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2008–09 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team

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2008–09 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record13–18 (7–9 MAC)
Head coach
Home arenaConvocation Center
Seasons
2008–09 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Bowling Green 15 1   .938 28 4   .875
Kent State 8 8   .500 19 10   .655
Miami (OH) 7 9   .438 16 15   .516
Ohio 7 9   .438 13 18   .419
Akron 6 10   .375 11 19   .367
Buffalo 2 14   .125 8 24   .250
West
Ball State 14 2   .875 25 8   .758
Toledo 11 5   .688 18 13   .581
Northern Illinois 10 6   .625 15 15   .500
Central Michigan 9 7   .563 18 14   .563
Eastern Michigan 4 12   .250 8 21   .276
Western Michigan 3 13   .188 7 23   .233
2009 MAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2008–09 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team represented Ohio University during the 2008–09 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by first year head coach Semeka Randall, played their home games at the Convocation Center in Athens, Ohio as a member of the Mid-American Conference.[1] They finished the season 13–18 and 7–9 in MAC play.

Preseason

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The preseason poll was announced by the league office on October 30, 2008. Ohio was picked fourth in the MAC East[2]

Preseason women's basketball poll

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(First place votes in parentheses)

East Division

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

West Division

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

Preseason All-MAC

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Preseason All-MAC teams
Team Player Position Year
Preseason All-MAC East Chandra Myers

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Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 14, 2008*
at Navy W 63–48  1–0
 
 
Nov 16, 2008*
at Morehead State L 52–56  1–1
 
 
Nov 24, 2008*
at Memphis L 69–72  1–2
 
 
Nov 28, 2008*
vs. South Carolina L 34–43  1–3
 
 
Nov 29, 2008*
vs. Fordham L 51–55  1–4
 
 
Dec 4, 2008*
at Presbyterian W 68–37  2–4
 
 
Dec 6, 2008*
at Clemson L 57–60  2–5
 
 
Dec 13, 2008*
at Marshall W 67–53  3–5
 
 
Dec 19, 2008*
Cleveland State W 76–66  4–5
 
 
Dec 21, 2008*
at Syracuse L 62–67  4–6
 
 
Dec 29, 2008*
at South Alabama L 64–68  4–7
 
 
Jan 3, 2009*
No. 18 Florida L 56–74  4–8
 
 
MAC regular season
Jan 7, 2009
at Buffalo W 84–81 OT 5–8
(1–0)
 
 
Jan 10, 2009
Bowling Green L 52–62  5–9
(1–1)
 
 
Jan 14, 2009
Akron W 65–60 OT 6–9
(2–1)
 
 
Jan 17, 2009
at Kent State L 74–78 OT 6–10
(2–2)
 
 
Jan 21, 2009
at Miami (OH) W 66–53  7–10
(3–2)
 
 
Jan 24, 2009
Northern Illinois L 59–67  7–11
(3–3)
 
 
Jan 31, 2009
Central Michigan L 65–72  7–12
(3–4)
 
 
Feb 4, 2009
at Eastern Michigan W 52–41  8–12
(4–4)
 
 
Feb 8, 2009
at Toledo L 51–60  8–13
(4–5)
 
 
Feb 11, 2009
Western Michigan L 56–74  8–14
(4–6)
 
 
Feb 14, 2009
at Ball State L 72–80  8–15
(4–7)
 
 
Non-conference regular season
Feb 17, 2009*
Utah Valley W 83–74  9–15
 
 
MAC regular season
Feb 21, 2009
Buffalo W 80–77  10–15
(5–7)
 
 
Feb 25, 2009
Kent State W 68–58  11–15
(6–7)
 
 
Feb 28, 2009
Miami (OH) W 60–48  12–15
(7–7)
 
 
Mar 4, 2009
at Akron L 57–58  12–16
(7–8)
 
 
Mar 7, 2009
at No. 25 Bowling Green L 64–79  12–17
(7–9)
 
 
MAC Tournament
Mar 11, 2009
Western Michigan W 68–57  13–17
 
 
Mar 13, 2009
vs. Toledo L 70–77  13–18
 
 
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Awards and honors

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All-MAC Awards

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Postseason All-MAC teams
Team Player Position Year
All-MAC Second team Lauren Hmiel G
All-MAC Third team Jennifer Bushby G Jr.

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References

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  1. ^ "Convocation Center". Ohio University. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
  2. ^ "BALL STATE AND BOWLING GREEN TABBED AS WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PRESEASON FAVORITES". Retrieved June 13, 2022.
  3. ^ "MAC ANNOUNCES WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PRESEASON ALL-MAC TEAM". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
  4. ^ "2008-09 Women's Basketball". ohiobobcats.com. Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
  5. ^ "2008-09 Women's Basketball". ESPN.com. ESPN. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
  6. ^ "MAC ANNOUNCES WOMEN'S BASKETBALL POST SEASON AWARDS". Retrieved June 13, 2022.