RedHawks Host Chippewas Wednesday Night

Wednesday, February 18

Oxford, Ohio

7 p.m.

Miami University

Central Michigan

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2/16/2026 11:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball

Game Notes

ON TAP: The Miami women's basketball team returns home to host Central Michigan on Wednesday, Feb. 18 at 7 p.m. The RedHawks play four of their next five games inside Millett Hall.

DOUBLE TROUBLE: Amber Tretter has 27 double-doubles (third-best in program history) in her career and is a near walking double-double in points (14.8) and rebounds (8.0) this season. She is on pace to become just the second RedHawk in program history to record 1,000 career rebounds and has scored 1,017 career points, which ranks 27th in program history. She has scored in double figures in 21 of 25 games this season.

BALANCED SCORING: Miami has four players averaging double-digits, led by Amber Tretter (14.6 ppg.). She is joined by Amber Scalia (14.0 ppg.), Ilse de Vries (13.1 ppg.) and Tamar Singer (10.4 ppg.). Tretter has led the team in scoring seven times, while de Vries (6), Scalia (5) and Singer (5) have each done it at least five times in 2025-26.

BY THE MARGINS: Miami is currently fourth in the MAC in scoring (71.3) and first in defense (58.3), which results in a 13.0 point margin of victory, second-best in the conference. The RedHawks are second in the MAC in field goal percentage (45.6%), three-point percentage (34.8%), and free throw percentage (77.2%). Miami is first in turnover margin (5.0), second in blocks (3.7) and third in steals (10.6).

UMASS RECAP: UMass converted a layup with under two seconds to play to snap Miami's 13-game win streak, 65-64, last Saturday afternoon. Amber Tretter, who surpassed 1,000 career points, led the team with 20, while Tamar Singer (17), Ilse de Vries (14) and Amber Scalia (11) all went for double figures.

ONE FOR THE RECORD BOOKS: Back on Jan. 31, the RedHawks played in front of 5,034 fans, the largest crowd to ever see a women's basketball game in Millett Hall. The previous high was 2,876 versus BGSU back on Feb. 23, 2019.

MAC MOMENTUM: Despite Saturday's loss, Miami's 11-0 start in MAC play is the best conference start in program history, surpassing the 9-0 start from the 1989-90 squad. Miami last won a MAC regular season championship during the 2007-08 campaign. The 13-game overall win streak was the second-best win streak in program history, one shy of the 14, set by the 1982-83 squad.

CHASING HISTORY: The 20 wins this season rank eighth-best in program history. A win over CMU on Wednesday would give the RedHawks 21 wins, sixth-most for Miami women's basketball.

ABOUT CMU: Central Michigan is 16-8 overall and sit in fourth-place in the MAC standings at 10-3. The Chippewas are coming off of back-to-back wins over Akron (86-79) and Western Michigan (70-67). Madi Morison leads the conference in scoring (20.1 ppg.) and is joined by Ayanna-sarai Darrington in double figures (14.8 ppg.).

SERIES HISTORY: This will be the 76th meeting between the two programs with CMU holding a slight 41-34 all-time series advantage. The Chippewas have won the last five meetings and the RedHawks have not downed CMU since Jan. 28, 2023 (77-68).

TOUGH STRETCH: The RedHawks, who are currently second in the MAC standings, are in the middle of a three-game stretch against the other top teams in the conference. UMass, who they played on Saturday, is third in the standings, while CMU is fourth. Miami hosts Ball State on Saturday, who currently sits atop the MAC.

PROGRAM BUILDER: While some may be shocked to see Miami's 20-5 record, since Coach Box's arrival, the RedHawks have seen improvement each year. In his first year the RedHawks went 9-20 (6-12 MAC) and followed that up with a 19-12 (11-7 MAC) record, the second-best single-season turnaround in program history. This season the RedHawks are four wins away from matching the program record for wins in a season.

MID-MAJOR MONSTER: Miami currently ranks 12th in the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major poll, which was last updated on Tuesday, Feb. 10.

COMBINING FORCES: Miami basketball has reached heights not seen in a long time in Oxford, Ohio. Combined with the women's 20-5 record and the men's perfect 25-0 record, Miami basketball is 45-5 overall in 2025-26. The 45 combined wins are second-most in the nation, behind UConn (51).

LONG RANGE BOMBERS: Miami ranks 38th nationally, connecting on 8.2 three-pointers per contest. The RedHawks have made double-digit three-pointers in seven games this season, including a program record 17 in the win over Ohio back on Jan. 31. Eight different RedHawks are shooting at least 30% from distance and six RedHawks have already made 10+ three pointers this season (Ashton Elley and Clara Gonzalez Planella have nine).

DEFENSE WINS CHAMPIONSHIPS: Coach Box has preached defense since the day he has arrived on campus and this year is no different.
• RedHawks ranks 41st in the country, allowing 58.3 points per contest.
• The RedHawks have held all 12 MAC opponents under their season scoring average.
• Miami is holding opponents to 38.5% shooting for the season.
• Miami is 33rd nationally in turnovers forced per game (20.6).
• Are 43rd in the country in steals per game (10.6).
• Miami is forcing 21.0 turnovers per game in MAC play.

HOME SWEET HOME: The RedHawks are a perfect 10-0 at home this season and have out-scored their opponents 776-551 (22.5/game). Miami is shooting 39.1% from long range and are averaging 19.2 assists per game on its home court.

NOTHING BUT NET: The RedHawks are only attempting 15.2 free throws per contest, but are making the most of their opportunities. Miami ranks 24th nationally at 77.2% from the foul line. Six different RedHawks shoot at least 75% from the charity stripe.

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 732 games and make 366 starts. They have also combined to score in double figures 202 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 10.4 points and 7.4 assists, which ranks fourth 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 has 184 assists this season, which is a single season record for the RedHawks. She has posted 12 assists in a game twice (school record is 13) and is currently on pace to finish her sophomore campaign with 351 career assists (school record is 596 assists).

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 16 double-digit scoring contests after just three in 2024-25 and was named MAC Player of the Week on Jan. 27. She also leads the MAC in blocks/game (1.9).

117 AND COUNTING: Amber Scalia will be competing in her 117th 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 1,454 points (12.5/game), connected on 194 three pointers and is a career 41% shooter from the field over her career. Her 1,454 points ranks 127th among active scorers in the country and her 14.0 ppg. average this season is the highest of her career.