Women's Basketball Heads to Paradise Jam

Friday, November 28

St. Thomas Virgin Islands

5:30 p.m.

Miami University

Washington State

11/24/2025 4:32:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Game Notes

ON TAP: The Miami University women's basketball team travels to the Virgin Islands for a pair of contests in the 2025 Paradise Jam. The RedHawks face Washington State on Friday, Nov. 28 and will play either Marist or LSU the following day. The Friday game begins at 5:30 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 563 rebounds through her first 66 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 (11.7) and rebounds (9.2).

BALANCED SCORING: Miami has five players averaging at least 9.3 points a contest. Amber Scalia is tops on the team at 14.5 ppg., and is followed by Amber Tretter (11.7), Tamar Singer (11.3), Ilse de Vries (11.0), and Núria Jurjo (9.3).

BY THE MARGINS: Miami currently is second in the MAC in scoring (77.5) and defense (59.8), which results in a 17.7 point margin of victory, tops in the conference. The RedHawks also lead the MAC in field goal percentage (.475), three-pointers made (53) and turnover margin (7.5).

REDHAWKS FALL SHORT AT PURDUE: Despite a career-best 21 points from Tamar Singer, Miami dropped a 79-68 decision to Purdue last Sunday. Amber Tretter added 18 points (career-high five three-pointers) and Núria Jurjo chipped in 10 for the RedHawks. Miami made a season-high 13 triples versus the Boilermakers.

ABOUT WASHINGTON STATE: The Cougars are 0-6 on the year and are coming off a 71-54 loss to Missouri last Sunday. Eleonara Villa is tops on the team in scoring (16.7 ppg.), while Charlotte Abraham leads the way in rebounding (6.2 rpg.). Following the contest with WSU, the RedHawks will either face Marist (2-3) or LSU (6-0) on Saturday, Nov. 29.

SERIES HISTORY: This will be the first meeting versus Washington State in program history. Miami has also never faced LSU or Marist.

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 516 games and make 271 starts. They have also combined to score in double figures 140 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 11.3 points and 7.0 assists per game, which ranks atop 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. After not recording a single double-digit assist game as a freshman, Singer has two this season (added 11 assists versus Purdue).

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.