YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio —The Bobcats conquered the challenges of swimming on the road that coach Greg Werner had stressed all week, as they dominated Youngstown State Sunday for their third straight victory.
In an arena called The Edge, the Bobcats came within the width of a post for a perfect weekend.
Jon Smith won the opening tip-off against Akron’s 7-footer, Zeke Marshall. But then Marshall said he got another kind of tip.
After winning the first of three straight matches at the Convo, Ohio is hoping that home-cooked meets will continue to show results on the mats.
For the time being, Ohio needs to take a page out of sophomore guard Erin Bailes’ book.
Sometimes it’s the small things that lead teams to defeat. Other times, such as in Ohio’s 67-47 loss to Miami Sunday, it is the big picture that dooms the less fortunate.
The Ohio women's basketball team will look to even out its Mid-American Conference record in a matchup with rival Miami University from the Convo. In the Bobcats' last outing they fell to Bowling Green 61-49. The team's sits at 8-9 overall.
Both behind the bench and in the locker room, much had changed since the Blue Jackets’ last bout with San Jose. Leading up to the teams’ second meeting of the year, Columbus had buckled down and powered through each tribulation.
Despite playing a tough basketball game from start to finish against the defending conference champions, the Bobcats ran afoul.
After dropping their first two Mid-American Conference meets on the season, the Bobcats recorded their first conference victory at the Convo with a strong team performance against Northern Illinois.
Ohio will look to put the “win” back in the Windy City this weekend.
Heading into their first Mid-American Conference home dual meet of the season, the Bobcats are focused on recording their first conference victory in front of the home crowd against Northern Illinois.
Despite their strong start to the season, the Bobcats might not like who they see in the mirror — their next opponent.
It is not easy for anyone to leave a place they have worked and lived for 11 years. And it might be even harder for children who have spent an equally long time in the community with their friends and classmates.
The Bobcats entered Thursday’s game against Bowling Green having beaten the Falcons only once in their previous eight tries. They did nothing to improve that mark this time.
After losing a close game to Kent State, Ohio (8-8) will play Bowling Green (12-3), one of the teams to beat in the Mid-American Conference, Thursday night.
Getting ready for meets is a daily process for head coach Greg Werner — almost like fitting together a puzzle.
Distance runners will try to beat an Ohio school record and hold their own relay title at Saturday’s Doug Raymond Invitational at Kent State.
Ohio will travel to Youngstown State Sunday for its first road match of 2012.
When Athens and Alexander played on the football field last fall, the game determined which team would stay in the division race and which team would fall behind. Now the two schools meet on the hardwood, each team fighting to stay above .500 in league play.
Solutions by The State News