OXFORD, Ohio -- Miami scored seven straight points late in the first half to take the lead for good, then ran off 16 in a row in the second to cruise to a 73-57 victory over IPFW Saturday afternoon at Millett Hall. Jenna Schone led all scorers with 21 points, while Courtney Reed added 13 points.
The Mastadons led 20-19 when Miami scored seven straight points. Jaclyn Leininger hit two free throws and Ashleigh Brown each made a layup before Schone capped the run with a three-pointer. The lead reached seven at 34-27 after two more Leininger free throws, but IPFW's Courtney Reed answered with a three to cut the margin back to four. The RedHawks held a 38-32 advantage at the break when Ashley Hawkins made a driving layup at the buzzer.
Miami led 44-38 with 15:09 to play when it broke the game open. Hawkins hit a conventional three-point play to start a 16-0 surge that pushed the margin to 22, 60-38, by the 11-minute mark. From there, IPFW scored eight straight points to trail by 14, but Miami answered with six in a row and was never threatened again.
"This was a big win considering limited guard play," Head Coach Maria Fantanarosa said. "We are not consistent, but we see greatness. We have a lot of potential."
Both teams started slowly with IPFW hitting just two of its first 11 shots, while Miami connected on their of its first eight. But with the RedHawks leading 8-4 near the 12-minute mark, each team tallied a basket on its next possesson. Still, the Mastadons hit just 35.5 percent (11 of 31) from the field before intermission and just 33.3 percent for the game. Miami was just a bit better, finishing at 39.7 percent after a 43.8-percent effort in the opening stanza.
Rebounding was a key as the RedHawks held a 58-25 advantage on the boards, including 10 from Leininger and eight each from Brown and Reed. "Courtney was on fire on the boards and that sparked everyone else," Fantanarosa added.
Miami committed 18 turnovers in the contest, while forcing the Mastadons into only 10.
The RedHawks return to action again on Tuesday at Millett Hall. They close their short homestand with a 7 p.m. contest against LaSalle.
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