RedHawks Down Toledo, 63-55; Move to 2-0 in MAC Play

Saturday, January 3

Oxford, Ohio

1 p.m.

Miami University

10-4,2-0MAC

Toledo

6-6,1-1MAC

Toledo

Miami (OH)

RedHawks Down Toledo, 63-55; Move to 2-0 in MAC Play

1/3/2026 3:55:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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OXFORD, Ohio – For the first time since the 2011-12 season, the Miami University women's basketball team opened conference play 2-0 with a 63-55 win over the University of Toledo (6-6, 1-1 MAC) on Saturday afternoon. Amber Tretter had 17 points to lead the RedHawks (10-4, 2-0 MAC) and was joined by Núria Jurjo (13 points) and Tamar Singer (11 points) in double figures. Ilse de Vries and Amber Scalia added nine points apiece.

How it Happened:

Scalia and de Vries spotted the RedHawks a quick 6-0 lead with back-to-back triples. Singer's steal, followed by a layup made in 8-0 Miami two minutes into the contest. Toledo trimmed the lead to six, 12-6 with three minutes to play before a triple from Tretter made it 15-6. Miami led 18-8 after 10 minutes of play.
The Rockets opened the second quarter on a 10-0 run to knot the game at 18 apiece before Macie Taylor drove through the lane for a layup to regain the lead for the Red and White. Jurjo's triple made it 27-23, but the Rockets answered with six-straight to claim a 29-27 lead with 90 seconds remaining in the half. Jurjo's second three-pointer of the quarter sent Miami to the locker room up 30-29.
Tretter took a pass from Singer for an open layup to begin the third. After UT converted a pair of free throws, Jurjo scored five-straight points to force a UT timeout. Toledo responded quickly with a three-pointer, but de Vries answered with a triple of her own to reclaim the six-point Miami advantage. Toledo closed the quarter on a 6-2 run to trim Miami's advantage, 42-40, heading to the final stanza.
Miami fed the ball inside to Tretter for back-to-back buckets to begin the fourth. After Toledo connected on a free throw, Scalia's two free throws stretched Miami's advantage, 48-41. The Rockets closed to within 51-45 with 3:31 to play, but a free throw from de Vries, followed by a triple from Singer put the game out of reach.

Game Notes:

Miami came into Saturday shooting 12-for49 from long range over their past two games. The RedHawks converted on 8-of-17 three-pointers versus the Rockets.
Over her last three games Núria Jurjo had just three points. She posted 13 points and five steals on Saturday.
Tamar Singer had seven assists versus the Rockets and has at least five assists in 12 of 14 games this year.
The RedHawks forced 27 turnovers, one shy of their season-best of 28 against Cedarville. The RedHawks are 7-2 this season when forcing at least 20 turnovers.
Amber Scalia had six assists in the win, one shy of her career-best.

Up Next:
Miami returns to action Wednesday, Jan. 7 at home versus UMass. Opening tip is scheduled for 7 p.m.