Red-Hot RedHawks Host Buffalo Wednesday Night

Wednesday, January 21

Oxford, Ohio

7 p.m.

Miami University

University at Buffalo

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Red-Hot RedHawks Host Buffalo Wednesday Night

1/19/2026 9:07:00 AM | Women's Basketball

Game Notes

ON TAP: The Miami University women's basketball team welcomes the Buffalo Bulls to Oxford, Ohio for a Wednesday, Jan. 21 showdown. Opening tip is set for 7 p.m.

DOUBLE TROUBLE: Amber Tretter has 25 double-doubles (fourth-best in program history) in her career and is a near walking double-double in points (13.9) and rebounds (8.1) this season. She is also on pace to become just the second RedHawk in program history to record 1,000 career rebounds and has scored 897 career points, which ranks 32nd in program history. She has scored in double figures in 13 straight games.

BALANCED SCORING: Miami has four players averaging double-digits in scoring, led by Amber Tretter (13.9 ppg.). She is joined by Amber Scalia (13.5 ppg.), Ilse de Vries (11.6 ppg.) and Tamar Singer (10.0 ppg.). Singer has led Miami in scoring a team-high five times, while Tretter and Scalia have done it four times each.

RED-HOT REDHAWKS: Since Nov. 29, the RedHawks have lost just one contest and have won 10 of their last 11 games, including seven-straight.

BY THE MARGINS: Miami is currently fourth in the MAC in scoring (70.7) and first in defense (58.6), which results in a 12.1 point margin of victory, second-best in the conference. The RedHawks are second in the MAC in field goal percentage (.451), first in three-pointers made (149), second in free throw percentage (77.1%) and first in turnover margin (6.4).

BGSU RECAP: Miami used a 7-2 run to close the contest in a 51-49 road victory at Bowling Green last Saturday. Ilse de Vries had a game-high 17 points, Amber Scalia added 12 and Amber Tretter chipped in with 10 as the RedHawks captured their seventh-straight win. Miami forced a season-high 28 turnovers versus the Falcons.

MAC MOMENTUM: Miami's 6-0 record in MAC play is the second-best conference start in program history, trailing just the 1989-90 Miami team that opened the year 9-0.

ABOUT BUFFALO: Buffalo comes to town at 2-15 overall and 0-6 in MAC play. Aniya Rowe (11.1 ppg.) and Paula Lopez (10.1 ppg.) lead the team in scoring, while Meg Lucas is tops on the team in rebounding (10.2 rpg.).

SERIES HISTORY: This will be the 53rd contest between the two programs with Buffalo holding a 31-21 all-time series advantage. The Bulls have won three-straight in the series and 17 of the last 18 contests. Miami last won at home over UB back on Jan. 23, 2016.

MID-MAJOR MONSTER: Miami currently ranks 22nd in the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major poll.

COMBINING FORCES: Miami basketball has reached heights not seen in a long time in Oxford, Ohio. Combined with the women's 14-4 record and the men's perfect 19-0 record, Miami basketball is 33-4 overall in 2025-26. The 33 combined wins are third most in the nation, behind UConn (36) and Vanderbilt (34).

LONG RANGE BOMBERS: Miami ranks 40th nationally, connecting on 8.3 three-pointers per contest. The RedHawks have made double-digit three-pointers in six of 18 games this season, including 13 at Purdue, 12 against Marist, Coastal Carolina, WKU and UMass and 10 against Bellarmine. Seven different RedHawks are shooting at least 30% from distance and six RedHawks have already made 10+ three pointers this season (Ashton Elley has nine).

SAY YES TO NON-CONFERENCE WINS: As the RedHawks are early into MAC play, Miami has already had one of its most successful non-conference seasons. The last time Miami won eight non-conference games before Jan. 1 was all the way back in 2018-19 when Miami captured nine wins before the calendar change.

20+ LEAGUE: Four different RedHawks have already scored 20-plus points this season and the RedHawks are 5-1 on the year when someone puts up a 20-point effort. Amber Tretter and Tamar Singer have done it twice and Amber Scalia and Ilse de Vries have also posted 20-plus points.

HOME SWEET HOME: The RedHawks are a perfect 7-0 at home this season and have out-scored their opponents 532-362 (24.3/game). Miami is shooting 37.2% from long range and are averaging 19.2 assists per game on its home court.

TURNING THE TIDE: Miami ranks 27th in the country in turnovers forced at 21.6 per game and are 10-2 this year when they force at least 20 turnovers in a contest. They also rank 38th nationally at 11.1 steals/contest. The RedHawks have forced an average of 24.0 turnovers in MAC play.

NOTHING BUT NET: The RedHawks are only attempting 14.8 free throws per contest, but are making the most of their opportunities. Miami ranks 29th nationally at 77.1% from the foul line. Five different RedHawks shoot at least 75% from the charity stripe.

NEW FACES, NEW PLACES: Miami has eight new players this season, which includes five transfers, two freshmen and a red-shirt freshman. Joining the RedHawks via the portal include Amber Scalia (St. Thomas), Clara Gonzalez Planella (Jacksonville State), Macie Taylor (Wright State), Ashton Elley (UAB), and Brooke Blumenfeld (NIU). Coach Box also added two freshmen (Mio Sakano and Anna Hurst) and Emily VanTimmeren, who technically joined the RedHawks last December, has yet to see action with the Red and White.

NEW, BUT NOT YOUNG: Despite eight new players on the roster, the RedHawks feature an experienced squad. Overall, the 12 players have combined to play in 657 games and make 331 starts. They have also combined to score in double figures 178 times.

SINGING HER PRAISES: Tamar Singer, one of the best freshman in the MAC a year ago, has taken her game to another level in 2025-26. Last season she averaged 6.3 points and 4.2 assists per game while running the point. This year she is averaging 10.0 points and 7.7 assists, which ranks third nationally. She has surpassed 20 points twice this season (none last year) and has led the team in scoring five times in 2025-26 (once all of last year). She had nine assists last week at BGSU, snapping a streak of three-straight games with double digit assists.

PASSING RECORDS: Tamar Singer is threatening nearly every passing record in program history. The school recorded for assists in a game is 13 (Courtney Osborn and D'Nelle Seiple) ... Singer has twice posted 12 assists (IU-Southeast and WKU). Versus the Lady Toppers she has six assists before the first media time out (which has to be a school record). The school record for assists in a season is 175 (Jenna Schone) ... With no postseason play, Singer is on pace for 239 assists this season. The career record for assists is 596 (Heather Cusick)...Singer is on pace for 352 assists through her first two years of play.

DE VRIES PLAYS OVERSEAS: This summer, sophomore Ilse de Vries represented the Netherlands as a member of the U20 National Team at the annual FIBA U20 EuroBasket League. In seven games, she averaged 11.1 points and 5.4 rebounds per contest. This season de Vries is averaging career bests in points, rebounds and assists. She has already posted 11 double-digit scoring contests after just three in 2024-25.

110 AND COUNTING: Amber Scalia will be competing in her 110th career game on Saturday. Prior to joining the RedHawks, Scalia played in 91 games over three years at St. Thomas, where she scored 1,091 points and shot 34% from long distance. She has scored 1,348 points (12.4/game), connected on 180 three pointers and is a career 41% shooter from the field over her career. her 1,348 points ranks 131st among active scorers in the country.

WELCOME BACK: Prior to the Toledo game (Jan. 3), Núria Jurjo had made just one of her last 18 shots. Over her past five games, she has 55 points (11.0 ppg.) on 20-of-31 (64.5%) shooting overall and has made 11 of 17 shots (64.7%) from behind the arc. She has raised her scoring average from 6.6 ppg. to 7.7 ppg. in a five-game span.

REDHAWKS PICKED SEVENTH IN PRESEASON POLL: Miami was picked to finish seventh in the preseason poll, voted on by the league's 13 head coaches.