RedHawks Look to Stay Hot Against UMass on Wednesday

Wednesday, January 7

Oxford, Ohio

7 p.m.

Miami University

Massachusetts

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RedHawks Look to Stay Hot Against UMass on Wednesday

1/5/2026 2:35:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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ON TAP: The Miami University women's basketball team puts its three-game win streak on the line versus UMass on Wednesday, Jan. 7 at 7 p.m. inside Millett Hall.

DOUBLE TROUBLE: Amber Tretter has 24 double-doubles in her career and is a near walking double-double in points (13.8) and rebounds (8.4) 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 840 career points, which ranks 39th in program history. Last Saturday she posted 17 points in the win over Toledo, the 50th double-figure scoring game of her career.

BALANCED SCORING: Miami has four players averaging double-digits in scoring, led by Amber Tretter (13.8 ppg.). She is joined by Amber Scalia (13.3 ppg.), Tamar Singer (11.6 ppg.) and Ilse de Vries (11.4 ppg.).

BY THE MARGINS: Miami is currently fifth in the MAC in scoring (71.5) and second in defense (59.6), which results in a 11.9 point margin of victory, third-best in the conference. The RedHawks also lead the MAC in field goal percentage (.447), three-pointers made (114), turnover margin (5.4) and assist/turnover margin (1.07).

TOLEDO RECAP: For the first time since the 2011-12 season, Miami opened conference play 2-0 with a 63-55 win over Toledo last Saturday. Amber Tretter had 17 points to lead the RedHawks 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. Miami also forced 27 turnovers, one shy of their season best of 28 versus Cedarville.

MAC MOMENTUM: As mentioned before, Miami is 2-0 in conference play for the first time since the 2011-12 campaign. That year the RedHawks opened MAC play at 4-0. The best conference starts in program history include: 9-0 (1989-90), 5-0 (2001-02) and 5-0 (1988-89).

ABOUT UMASS: UMass is 10-2 on the year and a perfect 2-0 in conference play with wins over Western Michigan (73-40) and Kent State (75-70). The Minutewomen rank 23rd nationally in scoring defense (54.1) and 20th in field goal percentage defense (34.3%). Yahmani Mckayle (16.4 ppg.), Megan Olbrys (14.8 ppg.) and Allie Palmieri (11.1) lead UMass in scoring.

SERIES HISTORY: This will be just the third meeting between the two programs, with the RedHawks holding a 2-1 series advantage. Miami is 2-0 all-time versus UMass at home, with the last contest coming back on Dec. 1, 2012 (W, 50-40).

LONG RANGE BOMBERS: Miami ranks 50th nationally, connecting on 8.1 three-pointers per contest. The RedHawks have made double-digit three-pointers in five of 14 games this season, including 13 at Purdue, 12 against Marist, Coastal Carolina and WKU and 10 against Bellarmine. Eight different RedHawks are shooting at least 32.7% from distance and five RedHawks have already made 10+ three pointers this season (Macie Taylor 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 5-0 at home this season and have out-scored their opponents 391-247 (28.8/game). Miami is shooting 37.8% from long range and are averaging 18.8 assists per game on its home court.

THINGS CHANGE QUICKLY: The RedHawks rank 62nd nationally in assist/turnover ratio (1.08 per game). This season the RedHawks have 236 assists compared to 220 turnovers. Last season Miami had 409 assists and 534 turnovers and in Coach Box's first year the RedHawks posted 336 assists and 547 turnovers. Miami has had more assists than turnovers in nine of 14 contests this season and currently rank 41st nationally with 16.9 assists per contest.

TURNING INTO WINS: Miami ranks 40th in the country in turnovers forced at 21.1 per game and are 7-2 this year when they force at least 20 turnovers in a contest. They also rank 50th nationally at 10.9 steals/contest.

NOTHING BUT NET: The RedHawks are only attempting 12.4 free throws per contest, but are making the most of their opportunities. Miami ranks 21st nationally at 77.6% from the foul line. Five different RedHawks shot at least 80% 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 617 games and make 311 starts. They have also combined to score in double figures 165 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 11.6 points and 7.0 assists, which ranks 11th 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).

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 217 assists this season. The career record for assists is 596 (Heather Cusick)...Singer is on pace for 340 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 eight double-digit scoring contests after just three in 2024-25.

106 AND COUNTING: Amber Scalia will be competing in her 106th career game on Wednesday. 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 1,291 points (12.3/game) in 105 career games.

WELCOME BACK: Prior to the Toledo game, Núria Jurjo had made just one of her last 18 shots. Versus the Rockets, she had a season-high 13 points to go along with five steals. Nine of those points came from behind the arc, matching a career-best.