Miami, Western Michigan and College Basketball
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Miami (Ohio) advanced to 29-0 in dramatic fashion on Friday night, as Trey Perry lifted the RedHawks to a 69-67 win at Western Michigan with a game-winning layup in the final second. The win brings Miami within two victories of completing a perfect regular season.
There's one remaining undefeated team in men's college basketball: Miami (Ohio). The RedHawks are up to No. 21 in the latest AP Top 25 poll, as of Feb. 24., and are firing on all cylinders.
The undefeated RedHawks bounced back from their coach being T'd up and then from a nine-point deficit with 6:38 remaining.
The term “one-year wonder” has a negative connotation in the sports world, typically describing an athlete who had an incredibly impressive season but fails to replicate that success again. For Olivia Hodges, a senior forward for Western Washington University women’s basketball, it means something entirely different.