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Senior guard Abdoulaye Harouna rejoins basketball team
By Chris Vinel | January 22, 2018Senior guard Abdoulaye Harouna has reenrolled at Miami and rejoined the men's basketball team.
Senior guard Abdoulaye Harouna has reenrolled at Miami and rejoined the men's basketball team.
Last weekend's second half collapse against Western Michigan seemed to strike a chord with the Miami RedHawks as they played inspired basketball to beat Kent State 80-69 at Millett Hall on Tuesday.
Miami hockey took an early lead and topped No. 4/5 Denver 4-3 at home on Friday, before falling behind early and losing 4-1 on Saturday. Now 2-6-2 on the second night of two-game series, the RedHawks have yet to find a way to sustain Friday night momentum into Saturday night.
The Miami RedHawks (8-7, 1-1 MAC) blew a double-digit second half lead against the Western Michigan Broncos (10-5, 2-0 MAC), and lost 67-62 Saturday. After winning at Bowling Green State in their Mid-American Conference opener, the heartbreaking defeat was Miami's first home loss and first conference loss of the season.
Miami hockey returns to regular season action tonight against defending national champions the University of Denver after a month-long hiatus. The RedHawks look to break over .500 this weekend against the nationally ranked No. 4/5 Pioneers.
The Miami RedHawks (7-4) rode strong inside play on offense and defense to a 109-70 blowout victory over the NAIA Division II Rio Grande RedStorm (5-10, 2-2) at Millett Hall on Sunday. The RedHawks shot 33-for-45 (73 percent) on two-point field goal attempts and won the rebounding margin 46-28.
The Miami RedHawks (6-4) defended their home court Saturday, defeating Fort Wayne 81-73 at Millett Hall. The win snapped a three-game losing streak against the Mastodons (6-5), and allowed Miami to remain undefeated at home this season.
Miami hockey rounds up the first half of their season and returns to National Collegiate Hockey Conference play against No. 10/11 Western Michigan University. The RedHawks look to balance their response to WMU's high-scoring style of play and their own offensive production.
After a 3-0 start, the Miami Basketball RedHawks (5-4) have now dropped four of their last six games after Tuesday night's 70-51 loss to the Southeastern Conference Missouri Tigers (7-2).
Miami hockey was shut out 4-0 against No. 5 ranked Cornell on Saturday night, falling prey to undisciplined penalties and Cornell's ability to take away time and space.
Miami volleyball's 10th ever appearance in the NCAA tournament ended before it really got started.
Miami convincingly defeated Canisius College 72-47 on Sunday afternoon and remained undefeated at home this season.
The most interesting player in baseball has not played a game in America. This young free agent will be the cornerstone player for any team, but will be one of the poorest-paid players in Major League Baseball. Such is the peculiar case of the Japanese Babe Ruth, Shohei Ohtani.
Miami men's basketball defeated the Western Illinois Leathernecks in a double-overtime thriller by the score of 76-73 on Saturday night.
Miami hockey's special teams and sophomore goaltender Ryan Larkin came up big on Friday night to beat No. 5 ranked Cornell 2-1. The RedHawks' power play was 2-for-2 and their kill 4-for-4, as they withstood The Big Red's offensive pressure at Steve 'Coach' Cady arena.
The RedHawks defeated the Midway Eagles by the score of 123-40 in Millett Hall on Wednesday evening. The win marked the largest margin of victory that the 'Hawks have recorded at Millett and the first time the program has scored 100 points since 2002.
Junior forward/midfielder Paula Portugal secured her 100th career point and became the fifth player in Miami history to achieve this feat in Miami's Oct. 20 game against Central Michigan University. Not only did Portugal reach this milestone, but the Miami field hockey team had the chance to make history and finish with an undefeated regular-season conference record -- and they did.
The RedHawks split their games over the weekend in the Loyola Marymount University Thanksgiving Classic in Los Angeles. The 'Hawks lost to LMU 84-71 on Friday, and defeated Denver University 69-52 on Saturday.