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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
Seasons← 2022–232024–25 →
2023–24 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Toledo 17 – 1   .944 28 – 6   .824
Ball State 16 – 2   .889 28 – 6   .824
Kent State † 13 – 5   .722 21 – 12   .636
Buffalo 10 – 8   .556 19 – 14   .576
Bowling Green 10 – 8   .556 16 – 15   .516
Northern Illinois 8 – 10   .444 15 – 16   .484
Ohio 8 – 10   .444 11 – 19   .367
Western Michigan 7 – 11   .389 12 – 18   .400
Miami (OH) 6 – 12   .333 9 – 20   .310
Akron 6 – 12   .333 11 – 18   .379
Central Michigan 4 – 14   .222 6 – 22   .214
Eastern Michigan 3 – 15   .167 7 – 22   .241
† 2024 MAC tournament winner

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. 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.

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.

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

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

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

Preseason rankings

MAC preseason poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Toledo 121 (11)
2 Ball State 110 (1)
3 Kent State 102
4 Bowling Green 77
5 Northern Illinois 99
6 Akron 69
7 Eastern Michigan 66
8 Buffalo 50
9 Ohio 40
10 Western Michigan 38
11 Central Michigan 24
12 Miami 23

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

Source

Roster

2023–24 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 11 Peyton Guice 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Westerville South Westerville, OH
G 3 Madi Mace 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Jr Parkersburg Parkersburg, WV
G 14 Kate Dennis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Guilford Rockford, IL
G 10 Kailah Johnson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Notre 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) So Dublin Coffman Dublin, OH
G 2 Aylasia Fantroy 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Palestine Palestine, TX
G 12 Monica Williams 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Lawrence North Indianapolis, IN
G 21 Bailey Tabeling 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Trinity Lutheran Seymour, IN
G 22 Asiah Baxter 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Warren Central Indianapolis, IN
F 34 Emma Barnett 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Mercy Academy Mount Washington, KY
G 5 Kennedi Watkins 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Marquette Ballwin, MO
G 33 Bengisu Alper 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Doga 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

2023–24 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

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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

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

References

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  2. "Bob Boldon". Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
  3. Arkley, Jason (March 28, 2013). "Boldon named Bobcats' new coach". Athens Messenger. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  4. "MAC Women's College Basketball Standings - 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
  5. "Ball State 77, Ohio 53". ESPN. 2024-03-13. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
  6. "MAC Basketball Standings - 2022-23". ESPN. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
  7. "WBB Brings in Ohio Transfer Yaya Felder". BVM Sports. April 17, 2023. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
  8. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Roster". Ohio Athletics. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
  9. "2022-23 Women's Basketball Roster". Ohio Athletics. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
  10. "Ohio Women's Basketball Adds SEMO Transfer Kennedi Watkins to Roster". Ohio University Athletics. April 19, 2023. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
  11. "Bengisu Alper". Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
  12. ^ "MAC Announces 2023-24 Women's Basketball Preseason Poll & Teams". MAC Conference. 2023-11-02. Retrieved 2023-11-02.
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  14. "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
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  16. "MAC Announces 2023-24 MAC Men's Basketball All-MAC Teams, Specialty Award Winners". getsomemaction.com. March 13, 2024. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
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