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OHIO WOMEN'S BASKETBALL 2020-21 • GAME 8
Saturday, January 9 | 1 p.m. | Ohio (4-3, 2-2 MAC) vs. Toledo (6-2, 2-2 MAC) | The Convocation Center | Athens, Ohio | Watch Live | Live Stats | Listen Live | Game Notes

ATHENS, Ohio – The Ohio women's basketball team (4-3, 2-2 MAC) will continue Mid-American Conference play on Saturday against Toledo. Tip-off at the Convocation Center is set for 1 p.m.

The game can be watched live on ESPN+. The game can be heard on WOUB 1340-AM and the TuneIn App with Brad Walker on the call.

SERIES HISTORY

This is the 75th all-time meeting between Ohio and Toledo. The teams last met on February 19, 2020 when Ohio won, 86-58. Erica Johnson posted 31 points, nine assists and eight rebounds while Cece Hooks had 20 points and seven boards. 

POINTS PER GAME LEADERS

Both Erica Johnson and Cece Hooks are nationally ranked in points per game. Hooks is No. 7 in the nation and first in the MAC in points per game at 25.1. Johnson is No. 21 in the country and fourth in the league at 22.3 points per game. 

THREES MADE PER GAME

Erica Johnson is 14th in the nation and first in the MAC in three-point shots made per game at 3.43. Johnson is 24-of-72 from behind the arc this season and made a season-high six threes at Kent State.

GETTING TO THE LINE

Cece Hooks is 10th in the nation in free-throws attempted and 23rd in the nation in made free-throws. Hooks is 46-of-68 from the charity stripe this season.

DOUBLE FIGURES THIS SEASON

Cece Hooks and Erica Johnson have scored at least 10 points in every contest this season, while Gabby Burris has scored 10+ in six games this season. 

RANKED WIN

Against Notre Dame, Ohio grabbed its second ranked win in program history and first in the Boldon era when OU took down No. 22 Notre Dame, 86-85. The win was Ohio's first win over Notre Dame. 

BATTLE OF THE BRICKS WIN

Ohio got back in the win column against Miami on the road, 72-63. Hooks had 26 points on 9-of-15 shooting, while Gabby Burris poured in 19 points on 7-of-10 shooting. Ohio shot 50.0% for the first time since taking down Toledo last season. 

FIVE IN DOUBLE FIGURES

Ohio had five players with double-digit points and one player with nine points in Ohio's 77-67 win at Northern Illinois. Cece Hooks led the way with 26 points, while Erica Johnson, Gabby Burris, Peyton Guice and Madi Mace all had 10 or more points. 

Both Guice and Mace had 10 points in the win, both career highs.

HOOKS NAMED MAC PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Cece Hooks was named MAC Player of the Week her performance over No. 22 Notre Dame. Hooks registered 32 points in Ohio's win over No. 22 Notre Dame on Friday (Nov. 27). Hooks went 10-of-23 from the floor and 10-of-14 from the free-throw line, while knocking down two threes. Hooks added eight rebounds and two assists in the win. In the Bobcats' season-opening victory over Liberty, Hooks had 18 points, seven rebounds and two steals.

DOUBLE-DOUBLE IN GAME ONE

In Ohio's season-opening win over Liberty, 76-72, Erica Johnson had 31 points and 10 rebounds. Johnson's 31 points mark the fourth time she's scored 30 or more in a single game

PRESEASON ALL-MAC

Senior guard Cece Hooks and junior guard Erica Johnson were named Preseason First-Team All-MAC for the second-straight season. Ohio finished second in the coaches poll with 128 points, behind favorite Central Michigan. 

BECKY HAMMON MID-MAJOR PLAYER OF THE YEAR WATCH LIST

Redshirt junior guard Erica Johnson (Mansfield, Ohio) and senior guard Cece Hooks (Dayton, Ohio) have been named to the 2021 Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year preseason watch list, Her Hoop Stats announced. Ohio is joined by San Jose State as the only other team with two players on the watchlist. In the Mid-American Conference, Hooks and Johnson are joined by Micaela Kelly of Central Michigan and Dyaisha Fair of Buffalo.

CHERYL MILLER AWARD WATCH LIST

Redshirt junior guard Erica Johnson has been named to the 2021 Cheryl Miller Award watch list, the Basketball Hall of Fame announced The Cheryl Miller Award recognizes the top small forward in NCAA Division I basketball.

NANCY LIEBERMAN AWARD WATCH LIST

Ohio Women's Basketball senior guard Cece Hooks (Dayton, Ohio) has been named to the 2021 Nancy Lieberman Award watch list, the Basketball Hall of Fame announced.

Hooks also appeared on the list last season. Hooks is one of two players in the MAC to appear on the list. 

LAST YEAR'S HONORS

For the second-straight year, Cece Hooks was named MAC Defensive of the Year. Hooks was also named to the All-MAC First team and MAC All-Defensive team. 

Joining Hooks was Erica Johnson on the All-MAC first team. Johnson was MAC Freshman of the Year, Sixth Player of the Year and All-MAC third team two years ago. Johnson averaged 21.4 points per game in conference play last season.

1,000 POINT SCORERS

Three Bobcats - Gabby Burris, Erica Johnson and Cece Hooks - are all 1,000 point scorers for Ohio. 

Burris averaged 9.9 points per game last season.

Johnson scored her 1,000th point in Ohio's win over Western Michigan in the MAC Tournament.

Hooks averaged 18.2 last season.

CECE'S RECORDS

CAREER

- Steals, first (329)

- Scoring, fourth (1,745)

- Field goals made, second (663)

- Assists, eighth (316)

SEASON

- Points per game, 18.2, ninth, 2019-20

- Field goals made, 252, first, 2018-19

- Steals, 110, first, 2018-19

- Steals, 106, second, 2019-20

- Steals, 100, third, 2017-18

CECE'S STEALS

Cece Hooks finished the season with 106 steals, second in program history. Hooks' 106 steals was fifth in the nation last year. Her averaged of 3.66 steals per game was also fifth in the nation.

ADDING TWO IN DECEMBER

Ohio added three players on signing day - Kendall Hale, Kate Dennis and Yaya Felder - and Hale and Dennis will graduate high school early to join the Bobcats in December.

Dennis comes to Ohio from Guilford High School in Illinois, where she was three-time All NIC-10. Dennis was the NIC-10 Offensive Player of the Year in 2020, and was the fifth freshman to be named all-conference in 2018. Dennis became the program's third-highest scorer ever in just three seasons, and averaged 20.6 points per game and 7.2 rebounds per game in her final season at Guilford.

Hale joins the Bobcats from West Clermont High School near Cincinnati. Hale's sister, Jasmine, is currently a member of the Ohio program. As a junior at West Clermont, Hale was all-conference, all-district and honorable mention All-Ohio. Hale was the Under Armour Nationals MVP and a UAA National Champion playing for West Virginia Thunder. In her high school career at West Clermont, Hale averaged 16 points, six rebounds and six assists per game.

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