2020–21 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team

The 2020–21 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team represented Ohio University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by eighth year head coach Bob Boldon, played its home games at the Convocation Center in Athens, Ohio as a member of the Mid-American Conference. This season was played during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. As a result schedules were shortened and consolidated and most games were played without general fan attendance.[1]

2020–21 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball
WNIT, WNIT Regional consolation championship game
ConferenceMid-American Conference
2020–21 record15-9 (11-6 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tavares Jackson
  • Steph Haas
  • Marwan Miller
Home arenaConvocation Center
2020–21 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Bowling Green14–4 .77820–5  .800
Central Michigan†13–6 .68417–8  .680
Ohio11–6 .64714–8  .636
Buffalo11–6 .64715–9  .625
Kent State10–6 .62511–9  .550
Ball State12–8 .60014–11  .560
Northern Illinois10–8 .55612–12  .500
Eastern Michigan7–7 .50010–10  .500
Toledo8–12 .40012–12  .500
Western Michigan5–14 .2636–15  .286
Akron4–14 .2227–17  .292
Miami (OH)3–17 .1504–20  .167
† 2021 MAC Tournament winner
As of March 6, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

They finished the season 15-10, 11-6 in MAC. They finished 3rd overall in the MAC, They advanced to the semi-finals of the MAC Women's Tournament where they lost to Central Michigan. They received at-large bid to the WNIT where they lost to Clemson, defeated Fordham, and lost to Massachusetts. Ohio was led by their point guard Cece Hooks who was named MAC player of the year.

Roster

[2]

2020–21 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Cece Hooks 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrThurgood Marshall Dayton, OH
F 4 Erica Johnson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS JrMansfield Senior Mansfield, OH
G 5 Caitlyn Kroll 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS JrBridgeport
Saint Francis (PA)		 Bridgeport, OH
G 13 Kaylee Bambule 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS JrMontini Catholic Plainfield, IL
F 20 Abby Garnett 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS SoGolden Golden, CO
G 25 Hunter Rogan 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrUrbana Urbana, OH
F 21 Deesh Beck 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrGrand Rapids Christian Grand Rapids, MI
F 35 Alexandra Antonova 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS SoTeays Valley Moscow, Russia
F 41 Gabby Burris 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SrLiberty Union Baltimore, OH
G 23 Jasmine Hale 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrWest Clemont Cincinnati, OH
F 44 Ella Pope 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS FrTimpview Orem, UT
G 11 Peyton Guice 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoWesterville South Westerville, OH
G 3 Madi Mace 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS FrParkersburg Parkersburg, WV
G 14 Kate Dennis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrGuilford Rockford, IL
G 22 Kendall Hale 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrWest Clemont Cincinnati, OH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 25, 2020*
1:00 pm		 Liberty W 76-72  1-0
 Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
Nov 27, 2020*
12:00 pm		 No. No. 22 Notre Dame W 86-85  2-0
 Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
MAC regular season
Dec 11, 2020
2:00 pm		 at Kent State L 80-84  2-1
(0-1)		 MAC Center 
Kent, OH
Dec 16, 2020
6:00 pm		 at Northern Illinois W 77-67  3-1
(1-1)		 Convocation Center 
DeKalb, IL
Non-conference regular season
Dec 21, 2020*
12:00 pm		 West Virginia L 79-88  3-2
 WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, WV
MAC regular season
Jan 2, 2021
1:00 pm		 Central Michigan L 87-90  3-3
(1–2)		 Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
Jan 6, 2021
5:30 pm		 at Miami (OH) W 72-63  4-3
(2-2)		 Millett Hall 
Oxford, OH
Jan 9, 2021
1:00 pm		 Toledo W 85-66  5-3
(3-2)		 Convocation Center 
Athens, OH]
Jan 13, 2021
6:00 pm		 Ball State L 86-88  5-4
(3-3)		 Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
Jan 16, 2021
1:00 pm		 at Central Michigan W 93-84  6-4
(4-3)		 McGuirk Arena 
Mount Pleasant, MI
Jan 20, 2021
6:00 pm		 Buffalo W 84-81  7-4
(5-3)		 Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
Jan 23, 2021
12:00 pm		 at Western Michigan W 69-63  8-4
(6-3)		 University Arena 
Kalamazoo, MI
Jan 27, 2021
7:00 pm		 at Eastern Michigan L 66-69  8-5
(6-4)		 Convocation Center 
Ypsilanti, MI
Jan 30, 2021
1:00 pm		 Akron W 85-55  9-5
(7-4)		 Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
Feb 3, 2021
6:00 pm		 Kent State W 85-70  10-5
(8-4)		 Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
Feb 6, 2021
12:00 pm		 at Bowling Green L 53-69  10-6
(8-5)		 Stroh Center 
Bowling Green, OH
Feb 10, 2021
7:00 pm		 at Ball State W 88-66  11-6
(9-5)		 Worthen Arena 
Muncie, IN
Feb 13, 2021
12:00 pm		 Western Michigan W 674-52  12-6
(10-5)		 Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
Mar 3, 2021
6:00 pm		 at Akron L 67-71  12-7
(10-6)		 James A. Rhodes Arena 
Akron, OH
Mar 6, 2021
1:00 pm		 Miami (OH) W 84-70  13-7
(11-6)		 Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
MAC Women's Tournament
Mar 10, 2021
6:50 pm[4]		 (3) vs. (6) Ball State
Quarterfinals		 W 61-59  14-7
 Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 
Cleveland, OH
Mar 12, 2021
12:30 pm		 (3) vs. (2) Central Michigan
Quarterfinals		 L 92-100 OT 14-8
 Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 
Cleveland, OH
WNIT
Mar 19, 2021*
2:00 pm		 Clemson
First Round – Charlotte Regional		 W 65-60  14-9
 Bojangles Coliseum 
Charlotte, NC
Mar 20, 2021*
11:00 am		 Fordham
Consolation Round – Charlotte Regional		 L 81-84  15-9
 Bojangles Coliseum 
Charlotte, NC
Mar 22, 2021*
4:00 pm		 Massachusetts
Consolation Final – Charlotte Regional		 L 71-95  15-10
 Bojangles Coliseum 
Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References
  1. "College basketball in 2020-21: Smaller NCAA tournament field, shorter schedule would not be new". ESPN.
  2. "2020-21 Women's Basketball". ohiobobcats.com.
  3. "2019-20 Ohio Women's Basketball Schedule - Ohio University". ohiobobcats.com.
  4. "Ball St. at Ohio" (PDF). getsomemaction.com.
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