2005-06 Season Recap 
2005-06 Player Bios 
2005-06 Season Stats 
2005-06 Mid-American Conference Stats 

While success in sport often is described through the use of numbers and statistics, such practices typically reveal only pieces of the whole story. Indeed, Miami's 8-20 overall record and 3-13 MAC mark tell of a season that was one of the program's most trying in recent memory, but those numbers can do little to describe the adversity faced by a young team and the groundwork that was laid toward a promising future.

From the beginning, it appeared as if Miami's inexperience would be a stern challenge to overcome. With a combined total of just three juniors and seniors returning and a large class of incoming freshmen joining the mix, the RedHawks would rely heavily upon returning all-MAC honorees senior Cindi Merrill and junior Amanda Jackson. Unfortunately, Merrill missed most of the preseason and the first three games of the regular season with a broken thumb and Jackson was lost for the season with an injury suffered during the first half of the season opener at Michigan.

Adding insult to a growing injury list, Miami also would lose forwards Laura Markwood and Eve Pyle for extended periods of time, and it would be January before the RedHawks could get their entire roster, minus Jackson, all together on the court. With so much critical practice time already missed, the RedHawks were forced into an uphill battle the rest of the way. While evidence of the team's tremendous potential was apparent, also present were the growing pains of a young team still learning to succeed together on the playing court.

Improvement came steadily, and, though and 8-20 record may appear lopsided, very few of the RedHawks' defeats were lopsided. The season ended with a narrow MAC Tournament loss at Northern Illinois, as Miami, once again battling the odds, rallied from a double-digit deficit and took the Huskies down to the wire. Till the end, Miami demonstrated the perserverance of a team and coaching staff that endured more than its share of adversity but continued to battle and teach until the final buzzer.