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'Hawks hand BGSU 1st MAC loss
Jackson leads Miami with 27 points in MU's 63-60 upset of conference's top team
Adam Hainsfurther
Issue date: 1/25/08 Section: Sports
The Falcons saw they were on the losing end of a fierce battle and quickly surged going on a 9-0 run to get within two points of the Red and White by the 14:56 mark of the second half. Miami answered by calling a time out, which allowed the 'Hawks to set up a scoring spurt of their own. Jackson and Markwood scored a combined seven unanswered points to put Miami up nine, and the rest of the team followed suit. Over the next 4:29, BGSU was held to just one basket and Miami built its lead up to 13 points.
"I think we did a good job on both ends of being aggressive," Jackson said. "We were able to make stops and get runs on them."
With just about 3:30 remaining in the game, Miami had kept a good distance between itself and BGSU, holding a 10-point lead over the Falcons.
In the closing minutes of the game though, the Falcons were able to come within three points of Miami. But in the end it was the RedHawks who were celebrating a victory, shocking the fans at Anderson Arena by handing the BGSU Falcons their first conference loss of the season.
"My two captains are Amanda Jackson and Jenna Schone," Fantanarosa said. "They're two of the best guards in the conference and when they're on the court they want to control it and they want to control the pace. The reason we were able to control it is because Amanda Jackson is such a great scorer. This is a team that is better at the end of January then we were at the beginning and we're better in January than we we're in December. Because of our continued growth and improvement as a team, if we can stay focused on the improvement part of it, the wins are keep going to come."
The RedHawks hope keep the momentum rolling when they welcome the Northern Illinois Huskies into Millett Hall for the first half of a basketball doubleheader Saturday afternoon. Tipoff is scheduled for 2 p.m.
"I think we did a good job on both ends of being aggressive," Jackson said. "We were able to make stops and get runs on them."
With just about 3:30 remaining in the game, Miami had kept a good distance between itself and BGSU, holding a 10-point lead over the Falcons.
In the closing minutes of the game though, the Falcons were able to come within three points of Miami. But in the end it was the RedHawks who were celebrating a victory, shocking the fans at Anderson Arena by handing the BGSU Falcons their first conference loss of the season.
"My two captains are Amanda Jackson and Jenna Schone," Fantanarosa said. "They're two of the best guards in the conference and when they're on the court they want to control it and they want to control the pace. The reason we were able to control it is because Amanda Jackson is such a great scorer. This is a team that is better at the end of January then we were at the beginning and we're better in January than we we're in December. Because of our continued growth and improvement as a team, if we can stay focused on the improvement part of it, the wins are keep going to come."
The RedHawks hope keep the momentum rolling when they welcome the Northern Illinois Huskies into Millett Hall for the first half of a basketball doubleheader Saturday afternoon. Tipoff is scheduled for 2 p.m.
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