Miami Takes Down Vermont 79-73

Friday, November 11

Oxford, Ohio

10:15 a.m.

Miami University

1-1,0-0MAC

Vermont

0-2,0-0America East

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Vermont	8	24	23	18	73
Miami (OH)	28	15	17	19	79

11/11/2022 12:24:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

OXFORD, Ohio— Maddi Cluse poured in a career-high 30 points and pulled down 11 rebounds as the Miami University women's basketball team led start to finish in a 79-73 win over Vermont Friday morning. Ivy Wolf added 18 points for the RedHawks (1-1), with 16 of those coming in the opening quarter. Amani Freeman (14 points) and Sierra Morrow (12 points) also scored in double figures for Miami. Vermont drops to 0-2 on the season.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Miami scored off the opening tip and took a quick 7-0 lead less than two minutes in the game to force a Vermont timeout. Wolf went 5-6 from the floor in the period, including a perfect 4-4 behind the arc, to stake the RedHawks to a 20-point lead after 10 minutes of action. She scored twice as many points as the Catamounts' entire team in the quarter (16 to 8).
Five quick points from Cluse in the second quarter gave Miami its largest lead at 34-10 before Vermont responded with a 17-point run. The RedHawks closed the period with baskets from Wolf, Cluse, Freeman and Sydney Watkins on four consecutive possessions to stretch the margin back to double digits. A deep three-pointer at the buzzer for Vermont made it 43-32 at intermission.
The two teams went back and forth in the third quarter, with Miami stretching the lead to 58-46 on back-to-back hoops from Freeman, a Cluse three-point play and a Morrow free throw. The Catamounts closed the quarter with a 9-2 run to pull within 60-55 heading to the final period.
Leading 60-58, Miami ripped off a 10-0 run with seven consecutive points from Cluse and a key three-pointer from Morrow. Vermont answered back with the next nine points to close within a single possession at 70-67. Morrow made some key plays down the stretch with an assist and two baskets, including a jumper with 6.9 seconds left as the shot clock was winding down, to put the game away for the RedHawks.

NOTES

Cluse recorded Miami's first 30-point game since Wolf scored 32 on Feb. 26, 2022 vs. Bowling Green.
Cluse set a new career scoring high for the second time this week after tallying 24 points vs. Xavier Monday; she also led Miami in assists Friday with four.
Cluse's 11 rebounds matched her career high (set Dec. 15, 2021 vs. Western Kentucky)
Wolf has now made 21 consecutive free throws dating back to last season.
Freeman set a new career high in scoring, while Morrow's scoring total was her highest as a RedHawk.
Katey Richason had three points and three rebounds playing against her sister Delaney Richason (a Vermont senior forward)
The attendance of 1,676 included nearly 1,400 students from area elementary schools and local groups in attendance.