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Ohio Women’s Basketball: ‘Cats Shoot Past Western Michigan in MAC Quarterfinals
By: Taylor Jedrzejek
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CLEVELAND, Ohio — Just 19 hours prior to the opening tip of the first game of the Mid-American Conference Quarterfinals, it was announced that fans would be barred from attendance due to concerns of the spread of Covid-19. The only people in the stands were to be immediate family. But, early in the third quarter,… Read More
Ohio Women’s Basketball: ‘Cats Dominate Miami to Earn Bye in MAC Tournament
By: Taylor Jedrzejek
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ATHENS, Ohio — Amani Burke stood with her teammates at center court, singing and clapping along with “Stand Up and Cheer” with the Bobcat fans in the Convocation Center. As she clapped along, she looked up at the crowd that had cheered her on the last four seasons for one last time and smiled. Burke,… Read More
Ohio Women’s Basketball: ‘Cats Dominate Second Half to Cruise Past Rockets
By: Taylor Jedrzejek
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ATHENS, OH — In the days following the tragic death of Kobe Bryant, Ohio’s Erica Johnson decided to pay tribute to the NBA legend by wearing his No. 24 during the Bobcats’ game against Akron. In the five games since she donned Bryant’s number, she has emulated the killer instinct that the ‘Mamba Mentality’ embodied…. Read More
Ohio Women’s Basketball: ‘Cats Blow By Miami for Third Straight Win
By: Taylor Jedrzejek
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OXFORD, OH — With 5:38 to play in the first quarter, MAC Player of the Year candidate Cece Hooks picked up her second foul and headed to the Bobcats’ bench with the Ohio leading by just two. The next time the junior guard saw the floor was the beginning of the third quarter. At that… Read More
Ohio Women’s Basketball: ‘Cats Grind Out Hard-Fought Win Over Akron
By: Taylor Jedrzejek
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ATHENS, OH — Over the course of a season, there will be games that a team has to dig deep and find a way to win a game that is unlike how they normally would go about it. Wednesday night was one of those games for the Bobcats. With shots not falling and their best… Read More
Ohio Women’s Basketball: ‘Cats Use Dominant Start to Lead Wire-to-Wire Over Bowling Green
By: Nick Henthorn
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ATHENS, Ohio- There’s no better security blanket than a good defense. Although, two players putting up over 20 points each might give a good defense a run for its money. Luckily for the Bobcats, they didn’t have to pick between the two Saturday against the Bowling Green Falcons, as outstanding individual performances from Cece Hooks… Read More
Ohio Women’s Basketball: Hooks, Johnson Propel ‘Cats Past Ball State
By: Taylor Jedrzejek
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ATHENS, OH — The Bobcats were cruising on offense in the first half. Shots were falling in a way they haven’t yet in MAC play. Only one thing was able to slow down Ohio in the first 20 minutes: gravity. With just over a minute to play in the first half, Cece Hooks grabbed an… Read More
Ohio Women’s Basketball: Last-Second Loss Bites ‘Cats for Second Time in Seven Days
By: Taylor Jedrzejek
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KALAMAZOO, MI — Twice in their last three games, the Bobcats held a one-point lead with less than 10 seconds to play. They’ve now lost both games. Western Michigan (10-5, 3-1 MAC) handed the ‘Cats (9-6, 2-2 MAC) another gut-wrenching conference loss when Bronco junior Leighah-Amori Wool banked in a shot with seven seconds to… Read More
Ohio Women’s Basketball: ‘Cats Fall to Central Michigan on Last-Second Shot
By: Taylor Jedrzejek
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ATHENS, OH — On Wednesday night, the Bobcats took 23 more shots than their opponent. They forced 13 more turnovers, grabbed 13 more offensive rebounds and shot seven more free throws. Typically, these are things that win basketball games, especially teams as good as Ohio. Those things weren’t enough to overcome Central Michigan, though. “We… Read More
Ohio Women’s Basketball: Hooks’ Double-Double Propels ‘Cats Past IUPUI
By: Taylor Jedrzejek
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ATHENS, OH — When the Bobcats set their schedule back in early September, their intentions were clear. They were going to prove that they could play with the premier teams of women’s college basketball. The downside that comes with that is that there would be very few easy games for the ‘Cats in the… Read More
Ohio Women’s Basketball: Bobcats’ Defense Dominates Incarnate Word
By: Taylor Jedrzejek
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ATHENS, OH — A little under a week ago, the Bobcats delivered one of their biggest wins in program history – defeating Ohio State in Columbus. One of many games Ohio has scheduled against premier opponents in the early part of the season. However, sandwiched in the middle of those games was a home matchup… Read More
Ohio Women’s Basketball: Barker’s hot shooting night fuels Ohio’s win over Marshall
By: Chloe Gee
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ATHENS, Ohio — Katie Barker hit four of her six three-point shots in the first quarter — Barker’s hot start to the game helped lead Ohio to an early lead as the Bobcats stomped the Thundering Herd 67-51 Wednesday night in the Convocation center. Barker missed all of last season except one game due to… Read More
Ohio Women’s Basketball: Erica Johnson’s historic game pushes Bobcats past American
By: Jack Demmler
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ATHENS, Ohio—Following a tough road loss to Syracuse, the Bobcats looked to start their home season off on the right track and with the help of the elite play of Erica Johnson, the Bobcats beat the Eagles 81-69 Sunday afternoon. Ohio started the game on fire from beyond-the-arc. Of the Bobcats 26 first-quarter points, 15… Read More
Ohio Women’s Basketball: Ohio’s historic year ends in Evanston
By: Thomas Garverick
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EVANSTON, Illinois — Erica Johnson caught the ball behind the 3-point line with less than five seconds to go needing a three to send the game into overtime. She took a few dribbles, crossed up her defender and let the ball fly. But the ball hit the front iron and Johnson collapsed to the floor… Read More
Ohio Women’s Basketball: ‘Cats Advance to Elite Eight of WNIT
By: Taylor Jedrzejek
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ATHENS, OH — March has been a month of milestones for the Ohio women’s basketball team. It started back on the seventh of the month when head coach Bob Boldon won his 124th win. Just two days later, in the Bobcats’ final regular season game, junior Amani Burke became the 16th member of the 1,000… Read More
Ohio Women’s Basketball: Hooks’ Big Day Sends ‘Cats to WNIT Sweet Sixteen
By: Taylor Jedrzejek
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ATHENS, OH — With 5.6 seconds remaining in a tie game, Cece Hooks caught the ball deep on the right wing and pivoted to face the basket. Hooks takes a hard jab step to her left to get her defender off-balance with 4.2 seconds left. That jab gave her just the space she needed to… Read More
Ohio Women’s Basketball: Dominant 4th Quarter Sends ‘Cats to 2nd Round of WNIT
By: Taylor Jedrzejek
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ATHENS, OH — Through three quarters, High Point was getting nearly everything they wanted on the offensive end of the court. In the first 30 minutes, the Panthers had made 58.1 percent of their shots and were hitting from beyond the arc at a 46 percent clip on their way to scoring 61 points. If… Read More
Ohio Women’s Basketball: Bobcats Look Towards WNIT as Chance to Prove Doubters Wrong
By: Taylor Jedrzejek
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When a team gets snubbed from an event they thought they deserved to be a part of, there are typically two directions they can go: The team could sulk and play their next game in a half-hearted manner or they could band together to prove that they truly belonged in the event they were left… Read More
Ohio Women’s Basketball: ‘Cats Snubbed by NCAA Tournament, Receive No.2 Seed in WNIT
By: Taylor Jedrzejek
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ATHENS, OH — It was certainly a hectic Monday afternoon for all of NCAA division one women’s basketball. After the official tournament bracket leaked in its entirety on an ESPN show meant to talk about the men’s tournament nearly three hours before it was scheduled to be revealed in its own time slot, the world… Read More
Ohio Women’s Basketball: Improved Offense Not Enough for ‘Cats in MAC Title Game
By: Michael Roth
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The last time Ohio and Buffalo squared off, it was ugly for the Ohio offense in all facets of the game. Ohio shot barely more than 20 percent from the field and was held to a season-low 43 points. Buffalo controlled the entire game and walked out of Athens with a 30 point victory that… Read More
Ohio Women’s Basketball: Bobcats Fall Short in MAC Championship, Await Postseason Fate
By: Taylor Jedrzejek
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CLEVELAND, OH — A game of basketball is a game of runs. One team scores a few times, then the other battles back with a few buckets of their own. However, the run Buffalo made in the second quarter of Saturday’s Mid-American Conference Championship Game was too much for Ohio to battle back. Over a… Read More
Ohio Women’s Basketball: ‘Cats Blowout Miami to Advance to MAC Championship
By: Taylor Jedrzejek
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CLEVELAND, OH — In their previous two meetings in the regular season, Miami had erased sizable Ohio leads. Back in late-January, the RedHawks came back from down as much as eight in the second half to beat the Bobcats in the Convo and Miami erased a 25-point deficit to draw even with Ohio in the… Read More
Ohio Women’s Basketball: Erica Johnson saving her best ball for the MAC tournament
By: Thomas Garverick
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CLEVELAND, Ohio — Erica Johnson is playing like anything but a freshmen. She has back-to-back double-double’s in the MAC tournament and she’s a big reason why Ohio is headed to the MAC Championship game on Saturday against Buffalo. Johnson followed up her 18-point, 10-rebound performance in Ohio’s 72-56 win over Northern Illinois in the MAC… Read More
Ohio Women’s Basketball: Bobcats Roll Past Northern Illinois in MAC Tourney Quarterfinals
By: Taylor Jedrzejek
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CLEVELAND, OH — What better time for a team to find a new aspect of its game than the conference tournament? Ohio head coach Bob Boldon has harped on his team’s defensive play all season, but in the quarterfinals of the Mid-American Conference Tournament, the Bobcats turned in one of, if not their best defensive… Read More
Ohio Women’s Basketball: Bobcats Claim MAC East Crown With Win Over BGSU
By: Taylor Jedrzejek
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As the fourth quarter began, Ohio found themselves in a battle with Bowling Green. Despite the Falcons last place standing in the MAC, they had given the Bobcats all they could handle in the first 30 minutes. When Bowling Green tied the game at 62 with 9:02 to play on Sydney Lambert’s fourth 3-pointer of… Read More