The encouragement and instruction new Ohio assistant coach Derick Roe has offered the Bobcats in their first dual meet of the season was uncharacteristic, at least historically, as the Bobcats were pitted against Eastern Michigan, his alma mater.
Ohio is set to begin its season Thursday in an exhibition game against Wheeling Jesuit at The Convo, where it will be tested for the first time without former first team all-Mid American Conference guard Tenishia Benson.
Imagine the needle of a record player getting caught in one track, repeating the song again and again until the album is abruptly removed from the apparatus.
The San Francisco Giants were the feel-good champions of the World Series this season, winning it “the right way,” according to all the experts.
The harmonious snap of swished net and thud of uncollected rebounds were amplified by The Convo’s empty expanse Monday, when Ohio junior guard Travis Wilkins took the court before his teammates to touch up his three-point approach.
Several weekends ago, Ohio defeated rivals Miami and Bowling Green to solidify their spot at the helm of the Mid-American Conference, but their time as the top team was short-lived, as the Bobcats once again have just a share of first place.
The Ohio Division I and Division II club hockey teams share Bird Arena and the Ohio name, but that is as far as the resemblances reach.
As icy, bone-chilling temperatures creep closer to Athens each day, Ohio is looking to keep its offense from freezing up against the Mid-American Conference’s stoutest defense.
The way in which Ohio fell in its Mid-American Conference Tournament semifinal against Miami Friday was not surprising, considering its track record this season.
Every year the same names appear on top of the NBA’s leading scorer list. Kevin Durant, LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, and Kobe Bryant are among the usual suspects. But, this year a new name could grace that list, and even take home the title of scoring champ. Ladies and gentlemen, say hello to James Harden.
Ohio’s club hockey team was blown out Friday night for the first time in almost three years, but the tenacity that has driven the team to stay in the upper echelon of the league rankings through the early part of the season helped the Bobcats even the series with a Saturday night win against Illinois.
Entering Saturday’s match, Central Michigan was the only Mid-American Conference team Ohio had not beaten, and despite a thrilling five-set match, the Bobcats’ 12-match winning streak has been snapped.
Saturday’s win against Division II Mercyhurst College was impressive in the respect that Ohio almost doubled the Lakers’ shooting percentage and points scored.
Pregame
Youth will play a role in Ohio’s first wrestling match, but well-rounded talent and coaching could help lift the Bobcats to success this weekend.
Outlandish clichés and corny sayings aside, this weekend’s Mid-American Conference tournament is a chance for Ohio, a team picked to win the conference heading into the season, to salvage what has been a campaign defined by failed expectations.
With 55 seconds remaining in the first half of the game against Eastern Michigan on Thursday, Ohio redshirt junior quarterback Tyler Tettleton had the ball in his hands with a chance to make amends for Saturday’s befuddling final series against Miami.
Each day before practice, the Ohio coaching staff uses Scotch Tape to adhere 17 laminated numbers to a piece of ragtag, plain foam board.
Much like the Ohio football team, the Ohio volleyball squad also faced a short week and a limited amount of preparation time, but both finished Thursday with Mid-American Conference victories.
By: Alex Busch
Solutions by The State News