2008 Woodie Awards
MU teams will keep winter hot
First & Ben
Ben Garbarek
Issue date: 10/30/07 Section: Sports
It could be a red-hot winter for RedHawk fans.
As the football team continues to play Jekyll and Hyde every Saturday, Miami University is poised to give fans some relief from the looming cold with some quality competition.
The action starts with Miami's marquee winter sports: ice hockey and men's basketball.
For those that have been living under a rock, Miami ice hockey is good, really good. I mean the No. 1 team in the nation good. They're even better than the Mighty Ducks in D2: The Mighty Ducks-we would kill Iceland for sure.
The Goggin gang will be fun to watch as they make a run at a national title. The RedHawks took no prisoners out of the starting blocks, winning their first seven contests in convincing fashion. So far Miami has left little to the imagination, outscoring their opponents 28-8. Miami dispatched nationally ranked University of Vermont and demoralized conference and in-state rival Ohio State University in consecutive weekends.
The Red and White took a big step in its quest for a national championship last season by not only making the NCAA Tournament, but also winning its first contest in the tourney before succumbing to powerhouse Boston College.
With captain Ryan Jones, Nathan Davis and standout goaltender Jeff Zatkoff joining another strong recruiting class by Head Coach Enrico Blasi, Miami is primed to give fans another exciting season and climb deeper in the NCAA Tournament.
This could be the year for the RedHawks (insert Cubs joke at my expense here).
While the 'Hawks are tearing up the ice, Miami will also be hitting the hardwood in a big way this season.
Like the hockey team, men's basketball is returning a good majority of its squad from its postseason run last year, losing just three players to graduation.
Miami danced its way into the NCAA Tournament from an answered prayer off the backboard in the MAC Tournament Championship-but don't expect that to be a complete fluke.
As the football team continues to play Jekyll and Hyde every Saturday, Miami University is poised to give fans some relief from the looming cold with some quality competition.
The action starts with Miami's marquee winter sports: ice hockey and men's basketball.
For those that have been living under a rock, Miami ice hockey is good, really good. I mean the No. 1 team in the nation good. They're even better than the Mighty Ducks in D2: The Mighty Ducks-we would kill Iceland for sure.
The Goggin gang will be fun to watch as they make a run at a national title. The RedHawks took no prisoners out of the starting blocks, winning their first seven contests in convincing fashion. So far Miami has left little to the imagination, outscoring their opponents 28-8. Miami dispatched nationally ranked University of Vermont and demoralized conference and in-state rival Ohio State University in consecutive weekends.
The Red and White took a big step in its quest for a national championship last season by not only making the NCAA Tournament, but also winning its first contest in the tourney before succumbing to powerhouse Boston College.
With captain Ryan Jones, Nathan Davis and standout goaltender Jeff Zatkoff joining another strong recruiting class by Head Coach Enrico Blasi, Miami is primed to give fans another exciting season and climb deeper in the NCAA Tournament.
This could be the year for the RedHawks (insert Cubs joke at my expense here).
While the 'Hawks are tearing up the ice, Miami will also be hitting the hardwood in a big way this season.
Like the hockey team, men's basketball is returning a good majority of its squad from its postseason run last year, losing just three players to graduation.
Miami danced its way into the NCAA Tournament from an answered prayer off the backboard in the MAC Tournament Championship-but don't expect that to be a complete fluke.
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