Enjulina Gonzalez
Ellie Reynolds
67
Winner Purdue Purdue 6-5,0-1 Big Ten
51
Miami (OH) Miami 5-3,0-0 MAC
Winner
Purdue Purdue
6-5,0-1 Big Ten
67
Final
51
Miami (OH) Miami
5-3,0-0 MAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Purdue Purdue 11 15 13 28 67
Miami (OH) Miami 11 6 18 16 51

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Purdue Holds Off Miami

OXFORD, Ohio– The Miami University women's basketball team came up short against visiting Purdue Tuesday night at Millett Hall, falling by a score of 67-51. Enjulina Gonzalez scored a game-high 18 points for the RedHawks (5-3), while Tamar Singer added 11 points and five steals. Destini Lombard led the Boilermakers (6-5) with 16 points.
  
 HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Gonzalez scored the first eight Miami points, including back-to-back hoops sandwiched around a Singer steal to give the RedHawks a 4-2 lead at the 6:18 mark of the first quarter. Gonzalez added pull-up jumpers from the right and left elbows over the next few minutes to account for an 8-8 tie. Ilse de Vries tracked down an offensive rebound and fed Singer for a triple in the final minute of the quarter, as the teams were deadlocked 11-11 after 10 minutes.
  • In a defensive second quarter, a Katey Richason offensive rebound and putback pulled Miami within 15-14 with 7:29 to play in the half. After a circus shot by Gonzalez trimmed the visitors' lead to 19-16, the Boilermakers scored the next seven points. A Maya Chandler steal and free throw with one second left closed the margin to 26-17 at halftime.
  • Miami drained five three-pointers in the third period, beginning with a pick-and-pop shot from long range by de Vries. Purdue then took its largest lead at 33-20, but Miami responded with back-to-back threes by Gonzalez and Richason to get within 33-26. Singer scored from beyond the arc to make it 37-29, and a Lakresha Edwards triple later from the right corner made it 39-33 at the 1:07 mark. Amber Tretter added a pair of free throws in the final minute of the quarter, as Miami entered the fourth quarter trailing 39-35.
  • Three-pointers by Edwards and Singer early in the final period kept the RedHawks close, with Purdue clinging to a 44-41 lead. Miami would then claw within a single point at 44-43 on a Singer baseline pull-up with 6:53 to go. Purdue answered with an 8-1 run before Tretter buried a three-pointer in transition to make it 52-47 with 3:15 to play. The Boilermakers responded with a 9-0 burst and hit their free throws down the stretch to hold on for a 67-51 victory.
 
NOTES
  • Singer matched her career highs in steals (5) and rebounds (4).
  • Tretter blocked three shots, one off her career high.
  • Miami shot 8-of-18 from distance in the second half (44.4%).
  • The RedHawks out-scored the Boilermakers 9-3 in second-chance points.
 
UP NEXT:
The RedHawks travel to Miami, Fla. this weekend for a pair of games, beginning Friday, Dec. 20 at 2 p.m. vs. George Washington.
 
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