The Bobcats' first exhibition game proved that they have more work left to do.
Ohio looked sluggish in the first half and was just able to hold off the Ohio Girls Basketball Magazine Legends in overtime by a score of 68-61.
The Bobcats didn't score until center Chandra Myers made a pair of free throws at the 16:21 mark.-
coach Semeka Randall said. We had some freshmen out there in their first collegiate games. There were people that didn't play a lot of minutes last year but they had to play a big role tonight.
We needed to play a big game and go out there and let it roll. We had some turnovers, but we bounced back strong.
She also noted that junior Jennifer Bushby will be the team's starting point guard. Bushby was not available Friday night because she violated a team rule. She will play Thursday against Ohio Valley.
Because of Bushby's absence Ohio used senior Jenny Poff and freshman Danielle Woodmore at point guard. Poff had 11 turnovers in the game
and said she feels more comfortable playing shooting guard.
I think that she's (Poff) going to be valuable at off-guard, Randall said. But to give Bushby a break, she's going to have to go to point a little bit.
The turnovers continued for Ohio
as it finished the game with 32.
(Turnovers are) expected this first game, Randall said. Bushby will be our primary ball handler and she was out. We're trying to keep it under 15 a game.
The Bobcats captured their first lead of the game at 42-41 at the 7:13 mark in the second half when Poff made a 3-pointer. Both teams traded baskets down to the final minute.
Ohio had to rely on a pick-and-roll play to tie the game at 53 at the end of regulation.
It's a play we always run, Buckner said. It was just more open today.
Ohio put the game away by outscoring OGBM 7-2 in the last 1:37 to play.
Randall said she's proud of the way the team fought back
but she said she would like a couple more exhibition games.
It would definitely help us out, Randall said.-
the sound of a traditional phone ring usually indicates someone in need of a new ringtone.
As the ring of the landline phone becomes increasingly absent from dorm rooms nationwide
Ohio University and colleges across the country are weighing the benefits of providing landlines in dorms versus the cost of providing and maintaining those lines.
According to Beverley Wyatt
OU's director of Housing
the university is beginning to discuss the possibility of eliminating dorm landlines.
[Landlines] were there in the past because people needed a phone line, and we were concerned that not all students had a cell phone, Wyatt said. We didn't want to get too far ahead of the game and decided to wait and see how other schools would handle it.
OU will spend $649
800 on landlines this year
