Story Links Oct. 31, 2005 After finishing the regular season as the fourth-place team in the Mid-American Conference, the Miami University women's soccer team (8-8-0, 6-5-0 MAC) hosts the fifth-place Eastern Michigan Eagles (8-10-2, 6-5-0) on Nov. 1 in the quarterfinals of the MAC Tournament. Miami and Eastern Michigan finished with identical conference records, but the RedHawks held the tiebreaker and earned home field advantage by virtue of their 2-0 win over the Eagles in Ypsilanti on Oct. Miami is 39-14-4 all time in home games during conference play-including the postseason-and in MAC Tournament games, the RedHawks are a perfect 6-0-0 at Miami Soccer Field. MILESTONE ALERT: With 99 career wins as the Miami women's head coach, Bobby Kramig is now one win away from reaching the 100 win plateau. Kramig notched his 250th career win in Miami's 1-0 win over Northern Illinois on Oct.

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23, and a win against Eastern Michigan would give Kramig his 100th win with the women's program. Now in his 23rd season, Kramig won 138 games with the Miami men's team before coaching with the women's team beginning in 1997. A LITTLE VISIT FROM LADY LUCK: Heading into the final weekend of conference play, Miami controlled its own destiny as a win over Ball State would have guaranteed the RedHawks a home game for the quarterfinal round of the MAC Tournament. However, a 2-1 loss to the Cardinals left Miami watching the scoreboard for the results of the three teams directly behind them in the MAC standings: Central Michigan, Toledo and Kent State. Any combination of a Miami loss and a win by Central Michigan, Kent State or Toledo would have put the RedHawks on the road for the quarterfinal round, but Eastern Michigan beat Central Michigan, 4-1, Bowling Green beat Toledo, 3-2 and Kent State and Buffalo played to a 0-0, double-overtime tie. With a pair of losses and a tie, Miami held on to its No. 4 spot in the conference and clinched home field advantage in the first round of the conference tournament.

The RedHawks have not lost a postseason game at home in the history of the program. PERFECT AT HOME: Since its first MAC Tournament appearance in 1999, Miami has posted a 6-0-0 record at Miami Soccer Field. The RedHawks dropped Western Michigan, 1-0, in OT (Nov. 2, 1999) for its first ever postseason win at home, and they have won five-consecutive home playoff games since then. Miami defeated Ohio, 1-0, in 2000 (Oct. 31), Buffalo, 7-0, in 2001 (Nov.

6) and swept through the conference tournament in Oxford in 2002 when they defeated Central Michigan (5-1; Nov. 5), Bowling Green (3-0; Nov.

8) and Ohio (5-1; Nov. PLAYOFF HISTORY: When they face each other on Nov. 1, the RedHawks and Eagles will be meeting for the third time ever in the MAC Tournament. Miami and Eastern Michigan also have faced each other in the postseason in 1999 and 2001, both times in Ypsilanti, Mich., with each team winning one game. In their first meeting on Nov. 7, 1999, the two teams met in the finals of the MAC Tournament and played to an epic, four overtime draw before Eastern Michigan prevailed 5-3 on penalty kicks and earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

The RedHawks got their revenge in the semifinals of the 2001 MAC Tournament when they downed the Eagles, 4-1, on their way to winning the second of three-consecutive conference tournament titles. WE'VE GOT OUR COMPASS: When it faces Eastern Michigan, Miami will be facing one of the four schools in the MAC with a geographic name (Central Michigan, Western Michigan and Northern Illinois are the others).

In the 2005 season, the RedHawks are 3-1 versus MAC schools with a direction in their name as they have defeated Eastern Michigan (2-0; Oct. 7), Western Michigan (1-0; Oct. 21) and Northern Illinois (1-0; Oct.

Their lone defeat came in a 1-0 loss versus Central Michigan on Oct. Miami holds a 24-15-3 record against MAC schools with a direction in their name, and overall, Miami sports a 29-15-3 record against schools with a direction in their name.

In non-conference action, Miami owns wins over five schools with a direction in their name-Georgia Southern, Northern Kentucky, South Alabama, Western Illinois and West Virginia. LAST TIME IN THE POSTSEASON: Miami is making its second-consecutive appearance in the postseason as it qualified as the No. 6 seed in 2004 before falling to Central Michigan, 2-1, in the MAC Quarterfinals. After qualifying for four-consecutive MAC Tournaments from 1999-2002, Miami missed the postseason in 2003 before qualifying each of the last two seasons. LAST TIME AT HOME IN THE POSTSEASON: In their last postseason home game on Nov. 10, 2002, the RedHawks defeated Ohio, 5-1, in the finals of the MAC Tournament. Since 1999, Miami has hosted four MAC Quarterfinal games, and they have advanced to the finals of the conference tournament in each of those years, winning three MAC Tournament titles from 2000-02.

SCOUTING EASTERN MICHIGAN: The fifth-place Eastern Michigan Eagles-6-4-1 all time against Miami-finished the regular season with 8-10-1 record, including a 6-5-0 conference record. After a three-game losing streak from Oct. 14, which included a 2-0 loss to Miami, the Eagles have won three of their last four matches. Their only loss in the last four matches came against the MAC Regular Season Champion Bowling Green Falcons (Oct.

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Eastern Michigan is 3-6-1 in road matches this season, including 2-2-0 during MAC play. Its pair of road wins came against Akron (2-1, Sept. 23) and Northern Illinois (2-1,Oct. Eastern Michigan ranks in the middle of the conference in most overall statistical categories.

On offense, the Eagles rank fourth in the MAC in goals (25), fifth in goals per game (1.32 GPG) and sixth in points (3.16). On defense, Eastern Michigan stands 10th in goals allowed (1.53 GPG) and goals-against average (1.49 GAA), and it has shutout three opponents this season. Eastern Michigan has held seven of its 11 conference opponents to one goal or less, and it has also scored three or more goals on three occasions this season, including twice in the last three matches. On offense, the Eagles boast one of the MAC's top offensive threats as Michele Lawrence leads the conference in points (23), points per game (1.21 PPG) and goals (10). Lawrence also leads the MAC with five game-winning goals as half of her conference-leading 10 goals have been game-winning tallies. In goal, Sara Schiffbauer has started 15 games and turned in a 1.31 goals-against average, 76 saves and an.792 save percentage, the fifth-best save percentage in the MAC.

MIAMI AND THE MAC: Over the past seven seasons in the Mid-American Conference, Miami has posted a record of 51-27-4, 24 games above.500 and good for a.646 winning percentage. Miami won three conference tournament titles in 2000, 2001 and 2002 and has finished with a winning conference record in six of the last seven seasons.

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HOME IS WHERE THE WINS ARE: Since joining the MAC in 1997, Miami holds a 32-14-3 record (.683 wining percentage) in MAC regular-season play. Including the postseason, Miami is 39-14-3 at Miami Soccer Field in conference action with 30 wins in the past seven years, including a 4-2-0 record during the 2005 season. PRIME TIME PLAYER: Sophomore Lindy Slinger tallied her fourth goal of the season in Miami's 1-0 win over Northern Illinois (Oct. 23)-placing her second on the team in scoring-but it has been Slinger's timing that has keyed the RedHawks' offense. Three of her four goals have been game winners as Slinger also tallied game-winning goals against Michigan (Sept.

11) and Eastern Michigan (Oct. Her three game-winning goals puts her in a tie for second in the conference. PLAYMAKER FROM THE OLD LINE STATE: Junior Kathleen Vistica from Morovia, Md. Tallied her team-leading 16th point of the season when she assisted on Miami's lone goal in its 2-1 loss to the Ball State Cardinals (Oct. In her third year, Victica has rebounded from a 2004 injury that limited her to 12 games and emerged as the RedHawks top offensive threat. After 16 regular season games, Vistica ranks fourth in the MAC in points-per-game (16/1.07 PPG), and goals per game (6/0.40 GPG), and she also ranks fifth in points (16) and goals (6).

RESETTING THE RECORD: With each save for the rest of the season, senior keeper Leigh Terry will add to her total as the Miami career-saves leader. Terry became the career-saves leader after she made four first-half saves against Kentucky, on Sept. 3, and with her 42 saves this year, Terry now has 155 career saves. Terry also ranks second overall in the MAC in save percentage (.824) and fifth in goals-against average with a 1.12 GAA. PROTECT YOUR NET: The Miami defense posted back-to-back shutouts versus Western Michigan (Oct. 21) and Northern Illinois (Oct.

23), marking the second time this season that the RedHawks have blanked back-to-back opponents. Miami previously held Michigan (Sept. 11) and Northeastern (Sept. 15) scoreless, and the shutout of NIU was Miami's sixth shutout of the season. Miami has held six opponents scoreless this season, its highest total in a season since 2002 when they held 10 opponents without a goal.

FRESHMAN FIRSTS: In Miami's 1-0 win over Northern Illinois on Oct. 23, freshman Allison Berkey tallied her first collegiate point when she assisted on Lindy Slinger's game-winning goal at the 16:32 mark. Berkey is one of three freshmen-Danielle Hays, Kristin Smith and Stephanie Wilson are the others-to tally her first collegiate point in 2005. WHEN TWO IS BETTER THAN ONE: The combination in goal of senior Leigh Terry and junior Shannon Chew has posted six shutouts this season, the latest coming in a pair of 1-0 wins over Western Michigan (Oct. 21) and Northern Illinois (Oct. The tandem of keepers also has shutout No.

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17 Michigan (Sept. 11), Northeastern (Sept. 15) and Buffalo (Sept. 23), and aided by a steady effort from Miami's defensive corps, the duo has combined to allow one goal or less on eleven occasions this season. LAST WEEK VERSUS BALL STATE: On Senior Day at Miami Soccer Field, the Miami RedHawks missed an opportunity to guarantee a home match in the quarterfinals of the Mid-American Conference Tournament as the visiting Ball State Cardinals handed the RedHawks a 2-1 loss. Miami honored its two seniors Lindsay Dunmead and Leigh Terry prior to the game, but a pair of goals by the Cardinals' Angie Heyer helped spoil Senior Day. Heyer scored her first goal on a chip shot at the 6:12 mark and added the game-winning tally at 70:21 on a header off a corner kick.

After trailing by a goal at intermission, the RedHawks knotted the game at 1-1 when junior Aimee Prevallet knocked home her second goal of the season in the 66th minute from just inside 20 yards. With the ball in the corner on the near sideline, a pair of passes from junior Kathleen Vistica and sophomore Lindy Slinger swung the ball to Prevallet who booted the equalizer just beyond the arms of the leaping Ball State keeper. Both Vistica and Slinger were credited with assists on the goal.

The deadlock proved to be short lived as Ball State ended the tie less than five minutes later when Heyer's 71st-minute header gave the Cardinals a one-goal lead they would not relinquish. Despite losing its final regular-season game, Miami finished as the No. 4 seed and earned the right to host an opening round game in the Mid-American Conference Tournament after Kent State and Buffalo played to a 0-0, double-overtime tie at UB Stadium.