Spring Break
Penno's 3-pointer tops '06-'07
Emile Dawisha
Issue date: 4/27/07 Section: Sports
No. 3: Miami hockey upsets New Hampshire in round of 16 - Miami's upset victory over No. 1-seeded New Hampshire serves as further proof of just how much parity exists, and how inequitable a single-elimination tournament can be in college hockey. Nevertheless, the win for Miami breathed life into a season that was marked by unmet expectations and thought to be over after the disappointing series loss to Lake Superior in the CCHA tournament.
No. 2: Synchronized skating team makes U.S. history - Miami's senior synchronized skating team finished second out of 21 teams at the 2007 International Skating Union World Synchronized Skating Championships in London, Ontario, posting the highest-ever finish ever for an American skating team.
No. 1: Doug Penno's buzzer-beating bank shot - Penno's fade-away prayer in the Mid-American Conference championship game was the ultimate microcosm of Miami's season. The ball veered off course from the outset, as did Miami's season. But for Miami, the MAC tournament was the proverbial backboard, the great deodorant that masked the dullness of another respectable yet middling season. Now, while the bank of fortune was open that night, I'd be remiss if I didn't mention that Miami had to win back-to-back games against two of the MAC's best teams - Ohio and Toledo - just to advance to the finals.
No. 2: Synchronized skating team makes U.S. history - Miami's senior synchronized skating team finished second out of 21 teams at the 2007 International Skating Union World Synchronized Skating Championships in London, Ontario, posting the highest-ever finish ever for an American skating team.
No. 1: Doug Penno's buzzer-beating bank shot - Penno's fade-away prayer in the Mid-American Conference championship game was the ultimate microcosm of Miami's season. The ball veered off course from the outset, as did Miami's season. But for Miami, the MAC tournament was the proverbial backboard, the great deodorant that masked the dullness of another respectable yet middling season. Now, while the bank of fortune was open that night, I'd be remiss if I didn't mention that Miami had to win back-to-back games against two of the MAC's best teams - Ohio and Toledo - just to advance to the finals.
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