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Miami Faces Central Michigan Wednesday Night

The RedHawks travel to Mount Pleasant for a 7 p.m. tip.

ON TAP: Miami (10-4, 1-2 MAC) travels to Central Michigan to face the Chippewas (12-3, 3-0 MAC) on Wednesday. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. The game will air live on ESPN+ and Miami College Sports Live.

LAST TIME OUT: The RedHawks earned their first home loss of the season against Buffalo by a 59-66 margin on Saturday. Kendall McCoy reached 1,000 career points with her first 20-point game of the season. She is the 10th player in Miami program history to reach both 1,000 points and 500 rebounds. Savannah Kluesner put together her third-straight double-double with 12 points and 14 rebounds. Lauren Dickerson had a career-high 10 assists. Leah Purvis reached double figures with 12 points.

ABOUT CENTRAL MICHIGAN: The Chippewas stayed perfect in conference play with an 89-66 win over Northern Illinois on Saturday. Reyna Frost led Central Michigan against NIU with 20 points and 21 rebounds. Presley Hudson, Jahari Smith and Micaela Kelly scored 24, 18 and 16 points, respectively. Last Wednesday, CMU spoiled Ohio's undefeated season with an 88-70 win in Athens. While Hudson leads the Chippewas' offense with 21.7 points per game, Frost is averaging a double-double (18.5 points per game and 12.1 rebounds per game). Kelly is also averaging double figures with 14.3 points per game. As a team, CMU is shooting .485 from the field and is averaging 80.4 points per game.

SERIES WITH THE CHIPPEWAS: The all-time series is tied at 31 games apiece despite Central Michigan owning the last nine. Most recently, Miami fell to the eventual MAC Champions in the semifinals of the MAC Tournament by a 58-61 margin. Dickerson led all players with 21 points while McCoy also scored in double figures with 10 points.

LOOKING AHEAD:  Miami returns to Millett Hall to host Ball State on Saturday. Tip-off is scheduled for 1 p.m. The game is the first of three home events on Saturday, as men's basketball plays at 3:05 p.m. and hockey plays at 7:05 p.m. - both in Oxford.
 
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Players Mentioned

Lauren Dickerson

#13 Lauren Dickerson

Guard
5' 3"
Junior
Savannah Kluesner

#32 Savannah Kluesner

Forward
6' 2"
Junior
Kendall McCoy

#40 Kendall McCoy

Guard/Forward
6' 0"
Senior
Leah Purvis

#21 Leah Purvis

Guard
5' 6"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Lauren Dickerson

#13 Lauren Dickerson

5' 3"
Junior
Guard
Savannah Kluesner

#32 Savannah Kluesner

6' 2"
Junior
Forward
Kendall McCoy

#40 Kendall McCoy

6' 0"
Senior
Guard/Forward
Leah Purvis

#21 Leah Purvis

5' 6"
Senior
Guard