2024–25 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team

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]

2024–25 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	1–3 (0–0 MAC)
Head coach	Bob Boldon (12th season)
Assistant coaches	Tavares Jackson Chelsea Welch Kaylee Gregory Bambule Abby Garnett
Home arena	Convocation Center
Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Ball State	0	–	0		–			4	–	0		1.000
Buffalo	0	–	0		–			4	–	0		1.000
Miami (OH)	0	–	0		–			3	–	1		.750
Toledo	0	–	0		–			2	–	1		.667
Akron	0	–	0		–			2	–	2		.500
Northern Illinois	0	–	0		–			2	–	2		.500
Bowling Green	0	–	0		–			2	–	3		.400
Kent State	0	–	0		–			2	–	3		.400
Ohio	0	–	0		–			1	–	3		.250
Western Michigan	0	–	0		–			1	–	3		.250
Central Michigan	0	–	0		–			0	–	3		.000
Eastern Michigan	0	–	0		–			0	–	3		.000
† 2025 MAC tournament winner As of November 20, 2024

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

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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

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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 — Fr Williamstown Williamstown, WV	Head coach Bob Boldon (Walsh) Assistant coach(es) Tavares Jackson (Minnesota) Chelsea Welch (Wright State) Kaylee Gregory Bambule (Ohio) Abby Garnett (Ohio) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt 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						Nutter Center  Fairborn, OH
December 3, 2024* 11:00 a.m, ESPN+		Ohio Christian						Convocation Center  Athens, OH
December 8, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Butler						Convocation Center  Athens, OH
December 15, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Saint Louis						Chaifetz Arena  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]

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