2008 Woodie Awards
'Hawks regain confidence in win over Golden Flashes
Dan Kukla
Issue date: 2/29/08 Section: Sports
During the ensuing media timeout, coach Fantanarosa gave her struggling team a pep-talk before laying out her game plan.
"I just looked at them and said, 'You've got to play to win'," Fantanarosa said. "You've got something to prove. Kent State doesn't think that you're the favorite in this contest. You've got to step up."
The RedHawks did just that, quickly building their lead back up before heading into the locker rooms with a six-point, 36-30, margin.
"We let them get a few things easy," Markwood said. "None of us were worried though, especially after our BG loss. We were ready to attack and we were confident."
Miami would not relinquish their lead for the rest of the game. Sloppy play from both teams kept the score close for much of the second half. Each team had five turnovers in the opening eight minutes of the second period. Kent finished with 22 turnovers while the RedHawks had 16. However, come crunch time Miami finished strong with a dominant 14-3 run to finish the game.
"We love an up tempo game," Markwood said. "We love to attack teams on offense and just keep taking it to them."
Next up for Miami is a road trip to the University of Akron to face the 7-21 Zips March 1. The RedHawks will then round out their regular season with a home game March 5 against rival Ohio University in the Battle of the Bricks. Fantanarosa wants to ensure that her team finishes the season strong so they have momentum heading into the conference tournament.
"I want them to know that we still have a lot to prove," Fantanarosa said. "We're having a great year, there's no doubt. We just haven't put it together for all 28 games, and when we don't have it all together it's obviously costing us a title."
"I just looked at them and said, 'You've got to play to win'," Fantanarosa said. "You've got something to prove. Kent State doesn't think that you're the favorite in this contest. You've got to step up."
The RedHawks did just that, quickly building their lead back up before heading into the locker rooms with a six-point, 36-30, margin.
"We let them get a few things easy," Markwood said. "None of us were worried though, especially after our BG loss. We were ready to attack and we were confident."
Miami would not relinquish their lead for the rest of the game. Sloppy play from both teams kept the score close for much of the second half. Each team had five turnovers in the opening eight minutes of the second period. Kent finished with 22 turnovers while the RedHawks had 16. However, come crunch time Miami finished strong with a dominant 14-3 run to finish the game.
"We love an up tempo game," Markwood said. "We love to attack teams on offense and just keep taking it to them."
Next up for Miami is a road trip to the University of Akron to face the 7-21 Zips March 1. The RedHawks will then round out their regular season with a home game March 5 against rival Ohio University in the Battle of the Bricks. Fantanarosa wants to ensure that her team finishes the season strong so they have momentum heading into the conference tournament.
"I want them to know that we still have a lot to prove," Fantanarosa said. "We're having a great year, there's no doubt. We just haven't put it together for all 28 games, and when we don't have it all together it's obviously costing us a title."
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