Nov. 14, 2008
OXFORD, Ohio - Miami University's women's basketball team is ready to defend its 2008 Mid-American Conference Tournament crown and invites RedHawk fans to join it on what promises to be an exciting ride.
Single-game tickets are now available for purchase from the Athletic Ticket Office at Millett Hall. Adult general admission tickets are priced at $7, youth general admission are $5, and tickets for groups of 10 or more are available at a price of $3 each.
More elaborate group packages (groups of 10+) also are being offered. The "Lay Up" package ($6 per person) includes game-day tickets, pompons, team posters, game programs, and the opportunity to be part of the fan tunnel that greets the team. The "Fast Break" package ($10 per person) includes all of the above plus food coupons, and the "Triple Double" package ($18 per person) includes these features plus a unique pre-game meal and special treats for everyone. For more information, call (513) 529-0402.
Coach Maria Fantanarose's squad was picked to finish second in the Mid-American Conference East Division in the annual preseason poll, behind Bowling Green. Seven letterwinners return from last year's NCAA Tournament squad. They include senior guard Jenna Schone, a second team All-MAC selection last season, senior guard Ashley Hawkins, senior center Jaclyn Leininger, junior guard Courtney Reed, junior forward Ashleigh Brown, sophomore guard Briana Dunlap and sophomore forward Michele Weynandt. Together they represent 55.5 percent of all points, 57.6 percent of all rebounds and 71.2 percent of all assists recorded last season. Seven newcomers join the RedHawks this season, although two of them are very familiar faces. Redshirt freshman Michelle Oswalt makes her return after missing last season with injury.She is joined by a strong group of five freshmen that includes guards Maggie Boyer and Ariel Thomas, as well as forwards Rachael Hencke, Lillian Pitts and Erin Wisner.
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2008-09 Miami Women's Basketball Home-Game Schedule
Nov. 22 (Sat.) vs. IPFW (12 noon)
Nov. 25 (Tue.) vs. La Salle (7 p.m.)
Dec. 13 (Sat.) vs. Butler (2 p.m.)
Dec. 21 (Sun.) vs. Murray State (2 p.m.)
Jan. 3 (Sat.) vs. Kentucky (2 p.m.)
Jan. 10 (Sat.) vs. Kent State (2 p.m.)
Jan. 21 (Wed.) vs. Ohio (TBA)
Jan. 24 (Sat.) vs. Toledo (2 p.m.)
Feb. 7 (Sat.) vs. Central Michigan (2 p.m.)
Feb. 14 (Sat.) vs. Eastern Michigan (5 p.m.)
Feb. 25 (Wed.) vs. Akron (7 p.m.)
Mar. 4 (Wed.) vs. Bowling Green (7 p.m.)
Mar. 7 (Sat.) vs. Buffalo (2 p.m.)
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