The first week of Mid-American Conference basketball action has come and gone with mixed results for the Ohio Bobcat men and women’s squads.
On consecutive days last week, both teams had 20-plus-point losses to Central Michigan. The men went first and lost to the Chippewas 75-50 on Tuesday, Jan. 2, in their MAC opener in Mount Pleasant. The Bobcat women followed a 78-61 victory over Toledo on Dec. 31 in their MAC opener with an 82-58 loss to the Chippewas on Jan. 3.
With the bitter taste of those losses, both teams returned to Athens this past weekend for a Saturday doubleheader and a chance to wipe away some early doubts.