2024–25 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team

2024–25 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record2–5 (0–0 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tavares Jackson
  • Chelsea Welch
  • Kaylee Gregory Bambule
  • Abby Garnett
Home arenaConvocation Center
Seasons
← 2023–24
2025–26 →
2024–25 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Buffalo 0 – 0   – 10 – 0   1.000
Toledo 0 – 0   – 7 – 2   .778
Miami (OH) 0 – 0   – 7 – 3   .700
Ball State 0 – 0   – 8 – 4   .667
Bowling Green 0 – 0   – 6 – 5   .545
Kent State 0 – 0   – 6 – 5   .545
Northern Illinois 0 – 0   – 5 – 5   .500
Akron 0 – 0   – 5 – 6   .455
Central Michigan 0 – 0   – 4 – 7   .364
Western Michigan 0 – 0   – 3 – 7   .300
Ohio 0 – 0   – 2 – 7   .222
Eastern Michigan 0 – 0   – 1 – 8   .111
† 2025 MAC tournament winner
As of December 22, 2024

The 2024–25 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team will represent Ohio University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by twelfth-year head coach Bob Boldon, play their home games at the Convocation Center in Athens, Ohio as a member of the Mid-American Conference.[1][2][3][4]

Previous season

Main article: 2023–24 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team

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.[5]

Offseason

Coaching staff changes

Coaching departures

2024–25 coaching departures
Name Alma mater Previous position New position
Steph Haas Florida Gulf Coast Assistant coach

Coaching additions

2024–25 coaching additions
Name Alma mater Previous position New position
Kaylee Gregory Bambule Ohio University Video coordinator Assistant coach[6]
Abby Garnett Ohio University Player (2023) Assistant coach[6]

Departures

Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason
Aylasia Fantroy 2 G 5'11" Freshman Palestine, TX Transferred to Texas Southern
Bengisu Alper 33 G 5'11" Senior Istanbul, Turkey Graduated, Exhausted Eligibility
Madi Mace 3 G 5'11" RS-Junior Parkersburg, WV Graduated
Peyton Guice 11 G 5'11" Senior Westerville, OH Graduated
Kailah Johnson 10 G 5'8" Senior Orem, UT Graduated, Exhausted Eligibility

[7][8]

Incoming transfers

Incoming transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason
Anyssa Jones 3 G 5'10" Grad. Student Westerville, OH Transferred from Dayton. Will have one year of eligibility remaining.[9]
Aliah McWhorter 4 G 6'1" Senior Istanbul, Turkey Transferred from Wake Forest. Will have two years of eligibility remaining.[10]
Kiersten Cashell F 5'11" Sophomore Hilliard, Ohio Transferred from Capital. Will have three years of eligibility remaining.[11]

2024 recruiting class

Recruiting class
Name Number Pos. Height High school Hometown
Gigi Bower[12] 20 G 5'9" Olentangy Liberty Powell, OH
Danni Scully[12] 23 F 6'1" Nazareth Academy Park Ridge, IL
Olivia Rinard G Williamstown Williamstown, WV

Preseason

On October 22, 2024 the MAC released the preseason coaches poll. Ohio was picked to finish tied for sixth in the MAC regular season. Ohio received no to win the MAC Tournament.[13]

Preseason rankings

MAC preseason poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Ball State 120 (10)
2 Kent State 104 (2)
3 Buffalo 96
4 Bowling Green 96
5 Toledo 82
T6 Northern Illinois 64
T6 Ohio 64
8 Miami 44
9 Akron 43
10 Western Michigan 34
11 Eastern Michigan 23
12 Central Michigan 20

MAC tournament champion:): Ball State (8), Bowling Green (1), Buffalo (1), Kent State (1), Toledo (1)

Source[13]

Preseason All-MAC

Preseason All-MAC teams
Team Player Position Year
2nd Jaya McClure G Jr.

Source[13]

Roster

[7]

2023–24 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 14 Kate Dennis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Guilford Rockford, IL
G 0 Jaya McClure 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Christian Academy Louisville, KY
F 24 Aja Austin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr   Westerville, OH
F 41 Cassidy Lafler 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Dublin Coffman Dublin, OH
G 12 Monica Williams 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Lawrence North Indianapolis, IN
G 21 Bailey Tabeling 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Trinity Lutheran Seymour, IN
G 22 Asiah Baxter 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Warren Central Indianapolis, IN
F 34 Emma Barnett 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Mercy Academy Mount Washington, KY
G 5 Kennedi Watkins 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Marquette Ballwin, MO
G 3 Anyssa Jones 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) GS Westerville South Westerville, OH
G 4 Aliah McWhorter 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GS Sycamore Cincinnati, OH
G 20 Gigi Bower 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Olentangy Powell, OH
F 23 Danni Scully 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Nazareth Academy Park Ridge, IL
G 30 Madison Lim 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Mechanicsburg Marysville, OH
F Kiersten Cashell 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Capital Hilliard, OH
G Olivia Rinard 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Williamstown Williamstown, WV
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 11, 2024

Support staff

2024–25 Ohio Bobcats support staff
  • Ebony Pegues – Director of Basketball Operations
  • 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

Source:[7]

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Georgia Southern
MAC-SBC Challenge 		L 70–82  0–1
  26 – Watkins   8 – Tabeling   4 – Williams  Convocation Center (679)
Athens, OH
November 10, 2024*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Bellarmine L 50–82  0–2
  17 – Tabeling   9 – Williams   3 – McWorter  Convocation Center (287)
Athens, OH
November 16, 2024*
12:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		George Washington W 52–40  1–2
  15 – Dennis   9 – Tabeling   4 – Williams  Convocation Center (564)
Athens, OH
November 20, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 12 Ohio State L 42–106  1–3
  9 – Tied   6 – Tabeling   2 – McWhorter  Convocation Center (4,820)
Athens, OH
November 24, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Wright State L 57–68  1–4
  20 – Watkins   10 – Watkins   4 – Tabeling  Nutter Center (1216)
Fairborn, OH
December 3, 2024*
11:00 a.m, ESPN+ 		Ohio Christian W 97–37  2–4
  21 – Bower   7 – Tied   4 – Tied  Convocation Center (2,250)
Athens, OH
December 8, 2024*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Butler L 60–69  2–5
  23 – Watkins   6 – Watkins   4 – Tabeling  Convocation Center (702)
Athens, OH
December 15, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Saint Louis L 52–96  2–6
  15 – Tabeling   9 – Watkins   2 – Watkins  Chaifetz Arena (625)
St. Louis, MO
December 22, 2024*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UIC       Credit Union 1 Arena 
Chicago, IL
December 28, 2024*
4:00 p.m., SECN 		at Georgia       Stegeman Coliseum 
Athens, GA
MAC regular season
January 1, 2025
4:00 p.m., TBA 		Akron       Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
January 4, 2025
2:00 p.m., TBA 		at Northern Illinois       Convocation Center 
DeKalb, IL
January 8, 2025
7:00 p.m., TBA 		at Western Michigan       University Arena 
Kalamazoo, MI
January 11, 2025
3:00 p.m., TBA 		Kent State       Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
January 15, 2025
7:00 p.m., TBA 		Bowling Green       Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
January 18, 2025
2:00 p.m., TBA 		at Toledo       Savage Arena 
Toledo, OH
January 22, 2025
6:00 p.m., TBA 		at Buffalo       Alumni Arena 
Amherst, NY
January 25, 2025
1:00 p.m., TBA 		Eastern Michigan       Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
January 29, 2025
7:00 p.m., TBA 		Ball State       Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
February 1, 2025
1:00 p.m., TBA 		at Miami (OH)       Millett Hall 
Oxford, OH
February 5, 2025
6:30 p.m., TBA 		at Central Michigan       McGuirk Arena 
Mount Pleasant, MI
Februry 8, 2025*
1:00 p.m., TBA 		at TBA
MAC-SBC Challenge 		      TBA 
TBA
February 15, 2025
1:00 p.m., TBA 		Buffalo       Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
February 19, 2025
7:00 p.m., TBA 		Northern Illinois       Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
February 22, 2025
2:00 p.m., TBA 		at Akron       James A. Rhodes Arena 
Akron, OH
February 26, 2025
7:00 p.m., TBA 		at Bowling Green       Stroh Center 
Bowling Green, OH
March 1, 2025
3:30 p.m., TBA 		Miami (OH)       Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
March 5, 2025
7:00 p.m., TBA 		Western Michigan       Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
March 8, 2025
1:00 p.m., TBA 		at Ball State       Worthen Arena 
Muncie, IN
MAC tournament
March 12, 2024†
TBA, TBA 		vs. TBA
Quarterfinals 		      Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 
Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

† If a top eight finisher in MAC

Source[14][15]

References

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  2. ^ "Bob Boldon". Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
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  7. ^ a b c "2024-25 Women's Basketball Roster". Ohio Athletics. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
  8. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Roster". Ohio Athletics. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
  9. ^ "Women's Basketball Adds Dayton Transfer, Anyssa Jones, to Roster". Ohio University Athletics. May 1, 2024. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
  10. ^ "Women's Basketball Adds Wake Forest Transfer, Aliah McWhorter, to Roster". Ohio University Athletics. May 1, 2024. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
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