ON TAP: The Miami University women's basketball team hits the road to face the Akron Zips on Wednesday, Feb. 19. Opening tip is scheduled for 6 p.m. as the RedHawks look for their fifth-straight win.

GOING STREAKING: Enjulina Gonzalez has scored in double figures 18-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 (17.1). 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 (10.3) and rebounds (8.2), despite only playing 27.4 minutes per contest. She ranks fifth in the MAC in rebounding and fourth in blocks (1.0).

ABOUT AKRON: Akron is 9-16 overall, 3-9 in MAC play and enter Wednesday's contest on a nine-game losing streak. The Zips feature a balanced scoring attack, led by Shelbee Brown (12.8 ppg.), Alexus Mobley (12.3 ppg.) and Teniesha Clarke (10.8 ppg.).

SERIES HISTORY: This will be the 66th meeting between the two schools, with Miami holding a 41-24 series advantage. Miami has captured two-straight in the series after Akron won eight-straight from Jan. 2020-Feb. 2023.

ROUND TWO WITH THE ZIPS: Miami used a stingy defensive effort to shut down visiting Akron 76-54 back on Jan. 22, 2025. Enjulina Gonzalez paced four RedHawks in double figures with 15 points, while Ilse de Vries added a career-high 14 points. Amber Tretter chipped in 13 points and Maya Chandler contributed 10.

NOTES FROM WIN OVER KENT STATE: 
• Miami downed Kent State 64-62 on Saturday for their first road victory over the Flashes since Feb. 17, 2018.
• Enjulina Gonzalez scored all 18 of her points in the second half, while Maya Chandler added 18 points and Amber Tretter had a game-high 13 rebounds.
• Trailing 40-35 with 6:58 remaining in the third quarter, Miami closed the quarter on a 16-0 run to take command of the contest.
• The RedHawks had 15 second-chance points, their third-best effort in that area this season.

WINNING WITH DEFENSE: Miami ranks atop the conference, allowing 56.2 points per game (32nd nationally). The RedHawks have held seven opponents to under 50 points this season.
• Miami ranks 16th nationally, forcing 21.8 turnovers per contest. The RedHawks are 11-3 on the year when they force their opponent into 20-plus turnovers. 
• Miami leads the conference with 12.0 steals/game (16th nationally) and features five players ranked in the top-15 in the MAC: Tamar Singer (2.2, 6th), Enjulina Gonzalez (1.7, 11th), Cori Lard (1.7, 11th), Amber Tretter (1.6, 13th) and Maya Chandler (1.5, 15th).

DEFENSE SETTING RECORDS: Miami has a chance to do something never done before on the defensive end. The best defensive effort in a season was all the way back in 1977-78 when Miami allowed 56.9 points/game. This season, the RedHawls are currently allowing 56.2 points/game.

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 206 points in the paint (29.4/game) over the past seven contests. Miami has scored at least 28 points in the paint in five of the past seven games.

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 369-300 in the first quarter and 405-325 to begin the second half.

CHASING RECORDS: Miami has already surpassed last season's win total (9-20 last year) and at 7-5 in MAC play, the RedHawks have surpassed last season's conference win total (6-12 last season). The 15 wins this season is the most for a RedHawks' program since the 2018-19 squad won 23 contests. Below is a list of best single-season win totals this century.

Season - Win Total
2007-08 - 23
2018-19 - 23
2003-04 - 22
2017-18 - 21
2011-12 - 21
2012-13 - 19
2001-02 - 19
2000-01 - 18
2002-03 - 17
1999-20 - 16
2008-09 - 16
2024-25 - 15

JUST WIN BABY: Miami is currently riding a four-game win streak and a win over Akron would be tied for the eighth longest win streak by a RedHawks' team in the last 25 years.

Season - Win Streak
2003-04 - 12 games
2018-19 - 11 games
2011-12 - 10 games
2017-18 - 7 games
2001-02 - 7 games
2007-08 - 6 games
2010-11 - 6 games
2012-13 - 5 games
2002-03 - 5 games
2004-05 - 5 games
2000-01 - 5 games
2024-25 - 4 games

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 56.2 ppg. for a scoring margin of +9.5. Between the two seasons, Miami has a 19.4 improvement in scoring margin.

BOMBS AWAY: Miami ranks fifth in the MAC in three pointers made per game (7.2) and are fourth in percentage made from behind the arc (33.3%). Enjulina Gonzalez (40.4%) ranks fifth in the MAC and eight different RedHawks shoot at least 30% from long distance. 

1,000 POINT CLUB: Maya Chandler has scored 1,258 career points between three different programs. She has scored 232 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 140 games throughout her career, making 120 starts.

SINGING HER PRAISES: Freshman Tamar Singer is playing 28.4 minutes a contest, third best on the team. She ranks eighth in the MAC in assists (3.9), 13th in assist/turnover ratio (1.0) and sixth in steals (2.2). She has scored in double-figures five times this year and has posted at least five assists nine different times.