Miami University
Notre Dame
Miami Falls in Opening Round of WNIT to Notre Dame
11/10/2007 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Nov. 10, 2007
NOTRE DAME, Ind. - In its opener of the 2007-08 season, Miami University's women's basketball team fell to Notre Dame in the opening round of the WNIT, 98-50. The RedHawks were led by junior guard Jenna Schone and sophomore guard Courtney Reed, who had 16 points and 11 points, respectively.
The Fighting Irish hit six of their first seven shots out of the gates to take a 12-2 lead over the RedHawks with 16:56 remaining in the first half. Two free throws by senior guard Amanda Jackson kept the RedHawks within 10 points, 14-4, but Miami went scoreless over the next 5:17 and Notre Dame extended its lead to 30-4. Trailing 36-8, a three-point play by senior forward Laura Markwood and five more points by Jackson, including a three-pointer from the left wing, led Miami on a 10-0 run to cut its deficit to 36-18 with 6:03 left to play in the first half. A trey by Reed at the 5:24 mark and two free throws by Markwood with five seconds remaining would be all of the scoring for the rest of the half as the RedHawks trailed, 48-23, entering halftime.
Consecutive lay-ups out of the gate by Jackson and Reed followed by a trey from the right wing by Schone, with 18:34 to play in the second half, made the score 30-50 and gave the RedHawks a spark coming out of the half. From that point, the Fighting Irish went on a 21-3 run, giving Notre Dame a 71-33 lead at the 10:58 mark. Down the stretch, the Irish pulled away and the RedHawks dropped its opener, 98-50.
Schone led the RedHawks with 16 points and Markwood finished with five points and a game-high 12 rebounds. Miami held its own on the glass and grabbed 24 offensive rebounds in the game.
Nov. 16 and Nov. 17, Miami will host four-teams in the consolation bracket of the WNIT. Miami will play Radford at 6 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 16, before Marshall and IUPUI face off at 8:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 16. On Saturday, Nov. 17, the teams that lose on Friday night will play each other at 6 p.m., before the winners of Friday night's games play at 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 17, or 30 minutes following the completion of the first game.
