Miami Athletes of the Week
9/25/2017 12:00:00 AM | Football
OXFORD, Ohio ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃÆ'¢'¬" For their performances last week, redshirt junior linebacker Sam Connolly and senior cross country runner Maria Scavuzzo are Miami Athletes of the Week for the week of Sept. 18-24.
Filling in for an injured Junior McMullen, Connolly made the most of his opportunity. In his first career start, the middle linebacker had a career-best nine tackles, one TFL and his first career interception. CMU, who came into the contest averaging over 30 points and 490 yards, was held to 14 points and 345 yards in the 31-14 Miami win.
This is the first time this season and in his career that Connolly has been named Miami's Male Athlete of the Week.
Her first win of the year came at Miami's first home meet in three. Scavuzzo turned in a 21:43.1 while dusting the competition in the women's 6K. She's undoubtedly the leader of the women's team, as she has led the pack in every race so far.
This is the first time this season and second time in her career that Scavuzzo has been named Miami's Female Athlete of the Week. She last won it for the week of Sept. 27-Oct. 2, 2016.
The next Miami Athletes of the Week will be announced on Monday, Oct. 2.
