There’s no palpable way to measure how athletic success wholly impacts an institution, yet more than a third of Ohio University’s General Fee funds intercollegiate athletics.
For the first time ever, Ohio has lost 10 consecutive games, as the Bobcats remain winless in Mid-American Conference play following a 64-57 loss to Eastern Michigan Saturday.
Ohio moved to 17-6 overall and 8-1 in MAC play with a 72-63 win against Bowling Green Saturday. Read our chronological coverage of the game below.
Pregame
"We’re good at what we do,” reads the back of a Youngstown State swimming shirt, but Youngstown wasn’t good enough to come around on top against Ohio Friday.
Sandwiched between a trip to Pennsylvania to take on NCAA opponent and rival Penn State and hosting the Central States Collegiate Hockey League tournament next weekend, Ohio will take on Kent State at home during the next two days.
Four unassuming men occupy the seats closest to the scorer’s table.
Ohio needed more Windex in a contest between two scuffling Mid-American Conference basketball teams.
The fact that Ball State had nine more turnovers than it did field goals in its game against Ohio Wednesday, leads one to believe that the Cardinals were largely uncompetitive.
The fax machines started early Wednesday morning to signal one of the most anticipated dates on the college football offseason calendar.
In a game between two teams who haven’t experienced a Mid-American Conference win this season, one will shed the losing label and walk out of The Convo with a victory Wednesday.
Coach Dan Morris considers senior Jonathan Pietramala one of his premier penalty killers.
UPDATE—1:43— Tate Leavitt and Zach Murdoch, both offensive lineman, add more depth in the trenches for the Bobcats. Three on the offensive side of the ball, nine more on defense.
The Ohio wrestling team has had a good year to this point. They are currently 5-3, including a seventh place finish out of 25 teams at the Southern Scuffle. The three losses came in close matches against 12th ranked Central Michigan, 21st ranked Kent State and 30th ranked Bloomsburg.
Ohio never trailed in its 69-42 win against Ball State Wednesday. With the win, the Bobcats moved to 16-6 on the year with a 7-1 Mid-American Conference record. Follow our chronological coverage below, and check back Thursday for a full story.
Ball State junior forward Majok Majok has one of the most interesting backstories of any player in the Mid-American Conference.
Ohio remains winless in Mid-American Conference play, as the Bobcats fell to Northern Illinois 73-52. The Huskies also entered Wednesday without a MAC victory, while Ohio has now lost nine consective games. Follow our chronological coverage below, and check back Thursday for a full story.
Coach Dan Morris felt Penn State was gracious to add Ohio to its schedule, even with the Nittany Lions’ move from the American Collegiate Hockey Association to NCAA Division I level.
Editors’ Note: This is the second part of weekly series detailing the impact of Ohio’s freshmen on the swimming and diving team.
Since starting 2013 with a road win against Xavier, the Ohio women’s basketball team has yet to find its way back into the win column amid an array of difficulties.
Solutions by The State News