2014–15 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team

2014–15 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball
2014–15 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball
MAC Regular Season Champions; MAC Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, 1st Round
Conference	Mid-American Conference
	East Division
Record	27–5 (16–2 MAC)
Head coach	Bob Boldon (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Kate Bruce; Tavares Jackson; Mary Evans;
Home arena	Convocation Center
	Seasons ← 2013–14 2015–16 →

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]

2014–15 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	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

Preseason

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

(First place votes in parentheses)

East Division

West Division

Tournament champs

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

Preseason All-MAC

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

Source^[5]

Roster

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

Bob Boldon

Assistant coach(es)

Katie Bruce
Tavares Jackson
Mary Evans

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: May 29, 2016

Schedule and results

Source:^[6]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record
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

Weekly Awards

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

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.

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