2017-18 Miami Women's Basketball Game Notes
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2017-18 Miami Women’s Basketball Game Notes Women’s Basketball Contact: Caleb Saunders Follow Us on Twitter! Assistant Athletic Communications Director Main Athletics Account: @MiamiRedHawks Email: [email protected] Women’s Basketball Account: @MiamiOH_WBB Phone: 513-529-4651 (office) | (440) 821-0753 (cell) 2017-18 Schedule Game 9 (5-3; 0-0 MAC) Miami RedHawks (5-3, 0-0 MAC) vs. Jacksonville State Gamecocks (5-2, 0-0 OVC) NOVEMBER Saturday, Dec. 9 • 3:30 p.m. 10 DETROIT MERCY ...........................W, 91-64 15 at Purdue ..............................................L, 66-75 Millett Hall • Oxford, Ohio 18 at Cincinnati ........................................L, 62-73 TV: ESPN3 - Steve Baker (PxP) & Lindsay Justus (Color) 21 VALPARAISO ...................................W, 77-68 24 at Loyola Marymount^ ....................L, 71-84 Radio: Miami College Sports Live - Tim Bray (PxP) 25 vs. Denver^ ........................................ W, 69-52 DECEMBER 2017-18 ROSTER 3 CANISIUS ..........................................W, 72-47 Potential Starters (based on previous game) 6 at IUPUI .......................................W, 96-83 (OT) No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown GP/GS PPG RPG APG 9 JACKSONVILLE STATE................3:30 p.m. 34 Megan Galloway F 6-2 R-Sr. Greenville, Ohio 8/8 7.3 5.4 0.9 19 at Indiana State ..................................... 7 p.m. 25 Molly McDonagh F 6-0 Sr. Glenview, Ill. 8/8 3.4 6.1 2.1 21 FLORIDA A&M ......................................7 p.m. 15 Kayla Brown G 6-2 Sr. Westfield, Ind. 8/8 6.3 2.4 1.8 30 NORTHERN ILLINOIS* .......................1 p.m. 21 Leah Purvis G 5-6 Jr. Los Angeles, Calif. 8/8 10.3 1.4 2.6 13 Lauren Dickerson G 5-3 So. Indianapolis, Ind. 8/8 23.9 4.6 6.1 JANUARY Off The Bench 3 at Ball State* ........................................... 7 p.m. No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown GP/GS PPG RPG APG 6 CENTRAL MICHIGAN* .......................1 p.m. 4 Nanci Hunter G 5-0 Jr. Cincinnati, Ohio 4/0 0.0 0.3 0.3 10 at Buffalo*................................................ 7 p.m. 10 Kristen Levering F 6-2 Jr. Powell, Ohio -/- -/- -/- -/- 13 EASTERN MICHIGAN* .......................2 p.m. 23 Kenzie Schmitz G 5-10 Fr. Germantown, Wis. 3/0 0.7 2.3 0.7 17 AKRON* ...................................................7 p.m. 24 Baleigh Reid G 5-10 R-Jr. Twinsburg, Ohio 8/0 4.8 2.0 0.6 32 Savannah Kluesner F 6-2 So. St. Charles, Mo. 8/0 9.3 4.5 0.5 20 at Western Michigan* .......................... 2 p.m. 40 Kendall McCoy F 6-0 Jr. Sylvania, Ohio 8/0 9.1 6.4 1.1 24 at Eastern Michigan* ........................... 7 p.m. 54 Kelly McLaughlin F 6-3 Fr. St. Louis, Mo. 3/0 3.0 2.0 0.7 27 OHIO* .......................................................1 p.m. 31 at Northern Illinois* ............................. 6 p.m. Injured - Out for the Season No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown FEBRUARY 22 Jazz Smith G 5-8 Sr. Toledo, Ohio 35 Abbey Hoff G 6-0 So. St. Peters, Mo. 3 at Bowling Green* ................................ 1 p.m. 7 TOLEDO* .................................................7 p.m. STORYLINES 10 BUFFALO* ...............................................1 p.m. 17 at Kent State* ................................... 4:30 p.m. 1. COMEBACK KIDS: Miami pulled off one of the program’s best comebacks in recent memory on Wednesday, topping IUPUI in overtime, 96-83. The ‘Hawks were down by as many as 16, including a 21 at Akron* ................................................... 7 p.m 14-point deficit at the start of the fourth quarter. MU battled and began inching closer. Trailing 75-71 with 24 BOWLING GREEN* ..............................2 p.m. seven seconds left, sophomore guard Lauren Dickerson hit a three-pointer, was fouled and made the free 28 at Ohio* .................................................... 7 p.m. throw to force overtime. In the extra frame, the Red & White outsored the Jags 21-8 to seal a 96-83 win. Dickerson, playing in her hometown, led the charge with a career-high 42 points. The 96 total points is the most since the team beat Cal State Bakersfield, 101-92, inside Millett Hall on Dec. 11, 2010 MARCH 3 KENT STATE ...........................................1 p.m. 2. DICKERSON CONTINUING TO DOMINATE: Despite being just 5-foot-3, sophomore guard Lauren Dickerson has no problem making her impact felt on the court. The Indianapolis, Ind. native arguably put MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT together the best freshman season in program history last year. She poured in a freshman-record 520 5 First Round (Campus Sites) ....................TBA points and also set a new record for most field goals by a first-year player with 191. Her 119 assists were 15 shy of breaking Heather Cusick’s freshman record from 1999-2000. For her efforts, Dickerson was named 7 Quarterfinals (Cleveland, Ohio)#..........TBA MAC Freshman of the Year in 2016-17 and she was tabbed Preseason All-MAC East Division last month. So 9 Semifinals (Cleveland, Ohio)# ...............TBA far this season, Dickerson is on an even better pace, averaging 23.9 ppg and 6.1 apg. Moreover, she has 10 Championship (Cleveland, Ohio)# ......TBA 19-straight double-figure scoring performances dating back to last season, 10 of which are 20-plus point outings. Dickerson is also already fifth in program history for career 20-point games (17). The morning after ^ LMU Thanksgiving Classic her 42-point performance at IUPUI Wednesday, Dickerson ranked fourth in the nation in scoring. * Denotes Mid-American Conference #Games Played at Quicken Loans Arena (Cleveland) 3. EXPERIENCE IN SPADES: While the RedHawks welcomed in an entirely new coaching staff in the offseason, a lot of the faces on the court remain the same. In fact, Miami brings back everyone on its roster All game times listed as Eastern Time and subject to change from a season ago, while also adding two newcomers in freshmen Kenzie Schmitz and Kelly McLaughlin. HOME GAMES IN BOLD & CAPS Moreover, the Red & White lead all MAC teams in returning career minutes with 13,782. The next closest All home games air live on ESPN3 team is Buffalo, who brings back 12,413 minutes of experience. 2 0 17 -18 WOMEN’S B A S K E T B A L L 2 TALE OF THE TAPE Miami Women’s Basketball Quick Facts MIAMI JACKSONVILLE STATE Location ...............................................Oxford, Ohio 5-3 ................................................................................ Overall Record ........................................................................5-2 Founded ..............................................................1809 0-0 ............................................................................Conference Record ....................................................................0-0 Enrollment ...................................................... 18,788 .462 ....................................................................... Field Goal Percentage .............................................................. .405 Nickname .................................................RedHawks .461 ...........................................................Three-Point Field Goal Percentage .................................................. .353 Colors .................................................Red and White 8.1 .........................................................Three-Point Field Goals Made Per Game ............................................... 9.3 Arena .........................................................Millett Hall .742 ...................................................................... Free Throw Percentage ............................................................. .602 Capacity ..............................................................6,400 .422 ............................................................ Opponent Field Goal Percentage ................................................... .384 Affiliation ....................................... NCAA Division I .306 ................................................ Opponent Three-Point Field Goal Percentage ....................................... .261 Conference........................... Mid-American (East) 36.8 ...........................................................................Rebound Average ...................................................................42.6 President .....Dr. Greg Crawford (Kent State ‘87) +3.3 ............................................................................ Rebound Margin ....................................................................+2.0 Athletic Director ....David Sayler (Ohio Wesleyan ‘91) -0.5 .........................................................................Assist/Turnover Ratio ...................................................................0.8 Head Coach ........................................Megan Duffy 75.5 .............................................................................Points per Game ....................................................................72.1 Alma Mater .............................. Notre Dame, 2006 68.2 ....................................................................Points Allowed per Game ............................................................58.6 Record at School .............................5-3 (First Year) Career Record ..................................5-3 (First Year) ON TAP: Miami closes the back half of a men’s and women’s basketball doubleheader with a Asst. Coaches: Frank Goldsberry (Ball State ‘76) 3:30 p.m. tip against Jacksonville State. Start time could be adjusted depending on the men’s Ke’Sha Blanton