ESPN3. Miami is 8-16 ( 4-11). This is our 3rd long road trip this week, and this concludes our 4th 3 game week in the last 5 weeks. Other than Peyton Scott, the girls seem worn down and our game preparation has been terrible with mostly 1 day turnarounds and lots of travel. This is a very young and inexperienced group and this seems to be more than they have been able to handle. Also, losing our starting center ( Amani Freeman) and starting power forward ( Maddie Cluse has returned wearing a mask, but has been ineffective since her injury) have really hurt.
Buffalo is17-8 ( 11-4). They are in second place in the MAC. UB has beaten Miami 13 straight times and has taken a 26-20 advantage in the series. Buffalo had an 18 point lead in Oxford but Miami rallied in the 4th quarter and only lost by 5, 88-83.
JR guard Dyaisha Fair was one of the highest recruits ever landed by a MAC school. As a freshman she beat out Peyton Scott for MAC Freshman of the year, as a sophomore she was first team all MAC, and this year she is averaging 23.4ppg, first in the MAC and 5th in the nation. UB also has RS SR Summer Hemphill, who has twice been second team all MAC and is a jumping jack averaging 13.8/9.6 per game. Buffalo has had several players from Australia over the last decade and one of them helped recruit freshman guard Georgia Wooley who is averaging 13.8 ppg and is one of two candidates ( Alli Bekki of Ball State) for MAC Freshman of the Year.
Miami once again got down 20 points in the 3rd quarter vs EMU Wednesday, then cut it down to 2 with 3 minutes to go, but lost by 9. Peyton Scott moved past Savannah Kluesner into 10th place in alltime scoring with a 25 point game. She is now averaging 19.6 and also leads Miami in rebounds, assists, and steals. She is shooting 85% from the line. Freshman Ivy Wolf is shooting 88% from the line, which would be second in the MAC but does not have enough attempts to qualify. She is averaging 11.1 and Freshman Edyn Battle is at 10.5.