2018-19 Miami Women’s Basketball Game Notes Women’s Basketball Contact: Maria Slovikovski Follow Us on Twitter! Athletic Communications Assistant Main Athletics Account: @MiamiRedHawks Email: [email protected] Women’s Basketball Account: @MiamiOH_WBB Phone: 513-529-0901 (office) | (216)-925-3898 (cell) 2018-19 Schedule Game 1 Miami RedHawks vs. Canisius Griffs NOVEMBER Friday, Nov. 9 • 7 p.m. 9 at Canisius ............................................... 7 p.m. 13 EASTERN KENTUCKY ...................7 p.m. Koessler Athletic Center • Buffalo, New York 16 at Detroit Mercy .................................... 7 p.m. TV: ESPN3 20 HIGH POINT ............................... 12 p.m. 26 at Louisville ............................................. 7 p.m. Radio: Miami College Sports Live - Tim Bray (PxP) DECEMBER 1 at UIC .......................................................12 p.m. 2018-19 ROSTER 5 CINCINNATI ..................................7 p.m. Potential Starters 8 at Valparaiso ........................................... 2 p.m. No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown GP/GS PPG RPG APG 16 at Florida A&M ............................................TBA 32 Savannah Kluesner F 6-2 Jr. St. Charles, Mo. -/- -/- -/- -/- 18 at Jacksonville State ....................... 6:15 p.m. 40 Kendall McCoy G/F 6-0 Sr. Sylvania, Ohio -/- -/- -/- -/- 29 OHIO DOMINICAN .......................2 p.m. 21 Leah Purvis G 5-6 Sr. Los Angeles, Calif. -/- -/- -/- -/- 24 Baleigh Reid G 5-10 R-Sr. Twinsburg, Ohio -/- -/- -/- -/- 13 Lauren Dickerson G 5-3 Jr. Indianapolis, Ind. -/- -/- -/- -/- JANUARY 5 at Northern Illinois* ............................. 2 p.m. Off The Bench 9 TOLEDO*.......................................7 p.m. No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown GP/GS PPG RPG APG 12 BUFFALO* .....................................2 p.m. 1 Alexis Straw G 5-9 Fr. Lebanon, Ohio -/- -/- -/- -/- 16 at Central Michigan* ........................... 7 p.m. 3 Nia Gordon G 5-9 Fr. Indianapolis, Ind. -/- -/- -/- -/- 19 BALL STATE* .................................1 p.m. 4 Vannessa Garrelts G 5-4 Fr. Spring Grove, Ill. -/- -/- -/- -/- 26 KENT STATE*.................................1 p.m. 10 Kristen Levering F 6-2 Sr. Powell, Ohio -/- -/- -/- -/- 11 Kennedy Taylor G 5-9 Fr. Columbus, Ohio -/- -/- -/- -/- 30 at Ohio* .................................................... 7 p.m. 23 Kenzie Schmitz G 5-10 So. Germantown, Wis. -/- -/- -/- -/- FEBRUARY 35 Abbey Hoff G/F 6-0 Jr. St. Peters, Mo. -/- -/- -/- -/- 2 at Western Michigan* .......................... 2 p.m. 54 Kelly McLaughlin F 6-3 So. St. Louis, Mo. -/- -/- -/- -/- 6 EASTERN MICHIGAN* ..................7 p.m. 9 at Bowling Green* ................................ 2 p.m. Injured 13 NORTHERN ILLINOIS* ..................7 p.m. No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown GP/GS PPG RPG APG 45 Tihanna Fulton F 6-0 Fr. Mason, Ohio -/- -/- -/- -/- 16 at Akron* .................................................. 2 p.m. 20 at Toledo* ................................................ 7 p.m. STORYLINES 23 BOWLING GREEN* .......................2 p.m. 27 at Kent State* ......................................... 7 p.m. PRESEAON PICKS: Miami was picked to finish second in the MAC East in the pre- season poll, just one point behind Buffalo. The RedHawks also garnered five first-place MARCH votes. Junior guard Lauren Dickerson and senior guard/forward Kendall McCoy were 2 at Buffalo*................................................ 2 p.m. picked to the Preseason All-MAC East Team. Last season, Dickerson was named All- 6 OHIO* ...........................................7 p.m. MAC First Team and McCoy was named All-MAC Honorable Mention. 9 AKRON* ........................................2 p.m. DICKERSON CLIMBING THE CHARTS: Junior guard Lauren Dickerson, who was MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT tabbed a First-Team All-MAC last season, has done nothing but impress since step- 11 First Round (Campus Sites) ping foot on campus. Last season, she became the fastest player in program history 13 Quarterfinals # to reach 1,000 points, doing so in just 55 games. Dickerson scored a new freshman- 15 Semifinals # record 520 points in 2016-17 and also set a new record for most field goals by a first- 16 Final # year player with 191. She outdid herself last season, breaking the sophomore scoring record, with 626 points, good enough for second-most ever in a single-season. She * Denotes Mid-American Conference Game # Games Played at Quicken Loans Arena (Cleveland) already ranks fourth on Miami’s all-time charts in 20-point games with 28. In 2017- 18, she broke the single-season three-point field goals made record, sinking 99 from All game times listed as Eastern Time and subject to change HOME GAMES IN BOLD & CAPS behind the arc. Dickerson has also tallied 29 double-figure scoring performances this All home games air live on ESPN3 season alone. 2 018-19 WOMEN’S B A S K E T B A L L 2 TALE OF THE TAPE Miami Women’s Basketball Quick Facts MIAMI CANISIUS Location ...............................................Oxford, Ohio -/- .................................................................................. Overall Record ..........................................................................-/- Founded ..............................................................1809 -/- ..............................................................................Conference Record ......................................................................-/- Enrollment ...................................................... 18,788 -/- ........................................................................... Field Goal Percentage .................................................................. -/- Nickname .................................................RedHawks -/- ...............................................................Three-Point Field Goal Percentage ...................................................... -/- Colors .................................................Red and White -/- ..........................................................Three-Point Field Goals Made Per Game ................................................ -/- Arena .........................................................Millett Hall -/- .......................................................................... Free Throw Percentage ................................................................. -/- Capacity ..............................................................6,400 -/- ................................................................ Opponent Field Goal Percentage ........................................................-/- Affiliation ....................................... NCAA Division I -/- .................................................... Opponent Three-Point Field Goal Percentage ........................................... -/- Conference........................... Mid-American (East) -/- ...............................................................................Rebound Average .......................................................................-/- President .....Dr. Greg Crawford (Kent State ‘87) -/- ................................................................................ Rebound Margin ........................................................................-/- Athletic Director ....David Sayler (Ohio Wesleyan ‘91) -/- ............................................................................Assist/Turnover Ratio ....................................................................-/- Head Coach ........................................Megan Duffy -/- .................................................................................Points per Game ........................................................................-/- Alma Mater .............................. Notre Dame, 2006 -/- ........................................................................Points Allowed per Game ................................................................-/- Record at Miami . 21-11 (12-6 MAC) (First Year) Career Record ..... 21-11 (12-6 MAC) (First Year) ON TAP: Miami opens the 2018-19 regular season at Canisius on Friday, Nov. 9 at 7 p.m. The game Asst. Coaches: Frank Goldsberry (Ball State ‘76) will be aired on ESPN3 and called on Miami Radio. Ke’Sha Blanton (Detroit Mercy ‘09) Justine Raterman (Dayton ‘12) LAST TIME OUT: The Red & White hosted an exhibition game against Tiffin on Sunday, Nov. 4. DOBO: Veronica Mullen (Adelphi ‘03) Miami won by a 93-59 margin. DOVO: Connor Leppink (Dordt College ‘16) ABOUT CANISIUS: The Golden Griffins posted a 10-20 overall record last season, 8-10 in confer- ence play. Canisius fell to Monmouth by a 58-61 margin in the first round of the MAAC Champion- MEDIA INFORMATION ship. The Golden Griffins return senior forward Sara Hinriksdottir, who led the Griffins’ offense last season with 448 points. WBB Contact ..................... Maria Slovikovski Office Phone ...........................(513) 529-0901 SERIES WITH THE GRIFFINS: The RedHawks own all three wins in the series with the Griffins. Last Cell Phone .............................. (216)-925-3898 season, Miami beat Canisius 72-47. Lauren Dickerson led all scorers with 22 points. Email:....................... [email protected] Twitter .............................................@mariaslov LOOKING AHEAD: Miami’s 2018-19 home opener is scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 13 as the RedHawks Website: ..........www.MiamiRedHawks.com host Eastern Kentucky at 7 p.m. All media requests must come through Miami’s Athletic