2021–22 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team

2021–22 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball
WNIT, first round
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record15–15 (9–10 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tavares Jackson
  • Steph Haas
  • Marwan Miller
Home arenaConvocation Center
Seasons
2021–22 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Toledo 19 – 1   .950 29 – 6   .829
Buffalo † 16 – 4   .800 25 – 9   .735
Akron 13 – 7   .650 17 – 12   .586
Ball State 11 – 8   .579 20 – 13   .606
Northern Illinois 11 – 9   .550 14 – 15   .483
Kent State 10 – 10   .500 19 – 12   .613
Western Michigan 10 – 10   .500 16 – 14   .533
Bowling Green 10 – 10   .500 17 – 16   .515
Ohio 9 – 10   .474 15 – 15   .500
Miami (OH) 4 – 16   .200 8 – 21   .276
Eastern Michigan 4 – 16   .200 7 – 20   .259
Central Michigan 2 – 18   .100 4 – 25   .138
† 2022 MAC tournament winner

The 2021–22 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team represented Ohio University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by ninth-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] The Bobcats finished non-conference play at 6–3. During a conference win at Central Michigan on January 15, Cece Hooks passed Caroline Mast as the leading scorer in Ohio basketball history.[3] Two games later, against Bowling Green, she passed Toledo's Kim Knuth as the leading scorer in MAC basketball history.[4][5] They finished the regular season 15–13 and 9–10 in the MAC. They were knocked out of the MAC tournament in the quarterfinals by top-seeded Toledo[6] and in the first round of the WNIT by eventual champion South Dakota State.[7]

Offseason

Departures

Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason
Deesh Beck 32 F 5' 9" Junior Grand Rapids, MI Transferred to Wright State

2021 recruiting class

Recruiting class
Name Number Pos. Height High school Hometown
Yaya Felder 2 G 5'8 Conrad Hartford, CT

Preseason

Prior to the season Ohio was picked first in the MAC preseason poll.[8] Cece Hooks and Erica Johnson were named to the preseason first team all-conference.

Preseason rankings

MAC preseason poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Ohio 132 (4)
2 Bowling Green 124 (3)
3 Buffalo 123 (3)
4 Kent State 102
5 Eastern Michigan 83 (1)
6 Central Michigan 80
7 Northern Illinois 79
8 Toledo 67
9 Ball State 65 (1)
10 Western Michigan 31
11 Miami 27
12 Akron 23

MAC tournament champion: Buffalo (5), Ohio (3), BGSU (2), Ball State (1), EMU (1)

Source:[8]

Preseason All-MAC

Preseason All-MAC teams
Team Player Position Year
Preseason All-MAC 1st team Cece Hooks G Sr.
Preseason All-MAC 1st team Erica Johnson G R-Jr.

Source[8]

Award watch lists

Award Player Position Year Source
Naismith College Player of the Year Cece Hooks G Sr. [9]
Cheryl Miller Award Erica Johnson G R-Jr. [10]
Becky Hammon Award Cece Hooks G Sr. [11]

Roster

2021–22 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Cece Hooks 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Thurgood Marshall Dayton, OH
G 4 Erica Johnson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Jr Mansfield Senior Mansfield, OH
G 5 Caitlyn Kroll 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Jr Bridgeport
Saint Francis (PA) 		Bridgeport, OH
G 13 Kaylee Bambule 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Jr Montini Catholic Plainfield, IL
F 20 Abby Garnett 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS So Golden Golden, CO
G 25 Hunter Rogan 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Urbana Urbana, OH
F 35 Alexandra Antonova 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS So Teays Valley Moscow, Russia
F 41 Gabby Burris 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Liberty Union Baltimore, OH
G 23 Jasmine Hale 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr West Clemont Cincinnati, OH
F 44 Ella Pope 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Fr Timpview Orem, UT
G 11 Peyton Guice 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Westerville South Westerville, OH
G 3 Madi Mace 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Fr Parkersburg Parkersburg, WV
G 14 Kate Dennis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Guilford Rockford, IL
G 22 Kendall Hale 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr West Clemont Cincinnati, OH
G 2 Yaya Felder 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Conrad Hartford, CT
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: September 25, 2024

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at Notre Dame L 69–105[12]  0–1
 Purcell Pavilion (4553)
Notre Dame, IN
November 13, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Liberty L 63–66[13]  0–2
 Liberty Arena (787)
Lynchburg, VA
November 16, 2021*
11:00 a.m., ESPN+ 		at Cincinnati W 73–62[14]  1–2
 Fifth Third Arena (1723)
Cincinnati, OH
November 20, 2021*
1:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Mercyhurst W 90–46[15]  2–2
 Convocation Center (826)
Athens, OH
November 29, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Florida A&M W 98–45[16]  3–2
 Convocation Center (618)
Athens, OH
December 4, 2021*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Richmond W 98–89[17]  4–2
 Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
December 15, 2021*
8:00 p.m., BTN Plus 		at Minnesota L 93–99[18]  4–3
 Williams Arena (2751)
Minneapolis, MN
December 20, 2021*
1:00 p.m. 		vs. UMass Lowell
FIU Holiday Hoops Showdown 		W 74–60[19]  5–3
 Ocean Bank Convocation Center 
Miami, FL
December 21, 2021*
11:00 a.m. 		vs. Binghamton
FIU Holiday Hoops Showdown 		W 76–67[20]  6–3
 Ocean Bank Convocation Center (77)
Miami, FL
MAC regular season
December 29, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		at Miami (OH) Postponed[21] Millett Hall 
Oxford, OH
January 1, 2022
1:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Eastern Michigan Postponed[22] Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
January 5, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		at Akron Postponed[23] James A. Rhodes Arena 
Akron, OH
January 8, 2022
1:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Northern Illinois L 68–71[24]  6–4
(0–1) 		Convocation Center (698)
Athens, OH
January 12, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Buffalo Postponed[25] Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
January 12, 2022[27]
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Kent State W 70–64[26]  7–4
(1–1) 		Convocation Center (516)
Athens, OH
January 15, 2022
1:00 p.m., ESPN3 		at Central Michigan W 75–65[28]  8–4
(2–1) 		McGuirk Arena (1326)
Mount Pleasant, MI
January 17, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Miami (OH)
Rescheduled from December 29[30] 		L 60–63[29]  8–5
(2–2) 		Millett Hall (171)
Oxford, OH
January 22, 2022
3:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Bowling Green W 85–70[31]  9–5
(3–2) 		Convocation Center (1001)
Athens, OH
January 24, 2022
TBD, ESPN+ 		Buffalo
Rescheduled from January 12[30] 		W 68–66[32]  10–5
(4–2) 		Convocation Center (378)
Athens, OH
January 26, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		at Toledo W 79–72[33]  11–5
(5–2) 		Savage Arena (3257)
Toledo, OH
January 29, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		at Western Michigan L 64–74[34]  11–6
(5–3) 		University Arena (845)
Kalamazoo, MI
February 2, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Ball State L 74–84[35]  11–7
(5–4) 		Convocation Center (623)
Athens, OH
February 6, 2022[37]
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Northern Illinois L 70–80[36]  11–8
(5–5) 		Convocation Center (256)
DeKalb, IL
February 9, 2022
6:30 p.m., ESPN3 		at Ball State Postponed[38] Worthen Arena 
Muncie, IN
February 12, 2022
1:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Western Michigan L 73–80[39]  11–9
(5–6) 		Convocation Center (491)
Athens, OH
February 14, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Eastern Michigan
Rescheduled from January 1[30] 		W 66–53[40]  12–9
(6–6) 		Convocation Center (304)
Athens, OH
February 16, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Toledo L 73–76[41]  12–10
(6–7) 		Convocation Center (462)
Athens, OH
February 19, 2022
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Bowling Green W 82–69[42]  13–10
(7–7) 		Stroh Center (1249)
Bowling Green, OH
February 21, 2022
5:00 p.m., ESPN3 		at Akron
Rescheduled from January 5[30] 		W 69–66[43]  14–10
(8–7) 		James A. Rhodes Arena (435)
Akron, OH
February 23, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		at Buffalo L 65–79[44]  14–11
(8–8) 		Alumni Arena (1,322)
Amherst, NY
February 26, 2022
3:30 p.m., ESPN3 		Akron L 77–88[45]  14–12
(8–9) 		Convocation Center (1,004)
Athens, OH
March 2, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Miami (OH) W 73–64[46]  15–12
(9–9) 		Convocation Center (843)
Athens, OH
March 5, 2022
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Kent State L 50–59[47]  15–13
(9–10) 		MAC Center (797)
Kent, OH
MAC Tournament
March 9, 2022
11:00 a.m., ESPN+ 		(8) vs. (1) Toledo
MAC quarterfinals 		L 67–80[48]  15–14
 Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 
Cleveland, OH
National Invitational Tournament
March 17, 2022
8:00 p.m. 		at South Dakota State L 57–87[49]  15–15
 Frost Arena (1,774)
Brookings, SD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source:[50]

Awards and honors

Weekly awards

Weekly award honors
Honors Player Position Date awarded Source
MAC player of the week Cece Hooks G December 27 [51]
MAC player of the week Cece Hooks G January 17 [52]
MAC player of the week Cece Hooks G January 24 [53]

All-MAC Awards

After the season Cece Hooks won an unprecedented 4th MAC defensive player of the year.

Postseason All-MAC teams
Team Player Position Year
All-MAC 1st team Cece Hooks G Sr.
All-MAC 3rd team Erica Johnson G R-Jr.
All-MAC Honorable Mention Gabby Burris F Sr.
MAC Defensive Player of the Year Cece Hooks G Sr.
All-MAC Defensive team Cece Hooks G Sr.

Source:[54]

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