A season ago, the top two women's basketball teams in the Mid-American Conference were Central Michigan and Buffalo, and the expectations were the same for the 2018-19 campaign.
But when CMU senior forward Reyna Frost checked the box score and noticed Ohio's 74-71 come-from-behind overtime victory against Buffalo on Jan. 5, she took notice of the difficulty coach Bob Boldon's group presents.
The Chippewas (10-3, 1-0 MAC) take the Bobcats (12-0, 1-0 MAC) at 7 p.m. Jan. 9 at The Convocation Center in Athens.
Only two other teams in the nation – Louisville and N.C. State – remain undefeated along with Ohio.