Miami University
Central Michigan
Miami Dominates in 79-57 Win Over CMU
2/1/2012 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Feb. 1, 2012
MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. - An explosive offense in the first half, followed by a strong defensive second half led Miami to a 79-57 victory over Central Michigan Wednesday evening. Junior guard Courtney Osborn finished one assist short of a triple-double with 12 points, a career-high 10 rebounds and nine assists. She was one of five RedHawks in double-figures; they improve to 17-5 overall and 7-2 in the Mid-American Conference. The Chippewas fall to 12-11 overall and 4-5 in the MAC.
An old-fashioned three-point play by Kirsten Olowinski, two 3-point baskets from Maggie Boyer and a layup by Hannah Robertson gave Miami a quick 11-0 lead two and a half minutes into the game. Hannah Robertson scored on a couple more layups, while Osborn hit her first 3-pointer to put the RedHawks up, 20-5 at the 13:09 mark. Rachael Hencke and Erica Almady kept up the offensive assault with a couple of buckets apiece, as the Red and White got their largest lead of 20 at 30-10 with 10:11 remaining in the half.
A 12-6 run by the Chippewas pulled CMU to within 14 at 36-22. A layup from Hannah Robertson and another trey from Boyer made it 41-22. Central responded with an 8-0 run to pull within 11 at 41-30 with 3:08 to go. Three-pointers from Osborn and Boyer would make it a 17-point advantage, but a Brandie Baker 30-foot three-pointer at the buzzer sent Miami into the break up, 47-33.
Osborn and Boyer led the team with 12 points apiece, as each hit four 3-pointers during the period. Miami was 18-for-37 (48.6 percent) from the field, including 8-for-16 (50 percent) from behind the arc. Osborn also recorded seven assists and six rebounds during the frame.
A three-pointer from Hannah Robertson, along with a couple of jumpers from Olowinski helped keep the momentum to Miami's advantage to begin the second half. The defense held the Chippewas to only four points over the first 10 minutes of the period as Miami took a 60-37 lead. Central would get as close as 16 points at 68-52, but Olowinski would hit back-to-back jumpers to help seal the victory. The RedHawks ran a couple of plays at the end to try and get Osborn the second triple-double in school history, but were unsuccessful. Nonetheless, Miami came away with a convincing 22-point win.
Boyer led a balanced RedHawk attack with 14 points. Hannah Robertson and Olowinski each had 13, while Almady had 10. Miami held CMU to 29.2 percent shooting (19-for-65) for the game, while shooting 46.9 percent (30-for-64) itself. The Red and White outrebounded the Chippewas, 45-35, for the game.
Miami remains on the road on Saturday when it travels to Eastern Michigan for a 2 p.m. contest.
