WB2K23: Ohio University
Teams to Watch in 2022-23
The Ohio Bobcats hope to bounce back from a 15-15 season which ended in a first-round loss in the Women's National Invitational Tournament to South Dakota State. The Hale sisters are back in Athens, Ohio, looking for an opportunity to showcase their talents on the court. The sisters are guards from Cininnati. Kendall is a sophomore and Jasmine, a redshirt junior. Both have the ability to hit shots from long range. Much of the Ohio squad hasn't logged a lot of minutes on the floor but Caitlyn Kroll is a veteran who should be prominent on the defensive end. The 5-10 redshirt senior from Bridgeport, Ohio has collected 66 steals in 53 contests. She averaged 32.1 minutes per game in 2020-21 as she started in all of her 23 appearances. Another player with solid defense and experience is Madi Mace. The Parkersburg, West Virginia native had five games with three steals last season.
2022-23 Ohio Roster
0 Jaya McClure G Fr. 5-6 Louisville, KY / School-Christian Academy
2 Yaya Felder G So. 5-8 Hartford, CT / Conard
3 Madi Mace G R-So. 5-11 Parkersburg, WV / Parkersburg
4 Ella Pope F So. 5-11 Orem, UT / Timpview
5 Caitlyn Kroll G R-Sr. 5-10 Bridgeport, OH / Bridgeport
10 Kailah Johnson G Jr. 5-8 Holland, OH / Notre Dame Academy
11 Peyton Guice G Jr. 5-11 Westerville, OH / Westerville South
14 Kate Dennis G So. 6-1 Rockford, IL / Guilford
20 Abby Garnett F R-Jr. 6-1 Golden, CO / Golden
22 Kendall Hale G So. 5-11 Cincinnati, OH / West Clermont
23 Jasmine Hale G R-Jr. 5-9 Cincinnati, OH / West Clemont
24 Aja Austin F So. 6-1 Westerville, OH /
35 Alexandra Antonova F R-Jr. Moscow, Russia / Teays Valley
41 Cassidy Lafler G Fr. Dublin, OH / Dublin Coffman
2022-23 Schedule
Nov 7 (Mon) 7 p.m. Home LIU Athens, OH
Nov 10 (Thu) 7 p.m. Away Longwood Farmville, VA
Nov 17 (Thu) 7 p.m. Home Ohio State Athens, OH
Nov 20 (Sun) 2 p.m. Away IUPUI Indianapolis, IN
Nov 26 (Sat) 1 p.m. Away Indiana State Terre Haute, IN
Nov 29 (Tue) 7 p.m. Away Dayton Dayton, OH
Dec 2 (Fri) 6 p.m. Away George Washington Washington, D.C
Dec 13 (Tue) 7 p.m. Home Cincinnati Athens, OH
Dec 18 (Sun) 1 p.m. Home UT Chattanooga Ahtens, OH
Dec 21 (Wed) 11 a.m. Away Kentucky Lexington, KY
Dec 28 (Wed) 4 p.m. Away Columbia New York, NY
Jan 4 (Wed) 7 p.m. Away Akron Akron, OH
Jan 7 (Sat) 1 p.m. Home Kent State Athens, Ohio
Jan 11 (Wed) 7 p.m. Home Buffalo Athens, Ohio
Jan 14 (Sat) 2 p.m. Away Northern Illinois DeKalb, IL
Jan 18 (Wed) 7 p.m. Home Western Michigan Athens, Ohio
Jan 21 (Sat) TBA Away Miami Oxford, OH
Jan 25 (Wed) 7 p.m. Away Central Michigan Mount Pleasant, MI
Jan 28 (Sat) 1 p.m. Home Ball State Athens, Ohio
Feb 1 (Wed) 7 p.m. Away Eastern Michigan Ypsilanti, MI
Feb 4 (Sat) 2 p.m. Away Toledo Toledo, OH
Feb 8 (Wed) 7 p.m. Home Bowling Green Athens, Ohio
Feb 11 (Sat) TBD Home Northern Illinois Athens, OH
Feb 15 (Wed) 6:30 p.m. Away Ball State Muncie, IN
Feb 18 (Sat) 1 p.m. Home Central Michigan Athens, Ohio
Feb 22 (Wed) 7 p.m. Away Kent State Kent, OH
Feb 25 (Sat) TBA Away Western Michigan Kalamazoo, MI
Mar 1 (Wed) 7 p.m. Home Miami Athens, Ohio
Mar 4 (Sat) 1 p.m. Home Eastern Michigan Athens, Ohio
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