OXFORD, Ohio – A career-high 26 points from Maya Chandler helped the Miami University women's basketball team to an 89-79 victory over Northern Illinois on Senior Day in Millett Hall. Enjulina Gonzalez (22) and Amber Tretter (19) joined Chandler in double figures as the RedHawks improved to 19-10, 11-7 MAC. Sidney McCrea led the Huskies (13-17, 6-12 MAC) with 21 points.
 
How it Happened:

• Northern Illinois connected on their first four shots, including three from behind the arc, to take an early 11-5 lead. Chandler's jumper, a layup from Gonzalez and a triple from Tretter spotted the Red and White a 12-11 advantage with 6:30 left in the first quarter. The Huskies closed the quarter on a 13-6 run to claim a 24-18 lead after 10 minutes of the play. The Huskies made 5-of-7 three pointers in the first quarter.
• Tretter drilled back-to-back three pointers to open the second to knot the game at 24 apiece. With game still tied, 30-30, Chandler knocked in a deep triple and Gonzalez split a pair of defenders for a 35-30 Miami lead. NIU answered with five points in 20 seconds before a Gonzalez put-back and a fast-break triple from Chandler made it 40-35 with two minutes remaining. Miami led 42-38 at the half.
• Tretter's third triple of the game made it 47-40 early in the third and after NIU converted a layup, Chandler scored the game's next five points for a 52-42 RedHawks' lead. The Huskies cut the deficit to seven, 62-55, but Tamar Singer's three pointer made it 65-55 at the end of the third quarter.
• NIU's three-point play made it 68-61 with 8:30 to play, but Tretter answered with a three-point play of her own to regain the double-digit advantage. The Huskies closed the gap to 75-68, but a three-point play from Gonzalez put the RedHawks up 78-68 midway through the final stanza. Miami's defense did the rest, holding the Huskies to three field goals the final 5:34 of the contest.

 
 
Game Notes:

• Maya Chandler, who competed in her 146^th career-game, scored a career-high 26 points. She made a career-high 11 field goals.
• Enjulina Gonzalez has now scored in double-digits in 24-straight games. She added a career-high six steals.
• Miami forced 26 turnovers and is now 13-4 when forcing at least 20 turnovers in a game.

 
 
Up Next:

• Miami, the No. 5 seed in the MAC Tournament, will face No. 4 Kent State in Cleveland, Ohio (Rocket Arena) in the quarterfinals on Wednesday. The contest with the Flashes will be 30 minutes after the conclusion of the 11 a.m. contest.

2025 Mid-American Conference Women's Basketball Tournament

Wednesday, March 12th, 2025 -- Quarterfinals
Game 1: No. 1 Ball State vs. No. 8 Western Michigan, 11 AM ET (ESPN+)
Game 2: No. 4 Kent State vs. No. 5 Miami, Time TBA* (ESPN+)
Game 3: No. 2 Toledo vs. No. 7 Central Michigan, Time TBA* (ESPN+)
Game 4: No. 3 Buffalo vs. No. 6 Bowling Green, Time TBA* (ESPN+)

Friday, March 14th, 2025 -- Semifinals
Game 5: Game 1 Winner vs. Game 2 Winner, 10 AM ET (ESPN+)
Game 6: Game 3 Winner vs. Game 4 Winner, Time TBA* (ESPN+)

Saturday, March 15th, 2025 -- MAC Championship
Game 7: Game 5 Winner vs. Game 6 Winner, 11 AM ET (CBS Sports Network)

*30 minutes following the completion of the first game of the session.