Sept. 30, 2002

Junior midfielder Danielle Altiero (Upper Arlington, OH/Upper Arlington) was named Mid-American Conference co-Player of the Week on Monday in light of her contributions in making the RedHawks the only undefeated team through the first half of the MAC schedule.

The Miami midfielder scored both goals in the 2-0 shutout of Buffalo on Sunday to up Miami's record to 8-1-1 and 6-0-0 in the MAC and extending Miami's win streak to seven games. Altiero also added an assist in the 3-2 victory over Ohio on Friday, when senior Shaedyn Cousino (Cincinnati, OH/Indian Hill) headed in Altiero's corner kick for Miami's second goal. In addition to her offensive production this week, Altiero has been a key ingredient to Miami's six shutouts over the past seven contests. The RedHawks had held opponents scoreless for 554 minutes until Friday's game against the Bobcats.

Altiero is the highest scoring midfielder in Miami history and ranks third in goals scored this year with four. Her first game-winner of 2002 was scored two minutes into overtime against Stony Brook on Aug. 30th to give the RedHawks their first win of the season.

Since redshirting her first year at Miami due to a stress facture in her back, Altiero is one of just two players who have seen action in every game since the 2000 season. The redshirt junior earned many awards during her 2001 campaign. The Red and White midfielder was named first-team all-MAC and honored as a third-team all-Great Lakes Region selection by both the NSCAA and Soccer Buzz. Altiero was named a second-team academic all-district selection by Verizon, a first-team all-Ohio honoree and named to academic all-MAC and all-Ohio teams during her second year of eligibility.