WEEKEND SPORTS UPDATE
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Last Minute TD Lifts Miami Past Ohio, 27-24
OXFORD, Ohio (AP) -- Mike Bath threw a 37-yard touchdown pass to Jason Branch with just over a minute remaining to give Miami University a 27-24 victory over Ohio on Saturday.
Bath also connected with Branch on a 54-yard touchdown pass to pull Miami to 17-13 in the third quarter.
Bath completed 9 of 19 passes for 213 yards. Branch caught five passes for a career-high 143 yards.
Steve Little ran for 133 yards on 25 carries, including a 34 touchdown run to pull the RedHawks (5-4, 3-1 in the Mid-American Conference) to 24-20 in the fourth.
Ohio quarterback Dontrell Jackson rushed for 211 yards on 41 carries. Joe Sherrill ran for 91 yards on 16 carries as the Bobcats had 399 total rushing yards.
Jackson completed 3 of 6 passes, including a 6-yard touchdown pass to Chris Knaack to give the Bobcats (5-4, 2-2) a 14-7 halftime lead. Jackson didn't complete a pass in the second half and was intercepted once.
BUFFALO, New York (November 4, 2000) -- For the second straight weekend, Ohio earned a split on the road, this time by defeating Buffalo in four games Saturday evening.
Amber Merrill tallied 19 kills, while freshman Lindsay Judice added a season-high 17 to lead the Bobcats. Michelle Gil added 51 assists and 17 digs, both team highs, and Tracy Binegar made a career-high 10 blocks.
Ohio won the opening game despite hitting just .128. The Bobcats saw a .148 hitting percentage translated into a 15-13 defeat in the second as the Bulls tied the match at a game apiece.
However, Ohio overcame a .107 hitting percentage in the third game to win 15-13 and forge ahead 2-1 in the game. The Bobcats ended the match in quick fashion after that, recording 17 kills and a .536 hitting percentage in a 15-3 victory.
The Bobcats maintain their slim lead in the East Division race. With an 18-7 record, Ohio has now equalled the third-most wins in school history, just three shy of the record. The Bobcats can clinch their first-ever division crown Saturday night with a victory in their next match -- Saturday at 7 p.m. against second-place Bowling Green.
ATHENS, Ohio (November 4, 2000) -- The Ohio women's swimming and diving team defeated Akron 141-100 and Buffalo 145-94 on Saturday afternoon at the Ohio Aquatic Center.
The Bobcats (5-0) placed first in seven events overall. Senior Emily Bresser placed first in the 200 breaststroke and second in the 200 freestyle to led the Bobcats. Other Ohio winners include Heather Rennebohm in the 1000 freestyle, Kim van Selm in the 50 freestyle, Tricia Kessler in the 400 I.M. and Claire Madonia in the 200 butterfly. The Bobcats also captured the 400 medley relay.
Akron dominated the diving events capturing two first place finishes. Kathleen Christian won the three meter event and Susan Over captured the one meter. Buffalos Jolie Pun won the 200 and 500 freestyle to pace the Bulls.
The Bobcats are back in the pool on Friday when Cincinnati visits the Ohio Aquatic Center at 6 p.m.
Complete Results
ATHENS, Ohio (November 4, 2000) -- The Ohio men's swimming and diving team beat Buffalo 132-108 on Saturday afternoon at the Ohio Aquatic Center.
The Bobcats (1-2) were led by junior Stephen Stanley, who won the 400 I.M. and finished second in the 200 breaststroke. Freshmen Robert Kirchbaum captured first place in the three meter diving event and second in the one meter. Also picking up victories for Ohio were Kurt Schoenhals in the 50 freestyle and Josh Schrage in the 200 butterfly. Ohio sealed the victory with first place finishes in the 400 medley and 800 freestyle relay events.
The Bobcats are back in the pool on Friday when Cincinnati visits the Ohio Aquatic Center at 6 p.m.
Complete Results
ATHENS, Ohio -- Junior Lori Moorman led six Bobcats in double figures with 17 points as the Ohio women's basketball team posted an 88-86 win over the Reebok Lady Stars in its exhibition opener Saturday afternoon at the Convocation Center. Jacquie Negrelli tallied 16 points and five assists, while Cathy Szall and Heather Laughlin added 13 points each. Freshman Andrea Gay scored 11 points - primarily by hitting all eight free throws - and Beckie Fischer added 10 in the victory.
Monica Maxwell, a starter for the WNBA's Indiana Fever, was the scoring leader for the visitors with 23 points. Stacey Frese also tallied 23 in the losing effort. Ohio hit 31 of their 61 shots from the field (50.8 percent) and 22-of-25 from the free throw line (88.0 percent), plus held a 42-28 rebounding edge.
The Bobcats fell behind by eight, 20-12 in the first seven minutes, but responded with an 13-1 run to lead by four, 25-21 with 11:14 remaining in the first half. A 15-5 spurt later in the period pushed a 31-28 advantage to 13, 46-33, at the 4:28 mark. Ohio led 52-45 at halftime.
A 13-6 run to open the second stanza helped the Bobcats push the lead back to 14, 65-51, before the Lady Stars rallied. Nine straight points over a 91-second span trimmed the margin to five, 65-60. After Ohio took the lead back to nine with back-to-back baskets, the Lady Stars made their final push. They cut the margin to one twice - with 3:19 to play and again at the 2:37 mark - but could not pull even.
Moorman hit one of two free throws with 1:34 left to make the lead 83-81, and then Szall followed with a pair at the line for a four-point cushion.
The margin was trimmed to one again with 12 seconds remaining, but Laughlin made a single free throw one second later to make the lead two again. Reebok had a chance on the final possession, but Jacquie Negrelli knocked the ball away on a Jill Morton three-point attempt with two seconds left.
Ohio returns to practice Monday in preparation for the second exhibition game next Friday night at 7:00 p.m. against the OGBM Legends. The regular-season opener is Nov. 21 at Evansville.
ATHENS, Ohio (November 4) -- Ohio's Jenn Watt (Delta, B.C.) took a pass from Ali Johnstone (Delta, B.C.) and knocked it past Louisvilles Christy Hershey with 11:09 remaining in the game, giving the second-seeded Bobcats a hard fought, 1-0 victory over the third-seeded Cardinals (14-8). The win put the Bobcats (10-9) in the MAC Championship game tomorrow at 1 p.m. against top-seeded Kent State (18-3).
The game-winning goal came when Johnstone took the ball from a Louisville back at the top of the circle and found a wide-open Watt right in front of Hershey. Watts goal came on her first shot since returning from an ankle injury that has kept her sidelined for the past three weeks.
In this hard fought battle, both goalkeepers made one big stop after another. Each team had many opportunities, but Hershey and Ohio's Tara Elliot (Willow Station, Pa.)-recording her second shutout this season- kept the opposing teams off the scoreboard, posting 12 saves apiece. In the second half alone, Elliot made seven saves while Hershey made 10 keeping the game scoreless up until the game-winner. The Bobcats out-shot the Cardinals 16-13 for the game and 13-8 in the second half.
The last time Ohio made it to the Championship game was in 1987 when they defeated Central Michigan, 2-0, for the MAC crown. On the other hand, Kent State has made the finals the last three years, winning the last two. They have made nine finals overall, winning five times.
ATHENS, Ohio (November 5, 2000) -- Ohio (10-10, 6-4) could not rebound from a quick start giving up two goals in the first 5:22 of the game and dropped a 3-0 decision to Kent State (19-3, 10-0). The Golden Flashes have now won 18 straight games and will head to their third straight NCAA Tournament.
Kent State's freshman Els Brouwer started the scoring when she connected on a penalty stroke two minutes into the game. Just three minutes later, sophomore Helen Jerden scored on a lifted penalty corner from sophomore Kristen Clayton and senior Meagan Class. Freshman Arlette van Cleef closed out the scoring when she deflected home a pass by Brouwer with 3:19 left in the first period.
The Bobcats controlled much of the second period and had some scoring opportunities early on. They out-shot Kent State 6-1, but Golden Flashes' goalkeeper Jodi Lume made a few key saves to keep Ohio off the scoreboard. She recorded five saves for her eight shutout of the season.
The representatives on the MAC All-Tournament team were Kari Roche and Angie Snedden from Miami University, Danielle Barr and Pip Sander from Louisville, senior Andrea Pettinato (Willow Grove, Pa.), senior Courtney Foster (Hudson) and sophomore Jenn Watt (Delta, B.C.) from Ohio and Brouwer, Clayton, Jerdan and Terry Waseleski from Kent State.
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