Miami University
Oakland
RedHawks Look For 3-0 Start With Monday Trip to Oakland
11/8/2025 7:02:00 PM | Women's Basketball
ON TAP: The Miami University women's basketball team puts its 2-0 start to the test with a Monday, Nov. 10 trip to face the Oakland Golden Grizzlies. Opening tip is set for 6:30 p.m.
DOUBLE TROUBLE: Amber Tretter has recorded 21 double-doubles in her career, including 10 last season. Throughout her career she has averaged 10.0 points and 8.9 rebounds and has 529 rebounds through her first two seasons (+2 games) with Miami. She is currently on pace to become just the second RedHawk in program history to record 1,000 career rebounds.
BALANCED SCORING: Through two contests, Miami has four players averaging double figures: Amber Tretter (13.0), Amber Scalia (12.0), Ilse de Vries (10.0) and Tamar Singer (10.0). Núria Jurjo (9.0) is fifth on the team in scoring, followed by Brooke Blumenfeld (7.0). The RedHawks also have three players averaging at least 5.0 rebounds a contest and eight different RedHawks have made a triple this year.
REDHAWKS STING YELLOW JACKETS: Three RedHawks scored in double-figures as Miami posted an 88-49 win over Cedarville on Friday night. Amber Tretter had a game-high 18 points and 10 rebounds for the RedHawks (2-0), while Ilse de Vries registered career-highs in points (15) and rebounds (8). Brooke Blumenfeld chipped in with 14 points. It is Miami's first 2-0 start to a season since the 2018-19 RedHawks began the year 4-0.
ABOUT OAKLAND: The Grizzlies are 1-1 on the year and are coming off a 79-68 loss at Wisconsin on Nov. 5. Cali Denson leads the way at 19.0 points/game, while McKenzie Luehring averages 13.0 points and 6.0 rebounds per contest. Overall, OU has six players averaging at least seven points a contest.
SERIES HISTORY: The all-time series is tied at 2-2, which includes a 68-66 OT win for the RedHawks back on Nov. 21, 2023. Amber Tretter had 19 points and 13 rebounds in that contest. Monday will be just the second meeting in Rochester.
BUSY SCHEDULE: With Friday's (Nov. 7) contest versus Cedarville, that began a stretch of four games in a nine-day span. After traveling to face Oakland (Nov. 10), the RedHawks will host Indiana Southeast (Nov. 13) and travel to Bellarmine (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 496 games and make 251 starts. They have also combined to score in double figures 126 times.
SINGING HER PRAISES: Tamar Singer played 29.2 minutes a contest last season, running the point as a true freshman. She ranked seventh in the MAC in assists (4.2), 10th in assist/turnover ratio (1.1) and fifth in steals (2.2). She scored in double-figures seven times last year and posted at least five assists 15 different times. She opened the 2025-26 season with 16 points, four rebounds and three assists in 37 minutes of action against Coastal.
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.
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.
REDHAWKS PICKED SEVENTH IN PRESEASON POLL: Miami was picked to finish seventh in the preseason poll, voted on by the league's 13 head coaches.
Preseason Poll
1. Kent State (5) – 133 points
2. Toledo (2) – 118 points
3. UMass (3) – 115 points
4. Ball State (3) – 112 points
5. Central Michigan – 105 points
6. Bowling Green – 101 points
7. Miami – 86 points
8. Akron – 51 points
9. Western Michigan – 48 points
10. Ohio – 44 points
11. Buffalo – 42 points
12. Eastern Michigan – 36 points
13. Northern Illinois – 23 points
