ON TAP: Miami hosts Buffalo on Saturday. Tip-off is scheduled for 2 p.m. The game is the Donate Life game as well as Red & White Appeciation and Dayton Day. The game will be broadcast on ESPN+ and Miami College Sports Live.
LAST TIME OUT: Â The RedHawks earned their first conference win of the season by a 65-64 margin at home on Wednesday against Toledo in a back-and-forth match.
Savannah Kluesner recorded her second-consecutive and third-overall double-double of the season, putting up 16 points and a season-high 13 rebounds.
Kendall McCoy,
Leah Purvis and
Lauren Dickerson also reached double figures, scoring 17, 12 and 11, respectively, as the RedHawks held off the Rockets' second-half attack.
ABOUT BUFFALO: The Bulls (9-4, 1-1 MAC) earned their first conference win on the season on Wednesday at Eastern Michigan, beating the Eagles by a 91-84 margin in overtime. Senior Cierra Dillard scored 43 points against Eastern Michigan, breaking a school record set in 2011. Dillard leads the Bulls' offense this season with 25.9 points and 5.1 assists per game. Summer Hemphill leads with 8.2 rebounds per game, despite only playing in a handful of games. In conference play, both of Buffalo's games have gone into overtime with the Bulls winning at Eastern Michigan and losing the opener against Ohio.
SERIES WITH THE BULLS: The RedHawks lead the all-time series 20-18 while the Bulls own the last five victories, including both last season. In Millett Hall, the teams are tied at nine wins apiece. In the teams' most-recent meeting, Buffalo won by a 64-49 margin, despite
Kendall McCoy scoring 21 points.
LOOKING AHEAD: Miami is on the road for next week's mid-week game, playing at Central Michigan on Wednesday. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. The RedHawks then return home for two-straight games.
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