MIAMI UNIVERSITY (1-0-1) - Miami University travels to Providence College
for the fifth meeting in the all-time history of both schools with the
series tied at 2-2.  The Red Hawks enter Friday's game with a 1-0-1 mark
having opened the 2000 season with two games versus Clarkson
University.  In the season opener on October 13, Miami defeated Clarkson by
a score of 4-1.  The following night, the two teams battled to a 4-4
tie.  Miami is led in scoring by junior defenseman Ken Marsch (Lake,
Forest, Ill.) who tallied five assists in the season's first two
games.  Sophomore David Burleigh (North Vancouver, B.C.) and freshman David
Bowen (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.) are two solid goalkeepers who have split
action in net this season.  Together, Burleigh and Bowen have combined to
post a 3.84 goals against average and a .862 save percentage.

PROVIDENCE COLLEGE (0-0-0) - The Providence College Friars open the 50th
season of Friar hockey when they host the Miami University Red Hawks on
Friday, October 20 at PC's Schneider Arena.   Throughout the history of
Providence hockey, the Friars have posted a 30-18-1 record in season
openers.  PC's last loss in a season opener was a 5-3 defeat to Miami at
Schneider Arena on October 23, 1998.  The Friars opened the 1999 campaign
with a 2-1 win over Notre Dame at the Ice Breaker Tournament on October
15.  Last season, the Red Hawks and the Friars split two games at Goggin
Arena, with the Friars winning, 5-3, on October 22, 1999 and Miami earning
a 5-2 win on October 23, 1999.  The Friars expect to be led by junior
forwards Peter Fregoe (Massena, N.Y.) and Drew Omicioli (West Warwick,
R.I.) who combined to record 52 points for the black and white last
year.  Senior Boyd Ballard (Weyburn, Saskatchewan) returns to backstop
Providence in his final collegiate season.  For his career, Ballard has
played in 82 games and posted a 38-37-3 record.  Ballard recorded his best
season in 1999-00 with 755 saves, a 3.02 goals against average and a .909
save percentage.
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M.J. Connors
Providence College
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