Ohio women's basketball team celebrates when one of its teammate's scores during the Ohio vs. Willmington game Nov. 7, 2015. Ohio won 97-41. Ohio will face Northern Illinois on Saturday.
The best start to conference play in program history didn’t have to be perfect.
Ohio lost 51-43 at Buffalo on Wednesday night, which shattered the Bobcats undefeated start to Mid-American Conference play.
More importantly, the loss, which also snapped a 12-game winning streak, puts an ultimatum on Ohio: win the MAC Tournament or miss the NCAA Tournament all together.
Earlier this week the Bobcats (17-4, 9-1 MAC) were ranked No.