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Monday, October 26, 2009
RedHawks show improvement with turnovers
By Pete Conrad
For the first time all season, in last week’s 27-22 loss to Northern Illinois, the Miami RedHawks won the turnover battle and did not lose the football once on a fumble or interception.
The only turnover of the game was a NIU fumble caused by true freshman linebacker Justin Bowers and recovered by redshirt freshman defensive end Mike Johns at the Miami 44-yard line in the third quarter.
The RedHawks even took advantage of the turnover by driving 41 yards and getting a 25-yard field goal from Trevor Cook.
The RedHawks are getting better in the turnover department, coach Michael Haywood said today, but they’re not quite there yet.
“The emphasis (the players) are putting on protecting the football is getting better,” he said, “but there are times when we’re not securing the football, when it’s sitting out there like a loaf of bread.”
Haywood said he also would like to see his defense create more turnovers and added that will come with, among other things, better speed.
“One of the things we’re trying to do in recruiting this year is increase the speed of our defense,” the Miami coach said.
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Miami hockey still No. 1 in national polls
A weekend series split against Michigan State didn’t hurt the Miami University hockey team in the national rankings.
The RedHawks (4-1-1) are still ranked No. 1 in the U.S. College Hockey Online.com and USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine polls released Monday afternoon, Oct. 26.
Miami received 26 of 48 first-place votes in the USCHO.com poll and 22 of 33 in the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine poll.
In the USCHO.com rankings, Denver (4-2-0) is No. 2, followed by North Dakota (4-1-1), Boston University (1-2-0) and Michigan (2-2-0).
In the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine rankings, North Dakota is No. 2, followed by Denver, Boston U. and Michigan.
The RedHawks return to the ice Friday and Saturday for a two-game Central College Hockey Association series at Northern Michigan.
