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Career nights from Schmock, Clayton guide Ohio past Bowling Green
By: Bryan Kurp
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Entering Tuesday, there was one team in the Mid-American Conference that Jeff Boals never defeated: the Bowling Green Falcons. Ohio (13-2, 4-0 MAC) never trailed in the contest and came away with an 85-78 victory over Bowling Green (8-7, 1-3 MAC). The win is the Bobcats’ eighth in a row and nine… Read More
Offense guides Ohio Football past Eastern Michigan
By: Bryan Kurp
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YPSILANTI, Mich. (WOUB) — Tuesday night’s showdown between Ohio and Eastern Michigan was expected to be an offensive battle. The game lived up to the billing. Both offenses went to work right away at “The Factory”, which has been the nickname for Rynearson Stadium since 2014 when the unique gray turf was installed. Neither team punted… Read More
Late Touchdown, Mistakes Spoil Ohio Football’s Homecoming Game
By: Bryan Kurp
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — The Bobcats were four minutes away from its second-straight win over a MAC opponent — and a festive homecoming victory in front of a large crowd at Peden Stadium. Central Michigan’s star wide receiver Kalil Pimpleton had a different plan in mind though. Pimpleton made an impressive catch off a Daniel Richardson… Read More
Ohio Football Drops Season Opener To Syracuse
By: Bryan Kurp
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — A game under the lights at a packed Peden Stadium. There was no better setting for Ohio’s season opener against power five opponent Syracuse. “Awesome crowd. Wow,” Ohio first-year head coach Tim Albin said. “(It was) great to see the hill packed and the student section. It was awesome.” Tim Albin opened… Read More
OU Football Welcomes Big Addition In Offensive Lineman TJ Jackson
By: Joe Collins
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — The Ohio University Football team was able to land a big addition to the offensive line this season from the Transfer Portal. TJ Jackson, a redshirt fifth year Offensive Lineman from Cumberland, Virginia, not only stands out because of his talent. He also stands out at 6’7″ and 375 lbs. Jackson… Read More
Ohio Baseball: Bobcats Finish Home Schedule with Series Split against Ball State
By: Bryan Kurp
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Athens and Bob Wren Stadium has been friendly to the Bobcats this season. Ohio entered this past weekend with a 17-8 record at The Wren and wrapped up its 2021 home schedule with a four-game weekend series with Ball State. While Ohio’s chances of winning the MAC disappeared after a series loss at Akron, the Bobcats… Read More
Ohio Baseball: Bobcats Split Doubleheader Against Central Michigan
By: Nick Henthorn
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — It only takes a few swings for a close game to get away from a ballclub. In fact, sometimes it only takes one. Such was the case Saturday at Bob Wren Stadium, as the Bobcats (9-8, 3-4) split a doubleheader against the Central Michigan Chippewas (9-8, 1-2). Ohio pulled out a 4-3… Read More
Ohio Volleyball: Bobcats Take Senior Night Victory Against Kent State
By: Nick Henthorn
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Ohio Volleyball’s Senior Night in the Convocation Center on Tuesday celebrated the career of Vera Giacomazzi, the team’s setter from San Vendemiano, Italy. A touching ceremony before the came culminated in the jumbotron showing a video of Giacomazzi’s family congratulating her all the way from Italy. As the team took the… Read More
Ohio Volleyball: Bobcats Keep the Foot on the Gas, Sweep Ball State
By: Nick Viland
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) —History did not repeat itself in the Convocation Center on Friday afternoon, as the Bobcats (5-4) were able to clean sweep the Ball State Cardinals (6-6). On Thursday, the Bobcats went up two sets to none over the Cardinals and allowed that game to slip through their fingers and lose 3-2. On… Read More
Ohio Volleyball: Bobcats Can’t Seal the Deal, Lose in Five to Ball State
By: Nick Henthorn
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Up 2-0 going into set three, coach Deane Webb knew his team should have kept the foot on the peddle. “You can’t expect to coast across the finish line. You can’t expect to get a good win in the second set and just think you’re going to get the third set,”… Read More
Ohio Women’s Basketball: Bobcats Turn up the Heat in Second Half, Down Broncos
By: Nick Henthorn
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It was only a matter of time before Cece Hooks started to heat up. After a pregame ceremony celebrating Hooks’ eclipse of 2,000 career points,the senior, and the Bobcats (11-6, 9-5 MAC) as a whole, struggled to get their offense going out of the gate Saturday against the Western Michigan Broncos (3-12, 2-11 MAC). Tied… Read More
Ohio Volleyball: Two Sweeps in Two Days as Bobcats Beat Bulls
By: Chloe Workman
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB)- The Ohio Volleyball (4-2, 4-2 MAC) team kept building momentum as they swept the Buffalo Bulls (0- 8, 0-8 MAC) in three sets across games on Saturday, Feb. 12 after doing the same on Friday. The Bobcat offense really had a chance to showcase their skills but they were missing a key… Read More
Ohio Volleyball: Bobcats Come from Behind in Second and Third Sets, Sweep Buffalo
By: Nick Henthorn
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – The Ohio Bobcats (3-2, 3-2 MAC) took to the Convocation Center on Thursday against Buffalo (0-7, 0-7 MAC), sweeping the Bulls 3-0. It was the Bobcats’ first time back on their home court in nearly three weeks, and while the final tally would suggest a dominant home turf defense, the Cats… Read More
Ohio Women’s Basketball: Fast Start, Hot Shooting Propel Bobcats to Dominant Victory over Zips
By: Zach Paquette
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ATHENS, Ohio – The Ohio Bobcats have dawned the nickname, “The Cardiac Cats,” and after a heartbreaking 69-66 loss to Eastern Michigan on Wednesday, the Bobcats were looking for a little revival on Saturday afternoon when they played host to the Akron Zips. The Bobcats started red-hot shooting from the field, starting the game on… Read More
Ohio Women’s Basketball: Bobcats Fall to Central Michigan in Back-and-Forth Battle
By: Bryan Kurp
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Each time Ohio and Central Michigan hit the hardwood, it always seems like it’s a battle down to the final buzzer. Saturday was no exception. With eight lead changes in the ball game, Micaela Kelly’s go-ahead three pointer with 37.6 seconds left was the lead that mattered most as the Chippewas… Read More
Ohio University Football Game Against Buffalo Canceled Due To COVID-19
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ATHENS, Ohio (AP) — The undefeated Buffalo Bulls have clinched the Mid-American Conference East Division football title without playing another down. The Mid-American Conference announced its game at Ohio on Saturday was canceled and declared a no contest because the Bobcats’ roster was depleted as a result of players testing positive for COVID-19. Buffalo was… Read More
MAC Returns With 6-game Football Season Starting Nov. 4
By: Associated Press
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CLEVELAND, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio University football team will take the field this fall. The Mid-American Conference, the first major college football league to postpone its season, has become the final one to jump back in. That makes it 10 out of 10 conferences that will play in the fall. University presidents in the Big… Read More
Mid-American Conference Scales Back Postseason Tournaments in Response to Coronavirus Pandemic
By: Associated Press
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CLEVELAND (AP) — The Mid-American Conference is eliminating postseason tournaments in eight sports, including baseball and softball, and men’s and women’s basketball are among nine sports that will have postseasons scaled back. The MAC’s announced the cost-cutting move in response to the financial crisis being brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. Postseason tournaments will also… Read More
Five Conferences, Including the MAC, Ask NCAA for Relief Due to Pandemic
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CLEVELAND, Ohio (AP) — Five FBS conference commissioners have asked the NCAA to relax some requirements to compete in Division I for the next four years, including the minimum number of sports a school must sponsor. The letter from the commissioners of the Mid-American Conference, American Athletic Conference, Mountain West, Sun Belt and Conference USA… Read More
Central Michigan Sweeps OU in MAC Series
By: Rachel Cherry
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ATHENS, OH— The Bobcats were unable to seal the deal in any of the three games against Central Michigan this weekend. It was the first MAC series at home for Ohio. OU fell short 6-2 and 10-8 in the Saturday doubleheader. The Bobcats tried to bounce back Sunday, but ultimately fell 4-2 in the matchup. Drawn Out… Read More