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OHIO WOMEN'S BASKETBALL 2021-22 • GAME 28
March 5, 2022
1:00 p.m ET | Ohio (15-12, 9-9 MAC) at Kent State (17-11, 9-10 MAC) | Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center | Athens, Ohio | ESPN+ | Live Stats | Listen Live

KENT, Ohio -- The women's basketball team will wrap up the regular season on Saturday afternoon (March 5), as the Bobcats (15-12, 9-9) take to the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center floor to match up against Kent State (17-11, 9-10). Tip-off is scheduled for 1 p.m., and the game will be broadcast on ESPN+. With a win, Ohio will clinch a spot in the MAC Tournament next week, played in Cleveland. 

The women's basketball team are coming off a crucial victory on Wednesday night (March 2), when they defeated rival Miami by a score of 73-64. The Bobcats were led on the offensive end by senior Cece Hooks who scored 23 points and grabbed five rebounds. Ohio was led on the boards overall by Gabby Burris, who snagged eight rebounds and also connected on five three-pointers to finish the game as the second-highest scorer for the Bobcats with 15 points. Erica Johnson and Yaya Felder reached double-figures as well, with 13 and 10 points respectively, and Peyton Guice made her season debut having missed the rest of the season recovering from an injury.

Ohio knocked off Kent State by a score of 70-64 inside the Convocation Center last time these two teams met, on January 12. Cece Hooks finished with 26 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Bobcats. Madi Mace poured in 16 points on 7 for 11 shooting, and Gabby Burris was the third Ohio player in double-digits with 12 points. The close result was the seventh out of the last eight meetings between the two teams that had a winning margin of less than six points.

SCOUTING THE GOLDEN FLASHES
Kent State has lost four of their last five games to close out February, after having gone on a six-game win streak at the start of February. The Golden Flashes are led on offense by four players who average in double figures -- Katie Shumate (12.1), Lindsey Thall (11.4), Nila Blackford (11.1) and Case Santoro (10.5). Kent State has a top-3 scoring margin in the MAC, at +7.25.

HOOKS STANDS ALONE IN NCAA RECORD BOOK
Cece Hooks is the only player in Division I history to be top-30 for career scoring (28th) and top-6 (6th) for career steals.

WIN AND IN
Ohio will clinch a spot in the MAC Tournament with a victory against the Golden Flashes on Saturday afternoon.

PEYTON RETURNS TO PLAY
After working towards being medically cleared all season, sophomore Peyton Guice made her season debut on Wednesday, March 2, in Ohio's 73-64 victory over Miami. Last season, she played in 12 games, starting in 10 of them, before suffering a season-ending injury. She was a near 40% shooter from the field overall, and shot 41% from beyond the arc, before suffering a knee injury in January 2021. She made her season debut one day after being medically cleared for play.

SEASON HIGH FOR HOOKS
The senior point guard set a new season-high for points on Saturday against Akron, scoring 35 on 50% shooting from the field (13 for 26) while also leading the team in rebounds by grabbing a total of eight boards. The 35-point effort by Hooks pushed her into the top-5 for scoring per game in the nation this season, moving her season average to 23 points per game.

ONE FINAL TIME AT THE CONVO
Wednesday's game marked the end of an era for Ohio women's basketball, as Cece Hooks and Gabby Burris played their final regular season game inside the Convocation Center. The two seniors have combined to score 4,523 career points in a total of 293 combined career games.

HISTORIC VICTORY FOR COACH BOLDON
Bob Boldon reached a milestone with Ohio's win against Bowling Green on Feb. 19, as the 82-69 result was his 100th win as Ohio's head coach. He's the only head coach in program history to record 100 MAC wins at the helm.

ALL-TIME GREAT IN THE MAC
With a made floater in the third quarter against Bowling Green on Jan. 22, Cece Hooks surpassed Kim Knuth (Toledo, 1995-99) for most points scored in Mid-American Conference basketball history (2,510).

FINDING HER FOOTING
Yaya Felder, after being the first off the bench all season, started in three consecutive conference games for the Bobcats. She recorded a career- high 16 points in the first two starts, and then set a new career high in Ohio's game against Eastern Michigan with 20 points. She also tied a career high with 9 rebounds against Western Michigan on Saturday afternoon.

HOOKS SITS ATOP OHIO'S RECORD BOOK
Cece Hooks set the career scoring record in Ohio basketball history in the Bobcats' win over Central Michigan on Jan. 15, 2022. Her reverse layup with 5:58 remaining in the 2nd quarter eclipsed the previous record of 2,449 points held by Caroline Mast since 1986.

DOUBLE DOUBLE-DOUBLES
Ohio had two players record double-doubles in the game against Eastern Michigan on Feb. 14. Cece Hooks had 12 points and 10 assists, her ninth double-double of the season; and Gabby Burris poured in 18 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for her fourth double-double of the year.

UNIQUE ENDING
Ohio was faced with an unique challenge to finish out their game against Northern Illinois, as they were forced to play with only four players on the court. Already playing with limited numbers due to COVID-19 protocols, the Bobcats had two players foul out, and another exit due to injury, leaving only four remaining players for the final 3:30 of action.

ONE GRAND FOR CECE
With her 13 made shots against Ball State, Cece Hooks reached 1,000 made field goals in her career. She's the first player in both Ohio and MAC history to reach the milestone.

DEJA VU FROM DEEP?
After hitting a clutch three-pointer to help Ohio defeat Buffalo in the 2020-21 season, Kaylee Bambule hit two consecutive shots from deep against Buffalo to give the Bobcats their first lead of the game halfway through the fourth quarter on Monday, Jan. 24.

UNIQUE COMPANY FOR JOHNSON
Erica Johnson is one of only three active four-year players with career totals of at least 1,300 points, 450 rebounds, 350 assists, and 100 steals. She joins Haylee Andrews (Portland) and Sophia Ramos (San Diego State) on that list.

NOT THE ONLY RECORD SET THIS SEASON
With her 11 made field goals against UMass Lowell on Dec. 20, Cece Hooks broke the school record for field goals made in a career, surpassing the previous mark of 898 set by Caroline Mast (1982-86).

STEALS ON ONE END, SECURE ON THE OTHER
Ohio's defensive effort is spearheaded by their ability to steal the ball, as the Bobcats lead the MAC in steals per game with 10.2. Alongside their defensive effort, on the offensive end of the floor, Ohio leads the conference in turnover margin, at +4.5

HALFWAY TO A HUNDRED
With her 11th 20+ point performance against Miami on Jan. 17, Cece Hooks logged her 50th 20+ point game in her Bobcat career.

CAREER DAYS ALL AROUND
Kaylee Bambule set a career high in points scored (18), total field goals made (6), and three pointers made (6) in the Bobcats game against Minnesota. Madi Mace matched her career high with 16 points against the Golden Gophers, and then set a new career high two games later with 17 points against Binghamton.

WARM WELCOME BACK TO THE CONVO
Ohio returned to action on the Convocation Center floor in front of fans for the first time since the 2019-20 season when the Bobcats took on Mercyhurst on Nov. 20. Cece Hooks and Erica Johnson each scored 21 points to helpleadOhiotoaconvincing90-46victory. Freshman guard Yaya Felder made her first start in a Bobcat uniform, scoring 10 points and grabbing a team-high 8 rebounds.

RUN IT BACK
The Bobcats return all five starters and nearly all bench players from their 2020-21 team that made it to the semifinals of the MAC Tournament and played in the WNIT as well.

CECE'S RECORDS CAREER
- Scoring, first (2,795)

- Steals, first (486)

- Field goals made, first (1,062)

- Points per game, second (19.1)

- Assists, second (500)

SEASON
- Points per game, 25.1, first, 2020-21

- Field goals made, 239, second, 2020-21

- Steals, 110, first, 2018-19

- Steals, 106, second, 2019-20

- Steals, 100, third, 2017-18

- Steals, 94, fourth, 2020-21

2,000 POINT SCORER
Cece Hooks became the second player in program history to eclipse 2,000 career points last season, doing so in a victory over Ball State on February 10.

1,000 POINT SCORERS
Two Bobcats - Gabby Burris, Erica Johnson -- are 1,000 point scorers for Ohio.

Burris averaged 13.6 points per game last season, Johnson was second on the team with 18.1.

LAST YEAR'S HONORS
For the third-straight year, Cece Hooks was named MAC Defensive Player of the Year. Hooks was also named the MAC Player of the Year, was a member of the All-MAC first team, and an All- American Honorable Mention last season.

Erica Johnson was named to the All-MAC Third Team, after going 41-of-125 from behind the three-point line in just 14 games and recording double-digit points in every game she appeared in.

Gabby Burris earned All-MAC Honorable Mention recognition after last season, after leading the team in free-throw percentage (81.8%) and shooting 45.1% from the field overall.

Madi Mace was chosen for the All-Freshman team after playing in all 20 games throughout the season and averaging 8 points per game while shooting 41.4% from the field.

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