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Ohio Women's Basketball will Conclude their 2022-23 Season Saturday at Home
3/3/2023 7:00:00 PM | Women's Basketball
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ATHENS, OH.– The Ohio Women's Basketball team (6-22, 4-13 MAC) will finish out their 2022-23 season at home on Saturday afternoon (3/4) against the Eastern Michigan Eagles (14-14, 6-11 MAC). This will be the final game this year and will be a celebration of the Bobcat seniors. The Senior Day game will be played at the Convocation Center and tipoff is set for 1 pm. The last Mid-American Conference game can be streamed on ESPN3 or followed on livestats.
ALL-TIME SERIES
The Ohio Bobcats will play Eastern Michigan in their second matchup of the season, and 67th recorded game in their teams' history. The current all-time series is led by the Bobcats with 39 wins, and Eastern Michigan trailing with 27. Ohio is looking to grab their 40th win over the Eagles Saturday afternoon.
LAST TIME OUT
The Bobcats last saw the Eagles on February 1st, 2023. In this last time out, the Bobcats beat Eastern Michigan by 10 points, 65-55. The road game took place in Ypsilanti, Mich and it proved to be a back and forth battle. . Yaya Felder grabbed double figures in scoring once more, leading the team with 24 points followed by Abby Garnett with 10. Overall, the Bobcats went 22-of-58 from the field, 7-of-22 from the three, 14-of-18 from the line, and secured 37 rebounds, 10 steals, and 11 assists. The Eagles fell short going 20-of-63 from the field, 3-of-25 from the three, and 12-of-16 from the line. The Bobcats were able to hold strong on defense and limit the eagles offensive chances to pull out the road win.
SCOUTING THE EAGLES
Eastern Michigan most recently dropped to the Northern Illinois Huskies. The Eagles had 3 players hit double figures in scoring and was led by Lachelle Austin with 16 points, followed by Tayra Eke with 12 points, and Olivia Smith came up with 10 points. Irekpitan Ozzy-Momodu was also a leader for the Eagles with 7 total rebounds and 4 blocks. In terms of steals, Ce'Nara Skanes topped the board with 4, proving to be a defensive threat on EMU.
LEADING EASTERN MICHIGAN
Overall, the Eagles are being led this season by Ce'nara Skanes with 345 total points this season, averaging out to 12.8 a game. Skanes also leads in rebounds with 209; 52 offensive and 157 defensive. Skanes has also totaled 46 steals, 22 blocks, and 65 assists. Lachelle Austin is close behind in total season points with 330, averaging 12.2 points a game. However, Austin takes the lead in steals with 49 and assists with 78. Another leader on the Eastern Michigan roster is Tayra Eke who holds the most amount of blocks this season standing at 47.
PROJECTED STARTERS FOR THE EAGLES
Over the 2022-23 season, Eastern Michigan has seen several strong starters, but their predicted lineup for Saturday's matchup is: Olivia Smith (#1), ZaNiya Nelson (#10),cLachelle Austin (#11), Natalia Pineda (#14), Ce'Nara Skanes (#21).
OVERVIEW OF EAGLES NON-CONFERENCE
Nov. 7 Lindenwood (W, 71-56), Nov. 13 at SIU- Edwardsville (W, 71-62), Nov. 19 Florida A&M (W, 77-70), Nov. 23 IUPUI (W, 71-49), Dec. 1 North Dakota St. (W, 73-55), Dec. 4 North Dakota (L, 73- 79), Dec. 10 Southern Indiana (L, 60-66), Dec. 17 at Xavier (W, 51-44)Dec. 20 vs. James Madison (L, 43-78), Dec. 21 vs. Wright State (W, 66-54) Dec. 28 Hillsdale (W, 76-61).
YAYA CLAIMS DOUBLE FIGURES
Throughout the 2022-23 season, Ohio's Yaya Felder has reached double figures in 25 out of the Bobcats 28 games. Her highest scoring game was played against Central Michigan on 1/25/23 where she grabbed 40 points for the Bobcats. Felder has dominated Ohio's and the MAC's offense, standing at the top of the league, averaging 21.5 points a game and totaling 603 points over the season.
OHIO'S MOST RECENT STATS
The Bobcats ended their last game going 29-of-62 (46.8%) from the field, 9-of-27 (33.3%) from the three, and 8-of-12 (66.7%) from the line. Ohio also snagged 25 rebounds, 6 steals, and collected 12 assists.
LAST TO LEAD
On Wednesday night the Bobcats were led by Yaya Felder on offense totaling 32 points, followed by Jaya McClure with 13 points. Yaya and Jaya also led the Bobcats in assists with 5 apiece. Abby Garnett and Aja Austin were at the top of the leader board in rebounds with 4 each and Yaya finished the game with 3 steals for Ohio.
NOW LEADING OHIO
Throughout the 2022-23 season, Ohio has been led in scoring by sophomore guard, Yaya Felder. Felder has hit double figures in nearly every game this season, and currently totals 603 points for the Bobcats, averaging 21.5 a game. Caitlyn Kroll follows with 209 points, and behind her is Jaya McClure with 203. Caitlyn Kroll also leads Ohio in rebounds, totaling 147; 125 defensive rebounds and 22 offensive. In terms of steals Yaya holds 60 for the season and Kroll is behind with 42. Leading in blocks is Abby Garnett with 17, followed by Ella Pope with 14 and Kate Dennis with 12.
MATCHUP NOTES
- Yaya Felder continues to dominate Ohio offensively, securing 32 points in the last matchup
- This is the last game of the season for Ohio
- Eastern Michigan currently sits in the 9th spot of the MAC standings and are still looking for a spot in the post-season tournament
- EMU is looking for redemption on the Bobcats after falling by 10 in early February
- Ohio is honoring 5 seniors following the Saturday afternoon contest
- This game will close out the 2022-23 women's basketball season
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