ON TAP: Miami (10-11, 3-6 MAC) hosts Toledo (10-9, 5-3 MAC) on Wednesday night for its second home game of the week. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. Fans can listen to the game on The Miami Sports Network from Van Wagner and watch on ESPN3.
GIRLS AND WOMEN IN SPORT NIGHT: Miami hosts its annual Girls and Women in Sport Night on Wednesday. A pregame clinic is open to all as the Miami women's varsity teams will be on the concourse introducing fans to their sports. The clinic begins at 6 p.m.
MYAAMIA HERITAGE NIGHT: Wednesday night's game against Toledo is the Myaamia Heritage game, honoring the Myaamia Tribe. For more information on the Myaamia Tribe, visit www.MiamiOH.edu/MTR.
LAST TIME OUT: Miami outlasted Western Michigan's fourth-quarter push, earning a 70-67 victory inside Millett Hall on Monday evening. The RedHawks held the lead the majority of the game as senior
Lauren Dickerson passed the 2,000-point plateau on her way to a team-high 21 points in the win. Senior
Savannah Kluesner recorded her 10th double-double of the season with 17 points and 11 rebounds. Dickerson leads the offense this season with 16.5 points per game while Kluesner leads on the glass with 8.6 rebounds per game.
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ABOUT TOLEDO: The Rockets come to Oxford with a 10-9 overall record and a 5-3 record in conference play after earning a 69-60 victory against Kent State on Saturday. Nakiah Black and Mariella Santucci each had a 20-point game against the Golden Flashes while Arianne Whitaker had a double-double with 10 points and 12 rebounds. Black was a perfect 10-of-10 from the free throw line. Black is the lone Toledo player averaging double figures this season at 12.6 points per game but three others average at least eight points per game. The Rockets allow the fewest rebounds per game of any team in the MAC and rank second in scoring defense, only allowing an average of 65.0 points per game.
SERIES WITH THE ROCKETS: Toledo has the 38-30 lead in the all-time series against Miami, though the RedHawks own the last four meetings between the two teams. Miami won all three meetings with Toledo in 2018-19, including a 65-64 win at home in January, a 65-56 road win in February and a 72-54 win the MAC Tournament Quarterfinals in Cleveland in March. In the MAC Tournament against the Rockets, Dickerson and Kluesner each recorded a 20-point game. Dickerson added six assists to her performance while Kluesner added seven rebounds. The RedHawks shot 52.9 percent from the floor.
LOOKING AHEAD: The RedHawks wrap up the three-game homestand on Saturday. Miami hosts Central Michigan for a 2 p.m. tip. The game will be broadcast live on ESPN3.
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