ON TAP: Miami travels to Valparaiso for a 2 p.m. start on Saturday, Dec. 8. The game will be broadcast on ESPN3. Fans can also listen live on Miami College Sports Live.

LAST TIME OUT: The RedHawks dominated cross-town rival Cincinnati, winning by a 78-65 margin after leading by as many as 20 points and never surrendering the lead throughout the contest. Miami had its best shooting day of the season, sinking 54 percent from the floor. Lauren Dickerson had a season-high 22 points while Nia Clark and Savannah Kluesner each contributed double-figure scoring with 16 and 14 points, respectively.

ABOUT VALPARAISO: Valpo currently holds a 3-5 record on the young season and vies for a third-straight win after beating Chicago State 76-70 and Eastern Illinois 62-60 in Valpo's two most-recent contests. Meredith Hamlet leads the Valpo offense with 16.5 points per game including 19 three-pointers. Addison Stoller is second on the Valpo squad with 11.0 points per game while leading with 7.3 rebounds per game and 21 steals.

SERIES WITH THE CRUSADERS: Miami owns all nine previous meetings between the teams. Last season, the RedHawks beat Valpo by a 77-68 margin in Oxford. Lauren Dickerson led both teams with 26 points while Kendall McCoy put up double figures off the bench to give Miami the tally in the victory column despite trailing after the first quarter.
 
LOOKING AHEAD: Miami will take a trip down south to play at Florida A&M on Sunday, Dec. 16 at 2 p.m. The RedHawks then face off at Jacksonville State on Tuesday, Dec. 18 at 6:15 p.m. before returning to Oxford for the holidays.