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On Friday, it was announced that Miami would not be renewing the contract of men's head basketball coach John Cooper and it would be relieving women's head basketball coach Cleve Wright. Both changes were effective immediately.
The crowd was on their feet as the timer counted down, forcing the game into the first overtime. Miami was playing St. Cloud State, and the game was close: 2-2.
Men and women's swimming and diving's 2016-2017 season has come to a close after a successful run for the RedHawks.
Miami women's club ice hockey will compete for the American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA) National Championship beginning on Wednesday, March 15. The No. 3 RedHawks will face No. 6 Grand Valley State University at 2 p.m. at the Chiller Easton Arena in Columbus, Ohio.
The Miami University women's basketball 2016-17 campaign came to an end on Monday night after a 73-66 road loss to Western Michigan University in the first round of the Mid-American Conference Tournament.
To cap off the month of February, Miami's Synchronized Skating team competed on the national stage at the U.S. National Championships in Rockford, IL. The group of 52 athletes split among three teams represented Miami in the Collegiate and Senior divisions of the competition. Teams compete in either long or short programs within the divisions, and these programs differ by duration and number of required elements.
As time wound down on Saturday night, a win for Miami Hockey seemed impossible but the fans would not let The Brotherhood finish their season on a bad note. The crowd did not care that the RedHawks could not win their final series. A "thank you seniors" chant echoed throughout the Steve 'Coach' Cady Arena as the eldest members of the team played their final minutes as Miamians.
It's 7:30 a.m. on a Thursday morning. It's quiet, still dark outside and the fluorescent lights shining on the Steve 'Coach' Cady Arena at the Goggin Ice Center seem brighter during the early morning.
Men's basketball lost their regular season finale 69-55 on Friday evening to Ohio University. The loss put them as the twelfth seed in the Mid-American Conference, and today the RedHawks face the Western Michigan Broncos in the first round of the playoffs.
The Miami University women's basketball team won its final game of the regular season on Saturday afternoon as the squad defeated Bowling Green State University 75-65 on the road.
Men's basketball staged a 15-point comeback at the University of Akron on Tuesday evening. It was the second to last game of the season for both teams and it is the RedHawks' first win on the road and only Akron's second loss at home.
Men's basketball lost 70-54 to Bowling Green State University on Saturday afternoon. It was the last home game of the season and the RedHawks were unable to come back from an early deficit.
The Miami University women's basketball team fell to Ohio University by a score of 77-63 on Saturday. With the loss, the RedHawks fall to 10-19 (4-12 MAC) while the Bobcats improve to 19-8 (10-6 MAC).
The men's hockey team took on No. 2 University of Minnesota Duluth in Duluth, Minn. for a two-game series. The RedHawks lost the series opener on Thursday. They tied second game on Friday and will pick up an extra point in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference standings for scoring in overtime.
This week the NFL descends on Indianopolis, IN for what has been dubbed the "Underwear Olympics." Athletes will run through a gauntlet of events including the 40-yard dash, bench press, broad jump, 20-yard shuttle, Wonderlic test, positional drills and then interviews. Coaches and GMs will be watching the attendees' every move both on and off the field. The top prospects will be eager to impress in drills, tests and interviews. Reactions and overreactions will run rampant.