OXFORD, Ohio– Camille Jackson poured in a career-high 27 points and pulled down a career-high nine rebounds as the Miami University women's basketball team defeated Hiram 97-41 Friday at Millett Hall. Núria Jurjo added a career-high 16 points and a career-high eight steals for the RedHawks (4-1), who won their third consecutive game. Ilse de Vries chipped in a career-high 11 points, while Amber Tretter contributed 11 points and nine rebounds.
   
 HOW IT HAPPENED

• Miami's defense started the game strong, forcing nine turnovers in the opening quarter. A steal and layup by Tamar Singer gave the RedHawks an early 9-2 lead, with a pair of three-point plays from Jackson stretching the margin to 21-7. Tretter followed with an offensive rebound and putback for Miami's largest advantage of the period at 23-8, with the RedHawks settling for a 23-11 cushion at the end of the period.
• The Red and White scored the first 14 points of the second quarter to break the game open, capped by a driving layup from Jackson with 3:02 left in the half. de Vries scored eight points in the period for Miami, including a layup with 27 seconds remaining before intermission to give the RedHawks a 43-16 advantage at the break.
• Singer added another steal and layup on the first play of the third quarter to set the tone for a Miami runaway, with a 17-2 spurt midway through the third period helping the lead grow to 44 points. Jurjo drained back-to-back three-pointers to make the score 67-23 with 1:52 left in the quarter, and Miami would take a 67-27 lead to the fourth period.
• The RedHawks buried 11 of 16 field goals in the fourth quarter to continue to pull away, including three-pointers from de Vries, Jackson and Lakresha Edwards. A Cori Lard steal and basket in the final minute gave Miami its largest lead of the game at 97-41 to conclude the scoring.

 
NOTES

• Miami finished with 26 steals, the second-highest total in program history (27 vs. Toledo in 1978).
• Jurjo's eight steals in a single game is tied for fourth-most in Millett Hall history and fifth-most in program history. 
• The RedHawks outscored the Terriers 38-0 in fast-break points and 49-7 in points off turnovers.
• Hennessey Luu-Brown matched her career high with five assists.
• Miami was 14-for-14 at the free-throw line, the first time the RedHawks were 100% from the foul line since Jan. 19, 2022.
• All 12 RedHawks in uniform scored in the game.

UP NEXT:
The RedHawks return to action on Sunday, Dec. 1 at Western Kentucky. Tip time is set for 3 p.m. ET.