CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Miami University women's basketball team fell to fourth-seeded Kent State 68-61 in MAC Tournament quarterfinal action at Rocket Arena Wednesday afternoon.
 
Maya Chandler scored 23 points to lead the RedHawks (19-11), while Amber Tretter finished with a double-double (12 points and 11 rebounds). Enjulina Gonzalez added 15 points for the Red and White.
 
Kent State (21-11) advances to play top-seeded Ball State Friday in the semifinals.


How it Happened:

• Kent State started the game by jumping out to a 10-4 lead, but Miami responded with a 7-0 run. Tretter scored inside, followed by a circus shot from Gonzalez to pull the Red and White within two. After a media timeout, Chandler drained a three to give the RedHawks their first lead. Chandler buried another triple off a Tretter offensive rebound and extra pass from Tamar Singer to make it 15-11 in Miami's favor with 1:07 left in the quarter. The RedHawks led 15-13 after 10 minutes of play.
• After Kent State scored the first four points of the second quarter, a Gonzalez three put Miami back on top at 18-17. Chandler attacked the rim to take a 22-20 lead at the 5:50 mark, but KSU responded with a 16-0 run to take control, hitting three-pointers on four consecutive possessions to force a Miami timeout. Although Chandler hit a three to pull the Red and White within 36-25, KSU answered back at the halftime buzzer to lead by 14 at the break.
• Miami got off to a solid start in the second half, with Tretter hitting a straightaway three-pointer and Gonzalez following with a traditional three-point play to cut the margin to 39-31. After four points from the Flashes, a Tretter three-point play brought Miami within 43-34 and sparked a 12-4 run. Ilse de Vries buried a triple from the corner in front of the RedHawks' bench to make it 47-43 with 14 minutes to play. Kent State used a pair of free throws with less than two seconds left to hold a 54-45 lead heading to the final quarter.
• A Chandler three and a Katey Richason reverse layup cut the deficit to 54-50 with 8:32 on the clock, but neither team would score for the next four minutes. After Tretter converted inside to make it 57-52 at the 2:52 mark, Kent State stretched the lead to double digits from there. Miami trimmed the margin to 66-61 with 10 seconds remaining on a step-through move by Chandler, but the RedHawks would get no closer. 

 
Game Notes:

• Gonzalez scored in double figures for the 25th consecutive game.
• Tretter collected her ninth double-double of the year and the fifth in the past seven games.
• Chandler finished in double figures for the seventh time in the past eight contests and matched her season high with four made three-pointers.
• Miami committed eight turnovers, matching its lowest total since February 2022 (the RedHawks also had eight vs. Eastern Michigan on Feb. 5, 2025).

Up Next:
Miami will await potential postseason opportunities, with more information to come next week.