Red-Hot RedHawks Host Central Michigan Wednesday

Wednesday, March 5

Oxford, Ohio

7 p.m.

Miami University

Central Michigan

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Red-Hot RedHawks Host Central Michigan Wednesday

3/3/2025 1:16:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Game Notes

ON TAP: The Miami University women's basketball team plays host to Central Michigan on Wednesday, March 5. Opening tip is scheduled for 7 p.m.

RED-HOT REDHAWKS: Miami has won seven of their past eight contest as the team inches closer to the 2025 Mid-American Conference Tournament. Five of those seven victories have been by at least nine points, while the other two were one possession victories.

GOING STREAKING: Enjulina Gonzalez has scored in double figures 22-straight games, dating back to Dec. 1. She has surpassed 20 points eight 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 (16.9). Miami is 7-1 this season when she scores 20-plus points.

DOUBLE TROUBLE: Amber Tretter has recorded 17 double-doubles in her career, including seven this year. On the season, she nearly averages a double-double in points (10.7) and rebounds (9.0). She has recorded double-doubles in three of her last four games including a 14 point, 20 rebound performance versus Buffalo.

ABOUT CMU: The Chippewas are 12-16 overall, 7-9 in MAC play and enter Wednesday's contest on a two-game losing streak to Ball State and Toledo. Madi Morrison leads the team in scoring (16.4 ppg.), while Jess Lawson nearly records a double-double on a nightly basis in points (11.3) and rebounds (8.8). CMU is also the top rebounding team in the MAC (43.2 rpg.)

SERIES HISTORY: This will be the 75th meeting between the two schools with CMU holding a slight 40-34 all-time advantage. CMU has won 20 of the last 24 contests, including the last four. Miami last beat CMU on Jan. 28, 2023 (77-68).

ROUND TWO WITH THE CHIPPEWAS: Enjulina Gonzalez had a team-high 11 points and Amber Tretter chipped in eight points and 13 rebounds, but it wasn't enough as Miami fell 47-46 at Central Michigan back on Jan. 8.

NOTES FROM WIN AT OHIO:
• Miami completed a sweep of the Bobcats with a 62-53 win on Saturday in the Convocation Center.
• The RedHawks trailed 27-25 at the half, but outscored the Bobcats 37-26 the last 20 minutes.
• Maya Chandler knocked down four triples en route to a team-high 14 points, while Lakresha Edwards had a season-best 13 points in the win.
• Saturday's victory was Miami's fifth-straight road win
• Tamar Singer had a career-high seven assists.

WINNING WITH DEFENSE: Miami ranks atop the conference, allowing 57.2 points per game (41st nationally). The RedHawks have held seven opponents to under 50 points this season.
• Miami ranks 19th nationally, forcing 21.3 turnovers per contest. The RedHawks are 12-4 on the year when they force their opponent into 20-plus turnovers.
• Miami leads the conference with 11.3 steals/game (21st nationally) and features five players ranked in the top-20 in the MAC: Tamar Singer (2.3, 2nd), Enjulina Gonzalez (1.6, 11th), Cori Lard (1.5, 13th), Amber Tretter (1.5, 13th) and Maya Chandler (1.3, 19th).

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 RedHawks are currently allowing 57.2 points/game.

POINTING TO THE PAINT: Miami is 10-2 this season when they record at least 28 points in the paint and 2-3 this season when posting under 20 points in the paint.

TICKET PUNCHED!: With the win over EMU back on Feb. 26, Miami secured a spot in the 2025 MAC Tournament. If the tournament started today the RedHawks would be the No. 5 seed in Cleveland. A No. 5 seed would be the highest Miami tournament seed since the RedHawks were the No. 3 seed in the 2018-19 season. No players/coaches on the current Miami roster have ever participated in a tournament game in Cleveland.

THAT 70'S SHOW: It's not all about defense when it comes to Miami. The RedHawks are a perfect 10-0 this year when they score 70-plus points in a contest.

BENCH PRESS: Head Coach Glenn Box has leaned heavily on his bench over the past two games. The 44 bench points last week was the best two-game stretch from the bench during MAC play this year. Miami got 22 points from its bench versus the Eagles (12 - Richason, 7- Jurjo, 3 - Edwards) and another 22 against the Bobcats (13 - Edwards, 9 - Richason).

CHASING RECORDS: Miami has already surpassed last season's win total (9-20 last year) and at 10-6 in MAC play, the RedHawks have surpassed last season's conference win total (6-12 last season). The 18 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
2024-25 - 18

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 65.9 ppg. and allow 57.2 ppg. for a scoring margin of +8.7. Between the two seasons, Miami has a 18.6 improvement in scoring margin.

BOMBS AWAY: Miami ranks sixth in the MAC in three pointers made per game (7.2) and are fifth in percentage made from behind the arc (32.3%). Enjulina Gonzalez (38.3%) ranks seventh in the MAC and six different RedHawks shoot at least 30% from long distance.

TOE THE LINE: Miami averages just 13.2 free throw attempts per game, 314th in the nation. Miami is 8-2 on the year when they get to the free throw line at least 15 times. Miami has shot 10 or fewer free throws eight times this year.

1,000 POINT CLUB: Maya Chandler has scored 1,305 career points between three different programs. She has scored 269 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 144 games throughout her career, making 124 starts.

SINGING HER PRAISES: Freshman Tamar Singer is playing 28.7 minutes a contest, third best on the team. She ranks seventh in the MAC in assists (4.1), 13th in assist/turnover ratio (1.0) and second in steals (2.3). She has scored in double-figures six times this year and has posted at least five assists 12 different times.

SAVING THE BEST FOR LAST: Senior Katey Richason is playing some of the best basketball of her career down the stretch of this 2024-25 season. While she averages just 4.8 points and 3.5 rebounds per game this season, she had 12 points back on Feb. 19 in a win over Akron, posted 12 points (six in OT) and three rebounds in a win over EMU (Feb. 26) and had nine points and eight rebounds versus the Bobcats (March 1) on Saturday.