2025–26 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team

2025–26 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball
WNIT, First Round
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record18–14 (11–7 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tavares Jackson
  • Chelsea Welch
  • Kaylee Gregory Bambule
  • Abby Garnett
Home arenaConvocation Center
2025–26 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Miami (OH) † 16 – 2   .889 28 – 7   .800
Ball State 16 – 2   .889 26 – 7   .788
UMass 15 – 3   .833 23 – 7   .767
Central Michigan 12 – 6   .667 18 – 12   .600
Ohio 11 – 7   .611 18 – 14   .563
Toledo 9 – 9   .500 17 – 15   .531
Bowling Green 9 – 9   .500 17 – 14   .548
Kent State 9 – 9   .500 15 – 16   .484
Eastern Michigan 6 – 12   .333 13 – 16   .448
Western Michigan 5 – 13   .278 9 – 20   .310
Akron 4 – 14   .222 7 – 24   .226
Northern Illinois 4 – 14   .222 7 – 23   .233
Buffalo 1 – 17   .056 3 – 27   .100
† 2026 MAC tournament winner

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]

They finished the 2025–26 season 11–7 in MAC play, to finish in 5th place.[5] They qualified for the MAC tournament as the 5th seed where they defeated Central Michigan in the quarterfinals before losing to top seeded Miami in the semifinals[6][7]

Ohio accepted a WNIT bid where lost in the first round to UMBC to end the season at 18–14.[8]

Previous season

Main article: 2024–25 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team

They finished 6–23 and 4–14 in MAC play, to finish tied for eleventh in the MAC.[9] 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 Transferred to Lindsey Wilson
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

[10][11]

Incoming transfers

Incoming transfers
Name Number 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.[12]

Preseason rankings

MAC preseason poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1. Kent State 133 (5)
2. Toledo 118 (2)
3. UMass 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[13]

Roster

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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
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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:[11]

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# 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 L 74–80  5–4
  20 – Tabeling   9 – Baxter   3 – Williams  Convocation Center (528)
Athens, OH
December 28, 2025*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Wilberforce W 96–64  6–4
  19 – Bower   8 – Scully   4 – Jennings  Convocation Center (368)
Athens, OH
MAC regular season
December 31, 2025
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Central Michigan W 85–83 OT 7–4
(1–0) 		 22 – Ranallo   8 – Tied   5 – Garnett  McGuirk Arena (1414)
Mount Pleasant, MI
January 3, 2026
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Akron W 73–56  8–4
(2–0) 		 16 – Tabeling   8 – Garnett   4 – Tied  Convocation Center (513)
Athens, OH
January 7, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Eastern Michigan W 96–87  9–4
(3–0) 		 21 – Tabeling   6 – Baxter   6 – Williams  Convocation Center (419)
Athens, OH
January 10, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Buffalo W 71–59  10–4
(4–0) 		 14 – Tied   6 – Williams   7 – Tabeling  Alumni Arena (1005)
Amherst, NY
January 14, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Kent State L 68–71  10–5
(4–1) 		 12 – Tied   7 – Baxter   4 – Tabeling  MAC Center (1292)
Kent, OH
January 17, 2026
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Northern Illinois W 66–62  11–5
(5–1) 		 15 – Tabeling   8 – Scully   3 – Moultrie  Convocation Center (661)
Athens, OH
January 21, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Bowling Green W 82–57  12–5
(6–1) 		 26 – Ranallo   8 – Tabeling   5 – Tabeling  Stroh Center (1601)
Bowling Green, OH
January 24, 2026
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Toledo L 66–75  12–6
(6–2) 		 15 – Tabeling   4 – Tied   2 – Tied  Convocation Center (500)
Athens, OH
January 28, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UMass L 76–85  12–7
(6–3) 		 17 – Bower   5 – Moultrie   4 – Tabeling  Convocation Center (692)
Athens, OH
January 31, 2026
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Miami (OH) L 70–90  12–8
(6–4) 		 15 – Tied   9 – Scully   3 – Tied  Millett Hall (5034)
Oxford, OH
February 4, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Western Michigan W 76–37  13–8
(7–4) 		 15 – Garnett   5 – Tied   3 – Moultrie  Convocation Center (643)
Athens, OH
February 7, 2026*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Old Dominion
MAC–SBC Challenge 		L 76–84  13–9
  15 – Ranallo   7 – Garnett   4 – Tabeling  Convocation Center (738)
Athens, OH
February 10, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Toledo W 71–67  14–9
(8–4) 		 17 – Tabeling   7 – Tabeling   4 – McWhorter  Savage Arena (3866)
Toledo, OH
February 14, 2026
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Kent State W 71–61  15–9
(9–4) 		 19 – Garnett   7 – McWhorter   5 – Tabeling  Convocation Center (654)
Athens, OH
February 18, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Akron L 105–108 2OT 15–10
  25 – Tabeling   10 – Garnett   4 – Tied  James A. Rhodes Arena (779)
Akron, OH
February 25, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Bowling Green L 56–60 OT 15–11
(9–6) 		 18 – Tabeling   11 – Tabeling   3 – Ranallo  Convocation Center (683)
Athens, OH
February 28, 2026
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Ball State L 85–86  15–12
(9–7) 		 19 – Tabeling   7 – Baxter   6 – Tabeling  Worthen Arena (2015)
Muncie, IN
March 4, 2026
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Eastern Michigan W 62–54  16–12
(10–7) 		 10 – Tied   10 – Garnett   2 – Tied  George Gervin GameAbove Center (1452)
Ypsilanti, MI
March 7, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPNU 		Miami (OH) W 77–62  17–12
(11–7) 		 21 – Garnett   11 – Garnett   5 – Tabeling  Convocation Center (660)
Athens, OH
MAC tournament
March 11, 2026
TBA, ESPN+ 		(5) vs. (4) Central Michigan
Quarterfinals 		W 89–88  18–12
  33 – Tabeling   10 – Garnett   7 – Garnett  Rocket Arena 
Cleveland, OH
March 13, 2026
TBA, ESPN+ 		(5) vs. (1) Miami (OH)
Semifinals 		L 52–80  18–13
  18 – Williams   9 – Garnett   4 – Tabeling  Rocket Arena 
Cleveland, OH
Women's National Invitation Tournament
March 19, 2026
7:00 p.m. 		UMBC
Round 1 		L 58–62  18–14
  14 – Tabeling   6 – Tied   2 – Tied  Convocation Center (551)
Athens, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[14][15]

Awards and honors

All-MAC Awards

Postseason All-MAC teams
Team Player Position Year
All-MAC 2nd Team Bailey Tabeling G Jr.

Source[16]

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