The RedHawks represented Miami University, played their home games at the Steve Cady Arena and were coached by Chris Bergeron in his 5th season.

Compounding the team's problems was the sudden disappearance of their offense as the RedHawks could manage more than two goals in just two of eight games during the second month of play.

The team's defense recovered a bit in December but by Christmas the RedHawks had yet to win a single conference game.

Despite their situation, the team fought hard after returning from the break and won their first conference match by downing #10 Western Michigan but it came at a high price.

With about ten minutes to play in the game, Neaton injured himself while making a save and he would miss the next six weeks while recovering.