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Defense Takes Center Court for the Bobcats
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The Ohio Men’s Basketball team is 10 days away from their exhibition game against Rio Grande and 17 days away from their opener against Southern University. During the practice time… Read More

Ohio Defense Picks Up in Win Over WMU in Straight Sets
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The Ohio Bobcats (11-11, 7-3) defeated the Western Michigan Broncos (8-15, 3-7) on Saturday in straight sets (25-9, 25-23, 25-23). The Bobcats put forth what was possibly their best defensive… Read More

Ohio Volleyball Falls to NIU
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The Ohio Bobcats (10-11, 6-3) fell to the Northern Illinois Huskies (17-4, 9-0) in a five set thriller (20-25, 23-25, 25-18, 25-17, 9-15) on Friday night in the Convocation Center…. Read More

Ohio Comes From Behind to Win Five-Setter Over EMU
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Coming into Saturday’s contest against the Eastern Michigan Eagles (7-12, 2-4), the Ohio Bobcats (9-9, 5-1) were tied for the most aces in the Mid-American Conference. That will change after… Read More

Ohio Volleyball Heads Out for First Conference Road Trip
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The Ohio Bobcats are entering their toughest test of the year. Tougher than at Oklahoma, at Virginia Tech or opening with ranked Western Kentucky. This week, the Bobcats (6-8, 2-0)… Read More

Ohio Volleyball Improves to 2-0 in MAC Play
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For the first time in the 2016 season, the Ohio Bobcats swept a weekend. The Bobcats (6-8, 2-0) defeated the Buffalo Bulls (1-14, 0-2) in straight sets (25-22, 25-17, 25-22)…. Read More

Ohio Volleyball Opens Conference Play With a Win
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Public address announcer Lou Horvath occasionally refears to Ali Lake as “The Great Lake.” On Friday night, Lake was indeed a “Great Lake.” The Ohio Bobcats (5-8, 1-0) opened Mid-American… Read More

Ohio Volleyball Drops Match Against UTSA
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The Ohio Bobcats were all ready to go up 2-0 on the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) but the Roadrunners had a different plan. Ohio was up 24-20… Read More

Ohio Looks to Get Over .500 at Nike Invitational
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The Ohio Bobcats have started off the Nike Invitational with a split, beating the Lamar Cardinals and losing to host Oklahoma Sooners. On Saturday they will take on the University… Read More

Oklahoma Lays Boom on Bobcats
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It was a battle between the OU schools Friday night and the Oklahoma Sooners (8-1) defeated the Ohio Bobcats (3-6) in straight sets (25-12, 25-19, 25-18). A Jaime Kosiorek kill… Read More

Ohio Volleyball Wins First Match of Nike Invitational
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The Ohio Bobcats (3-5) defeated the Lamar Cardinals (0-7) in straight sets (25-16, 25-21, 25-21) in their first match of the Nike Invitational. Ohio dominated the first set, hitting a… Read More

Ohio Opens Season with Loss to WKU
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The “fresh five” took the court for the Ohio Bobcats in their first ever collegiate game against No. 22 Western Kentucky Lady Toppers in their first game of the Bobcat… Read More

Ohio Volleyball Begins Season With Tough Bobcat Invitational
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The defending Mid-American Conference tournament champions are back. The Ohio volleyball team begins its quest for an eleventh trip to the NCAA Tournament on Friday in the Bobcat Invitational. However… Read More

Ohio Falls to Buffalo in MAC Tournament Semifinals
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Ohio’s hopes for a Mid-American Conference title are over. The team that was thought to be a year away came a game away from a spot in the MAC title game…. Read More

MAC Tournament Down to Final Four Teams
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The 2016 Mid-American Conference tournament is down to the “final four.” On one half the bracket the No. 1 seed Akron Zips take on the No. 12 seed Bowling Green… Read More

Ohio Sets Sights on Buffalo with Title Hopes on the Line
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The Ohio Bobcats will take on the Buffalo Bulls Friday night in the semifinals of the Mid-American Conference basketball tournament. Ohio (21-10) is the two seed in the tournament while… Read More

Ohio Advances in MAC Tournament With Win Over NIU 79-62
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The Ohio Bobcats dominated the Northern Illinois Huskies Thursday night in the quarterfinal of the Mid-American Conference Tournament. Ohio defeated the Huskies 79-62. All five starters scored in double figures for… Read More

The 2016 Men’s MAC Tournament at a Glance
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The regular season is over and it is time for the Mid-American Conference Tournament.The top four teams receive a bye directly to Cleveland. Because several teams have already been eliminated,… Read More

Shaky Defense Hurts Bobcats in Loss to Bowling Green
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During their five-game winning streak the Ohio Bobcats allowed more than 70-points one time. On Tuesday night, they gave up 87-points in an 87-82 loss to the Bowling Green Falcons…. Read More

Ohio Looks to Keep Rolling in Matchup against Bowling Green
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The Ohio Bobcats will take on Bowling Green Tuesday in a rematch against the Falcons. The first game between Ohio and Bowling Green was just six weeks ago. However, it feels longer… Read More

Simmons Leads Ohio to Win over Rival Miami
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The Ohio Bobcats (18-8, 9-5) picked up their fifth straight win Saturday afternoon against the archrival Miami Redhawks (9-18, 3-11) 76-64. Last season, Ohio defeated Miami by a record 30… Read More

Campbell’s Career-High Leads Way to ‘Cats Fourth Straight Win
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It was the Antonio Campbell show Tuesday night at the Convocation Center. Campbell scored 33 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in an 86-64 win against the Eastern Michigan Eagles. Campbell… Read More

Campbell Leads Ohio in Rout of Buffalo
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The Ohio Bobcats (16-8, 7-5) found themselves in familiar territory Friday night leading by double digits at the half. This time, however, they did not make things interesting by letting… Read More

Late Push from Simmons Gives Ohio Win over Northern Illinois
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A late charge from Jaaron Simmons propelled Ohio to an 80-69 victory. With 5:10 to go in the game, Ohio had blown a 16-point halftime lead and trailed 65-62. Antonio… Read More

Campbell’s Career-High Leads Ohio Past Kent State
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Antonio Campbell scored 21 points on January 16 against Kent State. On Friday, Campbell scored 22 points in the second half alone to guide Ohio (13-7, 4-4) past the first… Read More