Miami University
Bellarmine
RedHawks Play at Bellarmine on Sunday Afternoon
11/14/2025 1:38:00 PM | Women's Basketball
ON TAP: The Miami University women's basketball team faces Bellarmine University on Sunday afternoon. Opening tip is slated for 2 p.m. in Louisville, Ky.
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 546 rebounds through her first 64 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 nearly averages a double-double in points (11.8) and rebounds (9.5), while only playing 26.2 minutes/contest.
BALANCED SCORING: Through four contests, Miami has six players averaging at least nine points a contest. Amber Scalia is tops on the team at 13.0 ppg., and is followed by Amber Tretter (11.8), Brooke Blumenfeld (11.0), Ilse de Vries (10.5), Tamar Singer (10.5) and Núria Jurjo (9.0).
BY THE MARGINS: Miami currently is second in the MAC in scoring (80.0) and first in defense (55.5), which results in a 24.5 point margin of victory, tops in the conference. The RedHawks also lead the MAC in field goal percentage (.482) and turnover margin (9.5).
REDHAWKS ROLE OVER INDIANA SOUTHEAST: Six different RedHawks finished in double figures as Miami rolled to a 94-40 win over Indiana Southeast Thursday afternoon at Millett Hall. Tamar Singer paced the Miami offense with a career-high 12 assists and Brooke Blumenfeld led the way with a season-high 16 points. Miami posted 52 points in the paint and gathered 57 points from its bench in the win.
ABOUT BELLARMINE: The Knights are 1-2 on the year and are coming off a 90-33 loss at Ohio State on Thursday. Triniti Ralston is tops on the team in scoring (12.7 ppg.) and rebounding (6.3 rpg.).
SERIES HISTORY: This will be the first meeting between the two programs.
BUSY SCHEDULE: Sunday wraps up a stretch of four games in nine games, having already faced Cedarville (Nov. 7), Oakland (Nov. 10), and Indiana Southeast (Nov. 13). Following Sunday's contest, the RedHawks don't compete again until Sunday, Nov. 23 at Purdue.
ROAD WARRIORS: Sunday begins a stretch of five-straight road games from Nov. 16-Dec. 3. Miami does not return home until Dec. 7 versus Western Kentucky.
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 506 games and make 261 starts. They have also combined to score in double figures 135 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 averaging 10.5 points and a MAC-high 6.5 assists per game.
PASSING RECORDS: Tamar Singer posted a career-high 12 assists versus Indiana Southeast to become the first RedHawk to secure double-digit assists in a game since Maddi Cluse did so back on Dec. 16, 2022. Her 12 dimes are the third-most by a RedHawk in Millett Hall history, behind Courtney Osborn and D'Nelle Seiple, who had 13 apiece.
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 four 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 44 points over her last three games. She posted 14 points in 17 minutes of action against Cedarville and added another 14 at Oakland. On Thursday she scored 16 in 20 minutes of play.
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.
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.
