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RedHawks Travel to Toledo for Mid-Week Matchup

Miami plays at Toledo on Wednesday night.

ON TAP: Miami (19-4, 10-2 MAC) travels to Toledo (15-8, 7-5 MAC) for a mid-week game. Tip-off on Wednesday is scheduled for 7 p.m. Fans can watch the game live on ESPN+ and listen live on Miami College Sports Live.

LAST TIME OUT: The RedHawks beat Akron on the road on Saturday by a 67-61 margin to earn Miami's 10th conference win this season. Savannah Kluesner earned her sixth double-double of the season with 13 points and 10 rebounds. Lauren Dickerson and Leah Purvis also scored in double figures with 15 and 10 points, respectively. Kenzie Schmitz scored a career-high six points. The RedHawks did not trail in the entire game, although Miami's lead was cut to as little as two points.

ABOUT TOLEDO: The Rockets are second in the MAC West, winning the last six of nine games after starting conference play 1-2. On Saturday, Toledo fell at Northern Illinois in the final six seconds of the game by a 52-54 margin. Kaayla McIntyre earned a double-double, scoring 20 points and grabbing 15 rebounds. Nakiah Black also scored in double figures with 12. McIntyre and Black lead the Rockets offense with 15.8 and 10.9 points per game. McIntyre also leads the team in rebounding, averaging 8.1 per game.

SERIES WITH THE ROCKETS: Toledo leads the all-time series 38-28 while Miami has won the last two. On January 9, 2019, the RedHawks beat the Rockets by a 65-64 margin in Oxford. Kluesner led Miami with a double-double (16 points, 13 rebounds) while Kendall McCoy (17 points), Purvis (12 points) and Dickerson (11 points) also scored in double figures. McIntyre put up 23 points to lead Toledo's offense while Sara Rokkanen (13 points) and Black (10 points) also reached double figures. The RedHawks defense allowed only six points in the second quarter and then hung onto the lead despite a second-half push by the Rockets.

LOOKING AHEAD: The RedHawks return to Oxford for the annual Love.Honor.Care game on Saturday. Tip-off against Bowling Green is scheduled for 2 p.m.
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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
Kenzie Schmitz

#23 Kenzie Schmitz

Guard
5' 10"
Sophomore

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
Kenzie Schmitz

#23 Kenzie Schmitz

5' 10"
Sophomore
Guard