Miami Ohio University Athletics
MIAMI MONDAY
11/23/2009 12:00:00 AM | General
Nov. 23, 2009
Although most Miami students are getting ready for their Thanksgiving break, RedHawk student-athletes continued to work hard both athletically and academically this week and will keep doing so right through the Turkey-filled holiday.
Ice hockey remained atop all three polls for the sixth straight week this past week. (RELEASE) The top-ranked RedHawks (9-1-4, 9-1-3-1 CCHA) picked up five points in CCHA action over the weekend, skating past Western Michigan Friday night, 3-0, behind a pair of shorthanded goals and two goals from junior Andy Miele (RECAP) before playing the Broncos to a 1-1 tie Saturday evening. (RECAP) Miami won the shootout 2-1 however, its first shootout win this season, to earn the extra point in the CCHA standings. The RedHawks step out of conference but remain on the road next weekend at the Subway Holiday Classic in Grand Forks, N.D. with a Frozen Four rematch against Bemidji State Friday, Nov. 27 at 5:07 p.m. ET and a showdown with host and second-ranked North Dakota Saturday, Nov. 28 at 8:35 p.m. ET.
Football closed out its 2009 campaign, the inaugural one for head coach Michael Haywood, with a 42-17 loss to Buffalo Wednesday night at Yager Stadium. (RECAP) Senior Brayden Coombs, in his final appearance as a RedHawk, caught a single-game school-record 14 passes for 100 yards. The game was the final appearance in Red and White for 11 Miami seniors. The RedHawks finished the 2009 season 1-11 and 1-7 in the MAC.
FOOTBALL VERSUS BUFFALO PHOTO GALLERY
 Junior Nick Winbush hit eight 3-pointers against the Wildcats en route to a career-high 26 points.  | |
Men's basketball went toe-to-toe with No. 4/5 Kentucky last Monday night at Rupp Arena, as senior guard Kenny Hayes drilled a 3-pointer with eight seconds remaining to knot the game 70-70, but Kentucky's John Wall hit the go-ahead jumper with half a second remaining to lift the Wildcats to a 72-70 come-from-behind win. (RECAP) Junior Nick Winbush scored a career-best 26 points in the loss, knocking down 8-of-10 3-point attempts.
MEN'S BASKETBALL VERSUS KENTUCKY PHOTO GALLERY
The RedHawks (1-4) then traveled to New Mexico over the weekend for the Basketball Travelers Tournament, where they defeated Nicholls State Saturday night for the first win of the season, 69-58, in the middle game of a three games in three days stretch. (RECAP) The win was sparked by a career-best 21 points from junior Rodney Haddix and 23 points from Hayes, while sophomore Julian Mavunga recorded his second straight double-double after registering his first-career double-double in Friday night's loss to Louisiana Tech (74-62) in the tournament opener. (RECAP) Miami closed the tournament with an 85-60 defeat to the host Lobos Sunday night, despite 25 points on 5-of-8 shooting from deep from Winbush, who was named to the All-Tournament Team. (RECAP) The RedHawks return to action Saturday, Nov. 28 at 3 p.m. at Millett Hall for their home opener against Evansville, the return game from last year's ESPNU BracketBuster match-up. The radio broadcast of the game begins at 2:30 p.m. on the Miami ISP Sports Network affiliate stations. Purchase your tickets today by calling 1-866-MUHAWKS, 513-529-HAWK or clicking HERE.
Women's basketball held its home opener on Saturday, as three RedHawks reached double figures in scoring and Miami grabbed an early lead, but ACC foe Wake Forest charged back to spoil Miami's home opener, 78-62. (RECAP) The RedHawks (1-2) hit the road for the Pitt Thanksgiving Tournament this coming weekend, as Miami faces Marshall at 3 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 27 before facing either host Pitt or Appalachian State on Saturday, Nov. 28.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL VERSUS WAKE FOREST PHOTO GALLERY
To purchase your men's and women's basketball season tickets, call the Miami Athletic Ticket Office at 513-866-MUHAWKS or 513-529-HAWK or click HERE.
 Head volleyball coach Carolyn Condit recognized Miami's four seniors at the MAC banquet. | |
Congratulations to volleyball seniors Andrea Atteberry, Megan Griffin and Hallie Hanks and junior Michele Metzler who were named to the All-MAC volleyball teams at last Thursday's banquet. Atteberry was named to the first team for the second straight year while Griffin, Hanks and Metzler were all named to the second team. (RELEASE) The third-seeded RedHawks received a first-round bye in the MAC Tournament and swept 11th-seeded Bowling Green in the quarterfinals Friday afternoon (RECAP) but fell 3-0 to a hot-hitting, second-seeded Western Michigan squad in the semifinals Saturday night. (RECAP) Metzler was named to the All-Tournament Team for her efforts. Miami (17-13) rounds out its 2009 season Saturday, Nov. 28 at 2 p.m. with a match at the University of Cincinnati.
MAC VOLLEYBALL BANQUET PHOTO GALLERY
Also congratulations to Ricardo "Ricky" Rosas, who was named interim head coach of Miami University's women's tennis team, Director of Athletics Brad Bates announced Friday. (RELEASE) Ricardo Rosas, who has been an assistant coach with the Miami women's tennis program for six seasons, replaces David Emery, who resigned recently.
All three of Miami's synchronized skating teams; the senior team, the collegiate team and the junior team, performed an exhibition of their programs for the upcoming season Saturday, Nov. 21 at Coach Cady Arena at the Goggin Ice Center. (RELEASE) The exhibition was a tune-up for all three teams, who open their 2009-10 competitive seasons Dec. 5-6 at the Dr. Porter Classic in Ann Arbor, Mich.
SYNCHRONIZED SKATING PHOTO GALLERY
Kudos to senior Katie Brightwell and redshirt junior Mary Hull of Miami field hockey, as the two earned spots on the All-West Region second team, the National Field Hockey Coaches Association announced Thursday, adding to a season in which they were both named First-Team All-MAC earlier this year. (RELEASE)
Miami's student-athletes showed they were getting it done in the classroom as well, as it was announced this week that Miami University's student-athletes continued its recent trend of excellence, placing well above the national rate according to the latest Federal Graduation Rates (FGR) report. The recent FGR figures show that 82 percent of Miami's student-athletes who began college in 2002-03 graduated within the six years permitted by the formula. (RELEASE)
HawkTawk presented by Brick Street will take this week off for the Thanksgiving holiday, but will return to the airwaves next Thursday, Dec. 3, with men's basketball head coach Charlie Coles, women's basketball head coach Maria Fantanarosa and head hockey coach Enrico Blasi all as guests. The show starts at 7 p.m. at Brick Street. To listen to the broadcast, tune in to these Miami ISP Sports Network Affiliates: WKBV, WPFB-FM, WMOH, WONE.
Miami Magazine, which was airing on ONN on Thursday nights, is off until January.
Have a Happy Thanksgiving!
GO REDHAWKS!!
--MURedHawks.com--
