G 3 Madi Mace 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS JrParkersburg Parkersburg, WV
G 14 Kate Dennis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrGuilford Rockford, IL
G 10 Kailah Johnson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrNotre Dame Academy Holland, OH
G 0 Jaya McClure 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Christian Academy Louisville, KY
F 24 Aja Austin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr  Westerville, OH
F 41 Cassidy Lafler 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrDublin Coffman Dublin, OH
G 2 Aylasia Fantroy 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrPalestine Palestine, TX
G 12 Monica Williams 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrLawrence North Indianapolis, IN
G 21 Bailey Tabeling 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrTrinity Lutheran Seymour, IN
G 22 Asiah Baxter 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrWarren Central Indianapolis, IN
F 34 Emma Barnett 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrMercy Academy Mount Washington, KY
G 5 Kennedi Watkins 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrMarquette Ballwin, MO
G 33 Bengisu Alper 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SrDoga Anataolian Istanbul, Turkey
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 2, 2023

Support staff
2022–23 Ohio Bobcats support staff
  • Ebony Pegues – Director of Basketball Operations
  • Kaylee Gregory Bambule – Video Coordinator
  • Tyler Johnson – Graduate Assistant
  • Ben Gilkey – Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach
  • Becca Gaddy – Director of Athletics Communications (Volleyball, Women's Basketball, Cross Country/Track & Field, Baseball)
  • Morgan Hall – Staff Athletic Trainer
  • Jessica Arquette – Ohio Athletics Sports Dietitian
  • Kaitlyn Michener – Nutritionist
  • Hannah Rastatter – Nutritionist

Source:[8]

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.

Source[14][15]

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.

Source[16]

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