ON TAP: The Miami University women's basketball team looks for its fourth-straight win as the RedHawks travel to face Kent State on Saturday, Feb. 15. Opening tip is slated for 1 p.m. Miami hasn't won four-straight games since the 2018-19 season.

GOING STREAKING: Enjulina Gonzalez has scored in double figures 17-straight games, dating back to Dec. 1. She has surpassed 20 points seven different times this season, including a season-high 29 points in a win at FIU. The sophomore transfer from Mercer has been named MAC Player of the Week three times and currently ranks third in the MAC in scoring (17.0). Miami is 6-1 this season when she scores 20-plus points.

DOUBLE TROUBLE: Amber Tretter has recorded 14 double-doubles in her career, including four this year. On the season she nearly averages a double-double in points (10.5) and rebounds (8.0), despite only playing 27.0 minutes per contest. She ranks fifth in the MAC in rebounding and blocks (1.0).

ABOUT KENT STATE: The Golden Flashes are 16-8 overall and are currently the No. 3 seed in the MAC with an 8-3 record. Offensively, they lead the conference in scoring (76.2 ppg.) and are second in rebounding (40.8 rpg.). Jenna Batsch is tops on the team in scoring (16.6 ppg.) and assists (4.1 apg.).

SERIES HISTORY: This will be the 101st meeting between the two schools, with Kent State holding a 52-48 series advantage. The Flashes are 8-2 over the past 10 contest and the RedHawks have not won in Kent, Ohio since Feb. 17, 2018 (W, 65-59).

ROUND TWO WITH THE FLASHES: Saturday will be the second meeting of the year between the two schools. KSU captured a 77-63 victory back on Jan. 25 in Oxford. In the first meeting Miami trailed 21-8 early and could never recover. Maya Chandler scored 18 and Enjulina Gonzalez added 17 in the loss.

NOTES FROM WIN OVER LOUISIANA: 
• Miami played in its first overtime game of the year, capturing a 60-59 non-conference victory over Louisiana.
• Enjulina Gonzalez, Amber Tretter and Maya Chandler, Miami's top three scorers, combined to record just 20 points in the victory.
• Tamar Singer scored a career-best 17 points versus the Ragin' Cajuns.
• Katey Richason had nine points and seven boards and Lakresha Edwards scored six points in the final 33 seconds of the first half.

WINNING WITH DEFENSE: Miami ranks atop the conference, allowing 56.0 points per game (27th nationally). The RedHawks have held seven opponents to under 50 points this season.
• Miami ranks 17th nationally, forcing 21.7 turnovers per contest. The RedHawks are 10-3 on the year when they force their opponent into 20-plus turnovers. 
• Miami leads the conference with 11.9 steals/game (16th nationally) and features five players ranked in the top-20 in the MAC: Tamar Singer (2.1, 6th), Cori Lard (1.7, 11th), Enjulina Gonzalez (1.6, 12th), Amber Tretter (1.6, 12th) and Maya Chandler (1.5, 18th).

POINTING TO THE PAINT: Back on Jan. 18, Miami dropped a contest to Buffalo, where the RedHawks attempted a season-high 34 triples (made 9) and recorded just 12 points in the paint. Since that contest, the RedHawks have recorded 186 points in the paint (31.0/game). Miami has scored at least 28 points in the paint in five of the past six contests.

THAT 70'S SHOW: It's not all about defense when it comes to Miami. The RedHawks are a perfect 8-0 this year when they score 70-plus points in a contest. Much of that scoring has come in the first and third quarters. Miami has outscored their opponents 356-285 in the first quarter and 381-317 to begin the second half.
 
CHASING RECORDS: Miami has already surpassed last season's win total (9-20 last year) and at 6-5 in MAC play, the RedHawks have matched last season's MAC win total (6-12 last season).

WHAT A DIFFERENCE A YEAR MAKES: Last season Miami averaged 53.9 ppg. and allowed 63.8 ppg. for a scoring margin of -9.9/game. This season the script has flipped as the RedHawks average 65.7 ppg. and allow 56.0 ppg. for a scoring margin of +9.8. Between the two seasons, Miami has a 19.7 improvement in scoring margin.

BOMBS AWAY: Miami ranks sixth in the MAC in three pointers made per game (7.2) and are third in percentage made from behind the arc (33.6%). Enjulina Gonzalez (41.9%) ranks second in the MAC and nine different RedHawks shoot at least 30% from long distance. 

1,000 POINT CLUB: Maya Chandler has scored 1,240 career points between three different programs. She has scored 214 points with the RedHawks, had 149 points in one season at SMU and in three years at Loyola-Chicago she scored 877 points and was named the Missouri Valley Conference Freshman of the Year in 2020-21. She has played in 139 games throughout her career, making 119 starts.

SINGING HER PRAISES: Freshman Tamar Singer is playing 28.4 minutes a contest, third best on the team. She ranks ninth in the MAC in assists (3.9), 14th in assist/turnover ratio (1.0) and sixth in steals (2.1). She has scored in double-figures five times this year and has posted at least five assists nine different times.