Miami Ohio University Athletics
Miele Earns CCHA Offensive Player of the Week
10/25/2010 12:00:00 AM | Hockey
Oct. 25, 2010
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. - For the third straight week a Miami hockey player was named CCHA Offensive Player of the Week, as senior forward Andy Miele garnered the award after a nine-point weekend, the Central Collegiate Hockey Association announced Monday. A RedHawk has won the honor each week this season as Miele joins junior forward Alden Hirschfeld and senior forward Carter Camper as winners this season.
Miele (Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich.) totaled nine points in Miami's CCHA-opening sweep of Northern Michigan with a pair of goals and seven assists. Friday, the assistant captain tallied a goal and three assists before topping that performance Saturday with a goal and a career-high-tying four assists for a career-best five points. He had a +6 rating for the weekend, including +5 in the RedHawks' 9-1 win Saturday. Miele was named the No. 1 star of the game Friday and the No. 2 star Saturday.
With his five points Saturday, Miele became the 46th member of Miami's 100-point club as he now has exactly 100 career points with 39 goals and 61 assists. The senior is tied for second in the nation with nine assists on the year, trailing only Camper's 10, and ranks third with 12 points, also behind Camper.
The weekly award is the second of Miele's career, as he also earned the distinction as a sophomore in 2008. He was also a Second-Team All-CCHA selection as a junior last year.
Miele and the RedHawks return to the ice this weekend, Oct. 29-30, by hosting Lake Superior State in a pair of CCHA contests. Puck drop for Friday is set for 7:35 p.m. while Saturday's game begins at 7:05 p.m.
--MURedHawks.com--
