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March 2010
Miami hockey recruit picked for U.S. Under-18 team
Tyler Biggs, a forward and Cincinnati native to has made a verbal commitment to play hockey for Miami University, has been selected for the 2010 U.S. Men’s National Under-18 Team.
The team will compete at the International Ice Hockey Federation World Men’s Under-18 Championship April 13-23 in Minsk and Bobruisk, Belarus.
Biggs is the son of former Cincinnati Cyclones center Don Biggs, who holds many team records and whose uniform No. 22 has been retired by the Cyclones.
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Dave Young’s passing: a professional and personal loss
It is with great sorrow that I learned of Dave Young’s death on Monday, March 29.
To me, Dave was much more than one of the most honored — and as far as I’m concerned, the best — of the many sports information directors in American history in his years with the Miami Redskins.
Yes, Redskins. In Dave’s honor, that’s the only nickname that will be used here.
And he was much more than a man whose professionalism and integrity set such a high standard for me to follow (or at least try) that his impact on my life as a journalist ranks with that of Bill Moeller, Joe Nuxhall and Dirk Allen.
He was a good friend. A very good friend.
I had a feeling Dave’s health problems had taken a turn for the worse when I didn’t see him at recent Miami University men’s and women’s basketball games and hockey games, and when I tried calling his home a few weeks ago and nobody answered.
I had hoped he was just off on one of his many trips with his wife, Marilyn — I knew it was too early in the year for Gatlinburg, Tenn. in the Smokies, but maybe somewhere else, somewhere warm and sunny.
I have many good memories of time shared with Dave, of countless spring days in the Miami baseball press box, of spending time with him between games during doubleheaders munching snacks in his RV, even of my days back in the 1970s as a reporter for The Miami Student when we would play Hearts on the team bus.
And I still remember the night in 1978 when The Great Blizzard struck while the men’s basketball team bus was returning from a game at Toledo.
The bus driver finally turned off the interstate at Vandalia and Dave, Darrell Hedric, Archie Aldridge, Randy Ayers, John Shoemaker, Joe Barry, Jerry Peirson and others — including a very sick Pete Conrad, who had just come down with the flu — were stranded with all hotels booked up.
It was Dave who was sent off the bus, into the 50 mph wind and snow, to find accommodations of some sort. After 10 or 15 minutes had passed many of us figured we’d never see Dave alive again. But he returned with the news that we had rooms for the night.
Well, not rooms, exactly. More like jail cells in Vandalia’s municipal building. We were there for more than two days, actually spending most of our time in a courtroom, warm and safe. Thanks to Dave.
In later years, after I began working at the Journal-News, whenever I needed a comment concerning Miami sports, Dave was the first person I turned to.
It was Dave who helped get the word out on Ron Harper and those Tangerine Bowl football teams and Miami’s Cradle of Coaches.
But he was a true professional who never tried to hide the truth.
Those are only some of the things I already am missing about my friend, Dave.
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Miami’s LoVerde in hospital
Vincent LoVerde, Miami University’s junior defenseman who has played in 40 games this season, was absent from the NCAA Midwest Regional in Fort Wayne, Ind. due to an unspecified “unfortunate situation,” according to Miami coach Enrico Blasi.
“He’s got some things he’s working on,” Blasi said following his team’s 3-2 victory in double-overtime against Michigan in the regional final. “He’s in the hospital and he couldn’t play. Hopefully he’ll be out of the hospital in a few days.”
LoVerde, a native of Chicago, has three goals and eight assists this season and when the regional tournament started was leading the team with 72 blocked shots.
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Hirschfeld goal wins it for Miami
Alden Hirschfeld scored 1:54 into the second overtime period to give the Miami RedHawks a 3-2 victory over the Michigan Wolverines in the NCAA Midwest Regional final Sunday, March 28 in Fort Wayne, Ind.
Miami clinches a berth to the NCAA Frozen Four, to be held at Ford Field in Detroit, and in the semifinals at 8:30 p.m. Thursday, April 8 the RedHawks will face Boston College, a 9-7 winner over Yale earlier Sunday in the Northeast Regional final.
A power-play goal by Pat Cannone put Miami in front 1-0 with 7:52 left in the first period, but the Wolverines answered less than two minutes later with a goal from David Wohlberg.
A goal by Chad Langlais put the Wolverines on top 49 seconds into the second period, but about two minutes later Cannone answered with his second goal.
Connor Knapp recorded 55 saves, just two shy of Miami’s single-game record, and was named regional Most Outstanding Player.
Knapp was named to the all-regional team, as were teammates Cannone and Curtis McKenzie, who had two assists on Sunday after coming up with a goal and assist in Saturday’s 2-1 win over Alabama-Huntsville.
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History points to Reichard, but Miami needs offense
If the last three years are any indication, Miami coach Rico Blasi will start Cody Reichard at goal for the second straight day when the RedHawks take on the Michigan Wolverines in the Mideast Regional final tonight, March 28.
Blasi never has changed goalies during any of his team’s appearances in the NCAA.
In 2007 he went with Jeff Zatkoff in both of Miami’s Northeast Regional games despite the presence of Charlie Effinger, who had started, and lost, Miami’s one game in the 2006 Northeast Regional.
In 2008, Zatkoff again started both of Miami’s NCAA games, and last year Cody Reichard made all four starts even though Connor Knapp saw more action during the regular season and made a start in the CCHA playoffs.
It might not matter one way or another unless Miami’s offense can start converting more it its shots into goals. The RedHawks, who average 3.4 goals per game, have scored only two in each of their last four games.
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Chargers clipped their own comeback against Miami
The Alabama-Huntsville Chargers still are kicking themselves, I bet, for what happened late in the third period of their 2-1 loss to the Miami RedHawks today, March 27 in the first round of the NCAA Midwest Regional.
Brennan Barker scored the Chargers’ only goal with 38.3 seconds remaining, and it pulled them to within one of the top-ranked RedHawks, at which point you can be sure Miami fans started to have flashback fever.
You’ll remember, even if you’ve tried to forget, the final, paralyzing minute of last year’s NCAA championship game when the RedHawks’ 3-1 lead against Boston University turned into a 3-3 tie and, ultimately, a 4-3 loss in overtime.
Anyway, about four minutes earlier in tonight’s game Alabama-Huntsville was presented with a power play when Miami’s Jarod Palmer was sent to the penalty box for tripping. The power play lasted exactly 3 seconds. That’s how long it took for UAH’s Matt Jarvinen to be called for hooking and he, too, was asked to take a seat.
“We tried to get some momentum going,” Chargers coach Danton Cole said. “We kind of shot ourselves in the foot.”
People might shake their heads at Alabama-Huntsville’s final record of 12-18-3, and it has been suggested by more than one person that the Chargers had no business in the NCAA Tournament, that in reality they had a pretty dismal season.
Cole begs to differ.
“I think we had a great year. It’s tough to go from A to Z in a short time. And with a lot of our losses, you have to give our players a pat on the back,” he said, noting that UAH’s 2-1 loss to Miami was one of many 2-1 losses against very strong teams, including a pair of 2-1 overtime losses to Bemidji State.
You can forgive Cole for feeling pretty good about his 12 wins this season. That’s one more than Alabama-Huntsville had in the previous two seasons combined.
Come to think of it, Alabama-Huntsville didn’t fare much worse this weekend than most of the elite programs.
Six of the teams ranked in the top 10 in this week’s USCHO poll already have been eliminated in the NCAA Tournament: No. 2 Denver, No. 4 North Dakota, No. 6 Cornell, No. 7 St. Cloud State, No. 9 Northern Michigan and No. 10 Bemidji State.
The only top 10 teams still in the running for a national championship are No. 1 Miami, No. 3 Boston College, No. 5 Wisconsin and No. 8 Yale.
Right now, I’m not so sure that No. 11 Michigan isn’t the team to beat. All the Wolverines have done in their last seven games is to beat Lake Superior State 5-2 and 6-0, Michigan State 5-1 and 5-3, Miami 5-2, Northern Michigan 2-1 and Bemidji State 5-1.
It will be interesting to see if Miami coach Enrico Blasi goes with Cody Reichard again in Sunday’s regional final against Michigan.
Reichard allowed only on goal against Alabama-Huntsville.
On the other hand, the Wolverines scorched him with a five spot last Saturday.
On the other hand, Miami’s other goalie, Connor Knapp, is playing very well right now, having allowed only two goals in his last four games.
On the other hand, Reichard is the CCHA Player of the Year for a reason. He has had one of the great seasons in program history.
If Blasi hasn’t made up his mind yet, I can’t say I can blame him.
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Final: Miami 2, Ala.-Huntsville 1
Freshman Curtis McKenzie has a goal and assist as the top-seeded Miami hockey team defeated fourth-seeded Alabama-Huntsville 2-1 in the NCAA Midwest Regional first-round game today, March 27 in Fort Wayne, Ind.
McKenzie scored a power-play goal with 9:36 remaining in the first period to put the top-ranked RedHawks ahead. Carter Camper and Chris Wideman had the assists.
Cameron Schilling’s power-play goal with 13:54 left in the second period made it 2-0. McKenzie had the assist.
Alabama-Huntsville finally broke through on Brennan Barker’s goal with 38.3 seconds left in the third period.
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PairWise hockey rankings boost Miami hopes
The latest PairWise rankings seem to confirm the brightest hopes of Miami’s hockey team, that the RedHawks will indeed receive the overall No. 1 seed for the NCAA Tournament.
The rankings were updated following Miami’s 2-1 victory over Ferris State today, March 20 in the third-place game of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association tournament and Denver’s 6-3 loss to Wisconsin in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association third-place game.
As of 10:45 p.m., PairWise ranked Miami No. 1 with a rating of .5793, followed by Denver at No. 2 (.5766) and Wisconsin at No. 3 (.5685).
The next three teams in the PairWise rankings are No. 4 Boston College (.5625), No. 5 North Dakota (.5623) and No. 6 St. Cloud State (.5504).
The PairWise rankings have been an accurate indicator of the NCAA seeds and selections.
In the CCHA championship game, Michigan defeated Northern Michigan 2-1 to claim an automatic NCAA berth. Louie Caporusso scored both goals for the Wolverines, who came into the conference playoffs as the No. 7 seed.
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Final: Miami 2, Ferris State 1
The Miami RedHawks defeated the Ferris State Bulldogs 2-1 in their third-place game in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association tournament today, March 20 at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit.
The victory by second-ranked Miami, coupled with top-ranked Denver’s 6-3 loss to Wisconsin earlier today, will likely give the RedHawks the overall No. 1 seed for next week’s NCAA Tournament.
Jarod Palmer scored what proved to be the game-winning goal with 4:04 left in the the third period.
Freshman forward Steve Mason scored Miami’s first goal with 15:16 to go in the second period. It was his first career goal.
Ferris State’s Casey Haines tied the game with 5:11 remaining in the period.
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NCAA hockey overall top seed still up for grabs
Miami University’s second-ranked hockey team did not necessarily play its way out of consideration for the No. 1 overall seed for next week’s NCAA Tournament with their 5-2 loss to Michigan on Friday night in the CCHA semifinals.
In the Western Collegiate Hockey Association semifinals, top-ranked Denver lost 4-3 to No. 5 North Dakota, and No. 3 Wisconsin lost 2-0 to No. 6/7 St. Cloud State.
All three teams are back in action today in consolation contests. Miami faces eighth-ranked Ferris State, and Denver will collide with Wisconsin.
In the current PairWise power rankings, which is an excellent indicator of how teams will be seeded in the NCAA, Denver (27-8-40) is No. 1 with a rating of .5810, Miami (26-7-7) is close behind at .5771, and Wisconsin (24-10-4) is third at .5657.
If Miami beats Ferris State and Denver loses to Wisconsin, the best guess is that the RedHawks would vault over Denver and grab the top overall seed.
On the other hand, if the RedHawks lose today and Wisconsin wins, Miami could drop far enough in the PairWise rankings to put a much-hoped-for berth in the Midwest in Fort Wayne, Ind. regionals in jeopardy.
The RedHawks want to play in Fort Wayne because it’s much closer than the other three sites, giving Miami fans a better opportunity to travel, and the RedHawks tend to be energized when playing in front of their vocal fans.
The Northeast Regional will be held in Worchester, Mass., the East Regional is in Albany, N.Y. and the West Regional is in St. Paul, Minn.
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Miami can’t get past Michigan
By Pete Conrad
The Michigan Wolverines defeated the Miami RedHawks 5-2 in the semifinals of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association tonight, March 19 at Joe Louis Arena.
Tommy Wingels and Trent Vogelhuber scored for the top-seeded RedHawks, the regular-season champions who had hoped to win their first-ever CCHA tourney title but now must settle for an appearance in today’s third-place game against Ferris State. The starting time will be 3:35 p.m.
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Wolverines lead RedHawks 2-0
By Pete Conrad
The seventh-seeded Michigan Wolverines lead the top-seeded Miami RedHawks 2-0 with 10:34 left in the second period of their Central Collegiate Hockey Association Tournament semifinal game tonight, March 19 at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit.
Michigan took a 1-0 lead on a goal by junior defenseman Tristin Llewellyn 9:50 into the first period, and freshman defenseman Lee Moffie made it 2-0 with a goal 5:13 into the second period.
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Michigan coach tries to kill RedHawks with kindness
By Pete Conrad
Listen to Michigan hockey coach Red Berenson talk about the Miami RedHawks and you might think he’s their No. 1 fan.
Of course he is anything but. Berenson is playing the game, and so is Miami coach Enrico Blasi. The game of doing everything within their power to take the blunt the other team’s emotional edge.
Blasi, for instance, instructed his players following practice on Tuesday not to say anything to reporters about Michigan. Not a peep. In fact, reporters were allowed to interview players that day only on the condition that we not ask the players any question about the Wolverines.
I smiled and said, “Can I ask you about Michigan?” Blasi smiled and said, emphatically, no. I’m still trying to decide if he was kidding. (It didn’t really matter one way or the other, because he already had talked about the Wolverines during a CCHA conference call that morning.)
Earlier that day, Berenson had plenty to say about the RedHawks.
“They have arguably the best team in the country, let’s face it, and have had from Game 1 this year,” Berenson said.
“I can’t remember anyone who’s dominated the league as they’ve done this year,” he went on. They have as good of a defense as anybody in the CCHA and they have as good of a forward nucleus as anyone. They’ve done a great job of building that program and I can’t remember a team that has dominated this conference the way they have this year.”
But make no mistake. Michigan has been a sleeping giant this year, and now this giant is wide awake. The Wolverines never won more than three games in a row during the regular season. Since the start of the CCHA Tournament, they have won four straight, beating Lake Superior State 5-2 and 6-0 and Michigan State 5-1 and 5-3.
One big reason is the Wolverines’ line of junior Louie Caporusso and sophomores David Wolhberg and Luke Glendening. Over the past five games they have combined for 11 goals and 13 assists.
If Miami can get past Michigan to Saturday’s championship game, it will be a good indication that everything Berenson said about the RedHawks was true, especially the “best team in the country” part. Whether he wants it to be or not.
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Hayes named to All-District 14 first team
Miami University senior guard Kenny Hayes has been named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches All-District 14 first team, the organization announced today, March 16.
Hayes joins Jarrod Jones of Ball State, David Kool of Western Michigan, Rodney Pierce of Buffalo and Chris Singletary of Kent State) on the first team for District 14, which is comprised of Mid-American Conference schools. That makes him eligible for All-America consideration.
Hayes, a graduate of Northmont High School who also played at Cincinnati State before coming to Miami, earned first-team All-MAC honors this season, marking the seventh consecutive year a RedHawk has earned first-team distinction — the longest active string of any MAC school.
He is a two-time All-MAC selection, earning honorable mention accolades in 2007-08. Last season, Hayes suffered a season-ending injury in early December 2008 and persevered through a nearly eight-month recovery process to return to the hardwood this season.
Hayes finished the season averaging a team-leading 14.9 ppg, which ranked eighth among MAC statistical leaders, while averaging a league-best 35.7 minutes of play. Seven times in 2009-10, Hayes reached or surpassed the 20-point scoring plateau and did so 14 times in his career. He scored a season-high 27 points against Buffalo in the MAC Tournament quarterfinal, the most points scored by a RedHawk this season.
Hayes also ranked among MAC statistical leaders in free-throw percentage, assists and assist/turnover ratio. He played and started in all 32 games this season, tying for fourth on Miami’s single-season games started chart. Playing 1,143 minutes in 2009-10, Hayes moved into eighth on Miami’s single-season minutes played list.
This year, Hayes was a Preseason MAC All-East Division selection and was tabbed the MAC East Division Co-Player of the Week on Feb. 8.
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Miami headed to ‘The Joe’
Miami survives a late flurry of shots by Ohio State and wins 2-1 here at Steve Cady Arena in Oxford, taking the Central Collegiate Hockey Association Tournament quarterfinal series 2-1.
The RedHawks outshoot OSU 24-23.
Top-seeded Miami (26-6-7) advances to the CCHA Championship at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit. MU will meet No. 7 Michigan on Friday at either 4:35 or 8:05 p.m., likely the latter.
Eighth-seeded Ohio State finishes 15-18-6.
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Third: Miami 2, Ohio State 1
Ohio State gets a penalty with 1:11 left, both teams have one man in the penalty box
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Third: Miami 2, Ohio State 1
Ohio State will be on the power play for the final 1:33 here at Steve Cady Arena, Miami leads 2-1.
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Third: Miami 2, Ohio State 1
Ohio State keeps battling against Miami. C.J. Severyn scores a power-play goal with 5:40 left, bringing the Buckeyes within 2-1. Assists to John Albert and Zac Dalpe.
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Third: Miami 2, Ohio State 0
Alden Hirschfeld scores with 9:45 remaining, pushing Miami’s lead to 2-0 over Ohio State at Steve Cady Arena. Tommy Wingels gets the assist.
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Third: Miami 1, Ohio State 0
Connor Knapp comes up big with two huge saves in the first five minutes of the third period, and Miami still leads Ohio State 1-0 with 13:35 remaining here at Steve Cady Arena in Oxford.
Buckeyes now only trail 20-17 in shots.
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End Second: Miami 1, Ohio State 0
Miami leads Ohio State 1-0 after two periods here at Steve Cady Arena in Oxford. The RedHawks have a 19-12 advantage in shots, Cameron Schilling has the lone goal and rifled a shot off the post late in the second period.
There has been a scoring change. Tommy Wingels got the second assist on Schilling’s goal, not Carter Camper.
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Second: Miami 1, Ohio State 0
Cameron Schilling scores off assists from Vincent LoVerde and Carter Camper, giving Miami a 1-0 lead over Ohio State midway through the second period here at Steve Cady Arena.
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End First: Miami 0, Ohio State 0
It’s 0-0 after one period here at Steve Cady Arena in Oxford.
Top-seeded Miami has a 10-2 advantage in shots over No. 8 seed Ohio State.
If the RedHawks win, they’ll play No. 7 Michigan on Friday at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit. If the Buckeyes win, they’ll meet No. 3 Ferris State.
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Miami-OSU: Getting ready to start
It’s Miami vs. Ohio State here at Steve Cady Arena in Oxford, the decisive Game 3 of a Central Collegiate Hockey Association Tournament quarterfinal series. Connor Knapp is in goal for the RedHawks (25-6-7), his first appearance of the weekend. Dustin Carlson gets his third straight start in goal for the Buckeyes (15-17-6).
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Final: Ohio State 5, Miami 4
Sergio Somma scores on a rebound off Miami goalie Cody Reichard at 6:35 of overtime, giving Ohio State a 5-4 victory in Game 2 of a Central Collegiate Hockey Association Tournament quarterfinal series at Steve Cady Arena.
The RedHawks outshot the Buckeyes 46-20. The Game 3 rubber match is set for 7:05 p.m. Sunday here in Oxford.
Miami falls to 25-6-7. OSU is 15-17-6.
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Miami-OSU: Overtime
Miami scores twice in the last 3:02 of regulation and has pulled into a stunning 4-4 tie with Ohio State here at Steve Cady Arena. Now it’s on to sudden-death hockey, starting in about 13 minutes.
The RedHawks hold a 43-17 advantage in shots. Miami has outshot the Buckeyes 37-8 since the first period.
Miami is 4-3 all-time in CCHA Tournament overtime games.
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Third: Ohio State 4, Miami 4
Pat Cannone scores with 1:20 remaining, it’s now 4-4 between Miami and Ohio State with 42.3 seconds left.
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Third: Ohio State 4, Miami 3
It’s not over at Steve Cady Arena. Vincent LoVerde scores a shorthanded goal with 3:02 remaining and Miami trails Ohio State 4-3. Assists to Carter Camper and Cameron Schilling.
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Third: Ohio State 4, Miami 2
Matt Bartkowski’s goal with 5:05 left gives Ohio State a 4-2 lead over Miami at Steve Cady Arena. Game 3 is looking likely on Sunday.
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Third: Ohio State 3, Miami 2
It’s still 3-2 Ohio State over Miami with 10:50 remaining. The Buckeyes just withstood a span of nearly five minutes where they were either one or two men down.
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End Second: Ohio State 3, Miami 2
Miami is battling back from a 3-0 deficit, scoring twice in the last 5:11 of the second period to close the gap to 3-2 against Ohio State at Steve Cady Arena. The RedHawks dominated the stanza, outshooting OSU 19-4.
The third period is slated to start in about 14 minutes.
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Second: Ohio State 3, Miami 2
Miami now trails Ohio State 3-2 with 1:36 left in the second period. Pat Cannone scores off a Jarod Palmer assist for the RedHawks.
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Second: Ohio State 3, Miami 1
Trent Vogelhuber scores with 5:11 left in the second period, cutting Miami’s deficit to 3-1 against Ohio State at Steve Cady Arena. Assists to Brandon Smith and Pat Cannone.
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Second: Ohio State 3, Miami 0
Miami is now down 3-0 at Steve Cady Arena in Oxford. Hunter Bishop scores for Ohio State at 6:57 of the second period.
The RedHawks have lost defenseman Steven Spinell to a game misconduct penalty.
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End First: Ohio State 2, Miami 0
Patrick Schafer scored with 2:36 left in the first period, giving Ohio State a 2-0 lead over Miami. The period is now over. The Buckeyes have outshot MU 9-6.
Cody Reichard is in goal for the second straight night for Miami. Dustin Carlson is also back in goal for Ohio State.
This is Game 2 of a Central Collegiate Hockey Association Tournament quarterfinal series. The RedHawks took Friday’s opener 6-2 in the best-of-three series. If the Buckeyes win tonight, we’ll be back here Sunday at 7:05 p.m. for the deciding contest.
Miami is 25-5-7. OSU is 14-17-6.
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First: Ohio State 1, Miami 0
Zac Dalpe scores a power-play goal just 2:21 into the game here at Steve Cady Arena in Oxford, giving Ohio State a 1-0 lead over Miami in Game 2 of this CCHA Tournament quarterfinal series.
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RedHawks bow out with 12-point loss
By Pete Conrad
The ninth-seeded Ohio Bobcats had little trouble with the fourth-seeded Miami RedHawks in a 54-42 victory in the Mid-American Conference semifinals on Friday, March 12 at Quicken Loans Arena.
Ohio led by as many as 20 points in the second half after holding Miami to just 12 points in the first half.
Armon Bassett led Ohio with 28 points and DeVaughn Washington added 18 points and seven rebounds.
Senior Kenny Hayes led Miami with 12 points and senior Adam Fletcher led the RedHawks in rebounds with nine.
It marked the fourth time in the last eight years that Ohio has knocked Miami out of the MAC Tournament.
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Bobcats take 15-point lead over RedHawks
By Pete Conrad
Junior guard Armon Bassett has scored 22 points to help give the Ohio Bobcats a 41-26 lead over the Miami RedHawks with 7:06 remaining in the second half of their Mid-American Conference Tournament semifinal game tonight, March 12 in Cleveland.
Senior Kenny Hayes leads Miami with 10 points and senior Adam Fletcher has eight rebounds.
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RedHawks trail by nine at the half
By Pete Conrad
In a low-scoring first half, practically a no-scoring first half, the Ohio Bobcats have taken a 21-12 lead over the Miami RedHawks in the semifinals of the Mid-American Conference Tournament tonight, March 12 at Quicken Loans Arena.
Ohio shot 27.3 percent from the field and Miami shot 25.0 percent.
Kenny Hayes leads the RedHawks with five points.
Ohio’s Armon Bassett leads all scorers with 12 points.
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Miami ice old so far against Ohio
By Pete Conrad
The Miami University basketball team trails the Ohio Bobcats 12-4 with 10:39 left in the first half tonight, March 12 at Quicken Loans Arena at the Mid-American Conference Tournament semifinals.
The Bobcats took early control with a 12-0 run, holding the RedHawks scoreless for 8:25.
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Final: Miami 6, Ohio State 2
Miami defeats Ohio State 6-2 in the first game of a second-round CCHA Tournament series at Steve Cady Arena in Oxford. The RedHawks improve to 25-5-7 and the Buckeyes fall to 14-17-6.
Miami trailed 2-1 after one period, but scored four times in the second stanza. Carter Camper had the tying and go-ahead goals.
Game 2 of the best-of-three series is set for 7:05 p.m. Saturday in Oxford.
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Third: Miami 6, Ohio State 2
Alden Hirschfeld scores with 2:48 remaining, giving Miami a 6-2 lead over Ohio State at Steve Cady Arena. Assists to Andy Miele and Cameron Schilling.
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Third: Miami 5, Ohio State 2
No scoring here in the third period at Steve Cady Arena, Miami leads Ohio State 5-2 with 4:51 remaining.
The first Miami goal on the night has been changed again, this time switched from Jarod Palmer to Andy Miele
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End Second: Miami 5, Ohio State 2
It’s 5-2 Miami over Ohio State after two periods here at Steve Cady Arena. The RedHawks scored four goals in the first 16:28 of the second period, erasing a 2-1 deficit.
Miami has a 29-23 advantage in shots on goal. OSU switched goalies after Andy Miele’s goal made it 5-2, replacing Dustin Carlson with Cal Heeter.
Third period is about four minutes away.
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Second: Miami 5, Ohio State 2
Andy Miele scores with 3:32 left in the second period, pushing Miami ahead of Ohio State 5-2 here at Steve Cady Arena. Assists to Reilly Smith and Chris Wideman.
That’s four goals this period for the RedHawks.
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Second: Miami 4, Ohio State 2
Jarod Palmer scores his second goal of the night at 14:04 of the second period, giving Miami a 4-2 victory over Ohio State here at Steve Cady Arena. Andy Miele gets the assist.
OSU forward Peter Boyd went to the locker room just over a minute ago after getting a game misconduct penalty.
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Second: Miami 3, Ohio State 2
Carter Camper scores his second goal of the second period for Miami at 6:08, giving the RedHawks a 3-2 lead over Ohio State. Pat Cannone and Tommy Wingels picked up assists.
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Second: Miami 2, Ohio State 2
Carter Camper scores 17 seconds into the second period, bringing Miami into a 2-2 tie with Ohio State at Steve Cady Arena. Assists go to Tommy Wingels and Alden Hirschfeld.
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End First: Ohio State 2, Miami 1
Hunter Bishop scores his second goal of the night with 1:32 left in the first period, and Ohio State leads Miami 2-1 at the end of the first stanza here at Steve Cady Arena in Oxford.
Jarod Palmer has the RedHawks’ goal, off assists from Reilly Smith and Andy Miele. This is a scoring change, it was originally announced as Miele’s goal here at the arena.
Miami has a 15-11 edge in shots.
This is the first time Miami has trailed after one period since Jan. 22 at Alaska. The RedHawks are 2-3-2 this season when trailing after one period.
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First: Miami 1, Ohio State 1
Andy Miele gives Miami a 1-0 lead over Ohio State at 11:32 of the first period here at Steve Cady Arena in Oxford. The Buckeyes’ Hunter Bishop counters 46 seconds later, and it’s now 1-1 with 6:50 left in the period.
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Miami-OSU: Setting The Stage
Greetings from Steve Cady Arena in Oxford, where the Miami University hockey team will face Ohio State in the first game of a second-round Central Collegiate Hockey Association Tournament series. It’s a best-of-three series tonight, Saturday and Sunday (if necessary).
Miami is the top seed and ranked first (by USA Today/USA Hockey Hockey Magazine) and second (by USCHO.com) nationally.
Here are some facts leading up to the 7:35 p.m. puck drop …
Records: Miami is 24-5-7, Ohio State is 14-16-6
Goalies: Cody Reichard (17-2-3, .937 save percentage) for the RedHawks, Dustin Carlson (5-10-4, .921 for the Buckeyes)
Top 3 scorers: Jarod Palmer (16 goals, 24 assists), Andy Miele (13 goals, 25 assists) and Tommy Wingels (16 goals, 20 assists) for Miami; Zac Dalpe (20 goals, 20 assists), Peter Boyd (six goals, 25 assists) and Sergio Somma (14 goals, 14 assists) for OSU
Series history: Miami leads 61-56-12. The RedHawks are 3-0-1 against the Buckeyes this year. The teams tied 0-0, with OSU winning in a shootout, in their last meeting.
Notes: This is the first time Miami and OSU have met in a CCHA Tournament series since 1997. The Buckeyes posted a semifinal win over the RedHawks in 2004 … Miami has never won the CCHA Tournament. Ohio State has won twice (1972 and 2004) … Game times are 7:05 p.m. Saturday and Sunday (if necessary) … This series winner advances to Joe Louis Arena in Detroit for the CCHA Final Four next weekend.
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Miami game to be shown on “alternate channels”
By Pete Conrad
The Miami RedHawks’ game against the Ohio Bobcats tonight, March 12 in the Mid-American Conference Tournament semifinals will be broadcast by Fox Sports Ohio on what it calls “alternate channels.”
Following are those channels for the major TV services in the Dayton/Cincinnati area:
Time Warner — channels 99 and 310
Insight — channel 2
Cincinnati Bell Fioptics — channel 261
Direct TV — channel 657
DISH Network — channel 453
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Harper keeps record, but Medlock and Hayes were pretty good, too
By Pete Conrad
It was 25 years and four days ago that junior forward Ron Harper unleashed his total package against the Ball State Cardinals.
Harper soared for 45 points in a 91-70 victory in the Mid-American Conference Tournament semifinals on March 8, 1985 in Toledo.
That 45-point performance set the MAC Tournament single-game scoring record, and it still stands.
But just barely.
On Thursday, March 11, there were two players whose feats were in the finest Harper tradition.
Eastern Michigan senior Carlos Medlock scored 42 points in his team’s 97-89 double-overtime loss to Akron. Eight of those points came in the final 35 seconds of the second overtime as he tried desperately to bring the Eagles back from a nine-point deficit in the closing seconds.
Overall, Medlock connected on 13-of-26 field goal attempts and 11-of-12 free throws, one of the great performances in MAC history.
He wasn’t alone on Thursday. Although the point total was smaller, the 27-point effort by Miami’s Kenny Hayes in the 73-59 victory over the Buffalo Bulls later that night was just as impressive.
Hayes also sank 11-of-12 free throws, it was his two baskets that sparked Miami’s 17-0 run early in the first half to give the RedHawks a lead they never relinquished, it was Hayes’ 3-point basket that stopped a 7-0 run by the Bulls 7 minutes into the second half, and it was Hayes making six straight free throws in a span of 54 seconds down the stretch that helped Miami seal the victory.
Also, Hayes scored 27 points — the most of any RedHawk this season — within the confines of Miami’s deliberate offense, in 38 minutes of playing time. Medlock was on the court for 48 minutes.
For the last several weeks Hayes has made it clear that he wants that NCAA Tournament berth and would do everything in his power to get it. Of course, that’s what most everyone in a college uniform says at this time of year.
Looks like it was more than talk with Hayes.
“I just want to come in and lead my team to a victory,” Hayes said. “I don’t get another chance after this.”
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Hayes leads Miami to quarterfinal win
By Pete Conrad
Senior guard Kenny Hayes scored 27 points and hit eight straight free throws down the stretch to lead the Miami RedHawks to a 73-59 victory over the Buffalo Bulls in the Mid-American Conference Tournament quarterfinals on Thursday, March 11 at Quicken Loans Arena.
Fourth-seeded Miami will play the ninth-seeded Ohio Bobcats, who scored an upset victory earlier in the night over the top-seeded Kent State Golden Flashes.
Julian Mavunga added 15 points and six assists for the RedHawks, who improved to 14-17 overall.
Miami took control with a 17-0 run in the first half and led 32-21 at halftime. Buffalo pulled to within two points down the stretch following four 3-point baskets by Sean Smiley, but the RedHawks never lost their lead.
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Miami battling to keep lead over Buffalo
By Pete Conrad
Kenny Hayes has scored 19 points and the Miami RedHawks lead the Buffalo Bulls 54-48 with 7:35 remaining in their quarterfinal game in the Mid-American Conference Tournament tonight, March 11 at Quicken Loans Arena.
Miami, which led by as many as 18 points in the first half, saw that lead drop to four, 52-48, when Sean Smiley hit a 3-point basket. Nick Winbush answered by hitting an outside jumper for the RedHawks.
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Miami leads Buffalo by 11 at half
By Pete Conrad
The Miami RedHawks have taken a 32-21 halftime lead over the Buffalo Bulls tonight, March 11 in the quarterfinals of the Mid-American Conference Tournament at Quicken Loans Arena.
Kenny Hayes has scored 12 points to lead the RedHawks, who went on a 17-0 run and led by as many as 18 points, 29-11 with 5:56 left.
Buffalo answered with a 10-1 run before Hayes drilled a floating jumper 2 seconds before the break.
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Miami surges with 17-0 run against Buffalo
By Pete Conrad
The Miami RedHawks lead the Buffalo Bulls 20-9 with 10:33 left in the first half tonight, March 11 in the quarterfinals of the Mid-American Conference Tournament.
Miami surged ahead on the strength of a 17-0 run which consisted of a four-point play by Rodney Haddix (he was fouled while hitting a 3-point basket), a three-point play by Haddix, two 3-point baskets by Nick Winbush and two baskets by Kenny Hayes.
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Miami hockey places 5 on All-CCHA team
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. — Five Miami University hockey players were named to the Central College Hockey Association’s all-conference team, the CCHA announced on Wednesday, March 10.
Senior forward Jarod Palmer and sophomore goaltender Cody Reichard were first-team selections, junior forwards Tommy Wingels and Andy Miele were second-team picks and junior foward Carter Camper was honorable mention.
Palmer ranked third in league scoring with 33 points (14-19), and Reichard finished undefeated in the CCHA (15-0-2) and led the league in save percentage (.950) and goals-against average (1.23).
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Coles sees a dark-horse team in MAC tourney
By Pete Conrad
Miami University basketball coach Charlie Coles is not assuming that his RedHawks, should they beat Buffalo in the quarterfinals of the Mid-American Conference Tournament on Thursday, March 11, would play top-seeded Kent State in the semifinals the following night.
The Miami-Buffalo winner will take on the Kent State-Ohio winner.
“Ohio U., I’ve said all along, is the most improved team in the league,” Coles said. “They’re a really good offensive ballclub.”
Although the Bobcats have been an up-and-down team, they scored 85 or more points eight times times this season, and they’re the only team since Jan. 9 to score 70 points against the RedHawks (Ohio’s 70-68 win in Athens on Feb. 24).
“I still think at this point Kent and Akron are huge favorites,” Coles said.
And his own team?
“We’re just trying to win one game,” he said. “We win one game, we’ll see what happens.”
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Hayes, Mavunga named All-MAC
CLEVELAND — Miami University’s Kenny Hayes and Julian Mavunga earned all-conference honors this season, the Mid-American Conference announced Wednesday, March 10.
Hayes, a senior guard, was selected to the first team, while Mavunga, a sophomore forward/center, was an honorable mention pick.
Hayes leads the RedHawks in scoring at 14.6 points per game to rank ninth in the MAC. Hayes averages 15.1 in conference games. He leads the MAC in minutes played per game (35.6).
Mavunga leads Miami in rebounding at 6.4 per game, and averages 10.1 points per game.
Hayes’ selection marks the seventh straight season Miami has had a first-team honoree, the longest streak of any teams in the conference.
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Coles looks for big things from Mavunga
By Pete Conrad
It’s Charlie Coles’ style. When the Miami University basketball coach has a big-time but still-developing talent on his roster, he takes pains to nurture that talent.
It isn’t a gentle nurture, either. Coles pushes, hard. He keeps the pressure on. If he’s ever satisfied, he takes pains not to show it. He doesn’t praise if he can help it, though sometimes it slips out, because Coles’ first instinct is always to tell it as he sees it. But Coles tries doesn’t want players who are satisfied with themselves.
Nathan Peavy knows about that. Coles pushed Peavy from the time he was a seldom-used freshman until he was a senior who averaged 14 points and helped lead Miami into the NCAA Tournament.
Coles wasn’t easy on Michael Bramos, either, the same Michael Bramos who finished his collegiate career last season as Mid-American Conference Player of the Year.
Now it’s sophomore forward Julian Mavunga who is being pushed, Coles hopes, towards greatness. Mavunga has all the tools, including an intellect that enables him to soak up much in a remarkably short amount of time.
This is an all-state player from Indianapolis who never touched a basketball until he was in the seventh grade, a collegiate sophomore who played with an injured leg throughout his freshman season.
“He was never comfortable with his leg, and then he got overweight,” Coles said of Mavunga just before practice this morning, March 9, at Millett Hall. “It’s tough to play out of shape with an injury.”
There are times when Coles can be gentle and generous. This was not one of them. Not with a trip to Cleveland just hours away. Not with a team, if it wants to make a serious run at the NCAA, that needs Mavunga to be an explosive force against Buffalo on Thursday. He was exactly that last week when he head-butted the Bulls with a 17-point, 3-block performance.
“This year he’s show us that if he keeps progressing,” Coles said, “he’ll be a very good player.”
When Coles says “good player,” he means All-MAC caliber. When he says “very good player,” he’s talking about someone who can strap the team to his shoulders.
Not all players are up to that burden, and it might be too early for Mavunga to accept that role. Right now, Kenny Hayes is the man. It’s Hayes who wants desperately for Miami to run the table at Quicken Loans Arena.
But if Mavunga can dish it out on the inside while Hayes works his magic, this could be a very interesting week.
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RedHawks Osborn MAC Freshman of the Year
Miami University’s Courtney Osborn is the Mid-American Conference Freshman of the Year, the conference office announced this morning.
Osborn is the first MAC Freshman of the Year in Miami history. She also was named to the All-MAC third team. Osborn was joined on the all-rookie team by fellow frosh Kirsten Olowinski.
Osborn leads the RedHawks in scoring at 16.8 points per game. She led the team in scoring in 17 of its 30 games. Osborn also averages 4.1 assists per game.
Olowinski averages 7.4 points and 6.0 rebounds per game. She leads the team and is fourth in the MAC with 41 blocks, the fifth-best single season block total in MU history.
The eighth-seeded RedHawks meet No. 1 Bowling Green at 4 p.m. Wednesday in Cleveland in the MAC Tournament quarterfinals.
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Miami women advance to MAC quarterfinals
By Pete Conrad
The Miami University women’s basketball team held off Northern Illinois 67-66 today, March 6 in the first round of the Mid-American Conference Tournament at Millett Hall.
Sophomore guard Maggie Boyer scored 18 points for the RedHawks, all in the first half, and freshman forward Kirsten Olowinski added 17.
Miami advances to the quarterfinals in Cleveland, where the RedHawks will play top-seeded Bowling Green on Wednesday.
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Women’s basketball: Miami holds slim lead
By Pete Conrad
The Miami RedHawks lead the Northern Illinois Huskies 41-40 with 17:53 left in the second half today, March 6 in the first round of the Mid-American Conference Women’s Basketball Tournament.
Miami rallied from a 28-19 deficit in the first half to lead 39-34 at halftime. Miami’s Maggie Boyer scored 18 points on 4-of-5 shooting from the 3-point arc over the first 20 minutes.
The winner advances to the quarterfinals on Wednesday in Cleveland against top-seeded Bowling Green.
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Miami prevails in regular-season finale
By Pete Conrad
The Miami RedHawks beat the Buffalo Bulls 72-63 tonight, March 4 in their regular-season finale at Millett Hall.
Miami improved to 13-17 overall, 9-7 in the Mid-American Conference.
The RedHawks, who snapped a four-game MAC losing streak, were led by Kenny Hayes and Julian Mavunga, each with 17 points. Antonio Ballard added 13 points.
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RedHawks lead Bulls by nine
By Pete Conrad
The Miami RedHawks lead the Buffalo Bulls 49-40 with 11:15 left in the second half tonight, March 4 at Millett Hall.
Julian Mavunga has scored 14 points for the RedHawks and Kenny Hayes has 10.
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Miami leads Buffalo at halftime
By Pete Conrad
The Miami RedHawks lead the Buffalo Bulls 33-29 at halftime tonight, March 4 at Millett Hall.
Julian Mavunga leads Miami with nine points, Antonio Ballard has scored seven and Kenny Hayes has six.
Buffalo’s Mitchell Watt leads all scorers with 11 points.
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RedHawks trail Bulls early
By Pete Conrad
The Buffalo Bulls lead the Miami RedHawks 19-16 with 7:38 left in the first half tonight, March 4 at Millett Hall.
Miami is shooting 36.8 percent from the field. Julian Mavunga leads the RedHawks with five points.
The RedHawks are playing their regular-season finale and are trying to clinch a first-round bye to the Mid-American Conference Tournament. In order to do so, Miami needs a victory tonight and a little help from other teams in the MAC in order to win the tiebreaker for the No. 4 seed.
