Miami RedHawks News: Maier, Brown Named Skyline Athletes of the Week

For their performances last week, Nicole Maier and Dalonte Brown are Miami’s Athletes of the Week, presented by Skyline Chili for the week of Jan. 24.


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Female Winner: Nicole Maier

Nicole Maier dominated her individual events, placing first in the 200 freestyle (1:49.56), the 100 freestyle (50.93) and the 400 individual medley (4:25.94) versus Buffalo this past weekend. The sophomore also helped bring the A relay team to a second place finish in the 400 freestyle relay alongside Honor Brodie-FoyMadeline Padavic and Angelina Cakuls for a combined time of 3:29.79. Maier is a sophomore professional writing major in the College of Arts and Science from Bottrop, Germany.

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Male Winner: Dalonte Brown
Dalonte Brown hit the game-winning three-pointer with 0.8 seconds left in an 85-82 overtime thriller against Northern Illinois. Brown also hit the game-tying triple with 11 seconds remaining in regulation to send the game into overtime as the RedHawks erased a 15-point deficit late in the second half. He led Miami with 24 points against the Huskies, scoring 20 points over the second half and overtime. Brown went 10-of-17 (.588) from the floor, while shooting 3-of-6 (.500) from three-point range for the game. He added a team-high-tying seven rebounds against the Huskies. For the week, Brown averaged 15.0 ppg and 5.0 rpg while shooting 47.8 percent from the field for the RedHawks in a pair of games. Brown is a fifth-year senior Family Science major in the College of Education, Health and Society from Toledo, Ohio. 

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