10/21/2003 12:00:00 AM | General
Men’s hockey senior goalie Mike Betz (Elizabeth, Pa.) was named the INCH (insidecollegehockey.com) National Player of the Week and the Central Collegiate Hockey Association Defensive Player of the Week after leading the Buckeyes to a road sweep of Michigan State last weekend. Betz allowed just one goal in two games, a goals-against average of .50, and stopped 47-of-48 MSU shots on the weekend for a save percentage of .979. Betz leads the CCHA in goals-against average in league play at .67, while his save percentage is a league-best .974.
Freshman Melissa Miller was named Big Ten Co-Defensive Player of the Week Monday after helping the 16th -ranked Buckeyes remain unbeaten at home with shutout wins over Wisconsin, 2-0, and Minnesota, 1-0. Miller led the OSU attack in Friday’s win over Wisconsin with a game-winning goal in the first half and later assisted on Ohio State’s second goal of the night. Sunday, she helped the Ohio State defensive unit post its seventh shutout of the season as Miller and company held the Golden Gophers to just one shot on goal and zero corner kick opportunities.
Aaron Fisher (Jr., Indianapolis, Ind./Franklin Central) finished 10th to help lead the Ohio State men’s cross country team to a third-place finish at the Pre-National Cross Country Meet in Waterloo, Iowa. The site will also serve as host to the NCAA championships November 24. Fisher turned in a season-best time of 23:42 on the 8-kilometer course.
