Miami University
Florida A&M
RedHawks Power Past Rattlers in Non-Conference Finale
12/21/2017 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
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OXFORD, Ohio - Kendall McCoy poured in 18 points off the bench as the Miami women's basketball team wrapped up non-conference play with a dominant 73-33 victory over Florida A&M on Thursday night.
At 8-3, Miami enters Mid-American Conference with its most victories since the 2012-13 season, when it went 8-5 in non-conference action. The 33 points Miami allowed where its fewest since holding Chicago State to 39 points in a 55-39 victory on Nov. 16, 2013.
The Rattlers rattled off the first four points of the night before a Leah Purvis jumper got the Red and White on the board two and a half minutes in. Kayla Brown later tied things up at 4-4 on a baseline jumper after Molly McDonagh saved a loose ball from going out of play.
Tied at 8-8, Miami went on a 6-0 run thanks to a pair of McCoy jumpers and a McDonagh layup to nab a 14-8 lead with 2:50 remaining in the first quarter. MU led by as many as seven when Lauren Dickerson drained a three to make it 19-12 and the Red & White held a 19-14 lead after shooting 50 percent from the floor in the opening frame.
FAMU drew to within 19-16 early in the quarter, but a free throw by Brown along with a three by Purvis bumped the lead back to seven at 23-16 with 6:16 remaining in the half.
Some great ball movement before Leah Purvis hits from deep, forcing a FAMU timeout. Miami leads, 23-16.
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The Miami run eventually reached 17-2 with McCoy chipping in seven of those on two midrange jumpers and a three-pointer which capped the scoring in the quarter as Miami took a 36-18 lead into the locker room at the break.
13 + 40 + 25 = ÃÆ'¢Ã…"Ã…'️
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Kendall McCoy can't miss! She's now 6-for-6 from the field after this make from long range. 'Hawks ahead, 36-18.
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Layups by McDonagh and Megan Galloway bumped the lead to 22 (40-18) just over a minute and a half into the second half. A McCoy three roughly four minutes in put the RedHawks on top by 26 at 45-19, their largest lead of the night to that point.
McCoy for three! She's now 7-for-7 with 18 points.
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Miami's onslaught continued as the quarter wore on as it outscored Florida A&M 19-5 in the frame and held a 55-23 lead after 30 minutes. That came on the heels of a 17-4 advantage in the second as MU outscored FAMU by a 36-9 combined count in the second and third quarters.
The RedHawks finished up by outscoring the Rattlers 18-10 in the fourth quarter to wrap up the 40-point victory. Holding FAMU to 33 points was the first time the Red & White have allowed fewer than 40 points since they yielded just 39 against Chicago State on Nov. 16, 2013.
Miami held Florida A&M to 30.4 percent shooting while shooting 46 percent itself and finishing with 49 rebounds (21 offensive) to FAMU's 23. McCoy hit her first seven shots from the field and poured in a game-high 18 points while Dickerson finished with 11. Those two along with Purvis each dished out five assists as the Red & White handed out 22 assists on their 29 hoops while turning the ball over just 11 times and forcing 16 from the Rattlers.
The Red & White are idle until Dec. 30 when they open up Mid-American Conference play at home against Northern Illinois. Opening tip is at 1 p.m.
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