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• RedHawks vs Bobcats -- matchup of quality teams • Free tickets for final home game • Falcon coaching surprise  By MIKE SMITH
After bashing Northern Illinois Tuesday, Miami will face a much tougher challenge Saturday. Going to Athens is tough enough. The Bobcats have lost just two games at the Convocation Center this year. The only Mid-American Conference home loss was to Toledo (86-83) back on Jan. 28. Ohio is second among MAC teams in attendance (4,225 per game), and its safe to speculate that they can pretty much pack the Convo for a Saturday afternoon battle against rival Miami. The MAC Men's Basketball . . . RedHawks blast Northern Illinois; set new record  Dan Luers shoots from the corner. (MVSmith/MRO) OXFORD, OH -- Eian Elmer and Brant Byers scored 22 points apiece, while the RedHawks' bench contributed 49 points as Miami (21-7, 12-3 MAC) cruised by Northern Illinois (5-23, 1-14 MAC) 87-58 Tuesday at Millett Hall.
It was the 14th consecutive home win for Miami, setting a new school record. Meanwhile, the 12 MAC wins are MU's most since 2005-06. Northern Illinois, meanwhile lost its ninth straight game and moved a step closer to finishing its MAC experience in last place. The Huskies will be playing basketball -- and most other sports -- in the . . . Ball State game goes national; will start at 6 p.m. The final Miami basketball home game against Ball State has been selected for national broadcast on ESPNU. The start time is 6 p.m.
RedHawks ranked No. 21 in latest Mid-Major Top 25 Poll  The Miami University men's basketball team was selected to the Mid-Major Top 25® Poll for the seventh consecutive week on Monday. The RedHawks rank No. 21 in the rankings after going 1-1 last week. Now in its 26th season, the Mid-Major Top 25® is voted on by 31 Division I coaches. With Friday's victory, Miami has reached 20 wins in a season for the first time since 1998-99 and matched the most consecutive home wins (13) in a single season. The RedHawks have also secured the program's most MAC wins since 2010-11.
Now in its 26th season, the Mid-Major Top 25® is voted on by 31 Division I coaches. To view the complete Mid-Major Top 25® Poll, click here. Basketball faces departing Northern Illinois . . . Football adds game at Nebraska  Miami looks to continue its 13-game home court winning streak Tuesday when the RedHawks host Northern Illinois.
It will likely be the last chance for Miami fans to see NIU for a while. Huskie football moves to the Mountain West next year. With a couple exceptions, most other NIU sports will compete in the Horizon League. Tuesday will mark the 58th time Miami and Northern Illinois have faced off. The RedHawks head into this game leading the series 36-21. Miami leads the series in Oxford 24-6. For what its worth, NIU has been VERY competitive in recent contests. It fell to Ball State in overtime Feb. 15 and stayed with then-MAC-undefeated Akron before falling 73-63. Last Saturday, NIU led Eastern Michigan 76-69 with 1:21 to go, but several Huskie turnovers helped the visitors score 10 straight points. Jalen Terry's arcing 3-point shot beat the buzzer for a 79-76 EMU win. The 2024-25 season will be . . . Late homers give Miami Sunday split  Jenna Golembiewski has four four homers on the year. HUNTSVILLE, AL -- Jenna Golembiewski tripled and homered while scoring twice and driving in two runs in a 5-3 Miami win over East Tennessee State Sunday at Charger Park.
The victory gave Miami a split on the day, with the RedHawks falling to No. 16 Mississippi State 11-7 in Game 1. Both contests were part of the Rocket City Showcase. MU went 1-4 in the event, falling to a pair of Top 20 teams -- No. 18 Auburn and No. 16 Mississippi State, as well as unranked Mississippi/Ole Miss. The RedHawks are now 4-10 following "showcase" tournaments in Arizona, North Carolina and Alabama. They will go indoors next weekend for the Gopher Classic in Minneapolis Click Read More for details . . . RedHawks drop two at Rocket City Softball Classic  MADISON, AL - Kaylee Oh and Jenna Golembiewski homered to highlight Miami's offense Saturday, but the RedHawks fell twice in Rocket City Softball Showcase action at Toyota Field.
No. 18 Auburn raised its record to 13-1 with an 11-6 win over MU in the first game. Ole Miss moved to 10-3 on the campaign with a 7-1 victory over Miami later in the day. The RedHawks, who dropped to 3-9, complete their second weekend of play Sunday with matchups against No. 16 Mississippi State and East Tennessee. CLICK READ MORE FOR DETAILS . . . RedHawks nip Flashes in OT for 20th win  Reece Potter gets off a second half shot. (MVSmith/MRO) By MIKE SMITH
OXFORD, OH -- It didn't come easy, but the third time was the charm. After stumbling through two road losses in the past week, the Miami RedHawks (20-7, 11-3 MAC) finally picked up win No. 20 with a dramatic 96-92 overtime decision over Kent State (18-9, 8-6 MAC) Friday at Millett Hall The victory gave Miami its first 20-win season since 1998-99 and also guaranteed MU a spot in the MAC Tournament. Kent State, meanwhile saw its five-game winning streak . . . Cook Field 'arena' site to get recommendation  After student, community and other "stakeholder" input, as well as information about the sites and campus planning from the Physical Facilities Department Office of Planning, Architecture, and Engineering. a new multi-purpose arena project committee is recommending the school use the present "Cook Field" site for the new arena/multi-functional facility.
Miami University President Gregory Crawford will now take the committee's recommendation to the Miami University Board of Trustees. Miami officials previously estimated a . . . |
Editor-Publisher Mike SmithMike grew up in Mid-American Conference football and basketball territory and returned there after military service. He has been covering MAC football and men's basketball for much of the last several decades. 
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