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3/14/2016 12:00:00 AM | General
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Men's Basketball
Last Week: Senior guard Eric Washington sunk a pair of free throws with 3.2 seconds remaining to lift Miami to a MAC Tournament first-round win at No. 6 seed Ball State on Monday. The RedHawks never trailed in the game and advanced to the quarterfinals with the 49-47 win against the Cardinals. (Recap) Sophomore guard Dion Wade tied a career high with 16 points, but it was not enough as the RedHawks had their season end with a 94-81 loss to No. 3 seed and eventual tournament champion Buffalo in the MAC Tournament quarterfinals on Thursday. (Recap) Earlier in the week, Washington and senior guard Geovonie McKnight were named to the Honorable Mention All-MAC Team. (Release) This Week: Season concluded.
Women's Basketball
Last Week: Miami led at halftime, but a 20-0 run in the third quarter proved to be the difference as the fifth seeded Akron Zips won the MAC Tournament First-Round game, 66-54. Leah Purvis led the RedHawks with 18 points. (Recap) This Week: The season is complete.
Hockey
Last Week: For the second-straight week, Miami headed north to Minnesota Duluth and unfortunately the results were no better as its season ended in the NCHC Playoffs. Things looked good for the RedHawks to grab their first win over the Bulldogs on Friday night as a Zach LaValle goal in the first period tied the score at 1-1 and Miami erupted for three goals in the second period. Ryan Siroky's second goal of the year put MU on top 2-1 and after allowing the tying goal on the power play, Anthony Louis put the Red and White back in front 18 seconds later midway through the frame. Louie Belpedio later struck for a power play goal to put Miami ahead 4-2 after two periods. However, UMD countered with a three goal third period to take a 5-4 lead with 7:31 to play as MU suffered a stunning defeat. (Recap) Special teams provided disastrous results for Miami in Saturday's finale as Minnesota Duluth scored its first of two shorthanded goals just 1:31 into the contest to grab a 1-0 lead early on. UMD also netted a power play goal and grabbed a 3-0 lead after two periods. A goal by Kevin Morris with 2:48 left in regulation gave Miami a bit of a spark, but that was as close as it got in a season-ended 3-1 loss. (Recap) This Week: Season concluded.
Golf
Last Week: The RedHawks finished seventh at the Colleton River Collegiate at 51-over par. College of Charleston won the event at 27-over par. Sophomore Patrick Flavin tied for fourth individually at four-over par and was honored as the MAC Men's Golfer of the Week. (Monday Recap) (Tuesday Recap) This Week: Miami is idle this week and will resume play at the Lone Star Invitational, March 21-22.
Softball
Last Week: The RedHawks went 2-2 at the Mizuno Classic in Stillwater, Oklahoma over the weekend. Miami opened up play with a split on Friday. The RedHawks knocked off Cleveland State in the opener, 5-1. They then nearly completed a comeback, but fell to the host Oklahoma State, 6-5. (Recap) On Saturday, the RedHawks knocked off Cleveland State, 5-3, in the opener. They then fell to host Oklahoma State, 7-2, in the nightcap. (Recap) This Week: Miami travels to Butler for a midweek doubleheader on Tuesday beginning at 3 p.m. The RedHawks then head to Charleston, South Carolina for the College of Charleston Invitational over the weekend. On Saturday, the RedHawks will face Connecticut at 10 a.m. and Central Connecticut State at 2:30 p.m. On Sunday, Miami takes on Eastern Michigan (non-conference) at 9 a.m. and Brown at 11 a.m.
Baseball
Last Week: The RedHawks began last week with their first midweek action of the season, a faceoff with in-state rival Dayton. The Flyers held off a late RedHawk rally and defeated Miami, 11-8. (Recap) The weekend slate featured a three-game series at Winthrop. A quick start in game one for the Eagles helped power them past the RedHawks, 18-6, on Friday. With inclement weather on the horizon for Sunday, the two teams agreed to a doubleheader on Saturday. The first game of the back-to-back series saw Miami fall into an early 7-0 hole, rallying to within two but ultimately falling, 7-5. The series finale and latter half of the doubleheader was a pitcher's duel for a good portion of the game. The battle saw neither team score until the eighth inning when both teams were able to put one run on the board. The Red & White collected the go-ahead runs in the top of the tenth, striking four times to take a 5-1 lead. The Eagles could not muster a response and Miami grabbed the victory (Doubleheader Recap). This Week: The upcoming week features five contests for the 'Hawks, all of which are on the road. Miami begins the week at Cincinnati on Tuesday at 4 p.m. On Wednesday, the RedHawks will face-off with Xavier at 3 p.m. before heading out to Richmond for a three game series this coming weekend.
Women's Swimming & Diving
Last Week: Junior diver Pei Lin is headed back to the NCAA Championships after winning the one- and three-meter dives at the NCAA Zone C Diving event in Purdue's Boilermaker Aquatic Center. Lin qualified for the one-meter dive on Friday, winning with a score of 319.30. (Recap) On Saturday she scored 401.35 in the three-meter dive, winning the event. (Recap) Next Week: The NCAA meet will take place from Thursday, March 17 to Saturday, March 19 in Atlanta, Ga.
Men's Swimming and Diving
Last Week: Freshman Harrison Moncino and junior Sean Sargent represented Miami men's diving at the Zone C Diving competition at Purdue's Boilermaker Aquatic Center in West Lafayette, Ind. The meet opened up Thursday with the one-meter event where Moncino grabbed 23rd with his point total of 267.70 followed by Sargent in 27th with 257.10 points. (Recap) The pair of RedHawks returned for day two to participate in the three-meter competition. Sargent was the top finishing RedHawk in the event in 22 nd place, tallying a total of 239.95 points. Moncino followed in 24 th with his total of 238.15. (Recap)
Women's Tennis
Last Week: Miami traveled to Rock Hill, S.C. for a doubleheader matchup Saturday against No. 53 Georgia State and No. 56 Winthrop. The RedHawks saw their three-match winning streak snapped with consecutive losses, 4-1 to GSU and 6-1 against the hosting Eagles. Miami came away with two singles victories as sophomore Hannah Shteyn topped the Panthers' Lara Vovk, 6-3, 6-1, and freshman Emily Struble took down Winthrop's Tijana Uzelac, 6-4, 1-6, 1-0. (Recap) This Week: Miami (5-6) is idle.
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