2025–26 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team

2025–26 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball
2025–26 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	5–3 (0–0 MAC)
Head coach	Bob Boldon (13th season);
Assistant coaches	Tavares Jackson; Chelsea Welch; Kaylee Gregory Bambule; Abby Garnett;
Home arena	Convocation Center

2025–26 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UMass	0	–	0	–	7	–	1	.875
Ball State	0	–	0	–	8	–	4	.667
Bowling Green	0	–	0	–	7	–	4	.636
Miami (OH)	0	–	0	–	7	–	4	.636
Ohio	0	–	0	–	5	–	3	.625
Central Michigan	0	–	0	–	6	–	4	.600
Eastern Michigan	0	–	0	–	6	–	4	.600
Kent State	0	–	0	–	5	–	6	.455
Toledo	0	–	0	–	4	–	5	.444
Western Michigan	0	–	0	–	3	–	6	.333
Buffalo	0	–	0	–	2	–	7	.222
Akron	0	–	0	–	2	–	8	.200
Northern Illinois	0	–	0	–	2	–	8	.200

† 2026 MAC tournament winner As of December 18, 2025

The 2025–26 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team will represent Ohio University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by thirteenth-year head coach Bob Boldon, play their home games at the Convocation Center in Athens, Ohio as a member of the Mid-American Conference.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Previous season

They finished 6–23 and 4–14 in MAC play, to finish tied for eleventh in the MAC.^[5] They failed to qualify for the MAC tournament.

Offseason

Departures

Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason
Kate Dennis	14	G	6'1"	Sr.	Rockford, IL	Exhausted Eligibility
Jaya McClure	0	G	5'6"	Jr.	Louisville, KY	Transferred to UIC
Emma Barnett	34	F	6'1"	So.	Mount Washington, KY
Kennedi Watkins	5	G	5'10"	Sr.	Ballwin, MO	Exhausted Eligibility
Anyssa Jones	3	G	5'10"	Gr.	Westerville, OH	Exhausted Eligibility
Kiersten Cashell	31	F	5'11"	So.	Hilliard, OH
Olivia Rinard	36	G	5'5"	Fr.	Williamstown, WV

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Incoming transfers

Incoming transfers
Name	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason
Elli Garnett	F	5'11"	Gr.	Lakewood, CO	Transferred from Nicholls State
Antonicia Moultrie	G	5'9"	Jr.	Nassau, Bahamas	Transferred from Garden City CC
Bella Ranallo	G		So.	Lake Forest, IL	Transferred from Clemson

2025 recruiting class

Recruiting class
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	High school	Hometown
Arianna Jennings		G	5'11"	Harker Heights	Killeen, TX
Vivienne Macheck		G	5'10"	UNITED School of Sports	Embrach, Switzerland

Preseason

On October 21, 2025 the MAC released the preseason coaches poll. Ohio was picked to finish tenth in the MAC regular season. Ohio received zero first place votes an no votes to win the MAC Tournament.^[8]

Preseason rankings

MAC preseason poll
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)	1st place
1.	Kent State	133	5
2.	Toledo	118	2
3.	Toledo	115	3
4.	Ball State	112	3
5.	Central Michigan	105	--
6.	Bowling Green	101	--
7.	Miami	86	--
8.	Akron	51	--
9.	Western Michigan	48	--
10.	Ohio	44	--
11.	Buffalo	42	--
12.	Eastern Michigan	36	--
13.	Northern Illinois	23	--

MAC tournament champions: Kent State (5), UMass (3), Toledo (3), Ball State (1), Miami (1)

Source^[9]

Roster

^[7]

2025–26 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	2	ReRe Jennings	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Harker Heights	Killeen, TX
G	3	Bella Ranallo	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	RS So	Lake Forest	Lake Forest, IL
G	4	Aliah McWhorter	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	GS	Sycamore	Cincinnati, OH
G	5	Vivienne Macheck	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	UNITED School of Sports	Embrach,Switzerland
F	8	Elli Garnett	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	GS	Golden	Lakewood, CO
G	11	Antonicia Moultrie	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	Saint Augustine's	Nassau, Bahamas
G	13	Monica Williams	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	RS So	Lawrence North	Indianapolis, IN
G	20	Gigi Bower	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	Olentangy	Powell, OH
G	21	Bailey Tabeling	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Trinity Lutheran	Seymour, IN
G	22	Asiah Baxter	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	Warren Central	Indianapolis, IN
F	23	Danni Scully	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	Nazareth Academy	Park Ridge, IL
F	24	Aja Austin	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr		Westerville, OH
G	30	Madison Lim	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	RS So	Mechanicsburg	Marysville, OH
F	41	Cassidy Lafler	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Sr	Dublin Coffman	Dublin, OH

Head coach

Bob Boldon (Walsh)

Assistant coach(es)

Tavares Jackson (Minnesota)
Chelsea Welch (Wright State)
Kaylee Gregory Bambule (Ohio)
Abby Garnett (Ohio)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 28, 2025

Support staff

**2025–26 Ohio Bobcats support staff**
Ebony Pegues – Director of Basketball Operations Becca Gaddy – Director of Athletics Communications (Volleyball, Women's Basketball, Cross Country/Track & Field, Baseball) Brooke Bolduc – Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach (Soccer, WBB) Morgan Hall – Staff Athletic Trainer Jessica Arquette – Ohio Athletics Sports Dietitian Kaitlyn Michener – Nutritionist Hannah Rastatter – Nutritionist

Source:^[7]

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Texas State MAC-SBC Challenge	W 72–66	1–0	27 – Garnett	6 – Baxter	4 – Tabeling	Strahan Arena (781) San Marcos, TX
November 9, 2025* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+	Columbia	L 74–92	1–1	18 – Ranallo	5 – McWhorter	4 – Tabeling	Convocation Center (565) Athens, OH
November 13, 2025* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+	Morehead State	W 76–60	2–1	18 – McWhorter	9 – Baxter	5 – Tabeling	Convocation Center (2,000) Athens, OH
November 20, 2025* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Xavier	L 53–74	2–2	15 – McWhorter	6 – Jennings	4 – Tabeling	Cintas Center (964) Cincinnati, OH
November 24, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Wright State	W 89–66	3–2	19 – Tabeling	7 – Garnett	3 – Tied	Convocation Center (541) Athens, OH
November 30, 2025* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Davidson	L 59–64	3–3	15 – Ranallo	6 – Ranallo	2 – Ranallo	John M. Belk Arena (835) Davidson, NC
December 5, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	UIC	W 72–70	4–3	18 – Ranallo	7 – Ranallo	6 – Ranallo	Convocation Center (2,500) Athens, OH
December 13, 2025* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Radford	W 72–67	5–3	18 – Ranallo	13 – Garnett	Tabeling –	Dedmon Center (6) Radford, VA
December 20, 2025* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Saint Louis						Convocation Center Athens, OH
December 28, 2025* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Wilberforce						Convocation Center Athens, OH
MAC regular season
December 31, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Central Michigan						McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI
January 3, 2026 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Akron						Convocation Center Athens, OH
January 7, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Eastern Michigan						Convocation Center Athens, OH
January 10, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Buffalo						Alumni Arena Amherst, NY
January 14, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Kent State						MAC Center Kent, OH
January 17, 2026 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Northern Illinois						Convocation Center Athens, OH
January 21, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Bowling Green						Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH
January 24, 2026 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Toledo						Convocation Center Athens, OH
January 28, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	UMass						Convocation Center Athens, OH
January 31, 2026 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Miami (OH)						Millett Hall Oxford, OH
February 4, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Western Michigan						Convocation Center Athens, OH
February 7, 2026* TBA, ESPN+	at TBA MAC–SBC Challenge						Convocation Center Athens, OH
February 10, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Toledo						Savage Arena Toledo, OH
February 14, 2026 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Kent State						Convocation Center Athens, OH
February 18, 2026 TBA, ESPN+	at Akron						James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH
February 25, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Bowling Green						Convocation Center Athens, OH
February 28, 2026 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Ball State						Worthen Arena Muncie, IN
March 4, 2026 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Eastern Michigan						George Gervin GameAbove Center Ypsilanti, MI
March 7, 2026 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Miami (OH)						Convocation Center Athens, OH
MAC tournament
March 11, 2026† TBA, TBA	vs. TBA Quarterfinals						Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

† If a top eight finisher in MAC

Source^[10]^[11]

References

^ "Convocation Center". Ohio University. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
^ "Bob Boldon". Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
^ Arkley, Jason (March 28, 2013). "Boldon named Bobcats' new coach". Athens Messenger. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
^ "MAC Women's College Basketball Standings - 2024-25". ESPN. Retrieved 2025-04-04.
^ "MAC Basketball Standings - 2024-25". ESPN. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Roster". Ohio Athletics. Retrieved July 30, 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c "2025-26 Women's Basketball Roster". Ohio Athletics. Retrieved July 30, 2025.
^ "MAC Basketball x Field of 68 Tip-Off Show Live TODAY!". getsomemaction.com. Mid-American Conference. October 20, 2025. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
^ "MAC Announces 2025-26 Women's Basketball Preseason Poll & Teams". getsomemaction.com. Mid-American Conference. October 21, 2025. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
^ "2025-26 Women's Basketball Schedule". Ohio University Athletics.
^ "Ohio Bobcats Schedule 2025-26". ESPN.

[1] "Convocation Center". Ohio University. Retrieved 2022-09-29.

[2] "Bob Boldon". Ohio University Athletics. Retrieved 2023-07-17.

[3] Arkley, Jason (March 28, 2013). "Boldon named Bobcats' new coach". Athens Messenger. Retrieved May 31, 2022.

[4] "MAC Women's College Basketball Standings - 2024-25". ESPN. Retrieved 2025-04-04.

[5] "MAC Basketball Standings - 2024-25". ESPN. Retrieved March 15, 2025.

[6] "2024-25 Women's Basketball Roster". Ohio Athletics. Retrieved July 30, 2025.

[roster-7] "2025-26 Women's Basketball Roster". Ohio Athletics. Retrieved July 30, 2025.

[8] "MAC Basketball x Field of 68 Tip-Off Show Live TODAY!". getsomemaction.com. Mid-American Conference. October 20, 2025. Retrieved October 21, 2025.

[poll-9] "MAC Announces 2025-26 Women's Basketball Preseason Poll & Teams". getsomemaction.com. Mid-American Conference. October 21, 2025. Retrieved October 21, 2025.

[10] "2025-26 Women's Basketball Schedule". Ohio University Athletics.

[11] "Ohio Bobcats Schedule 2025-26". ESPN.

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