This past February, Ohio packed in a bus and headed toward Columbus, from which it turned onto U.S. Route 23 and trekked to the state’s northerly border to take on Toledo at its Savage Arena.
Rivalries exist and are prevalent in every sport, and athletes are taught that there are certain teams that a loss against means more than a notch in the loss column.
Injuries have forced Ohio into a mode of desperation. Ashley Jordan, a former Ohio volleyball player, and Laura Mastro from the field hockey team, suited up for the Bobcats as Miami defeated Ohio 78-56.
After suffering two blowout losses to Akron and Buffalo to start Mid-American Conference play, Ohio will hit the road for Oxford to battle with Miami Thursday.
“The holidays are usually the time of the year you’d be sitting around,” Ohio swimming coach Greg Werner takes a pause before adding, “but that is not the life we choose.”
There was nothing for Northern Illinois sophomore forward Adbel Nader to lose when he hoisted a deep three from the wing with nine minutes to play against Ohio on Wednesday.
Sport often reveals interesting paradoxes. The institution praises dynasties such as the New England Patriots, Kentucky Wildcats and New York Yankees.
Ohio led Western Michigan by 11 with the clock closing in on the midway point of the second half Saturday on the road.
Ohio beat Northern Illinois 81-63 to move to 3-0 in Mid-American Conference play Wednesday at The Convo. Read our chronological coverage of the game below.
Much like an up-and-coming rock band doing a national tour, Ohio hockey players spend a good deal of their time traveling to opposing arenas on a bus.
Coaching trees are often discussed in sports. The branches stretch back to the past and have matured and endured while passing along leaves of wisdom.
Mid-American Conference play has been in session for less than a week, and if its early slate is any indication, there’s plenty to anticipate over the coming months.
It would be safe to say that Lindenwood has claimed victory in the lion’s share of games against Ohio.
When Ohio lost 2-1 at Iowa State in overtime Friday night, the Bobcats knew they couldn’t drive another 12 hours back to Athens without a victory to end a three-game losing streak.
Although injuries are never well timed, Ohio’s recent setbacks could not have come at a worse time, as the Bobcats fell 73-36 with a limited roster to Buffalo on Sunday in Mid-American Conference action.
The unraveling of a single possession from Saturday’s 61-59 win against Western Michigan encapsulates the effort Ohio needs to be successful in Mid-American Conference play.
Ohio notched its first road win of the season against Western Michigan Saturday by a score of 61-59. The Bobcats moved to 11-5, 2-0 Mid-American Conference with the win. Read our chronological coverage of the game below.
Ohio lost its Mid-American Conference opener to Akron Thursday, 81-54.
Ohio moved to 10-5 on the year with an 86-68 win against Buffalo Wednesday at The Convo. Follow our chronological coverage of the win below.
In 2012, Ohio swept Buffalo in the teams’ three meetings, one of which was in the Mid-American Conference Tournament.
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