Spring Break
Schone, Jackson not enough to give Miami victory in final home game
Kevin Jacobs
Issue date: 2/27/07 Section: Sports
Before the second half was a minute old, the RedHawks ran out to another 10-point lead, scoring the first seven points of the half. However, over the course of the next five minutes, Kent State would pull ahead by one, thanks to a 12-0 run.
The score continued to swing back and forth until foul trouble caught up with Miami. Both Jackson and junior forward Jaclyn Leininger fouled out of the game with less than three minutes left to play, leaving Miami without two of their starters the rest of the way.
"When any one of our starters get into foul trouble we face obstacles," Fantanarosa said. "The others (Miami players) play safer."
The loss of Jackson and Leininger was simply too much for the RedHawks to overcome. The Flashes took their 10-point lead and never looked back.
Despite the final score, Fantanarosa did not see the loss as a negative.
"Even though we lost, I'm optimistic about how we played," Fantanarosa said. "It was the best game we played in the last five."
Jackson's 23 points puts her season total at 496, just 29 points away from breaking Heather Cusick's single-season scoring record of 524, with one regular season game and the postseason left.
"I just try to take it one game at a time," Jackson said. "At this point (the record is) not very important to me."
Jackson and the rest of the RedHawks must now travel to Bowling Green Wednesday night in their final regular season game.
Bowling Green is ranked 19th in the USA Today national poll, until last Saturday's 70-67 loss to Ohio, Bowling Green had won 29-straight games at home, the nation's longest home winning streak.
"It's perfect if you're an underdog," Fontanarosa said. "We have momentum; we've got confidence."
The score continued to swing back and forth until foul trouble caught up with Miami. Both Jackson and junior forward Jaclyn Leininger fouled out of the game with less than three minutes left to play, leaving Miami without two of their starters the rest of the way.
"When any one of our starters get into foul trouble we face obstacles," Fantanarosa said. "The others (Miami players) play safer."
The loss of Jackson and Leininger was simply too much for the RedHawks to overcome. The Flashes took their 10-point lead and never looked back.
Despite the final score, Fantanarosa did not see the loss as a negative.
"Even though we lost, I'm optimistic about how we played," Fantanarosa said. "It was the best game we played in the last five."
Jackson's 23 points puts her season total at 496, just 29 points away from breaking Heather Cusick's single-season scoring record of 524, with one regular season game and the postseason left.
"I just try to take it one game at a time," Jackson said. "At this point (the record is) not very important to me."
Jackson and the rest of the RedHawks must now travel to Bowling Green Wednesday night in their final regular season game.
Bowling Green is ranked 19th in the USA Today national poll, until last Saturday's 70-67 loss to Ohio, Bowling Green had won 29-straight games at home, the nation's longest home winning streak.
"It's perfect if you're an underdog," Fontanarosa said. "We have momentum; we've got confidence."
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