Ohio Bobcats women's basketball

Ohio Bobcats

2015–16 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team

University

Ohio University

Conference

MAC
East Division

Location

Athens, OH

Head coach

Bob Boldon (3rd year)

Arena

Convocation Center
(Capacity: 13,080)

Nickname

Bobcats

Colors

Hunter Green and White^[1]

Uniforms

Home

Away

Alternate

NCAA Tournament appearances

1986, 1995, 2015

Conference tournament champions

1986, 1995, 2015

Conference regular season champions

1986, 1995, 2015, 2016

The Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team is an intercollegiate varsity sports program of Ohio University. The team is a member of the Mid-American Conference East Division competing in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The Bobcats have played their home games in the Convocation Center since 1973.

History

Ohio University’s women’s basketball program began its unofficial debut in 1965. It was created by the Women’s Sports and Recreation Department (WRA) chapter of Ohio University. The team, led by Bev Smith, competed for 8 years before they became a part of the Women’s Intercollegiate Athletics (WICA) organization. This marked the beginning of funding from athletics as opposed to education.^[2]

Upon its official debut, the women’s basketball team played their first game in the 1973–74 season. The Bobcats have won three Mid-American Conference tournament titles in 1986, 1995, and 2015. They have been MAC regular season champions four times, most recently in the 2015–16 season. They have clinched a spot in the NCAA Women's Tournament three times, in which they have gone 0–3, most recently appearing in the 2014–15 season.^[3]

The Bobcats most notable season came in 1985–86. The team went 24–2 in the regular season, with a 16–2 record in the MAC. They won their first MAC season and tournament titles, as well as setting eight school records that are still held as of 2016. Their coach, 23-year-old Amy Prichard, became the first Ohio head coach to be awarded the honor of the MAC Coach of the Year.^[3]

The Bobcats’ current head coach is Bob Boldon. Boldon played college basketball at Walsh University from 1993–97. After debuting during the 2013–14 season, Boldon’s team posted a record of 9–20. During his second season at Ohio University, he led the Bobcats to their first winning season since the 2007–08 season.^[4] Boldon led the team to the MAC championship, clinching a spot in the 2015 NCAA tournament. The team lost in the first round to Arizona State, by a score of 74–55.^[2]

Seasonal Results

Mid-American Conference
Year	Overall Rec.	Conference Rec.
1973–74	10–5	NA
1974–75	12–5	NA
1975–76	3–12	NA
1976–77	8–7	NA
1977–78	5–8	NA
1978–79	11–8	NA
1979–80	10–12	NA
1980–81	6–20	NA
1981–82	9–16	3–7
1982–83	15–13	11–7
1983–84	14–14	13–5
1984–85	11–16	6–12
1985–86	26–3	16–2
1986–87	10–16	7–9
1987–88	10–18	5–11
1988–89	8–20	5–11
1989–90	9–18	3–13
1990–91	10–18	6–10
1991–92	11–17	5–11
1992–93	13–14	10–8
1993–94	17–10	13–5
1994–95	23–7	15–3
1995–96	16–12	11–7
1996–97	12–15	9–9
1997–98	17–11	13–5
1998–99	4–22	2–14
1999–00	11–17	6–10

Mid-American Conference
Year	Overall Rec.	Conference Rec.
2000–01	9–20	5–11
2001–02	13–16	7–8
2002–03	9–19	5–11
2003–04	13–15	7–9
2004–05	13–16	8–8
2005–06	9–20	5–11
2006–07	18–12	9–7
2007–08	20–13	10–6
2008–09	13–18	7–9
2009–10	8–22	4–12
2010–11	9–22	4–12
2011–12	14–18	6–10
2012–13	6–23	1–15
2013–14	9–21	4–14
2014–15	27–5	16–2
2015–16	26–7	16–2

Coaches

Head Coach	Period	W-L Record	Win %
Nancy Schaub	1973–1977	33–29	.532
Kathy Martin	1977–1978	5–8	.385
Gwen Hoover	1978–1981	27–40	.403
Becky DeStefano	1981–1984	38–43	.469
Amy Prichard	1984–1990	74–91	.448
Marsha Reall	1990–1999	123–126	.494
Lynn Bria	1999–2006	77–123	.385
Sylvia Crawley	2006–2008	38–25	.603
Semeka Randall	2008–2013	50–103	.327
Bob Boldon	2013–present	62–33	.653
TOTALS	1973–present	527–621	.459

Source: Ohio Basketball Media Guide

References

↑ "Colors, One Voice: Brand Standards for Ohio University". Ohio University. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
1 2 "Quick Facts" (PDF). grfx.cstv.com. Retrieved 2016-01-31.
1 2 "Ohio Bobcats" (PDF). Ohio Bobcats. Ohio University. 2010. Retrieved 2016-01-31.
↑ "Bob Boldon Bio - OHIOBOBCATS.COM - Ohio Official Athletic Site". www.ohiobobcats.com. Retrieved 2016-01-31.

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Ohio Bobcats women's basketball

Venues	Convocation Center (1973–present)

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

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