March 10, 2008

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UP AHEAD: Miami plays in the Mid-American Conference Tournament against Western Michigan at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 11 in the quarterfinals of the Kraft Mid-American Conference Tournament. The RedHawks defeated Western Michigan in the only meeting this season, 73-61, in Oxford.

MIAMI IN THE MAC TOURNAMENT: The RedHawks are making their 22nd appearance in the MAC Tournament and Miami holds a 19-19 record in the tournament. Miami's last win in the tournament came against Western Michigan in the 2005 First Round, 74-71. (Miami is 2-0 versus Marshall)

YR	UA     	BSU 	BGSU 	UB   	CMU  	EMU 	KSU  	NIU 	OU 	UT 	WMU
`82	--	--	--	--	W	--	W	W	--	--	--
`83	--	--	--	--	L	--	--	--	W	--	--
`85	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	L
`88	--	--	--	--	--	--	W	--	--	--	L
`89	--	--	--	--	L	--	--	--	--	--	--
`91	--	--	--	--	--	--	L	--	--	--	--
`92	--	--	--	--	L	--	--	--	--	--	--
`93	--	--	--	--	--	--	L	--	--	--	W
`94	--	--	--	--	--	--	L	--	--	--	--
`95	--	--	--	--	--	--	W	--	W	L	--
`96	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	L	W
`97	--	--	--	--	--	--	L	--	W	--	--
`98	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	L	--	--
`00	--	--	--	--	--	W	--	--	--	--	--
`01	--	W	--	--	--	--	L	--	--	--	--
`02	W	--	--	--	--	--	L	--	--	--	W
`03	--	L	--	--	--	W	--	--	--	--	--
`04	--	W	L	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
`05	--	--	L	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	W
`06	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	L	--	--	--
`07	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	L
Total	1-0	2-1	0-2	0-0	1-3	2-0	3-6	1-1	3-1	0-2	4-3

MIAMI TRIO EARNS ALL-MAC RECOGNITION: Senior guard Amanda Jackson earned First-Team All-MAC honors the conference office announced on Saturday, giving Jackson her second consecutive First-Team All-MAC selection. Junior guard Jenna Schone was earned Second-Team All-MAC honors, while senior forward Laura Markwood took Third-Team All-MAC accolades.

REGULAR-SEASON IN REVIEW: Miami concluded its regular season with a 82-72 overtime win over Ohio on March 5. The win gave Miami a 20-10 overall record and a 12-4 MAC record. This is the sixth time in program history that the RedHawks have won 20 games in a season and the first time since the 2003-04 season. Miami's 20 wins also matches its win total for the past two seasons combined. Miami's 12 conference wins are three more wins than the past two conference campaigns combined.

SENIORS MAKE IT A NIGHT TO REMEMBER: Playing their last game in Millett Hall, senior forward Laura Markwood and senior guard Amanda Jackson carried the RedHawks to its 20th win of the season. Markwood, a MAC Defensive Player of the Year candidate, scored a career-high 30 points and grabbed nine rebounds, one rebound short of her ninth double-double of the season. MAC Player of the Year candidate, Jackson, scored 19 points and eclipsed 1,900 career points. Trailing by five points with 3:18 to play in the game, Jackson and Markwood carried Miami by scoring its final 20 points over the final 8:18 of the game.

FIVE MORE MINUTES: The RedHawks had lost its two previous overtime games this season, but Miami pulled out an overtime win against Ohio in its regular-season finale. The win marked Miami's first overtime win since defeating Central Michigan on Feb. 21, 2004.

HOME SWEET HOME: Miami finished the regular season with a 12-4 home record, which matches the most wins at home in a season in program history. Miami's 1994-95 team went 12-2 at Millett Hall.

ROCK AND ROLL: As Miami heads to Cleveland, Ohio, home of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, it is fitting that Miami has been on a roll over its past ten games. Miami has won nine of its last 10 games and the RedHawks are averaging 77.2 ppg over that stretch and three Miami players are averaging over 10.0 ppg led by senior guard Amanda Jackson's 19.4 ppg. Senior forward Laura Markwood is averaging a double-double over that stretch (11.9 ppg, 11.0 rpg). The key to Miami's recent success is its defense. Over the past 10 games, Miami has forced 46 more turnovers and blocked 13 more shots than its opponents and Miami is holding its opponents to 30.1-percent shotting from three.

MAC ELITE: Heading into the Mid-American Conference Tournament, senior guard Amanda Jackson looks to become the second player in Mid-American Conference history to score 1,800 points, grab 500 rebounds and record 300 assists and 300 steals in a career. Toledo's Kim Knuth (1995-99) is the only other conference player to reach 1,800 points, 500 rebounds, 300 assists and 300 steals in a career and Jackson needs just three steals to join Knuth.

NEWEST MEMBER OF 1,000 POINT CLUB: Scoring 24 of her 29 points in the second half of Miami's 89-79 win at Akron on Saturday, March 1, junior guard Jenna Schone became the 17th Miami women's basketball player to eclipse 1,000 career points. Schone accomplished the feat 87 games into her career, making Schone the seventh fastest player in Miami history to reach the 1,000-point plateau.

ROAD WARRIORS: After a 1-4 road record in non-conference play, the RedHawks went 7-1 on the road in conference play this season. Miami's seven road wins are two more road wins than the RedHawks registered in its past three conference seasons combined (5-20). In its seven conference road wins, Miami shot 43.8-percent from the field and 40.4-percent from three. Miami also had six players averaging six points per game or more in road conference wins.

REBOUNDING CROWN: Senior forward Laura Markwood became Miami's single-season rebounding leader during Miami's win over Kent State on Wednesday, Feb. 27. Markwood currently has 319 rebounds this season, making her the 11th player in MAC history to grab 300 rebounds in a season. Markwood needs 35 rebounds to become the MAC's single-season rebounding leader and she currently is tied for seventh on the MAC's single-season rebounding list.

ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER RECORD: Senior guard Amanda Jackson is having one of the best seasons in Miami history. This season alone, Jackson has broken the Miami single-game scoring record, the single-season scoring record and the all-time scoring record. Jackson currently ranks first on five of Miami's single-season charts after breaking Linda Mallender's record of 211 made field goals in Miami's 82-72 overtime win over Ohio. Jackson has 213 made field goals this season.

PATROLING THE BOARDS: Miami's frontline starters, senior forward Laura Markwood and junior center Stephanie Ford, have been a force on the boards for Miami in conference play. Markwood and Ford are first and second, respectively, in offensive rebounding in MAC-only games and first and fifth, respectively, in rebounding in overall games. One of the two have grabbed at least 10 rebounds in 12 of the past 14 games and Miami is 4-0 this season when both players grab 10 or more rebounds in a game.

BEHIND THE ARC: Miami has had its best season behind the arc in school history this season. The RedHawks have hit 208 three-pointers this season, which shattered the previous team record of 184 three's set during the 1999-2000 season. Junior guard Jenna Schone and senior guard Amanda Jackson have combined to hit 126 trey's this season, accounting for 60.6-percent of Miami's made three-pointers.

ON THE BRINK: With the postseason looming, there are several Miami single-season records that are within reach. Junior center Stephanie Ford needs three blocks to break AuBree Hamilton's season record of 51 blocks, Junior guard Jenna Schone needs seven more three-pointers to tie Nicki Motto's made 3-point field goals record of 79 3-pointers and nine assists to break Heather Cusick's record of 168 assists during the 2001-02 season.

MAC-NIFICENT CAREER: Senior guard Amanda Jackson has scored 1,903 career points, which ranks 13th on the MAC's all-time scoring list. Jackson currently ranks 3rd in MAC history in career field goal attempts (1,656), 10th in steals (297), 16th in career field goals (659) and 14th in made free throws (445).

ASSAULT ON THE RECORD BOOKS: Senior guard Amanda Jackson, junior guard Jenna Schone, senior forward Laura Markwood and junior center Stephanie Ford are closing in on several of Miami's single-season charts. Below is where they stand heading into the MAC Tournament.

JACKSON
-- Ranks 1st on the Miami single-season points list (636)
-- Ranks 1st for most 20-point games in a season (19)
-- Ranks 1st on free throws made chart with 156 this season
-- Ranks 1st on field goals attempted chart (526)
-- Ranks 1st on the field goals made chart (213)
-- Tied for 3rd on free throws attempted chart (185)
-- Ranks 4th on single-season free throw percentage list (.843)
-- Ranks 7th on 3-point attempts chart (176)
SCHONE
-- Ranks 3rd on single-season assits chart with 160
-- Ranks 4th on made 3-pointers chart (72)
-- Ranks 4th on 3-point attempts chart (198)
MARKWOOD
-- 1st on Miami's single-season rebounding chart (319)
-- Tied for 7th place on single-season double-double list (8)
FORD
--Ranks 2nd on the single-season blocks chart (49)

JACKSON SETS SINGLE-GAME SCORING RECORD: Senior guard Amanda Jackson could not be stopped as she put up a Miami single-game record, 43 points, against UTSA on Dec. 29. Jackson was 12-of-19 from the field and 16-of-19 from the line. Kim Lancaster previously held the single-game scoring record when she put up 40 points against Ball State on March 6, 2001.

DYNAMIC DUO: Through March 2, junior guard Jenna Schone and senior guard Amanda Jackson are the top scoring duo in the MAC and the fifth leading scoring duo in the country. Schone averages 14.3 ppg, while Jackson averages 22.0 ppg.

A MIAMI WIN WOULD:
-- Advance Miami to the MAC Semifinals for the first time since 2003-04
-- Be Miami's 10th win in its last 11 games
-- Improve Miami's record to 21-10
A MIAMI LOSS WOULD:
-- Drop Miami to 20-11
-- Eliminate Miami from the MAC Tournament