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Cram The Convo Saturday and watch Chandra Myers and the Bobcats battle it out with the Miami RedHawks.
 
Cram The Convo Saturday and watch Chandra Myers and the Bobcats battle it out with the Miami RedHawks.
 
 

Jan. 18, 2008

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Cram The Convo - Presented by: Career Services & University Program Council
Admission is free with a donation of office and school supplies to Athens County Children's Services. Fans are also encouraged to wear an Hawaiian Shirt. Fans will also have a chance to win an iPOD, pizza, T-shirts and $100. Career Services will also provide resume and interview tips.

Date: Jan. 19
Time: 2 p.m. ET
Location: Athens, Ohio
Arena: The Convo (13,000)
Radio: WOUB - Tom Hodson (play-by-play)
Internet: Livestats are available at ohiobobcats.com
Records: Ohio (8-8, 1-2 MAC) Miami (10-7, 2-1 MAC)
Rankings: Neither Ohio nor Miami is nationally ranked
Series: This is the 64th meeting between the teams. Miami leads the series with a 44-19 record.
Coaches: Ohio - Sylvia Crawley (North Carolina `94) is 26-20 in her second year at Ohio. Maria Fantanarosa (Miami '90) is 148-129 in her 10th year at Miami.
Web Sites: Ohio - ohiobobcats.com Miami - muredhawks.com

A Win Saturday Would ...
- make the Bobcats 9-8 overall
- make the Bobcats 2-2 in MAC play
- make Ohio 404-479 all-time
- make Crawley's record 27-20

Scouting Miami
Miami is the second leading offensive scoring team in the MAC with 70.2 points a game. Senior Amanda Jackson leads the conference in scoring with an average of 20.3 points a game, including 21.3 points a game in conference games only. Jenna Schone also averages in double-digits with 14 points a game. Michele Weynandt leads the team with 9.8 rebounds a contest.

New Kid on the Block
Freshman Kamille Buckner is one of the best shot blockers the Bobcats have seen a while. The 6-foot forward needs only five blocks to break the Ohio record book for most blocks in a single season and needs 11 blocks to break the career list in blocks. Buckner averages 1.19 blocks a game (19 total), which is fifth best in the MAC. In conference games only, Buckner is third in the conference with an average of 1.67 blocks a contest.

Top of the Class
Ohio is the MAC's leader in 3-pt field goal percentage (40.5) and rebounds per game (42.4). Other MAC standings include:
2nd in assists per game (15.50)
3rd in blocks per game (3.06)
4th in field goal percentage (40.9)
9th in free throw percentage (67.6)
11th in steals per game (6.63)