Women's Basketball: Ohio's losing streak reaches 10 games
By Andy Kovar | Feb. 21, 2014Despite a late second-half charge, Ohio fell to Akron for its tenth straight loss on Saturday.
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Despite a late second-half charge, Ohio fell to Akron for its tenth straight loss on Saturday.
Big Brother pushed Ohio around long enough.
UPDATE: Ohio will now play doubleheaders on Saturday and Sunday, as rain has moved all Friday games to later in the weekend.
UPDATE: Rain has moved Ohio's game against Austin Peay from 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
Ohio is two days removed from its final Mid-American Conference dual of the season and two weeks away from wrestling in the MAC Tournament, which has created a sort of dull space that could cause complacency and a drop in focus for many teams.
Basketball is often a game of runs and the Bobcats are in the midst of their worst run of the season after losing nine consecutive games.
During the course of a basketball season, every team is hit with adversity, and what separates the best teams from the pack is how they respond.
The bar has officially been set higher for the Bobcat hockey team this weekend.
Everything happens for a reason.
Former Missouri defensive end Michael Sam announced to the public that he is gay on Feb. 9, but it was not the first time Sam admitted his sexual orientation to people.
Poor play in the post on both sides of the ball led to Ohio dropping its ninth-consecutive game in Mid-American Conference play Thursday.
Western Michigan came into The Convo with its brooms ready.
“Why shouldn’t you have control over your own nickname?”
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.