Oct. 14, 2001

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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - With an inspired effort, Miami University's soccer team rebounded from a loss at Ohio University last Friday, blanking the Marshall University Thundering Herd, 3-0, and keeping itself in the thick of the Mid-American Conference race.

Facing the league's top defense while struggling with numerous injuries to its own defense, Miami rose to the occasion behind sophomore transfer goalkeeper Caitlin Wolf (Fairfield, Ohio/Dayton), who earned her first collegiate win and shutout in goal. Wolf made seven saves on the afternoon, while junior Andrea Cunningham (Cincinnati, Ohio/McAuley) netted her fourth multiple-goal game of the season.

"This is one of the biggest wins we've had," head coach Bobby Kramig said. "This team was really down after getting shut out at Ohio last Friday, but they came together, rallied around each other and did what they had to do. I just can't say enough about the character of this team."

After enduring an early run by the Thundering Herd, that included a failed penalty kick attempt, Miami's Cunningham took advantage of a penalty kick of her own to record what would become her fifth game-winning goal this season. The goal came versus Marshall netminder Ashleigh Woods, who entered the weekend with a paltry 0.40 goals against average and four shutouts.

During a five-minute span in the second half, Miami managed to put the game out of reach. Danielle Berkemeier (Fairfield, Ohio/Fairfield) recorded her eighth goal of the season when her well-placed corner kick was mishandled by Woods and found its way into the goal. Cunningham notched the contest's final goal at 78:43 when she struck a shot from the middle of the box into the left side of the net. The goal was the 11th of the season for Cunningham.

With the win, Miami advanced to 8-5-0 and 5-2-0 in the MAC. The RedHawks return to action this weekend with important league bouts versus Northern Illinois on Friday and Western Michigan on Saturday. The RedHawks currently stand in a third-place tie in the MAC points race but own head-to-head wins and games in hand over first-place Buffalo and second-place Central Michigan.

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