Men's Golf: Rough course, weather hinder Ohio's performance
By Luke O'Roark | Feb. 18, 2014There must be something in the water, because the Bobcats don’t play to their potential every time they compete in Hilton Head, S.C.
There must be something in the water, because the Bobcats don’t play to their potential every time they compete in Hilton Head, S.C.
Since last winning a game more than a month ago, the Bobcats are starved for a victory and a sign that they can reconcile their season.
There is a saying in sports that “numbers never lie.” But if that’s the case, Ohio’s eight-game losing streak might be an exception.
At this point in the season, Ohio players are plenty used to wearing the Bobcats’ green and white across their chests. But off the ice, they also band together to root for a team that dons a different sweater: the Red, White and Blue.
On TV, Olympic athletes can seem larger than life, resurfacing for a month every four years to showcase their talents on a global stage.
For the first time in Ohio’s 40 year history, the Bobcats have won each of their first eight games, remaining undefeated through the first two weekends of play.
Ohio played its final series of the season this past weekend and the performances and corresponding senior weekend activities did not disappoint.
For the first time since 2008, Ohio won its season-opening game.
Throughout the past few decades, college football has gained much notoriety as collegiate athletics’ best sport, which is reflected perfectly in the continued increase in the number of bowl games that take place each December and January.
Although the path Ohio takes to victory may be frustrating for fans, the Bobcats continue to get the job done.
The Bobcats’ “best collective effort” wasn’t enough to will them to victory, as they left the Glass City without shattering their season-long eight-game losing streak.
The SPIRE Division I Track & Field Invitational brought fierce competition this weekend, but several Bobcats pounced over it.
Ohio shares a similar trait with “Friday the 13th” character Jason Voorhees in that it never seems to die.
Turning the page on a trying 2013 season is at the top of the minds of this season’s Ohio squad, as the Bobcats open the 2014 campaign at Western Carolina on Saturday.
The SPIRE D-I Indoor Track and Field Invitational in Geneva will bring some of the best competition from across the country, but the Bobcats will not let some of the best competitors in the NCAA intimidate them.
After completing Mid-American Match Play in Florida to begin the week, the Bobcats will hit the road again to play the links in Hilton Head, S.C.
Ohio will enter Saturday’s contest on the road against Buffalo with two major question marks: the statuses of junior point guard Stevie Taylor and senior forward T.J. Hall, which likely won’t be determined until the day of the game.
Almost three weeks after Ohio collapsed in the second half and lost its 21-point lead, the Bobcats have an opportunity to redeem themselves for round two with Toledo.