2022–23 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team

2022–23 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	6–22 (4–13 MAC)
Head coach	Bob Boldon (10th season)
Assistant coaches	Tavares Jackson Steph Haas Chelsea Welch
Home arena	Convocation Center

2022–23 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Toledo†	16	–	2		.889			29	–	5		.853
Bowling Green	14	–	4		.778			30	–	6		.833
Ball State	14	–	4		.778			26	–	8		.765
Kent State	12	–	6		.667			21	–	11		.656
Akron	8	–	10		.444			17	–	13		.567
Northern Illinois	8	–	10		.444			16	–	17		.485
Eastern Michigan	7	–	11		.389			15	–	15		.500
Buffalo	7	–	11		.389			12	–	16		.429
Western Michigan	7	–	11		.389			12	–	17		.414
Miami (OH)	7	–	11		.389			12	–	19		.387
Central Michigan	4	–	14		.222			6	–	23		.207
Ohio	4	–	14		.222			6	–	23		.207
† 2023 MAC tournament winner As of March 24, 2023

The 2022–23 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team represented Ohio University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by tenth-year head coach Bob Boldon, played their home games at the Convocation Center in Athens, Ohio as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC).^[1][2][3] They finished 6–23 and 4–14 in MAC play, to finish tied for eleventh in the MAC.^[4] They failed to qualify for the MAC tournament.

Previous season

The Bobcats finished the 2021–22 season 15–13 and 9–10 in the MAC. They were knocked out of the MAC tournament in the quarterfinals by top-seeded Toledo and in the first round of the WNIT by South Dakota State.^[5][6] During a conference win at Central Michigan on January 15, Cece Hooks passed Caroline Mast as the all-time leading scorer in Ohio basketball history.^[7] Two games later, against Bowling Green, she passed Toledo's Kim Knuth as the all-time leading scorer in MAC basketball history.^[8][9]

Offseason

Coaching staff changes

Coaching departures

2022–23 coaching departures

Name	Alma mater	Previous position	New position
Marwan Miller	Franklin University	Assistant coach	Assistant coach (Minnesota)[10]

Coaching additions

2022–23 coaching additions

Name	Alma mater	Previous position	New position
Chelsea Welch	Wright State University	Assistant coach (Albright)	Assistant coach[11]
Kaylee Bambule	Ohio University	Player	Video coordinator[12]

Departures

2022–23 departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason
Cece Hooks	1	G	5'8"	Senior	Dayton, OH	Graduated, exhausted eligibility
Erica Johnson	4	G	5'11"	RS-Junior	Mansfield, OH	Graduated
Kaylee Bambule	13	G	5'8"	RS-Junior	Plainfield, IL	Graduated
Hunter Rogan	25	G	5'8"	Senior	Urbana, OH	Graduated, exhausted eligibility
Gabby Burris	41	F	5'11"	Senior	Baltimore, OH	Graduated, exhausted eligibility

Incoming transfers

2022–23 incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason
Kailah Johnson	10	G	5'8"	Junior	Holland, OH	Transferred from Edison State. Will have two years of eligibility remaining.[13]

2022 recruiting class

Recruiting class

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	High school	Hometown
Jaya McClure	0	G	5'6"	Christian Academy	Louisville, KY
Aja Austin	24	F	6'1"		Westerville, OH
Cassidy Lafler	41	G		Dublin Coffman	Dublin, OH

Preseason

Prior to the season Ohio was picked seventh in the MAC preseason poll.^[14] No Bobcats were named to the preseason All-MAC team.

Preseason rankings

MAC preseason poll

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Toledo	143 (11)
2	Ball State	130 (1)
3	Bowling Green	109
4	Kent State	103
5	Northern Illinois	99
6	Western Michigan	91
7	Ohio	61
8	Akron	50
9	Eastern Michigan	46
10	Buffalo	40
11	Miami	35
12	Central Michigan	29

MAC tournament champion: Toledo (9), Ball State (3) Source:^[14]

Roster

2022–23 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 5 Caitlyn Kroll 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Sr Bridgeport Saint Francis (PA) Bridgeport, OH F 20 Abby Garnett 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Jr Golden Golden, CO F 35 Alexandra Antonova 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Jr Teays Valley Moscow, Russia G 23 Jasmine Hale 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Jr West Clemont Cincinnati, OH F 4 Ella Pope 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS So Timpview Orem, UT G 11 Peyton Guice 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Westerville South Westerville, OH G 3 Madi Mace 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS So Parkersburg Parkersburg, WV G 14 Kate Dennis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Guilford Rockford, IL G 22 Kendall Hale 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So West Clemont Cincinnati, OH G 2 Yaya Felder 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Conard Hartford, CT G 10 Kailah Johnson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Notre Dame Academy Holland, OH G 0 Jaya McClure 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Christian Academy Louisville, KY F 24 Aja Austin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr   Westerville, OH G 41 Cassidy Lafler — Fr Dublin Coffman Dublin, OH	Head coach Bob Boldon (Walsh) Assistant coach(es) Tavares Jackson (Minnesota) Steph Haas (Florida Gulf Coast) Chelsea Welch (Wright State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: September 16, 2024

Support staff

2022–23 Ohio Bobcats support staff

Ebony Pegues – Director of basketball operations Kaylee Bambule – Video coordinator Tyler Johnson – Graduate assistant Yonah Dori – Graduate assistant Ben Gilkey – Assistant strength and conditioning coach Meg Christenson – Athletic communications coordinator Paige Ciminello – Associate athletic trainer Jessica Arquette – Sports dietitian Kaitlyn Michener – Nutritionist Hannah Rastatter – Nutritionist

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		Long Island	L 67–74[15]	0–1	15 – Kroll	8 – tied	5 – McClure	Convocation Center (955) Athens, OH
November 10, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Longwood	L 65–66[16]	0–2	12 – tied	6 – Kroll	5 – Felder	Willett Hall (474) Farmville, VA
November 17, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		No. 8 Ohio State	L 56–86[17]	0–3	21 – Felder	9 – Kroll	4 – Felder	Convocation Center (4,285) Athens, OH
November 20, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at IUPUI	L 86–97[18]	0–4	26 – Felder	10 – Kroll	5 – Kroll	IUPUI Gymnasium (398) Indianapolis, IN
November 26, 2022* 1:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Indiana State	W 74–62[19]	1–4	19 – Kroll	9 – Felder	9 – Felder	Hulman Center (1,158) Terre Haute, IN
November 29, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Dayton	W 52–51[20]	2–4	20 – Felder	10 – Felder	3 – Kroll	UD Arena (1,649) Dayton, OH
December 2, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at George Washington	L 57–74[21]	2–5	20 – Felder	5 – Kroll	5 – McClure	Charles E. Smith Center (314) Washington, D.C.
December 13, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Cincinnati	L 44–77[22]	2–6	18 – Felder	6 – Pope	4 – tied	Convocation Center (350) Athens, OH
December 18, 2022* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Chattanooga	L 55–67[23]	2–7	29 – Felder	5 – Garnett	4 – Felder	Convocation Center (334) Athens, OH
December 21, 2022* 11:00 p.m., SEC+		at Kentucky	L 86–95[24]	2–8	20 – Felder	6 – Pope	5 – Kroll	Memorial Coliseum (3,126) Lexington, KY
December 28, 2022* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Columbia	L 59–81[25]	2–9	21 – Felder	8 – Kroll	5 – Felder	Levien Gymnasium (572) New York, NY
MAC regular season
January 4, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Akron	L 64–73[26]	2–10 (0–1)	22 – Felder	6 – Hale	6 – Felder	James A. Rhodes Arena (414) Akron, OH
January 7, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN3		Kent State	L 44–60[27]	2–11 (0–2)	11 – McClure	6 – Kroll	1 – tied	Convocation Center (478) Athens, OH
January 11, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Buffalo	L 64–69[28]	2–12 (0–3)	22 – Felder	9 – Kroll	4 – McClure	Convocation Center (391) Athens, OH
January 14, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Northern Illinois	L 66–78[29]	2–13 (0–4)	23 – Felder	4 – tied	9 – Felder	Convocation Center (583) DeKalb, IL
January 18, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Western Michigan	L 57–68[30]	2–14 (0–5)	17 – Felder	7 – Hale	5 – Felder	Convocation Center (567) Athens, OH
January 21, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Miami (OH)	W 84–73[31] ^OT	3–14 (1–5)	28 – Felder	10 – Kroll	6 – Felder	Millett Hall (366) Oxford, OH
January 25, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Central Michigan	L 66–69[32]	3–15 (1–6)	40 – Felder	9 – Kroll	3 – Felder	McGuirk Arena (1,082) Mount Pleasant, MI
January 28, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN3		Ball State	L 58–78[33]	3–16 (1–7)	19 – Felder	9 – Kroll	6 – Felder	Convocation Center (843) Athens, OH
February 1, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Eastern Michigan	W 65–55[34]	4–16 (2–7)	24 – Felder	6 – Garnett	4 – Felder	George Gervin GameAbove Center (1,866) Ypsilanti, MI
February 4, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Toledo	L 55–66[35]	4–17 (2–8)	33 – Felder	6 – Kroll	5 – Kroll	Savage Arena (4,527) Toledo, OH
February 8, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Bowling Green	L 44–81[36]	4–18 (2–9)	14 – McClure	8 – Felder	3 – Felder	Convocation Center (841) Athens, OH
February 11, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN3		Northern Illinois	W 72–71[37]	5–18 (3–9)	23 – Felder	10 – Kroll	5 – McClure	Convocation Center (609) Athens, OH
February 15, 2023 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Ball State	L 53–78[38]	5–19 (3–10)	19 – Felder	8 – Felder	4 – McClure	Worthen Arena (934) Muncie, IN
February 18, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN3		Central Michigan	W 83–75[39]	6–19 (4–10)	32 – Felder	11 – Felder	7 – McClure	Convocation Center  Athens, OH
February 22, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Kent State	L 56–82[40]	6–20 (4–11)	24 – Felder	6 – Felder	3 – McClure	MAC Center (2,382) Kent, OH
February 25, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Western Michigan	L 49–68[41]	6–21 (4–12)	23 – Felder	7 – Felder	5 – McClure	University Arena (1,005) Kalamazoo, MI
March 1, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Miami	L 75–81[42]	6–22 (4–13)	32 – Felder	4 – tied	5 – tied	Convocation Center (790) Athens, OH
March 4, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN3		Eastern Michigan	L 64–74[43]	6–23 (4–14)	35 – Felder	6 – J. Hale	4 – tied	Convocation Center (901) Athens, OH
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source:^[44]

Awards and honors

All-MAC awards

Postseason All-MAC teams

Team	Player	Position	Year
All-MAC 2nd team	Yaya Felder	G	So.
All-MAC freshman team	Jaya McClure	G	Fr.

Source:^[45]

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