RedHawks Host IU-Southeast Thursday Afternoon

Thursday, November 13

Oxford, Ohio

1 p.m.

Miami University

Indiana Southeast

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RedHawks Host IU-Southeast Thursday Afternoon

11/11/2025 2:15:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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ON TAP: The Miami University women's basketball team hosts Indiana-Southeast on Thursday, Nov. 13. Opening tip is slated for 1 p.m.

DOUBLE TROUBLE: Amber Tretter has recorded 21 double-doubles in her career, including 10 last season. Throughout her career she has averaged 10.8 points and 8.5 rebounds and has 538 rebounds through her first 63 games as a RedHawk. She is currently on pace to become just the second RedHawk in program history to record 1,000 career rebounds. This season she averages a double-double in points (11.7) and rebounds (10.0).

BALANCED SCORING: Through three contests, Miami has six players averaging at least nine points a contest. Tamar Singer is tops on the team at 12.7 ppg., and is followed by Amber Scalia (12.3), Amber Tretter (11.7), Ilse de Vries (9.3) Brooke Blumenfeld (9.3) and Núria Jurjo (9.0).

COMEBACK FALLS SHORT AT OAKLAND: Miami nearly erased a 16-point fourth quarter deficit before falling 80-75 to Oakland University on Monday night. Tamar Singer had a career-high 18 points and added five assists and six steals, while Brooke Blumenfeld and Amber Scalia finished with 14 and 13 points for the RedHawks.

ABOUT IU-SOUTHEAST: Indiana-Southeast, a member of the River States Conference, enters Millett Hall at 2-2 on the season. Jesse Ledgewood leads the team at 21.8 points/game, while Linzie Wernert averages 14.3 points and 8.0 rebounds a contest.

SERIES HISTORY: This will be the first meeting between the two programs.

BUSY SCHEDULE: Thursday's contest is Miami's third game since Nov. 7 and Miami's busy schedule is not done. Following the contest with IU-Southeast, the RedHawks travel to face Bellarmine on Sunday, Nov. 16.

2024-25 HIGHLIGHTS:
• Last season Miami averaged 66.5 points per game, up 12.6 points/game from the 2023-24 season.
• Miami had the top scoring defense in the MAC, allowing 59.1 points/game
• The 19-win season last year was Miami's best since the 2017-18 RedHawks won 21 contests.
• Miami's 10-win improvement from the previous year was the second-best single season turnaround in program history.

NEW FACES, NEW PLACES: Miami has eight new players this season, which includes five transfers, two freshmen and a red-shirt freshman. Joining the RedHawks via the portal include Amber Scalia (St. Thomas), Clara Gonzalez Planella (Jacksonville State), Macie Taylor (Wright State), Ashton Elley (UAB), and Brooke Blumenfeld (NIU). Coach Box also added two freshmen (Mio Sakano and Anna Hurst) and Emily VanTimmeren, who technically joined the RedHawks last December, has yet to see action with the Red and White.

NEW, BUT NOT YOUNG: Despite eight new players on the roster, the RedHawks feature an experienced squad. Overall, the 12 players have combined to play in 501 games and make 256 starts. They have also combined to score in double figures 129 times.

SINGING HER PRAISES: Tamar Singer, one of the best freshman in the MAC a year ago, has taken her game to another level in 2025-26. Last season she averaged 6.3 points and 4.2 assists per game while running the point. This year, she is still distributing the ball (4.7 assists/game), but her scoring has jumped to 12.7 ppg. She has also lowered her turnovers per game from 3.8 to 3.3.

DE VRIES PLAYS OVERSEAS: This summer, sophomore Ilse de Vries represented the Netherlands as a member of the U20 National Team at the annual FIBA U20 EuroBasket League. In seven games, she averaged 11.1 points and 5.4 rebounds per contest. In her first year with the Red and White she averaged 4.8 points and 3.1 rebounds per contest. She also finished second on the team with 28 blocks.

AMBER 2.0: Rightfully so, much has been made about the accomplishments of Amber Tretter, but Amber Scalia has also accomplished a lot in her time prior to joining the RedHawks. She played in 91 games over three years at St. Thomas, where she scored 1,091 points and shot 34% from long distance.

NEW ROLE FOR GONZALEZ PLANELLA: Clara Gonzalez Planella has started all three games for the RedHawks this season, which is a new role for the senior. Last season at Jacksonville State, she averaged 8.3 points in 21.7 minutes of action and was named the Sixth Player of the Year for Conference USA in 2024-25. Prior to Miami, she had only started 26 games throughout her first three years.

THE KILLER B: Brooke Blumenfeld went scoreless in her opening contest as a RedHawks versus Coastal Carolina. Since then, the NIU transfer has scored 28 points over her last two games. She posted 14 points in 17 minutes of action against Cedarville and added another 14 at Oakland on Monday.

WINNING WITH DEFENSE: Last season Miami led the MAC in scoring defense, allowing 59.1 points per game (60th nationally), which was the second-best defensive effort in program history (The 1977-78 Miami team allowed 56.9 ppg.) The RedHawks were 13-4 on the year when they force their opponent into 20-plus turnovers and led the conference with 11.5 steals per game in 2024-25.

THAT 70'S SHOW: It's not all about defense when it comes to Miami. The RedHawks were a perfect 11-0 last year when they scored 70-plus points in a contest.

CHANDLER RETURNS: Head Coach Glenn Box may have a new assistant coach this year, but she is not new to the program. Maya Chandler, who played for the RedHawks last season, is in her first year as an assistant coach. Last season, Chandler averaged 11.6 points, 2.4 rebounds and 2.0 assists per contest.