RedHawks Continue Road Trip on Sunday at Purdue

Sunday, November 23

West Lafayette, Ind.

12:30 p.m.

Miami University

Purdue

RedHawks Continue Road Trip on Sunday at Purdue

11/19/2025 8:06:00 AM | Women's Basketball

Game Notes

ON TAP: The Miami University women's basketball team returns to action Sunday, Nov. 23 with a trip to Purdue. Opening tip is slated for 12:30 p.m. and will be carried live on Big Ten Network.

DOUBLE TROUBLE: Amber Tretter has recorded 21 double-doubles in her career, including 10 last season. Throughout her career she has averaged 10.7 points and 8.6 rebounds and has 558 rebounds through her first 65 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 is a walking double-double in points (10.4) and rebounds (10.0).

BALANCED SCORING: Miami has six players averaging at least nine points a contest. Amber Scalia is tops on the team at 15.6 ppg., and is followed by Ilse de Vries (11.8), Amber Tretter (10.4), Tamar Singer (9.4), Brooke Blumenfeld (9.2), and Núria Jurjo (9.0).

BY THE MARGINS: Miami currently is second in the MAC in scoring (79.4) and first in defense (56.0), which results in a 23.4 point margin of victory, tops in the conference. The RedHawks also lead the MAC in field goal percentage (.481), three-pointers made (40) and turnover margin (8.2).

REDHAWKS SHUTDOWN KNIGHTS: Miami forced 20 turnovers and connected on 10 three pointers en route to a 77-58 road victory last Sunday over Bellarmine. Amber Scalia had a game-high 26 points (20 in the first half), Ilse de Vries poured in 17 (all in second half) and Macie Taylor added nine points and a career-best seven assists.

ABOUT PURDUE: The Boilermakers are 2-2 on the season, but are coming off a 76-35 loss to No. 20 Kentucky on Tuesday night. Purdue averages 62.8 points per contest and are led by Hila Karsh (14.3 ppg.), Kiki Smith (12.0 ppg.) and Tara Daye (10.3 ppg.).

SERIES HISTORY: Miami is 2-8 all-time versus Purdue and 0-5 in West Lafayette. These same two teams competed in Millett Hall last season, with the Boilermakers walking away with a 67-51 victory.

VERSUS THE BIG TEN: Miami has not beaten a team from the Big Ten since downing Indiana 77-72 back on Nov. 22, 2011. Since then, the RedHawks have lost five-straight versus Big Ten programs.

ROAD WARRIORS: Miami is currently in 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 511 games and make 266 starts. They have also combined to score in double figures 137 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 9.4 points and 6.2 assists per game, which ranks second-best in the conference.

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. This season de Vries is averaging career bests in points, rebounds and assists.

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. This past week she averaged 18.0 points, 3.7 assists and 3.7 rebounds over a three-game stretch.

THE KILLER B: Brooke Blumenfeld went scoreless in her opening contest as a RedHawks versus Coastal Carolina. Since then, the NIU transfer has scored 46 points over her last four games. She posted 14 points in 17 minutes of action against Cedarville and added another 14 at Oakland.

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.

UP NEXT: Following the trip to Purdue, Miami will compete at the Paradise Jam in the Virgin Islands. The RedHawks will face Washington State on Friday, Nov. 28 and then either LSU or Marist the following day.