Ohio Bobcats women's basketball

UniversityOhio University

Athletic directorSlade Larscheid

Head coachBob Boldon (12th season)

LocationAthens, Ohio

2025–26 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team

University

Ohio University

Athletic director

Slade Larscheid

Head coach

Bob Boldon (12th season)

Location

Athens, Ohio

Arena

Convocation Center
(capacity: 13,080)

Conference

Mid-American Conference

Nickname

Bobcats

Colors

Hunter green and white^[1]

NCAA Division I tournament appearances

1986, 1995, 2015

Conference tournament champions

1986, 2015

Conference regular-season champions

1986, 1995, 2015, 2016

Conference division champions

2015, 2016, 2019, 2020

Uniforms

Home

Away

Alternate

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.^[2]

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.^[3]

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.^[4]

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.^[4]

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.^[5] 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.^[3] In the 2018-19 season the Bobcats won 30 games, being the first basketball team to do so between both Bobcat men's and women's programs.

Seasonal Results

as of end of 2025-26 season

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
2016–17	22–10	12–6
2017–18	16–15	9–9
2018–19	30–6	14–4
2019–20	19–11	11–7
2020–21	15–9	11–6
2021–22	15–15	9–10
2022–23	6–23	4–14
2023–24	11–19	8–10
2024–25	6–23	4–14
2025–26	18–14	11–7
2026–27	0–0	0–0

Postseason results

NCAA tournament results

The Bobcats have appeared in three NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 0-3.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1986	#9	First Round	#8 Illinois	L 69-68
1995	#14	First Round	#3 Washington	L 73-57
2015	#14	First Round	#3 Arizona State	L 74-55

Women's National Invitation Tournament results

Ohio has been selected to participate in five Women's National Invitation Tournaments. Their combined record is 6-6.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2016	Round 1	Marshall	W 76–68
	Round 2	Virginia Tech	W 64-57
	Round 3	Temple	L 75-61
2017	Round 1	Penn State	L 74-65
2019	Round 1	High Point	W 81-74
	Round 2	Middle Tennessee	W 59-57
	Round 3	Western Kentucky	W 68-60
	Quarterfinals	Northwestern	L 61-58
2021	Round 1	Clemson	L 60-65
	Consolation bracket Semi-Finals	Fordham	W 81-64
	Consolation bracket Finals	UMass	L 71-95
2022	Round 1	South Dakota State	L 87-57
2026	Round 1	UMBC	L 62–58

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Year	Alma mater
Bob Boldon	Head coach	2013	Walsh University Indiana University 1997, 2003
Tavares Jackson	Assistant coach	2013	University of Minnesota Crookston 2000
Chelsea Welch	Assistant coach	2022	Wright State University 2018
Kaylee Gregory Bambule	Assistant coach	2022	Ohio University 2021
Abby Garnett	Assistant coach	2024	Ohio University 2022
Ebony Pegus	Director of Basketball Operations	2021	Massachusetts

Bobcat basketball traditions

Ohio is a tradition-rich school, and many of those traditions are associated with athletics events, especially basketball. Some Ohio traditions include:

Rufus the Bobcat – The school mascot, a fierce yet friendly looking Bobcat that always sports an Ohio jersey with a number "1" on the back.
Ohio Varsity Band – The pep band which performs at every basketball game.
"Stand Up and Cheer" – Ohio's fight song
"Alma Mater, Ohio" – Ohio's alma mater song

Head coach	Period	W-L record	Win pct.	W-L record in the MAC	Win pct.	MAC Regular season championships
Nancy Schaub	1973–1977	33–29	.532	0-0	–	N/a
Kathy Martin	1977–1978	5–8	.385	0-0	–	N/a
Gwen Hoover	1978–1981	27–40	.403	0-0	–	N/a
Becky DeStefano	1981–1984	38–43	.469	27-19	.587	0
Amy Prichard	1984–1990	74–91	.448	42-58	.420	1
Marsha Reall	1990–1999	123–126	.494	84-82	.506	1
Lynn Bria	1999–2006	77–123	.385	43-68	.387	0
Sylvia Crawley	2006–2008	38–25	.603	19-13	.594	0
Semeka Randall	2008–2013	50–103	.327	22-58	.275	0
Bob Boldon	2013–present	221–177	.555	129-104	.554	2
TOTALS	1973–present	686–766	.472	366-404	.475	4

Head coach	Year	Period	W-L record	W-L record in the MAC	Win pct.
Bob Boldon	2013–present	221–177	.555	129-104	.554
Marsha Reall	1990–1999	123–126	.494	84-82	.506
Lynn Bria	1999–2006	77–123	.385	43-68	.387
Amy Prichard	1984–1990	74–91	.448	42-58	.420
Semeka Randall	2008–2013	50–103	.327	22-58	.275

Opponent	W-L record	Win pct.	Year WBB joined the MAC
Akron	45–19	.710	1992
Ball State	40–28	.597	1981
Bowling Green	29–54	.346	1981
Buffalo	20–28	.429	1998
Central Michigan	32–36	.463	1981
Eastern Michigan	39–24	.607	1981
Kent State	34–51	.398	1981
Miami	39–51	.432	1981
Northern Illinois	25–21	.533	1981–1986,1997
Toledo	22–43	.333	1981
Western Michigan	34–30	.524	1981
Marshall	11–5	.688	1997–2005
Total	366–404	.475

v t e 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 1999–2000 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 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26

v t e Mid-American Conference women's basketball
Teams	Akron Zips Ball State Cardinals Bowling Green Falcons Buffalo Bulls Central Michigan Chippewas Eastern Michigan Eagles Kent State Golden Flashes Miami RedHawks Northern Illinois Huskies (leaving in 2026) Ohio Bobcats Toledo Rockets UMass Minutewomen Western Michigan Broncos
Championships & awards	Mid-American Conference women's basketball tournament Regular Season Champions
Seasons	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 1999–2000 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 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26

Ohio Bobcats women's basketball

Seasonal Results

Postseason results

NCAA tournament results

Women's National Invitation Tournament results

Coaching staff

Bobcat basketball traditions

All-time records

All-time coaching records

Top five winning coaches

All-time MAC records

References

External links

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