2014–15 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team

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2014–15 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball
MAC Regular Season Champions
MAC Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, 1st Round
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record27–5 (16–2 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaConvocation Center
Seasons
2014–15 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Ohio 16 2   .889 27 5   .844
Akron 12 6   .667 22 8   .733
Buffalo 11 7   .611 19 12   .613
Miami (OH) 4 14   .222 7 23   .233
Kent State 3 15   .167 5 25   .167
Bowling Green 2 16   .111 9 21   .300
West
Ball State 13 5   .722 17 13   .567
Eastern Michigan 11 7   .611 22 13   .629
Western Michigan 11 7   .611 20 12   .625
Toledo 10 8   .556 18 13   .581
Northern Illinois 8 10   .444 12 17   .414
Central Michigan 7 11   .389 13 18   .419
2015 MAC tournament winner
As of 14 March 2015
Rankings from AP poll

The 2014–15 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team represented Ohio University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by second year head coach Bob Boldon, played its home games at the Convocation Center in Athens, Ohio as a member of the Mid-American Conference.[1][2] They finished the season 27–5 and 16–2 in MAC play. After winning the MAC regular season and beating sixth-seeded Eastern Michigan 60–44 in the MAC tournament final.,[3] the team was invited to the 2015 NCAA women's tournament and lost to Arizona State in the first round.[4]

Preseason[edit]

The preseason coaches' poll and league awards were announced by the league office on October 29, 2014. Ohio was picked fourth in the MAC East[5]

Preseason women's basketball coaches poll[edit]

(First place votes in parentheses)

East Division[edit]

  1. Buffalo (8)
  2. Bowling Green (3)
  3. Akron
  4. Ohio (1)
  5. Miami
  6. Kent State

West Division[edit]

  1. Central Michigan (11)
  2. Ball State (1)
  3. Western Michigan
  4. Toledo
  5. Eastern Michigan
  6. Northern Illinois

Tournament champs[edit]

Central Michigan (10), Ball State (1), Buffalo (1)

Preseason All-MAC[edit]

Preseason All-MAC teams
Team Player Position Year
Preseason All-MAC East Kiyanna Black G Jr.

Source[5]

Roster[edit]

2015–16 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Hometown
G 1 Mariah Harris 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Jr Springfield, OH
G 2 Mariah Byard 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Mannington, WV
G 4 Kiyanna Black 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr Columbus, OH
G 5 Quiera Lampkins 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Gahanna, OH
G 7 Adyn Bucher
So Athens, OH
F 10 Lexie Baldwin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Hattiesburg, MS
F 11 Kelly Karlis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Medinah, IL
G 12 Yamonie Jenkins 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Reynoldsburg, OH
G 14 Kat Yelle 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Jr Geneva, IL
F 15 Jasmine Weatherspoon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Columbus, OH
F 20 Tmisht Stinson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Hattiesburg, MS
F 22 Hannah Boesinger 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Hudson, OH
F 42 Destini Cooper 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Reynoldsburg, OH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: May 29, 2016

Schedule and results[edit]

Source:[6]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
non-conference regular season
November 14, 2014*
at Murray State W 111–60  1–0
 
 
November 17, 2014*
Wofford W 84–37  2–0
 
 
November 20, 2014*
Detroit W 60–57  3–0
 
 
November 25, 2014*
at Northern Kentucky W 77–38  4–0
 
 
November 30, 2014*
Manhattan W 82–58  5–0
 
 
December 3, 2014*
Morehead State W 87–67  6–0
 
 
December 6, 2014*
East Carolina L 68–76  6–1
 
 
December 15, 2014*
James Madison L 62–69  6–2
 
 
December 19, 2014*
vs. La Salle W 74–63  7–2
 
 
December 20, 2014*
vs. Massachusetts W 59–52  8–2
 
 
December 29, 2014*
Cleveland State W 71–64  9–2
 
 
MAC regular season
January 3, 2015
at Buffalo W 61–50  10–2
(1-0)
 
 
January 7, 2015
at Western Michigan L 51–61  10–3
(1-1)
 
 
January 10, 2015
Toledo W 65–58  11–3
(2-1)
 
 
January 14, 2015
at Eastern Michigan W 82–59  12–3
(3-1)
 
 
January 17, 2015
Central Michigan W 71–51  13–3
(4-1)
 
 
January 21, 2015
Northern Illinois W 67–40  14–3
(5-1)
 
 
January 24, 2015
at Ball State W 60–53  15–3
(6-1)
 
 
January 28, 2015
Akron W 72–60  16–3
(7-1)
 
 
January 31, 2015
at Central Michigan W 74–66  17–3
(8-1)
 
 
February 7, 2015
Kent State W 58–44  18–2
(9-1)
 
 
February 11, 2015
at Bowling Green W 71–46  19–3
(10-1)
 
 
February 14, 2015
at Miami (OH) W 67–45  20–3
(11-1)
 
 
February 18, 2015
Eastern Michigan L 61–73  20–4
(11-2)
 
 
February 21, 2015
Akron W 77–55  21–4
(12-2)
 
 
February 25, 2015
Buffalo W 78–70  22–4
(13-2)
 
 
February 28, 2015
Bowling Green W 67–47  23–4
(14-2)
 
 
March 4, 2015
Kent State W 69–56  24–4
(15-2)
 
 
March 7, 2015
Miami (OH) W 75–60  25–4
(16-2)
 
 
MAC Tournament
March 13, 2015
vs. Buffalo W 63–55  26–4
 
 
March 14, 2015
vs. Eastern Michigan W 60–44  27–4
 
 
NCAA tournament
March 21, 2015
vs. Arizona State L 55–74  27–5
 
 
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Awards and honors[edit]

Weekly Awards[edit]

Weekly Award Honors
Honors Player Position Date Awarded Source
MAC East player of the week Quiera Lampkins G December 22 [7]
MAC East player of the week Kiyanna Black G February 2 [8]
MAC East player of the week Kiyanna Black G February 23 [9]
MAC East player of the week Kiyanna Black G March 22 [10]

All-MAC Awards[edit]

Postseason All-MAC teams
Team Player Position Year
MAC Coach of the Year Bob Boldon
All-MAC 1st team Kiyanna Black G Jr.
All-MAC 3rd team Quiera Lampkins G So.
All-MAC Honorable Mention Mariah Byard G Sr.

[11]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Convocation Center". Ohio University. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
  2. ^ "Bob Boldon". Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
  3. ^ "Eastern Michigan 44, Ohio 60". ESPN. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
  4. ^ "Katie Hempen scores career-high 23 as Sun Devils rout Ohio". ESPN. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
  5. ^ a b "MAC ANNOUNCES 2014-15 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PRESEASON POLL". Mid-American Conference.
  6. ^ "2014-15 Women's Basketball Schedule". ohiobobcats.com. Ohio University. Archived from the original on February 22, 2022. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
  7. ^ "Lampkins Named MAC East Player of the Week".
  8. ^ "Black Named MAC East Player of the Week". Ohio Athletics.
  9. ^ "Black Named MAC East Player of the Week". Ohio Athletics.
  10. ^ "Black Earns Second-Straight MAC East Player of the Week Honor". Ohio Athletics.
  11. ^ "MAC ANNOUNCES ALL-MAC TEAMS, DEFENSIVE PLAYER AND SIXTH PLAYER OF THE YEAR". Mid-American Conference.