2008 Woodie Awards
MU scorches CSU, wins easily 89-71
Roger Sauerhaft
Issue date: 12/4/07 Section: Sports
Keeping its home record unblemished, the Miami University women's basketball team defeated Cleveland State University 89-71 Saturday afternoon at Millett Hall.
Led by senior guard Amanda Jackson's 29 points, Miami improved its record to 4-3 on the season, with all four wins coming at home.
Although the scoring started strongly in favor of the Vikings, as they opened up an 11-point lead over the RedHawks with 10:02 to go in the first half, Miami picked up its game in the second half to pull away with a convincing win.
CSU came out red-hot, draining 10 of its first 12 shots from the field against Miami's zone defense. The RedHawks finally caught up to CSU after altering their defense to contain the Viking offense. A 3-point goal by freshman Briana Dunlap squared the score at 25 with 7:52 left in the first half and Miami went into halftime leading by a score of 39-36.
Behind Jackson, the scoring continued for the 'Hawks as they slowly pulled away from
the Vikings.
"Coming out in the second half, I think our offense sparked our defense," Miami Head Coach Maria Fantanarosa said. "Our transition game gave our team a lot of energy and our defense got more aggressive. The more contributions we get, the deeper we get, the more confident we're gonna be as a team."
Midway through the second half, with the RedHawks up six, Jackson picked up her third and fourth fouls within just seconds of each other and was forced to the bench with foul trouble with 12:21 left in the game.
With Jackson out of the game, the RedHawks built a 10-point lead behind a trio of 3-pointers by Dunlap and the help of a stifling zone defense where CSU was visibly outsized under the glass.
Jackson would re-enter the game with 7:26 left to play, quickly teaming up with point guard Jenna Schone, who had 19 points and nine assists, to put the RedHawks up by as much as 20 over CSU on the way to a Miami romp. Four RedHawks-Jackson, Schone, Dunlap and Ashleigh Brown-finished the game scoring in double digits. Forward Laura Markwood finished the game with 13 rebounds, taking advantage of the smaller Viking team.
Led by senior guard Amanda Jackson's 29 points, Miami improved its record to 4-3 on the season, with all four wins coming at home.
Although the scoring started strongly in favor of the Vikings, as they opened up an 11-point lead over the RedHawks with 10:02 to go in the first half, Miami picked up its game in the second half to pull away with a convincing win.
CSU came out red-hot, draining 10 of its first 12 shots from the field against Miami's zone defense. The RedHawks finally caught up to CSU after altering their defense to contain the Viking offense. A 3-point goal by freshman Briana Dunlap squared the score at 25 with 7:52 left in the first half and Miami went into halftime leading by a score of 39-36.
Behind Jackson, the scoring continued for the 'Hawks as they slowly pulled away from
the Vikings.
"Coming out in the second half, I think our offense sparked our defense," Miami Head Coach Maria Fantanarosa said. "Our transition game gave our team a lot of energy and our defense got more aggressive. The more contributions we get, the deeper we get, the more confident we're gonna be as a team."
Midway through the second half, with the RedHawks up six, Jackson picked up her third and fourth fouls within just seconds of each other and was forced to the bench with foul trouble with 12:21 left in the game.
With Jackson out of the game, the RedHawks built a 10-point lead behind a trio of 3-pointers by Dunlap and the help of a stifling zone defense where CSU was visibly outsized under the glass.
Jackson would re-enter the game with 7:26 left to play, quickly teaming up with point guard Jenna Schone, who had 19 points and nine assists, to put the RedHawks up by as much as 20 over CSU on the way to a Miami romp. Four RedHawks-Jackson, Schone, Dunlap and Ashleigh Brown-finished the game scoring in double digits. Forward Laura Markwood finished the game with 13 rebounds, taking advantage of the smaller Viking team.
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