2008 Woodie Awards
RedHawks soar into season finale
Miami stands 1 win away from clinching 1st round bye in MAC tournament
Dan Kukla
Issue date: 3/4/08 Section: Sports
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Junior guard Jenna Schone became the 18th player in school history to score 1000 career points. Schone solidified her spot in the record books on a night in which she also set a personal record, leading the 'Hawks with a career high of 29 points. She later reverted back to her under-the-radar self by humbly downplaying both achievements.
"I didn't know anything about (how close I was to the record) until after we played Kent State," Schone said. "I think it's a great accomplishment and I'm pretty proud, but I'm more excited that we got the win."
Head coach Maria Fantanarosa had nothing to offer but praise for her talented guard.
"She's such an unselfish player," Fantanarosa said. "She'd probably have 1500 points if she wasn't so unselfish. She's a great scorer but she loves the assist. She does whatever we need her to do and today we needed her to score."
Schone's big night came as result of her scorching hot shooting. She drained five of her seven three pointers and eight of her ten free throws. Senior forward Laura Markwood then supplied the inside power, picking up 16 rebounds and 15 points on her way to a double-double.
"I had a lot of looks in the second half and I was knocking them down," Schone said. "I was just really feeling it."
The win was Miami's 19th this year, keeping the team on the inside track for a first round bye in the MAC tournament. The Red and White will now return home for the season finale against Ohio University. In this year's second installment of the Battle of the Bricks, the RedHawks will be looking for revenge. Ohio defeated the Red and White earlier in Athens during a game in which both Schone and junior center Stephanie Ford missed with the flu. Now at full strength, the RedHawks will look for an important victory as they head into the postseason.
"Ohio is our rival," Fantanarosa said. "It's a game right now that could come down to determining if we get a first round bye in the tournament, so it's going to be the difference between possibly a championship. This is just a huge game."
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