Marshall University Athletics
Herd Women Fall To Miami, 87-58
3/4/2001 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Herd Women Fall To Miami, 87-58
3/4/2001
OXFORD, Ohio (March 3) -- Heather Cusick poured in 22 points on 8-of-10 shooting as Miami University's women's basketball team surged past Marshall in the first round of the Mid-American Conference Tournament Saturday evening in Millett Hall. With the win, the RedHawks move into the quarterfinals on Tuesday night at the Gund Arena in Cleveland, playing No. 3 seed Ball State at 9:30 p.m.
Miami raced out to an early 24-3 lead in the first nine minutes as Marshall missed their first 11 shots from the field. On the other hand, the RedHawks connected on nine of their first 12 shots. Kim Lancaster and Cusick each hit for eight points during the spurt.
The Red and White eventually stretched its lead to as many as 27 points and ended the half with a 47-22 advantage.
For the half, Miami shot an impressive 67 percent from the field, including hitting 4-of-7 three-pointers. The Thundering Herd managed to shoot a mere 22 percent from the floor. The RedHawks took advantage of Marshall's 10 first-half turnovers and turned them into 17 points.
In the second half, the Green and White cut the lead to 18 points on two different occasions, but could not mount a comeback.
Miami shot 55 percent from the field in the game, while the Thundering Herd mustered only 28 percent of their shots. The RedHawks also drained 11-of-15 three-pointers and held Marshall to just 3-of-18 from behind the arc.
Besides her 22 points, Cusick snagged seven rebounds and dished out four assists. Jana Butler added 15 points and nine boards for Miami and Lancaster pitched in 15 markers on 5-of-9 shooting.
Yashico Stevens led all scorers with 23 points for Marshall.
Official Basketball Box Score -- GAME TOTALS -- FINAL STATISTICSMarshall vs Miami3/3/01 4:00 p.m. at Millett Hall, Oxford, Ohio--------------------------------------------------------------------------------VISITORS: Marshall (10-18,4-12) TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN24 KNABLE, Catie....... f 1-6 0-1 2-2 3 1 4 4 4 0 2 0 0 2431 STEVENS, Yaschico... f 7-16 1-6 8-11 2 6 8 1 23 1 2 3 1 3420 WILLIAMS, Marisa.... g 4-9 2-4 2-4 0 2 2 1 12 2 1 0 1 2523 PATILLO, Toni....... g 3-13 0-6 5-6 2 3 5 4 11 1 1 0 1 3343 ARNOLD, Melissa..... g 1-5 0-1 3-4 2 2 4 3 5 1 4 0 1 2700 HALSEY, Mandy....... 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 305 FERGUSON, Au'Yana... 0-8 0-0 1-2 1 2 3 3 1 0 2 0 0 2932 RICHTER, Becky...... 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 833 FITZGERALD, Andrea.. 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 750 STREETER, Shawna.... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 4 4 3 0 0 0 0 1 10 TEAM................ 1 2 3 Totals.............. 17-60 3-18 21-29 12 22 34 22 58 5 15 3 5 200TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 6-27 22.2% 2nd Half: 11-33 33.3% Game: 28.3% DEADB3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 0-2 0.0% 2nd Half: 3-16 18.8% Game: 16.7% REBSF Throw % 1st Half: 10-14 71.4% 2nd Half: 11-15 73.3% Game: 72.4% 4--------------------------------------------------------------------------------HOME TEAM: Miami (17-10,10-6) TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN30 BUTLER,Jana......... f 3-4 0-0 9-11 1 8 9 1 15 0 1 0 1 2535 DAY,Colleen......... f 1-3 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 2 2 4 0 0 0 2842 LANCASTER,Kim....... c 5-9 0-0 5-6 0 3 3 2 15 0 0 1 2 2105 CUSICK,Heather...... g 8-10 4-5 2-2 0 7 7 3 22 4 4 0 2 3221 ROEDERER,Beth....... g 3-7 2-4 0-1 0 2 2 4 8 3 2 0 0 2113 PRUETT,Andrea....... 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 314 NELSEN,Hollie....... 1-2 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 3 3 3 4 3 0 1415 KOZLOWSKI,Melanie... 2-3 2-2 2-2 1 1 2 1 8 0 3 0 0 1523 LOCKHART,Karla...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 224 MARTIN,Jenny........ 2-7 0-0 0-1 0 4 4 0 4 2 0 0 0 2132 STAMPER,Kelli....... 1-3 0-0 0-0 1 3 4 3 2 0 2 0 0 1534 JONES,Valerie....... 2-2 2-2 2-2 0 0 0 0 8 0 2 0 0 3 TEAM................ 5 5 Totals.............. 28-51 11-15 20-25 5 35 40 20 87 16 18 4 5 200TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 16-24 66.7% 2nd Half: 12-27 44.4% Game: 54.9% DEADB3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 4-7 57.1% 2nd Half: 7-8 87.5% Game: 73.3% REBSF Throw % 1st Half: 11-14 78.6% 2nd Half: 9-11 81.8% Game: 80.0% 1--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Officials: Jim Dagostine, Terry Fout, John WhitsonTechnical fouls: Marshall-None. Miami-None.Attendance: 496Score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalMarshall...................... 22 36 - 58Miami......................... 47 40 - 87First Round of the 2001 Mid-American Conference Tournament
