RedHawks Take on Toledo With NCAA Trip on the Line

Saturday, March 14

Cleveland, Ohio

11 a.m.

Miami University

Toledo (MAC Championship)

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RedHawks Take on Toledo With NCAA Trip on the Line

3/13/2026 6:13:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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ON TAP: Miami faces Toledo in the MAC Tournament Championship Game on Saturday, March 14 at 11 a.m. The winner of Saturday's game advances to play in the NCAA Tournament.

DOUBLE TROUBLE: Amber Tretter has 30 double-doubles (third-best in program history) in her career and is a near walking double-double in points (14.2) and rebounds (8.1) this season. She is on pace to become just the second RedHawk in program history to record 1,000 career rebounds and has scored 1,116 career points, which ranks 22nd in program history. She has scored in double figures in 26 of 33 games this season.

BALANCED SCORING: Miami has four players averaging double-digits, led by Amber Tretter (14.2 ppg.). She is joined by Amber Scalia (13.7 ppg.), Ilse de Vries (12.6 ppg.) and Tamar Singer (10.8 ppg.). Tretter has led the team in scoring nine times, while Singer and Scalia have done it seven times apiece. de Vries is not far behind, with six.

FIRST TIME, LONG TIME: The last time Miami played in a MAC Title Game was back on March 15, 2008 ... Which is also Miami's only MAC Tournament Championship win in program history.

BY THE MARGINS: Miami is currently third in the MAC in scoring (71.1) and first in defense (58.5), which results in a 12.6 point margin of victory, second-best in the conference. The RedHawks are second in the MAC in field goal percentage (44.7%), three-point percentage (35.4%) and free throw percentage (76.0%). Miami is first in turnover margin (4.9) and second in blocked shots (3.8).

SEASON RECAP: Miami captured its first regular season championship since the 2003-04 season, and are 27-6 overall and 16-2 in MAC play, but those are not the only highlights this season.
• The 27 wins are the most in program history, while the 16 conference wins are second-best.
• Miami opened conference play 11-0, the best start in program history.
• Miami had a 13-game win streak from Dec. 20-Feb. 10, the second-best win streak in school history (best is 14).
• 21 of their 27 wins are by double digits.
• Three of Miami's six loses are by two possessions or less.

MAC TOURNAMENT RECAP:
Versus No. 8 Kent State: Trailing 15-13 late in the first period, the RedHawks scored 14 unanswered points to take the lead for good. The Red and White kept the Flashes off the scoreboard for more than six minutes and forced 16 empty possessions in a row for KSU (12 misses, four turnovers). Tamar Singer had 25 points and seven assists in Miami's 65-58 win.

Versus No. 5 Ohio: Miami drilled 16-of-32 three pointers in an 80-52 win over Ohio on Friday. Clara Gonzalez Planella and Amber Scalia made five triples apiece and Amber Tretter had 14 points and 11 rebounds, her 30th double-double of her career.

POSTSEASON AWARDS: Miami took home six post-season awards on Tuesday morning. Glenn Box was named MAC Coach of the Year (first Miami CoY since 2004). Amber Tretter (first team), Tamar Singer (third team) and Ilse de Vries (third team) earned All-MAC accolades and Singer and de Vries added spots on the All-MAC Defensive Team.

ABOUT TOLEDO: Toledo is 17-14 on the year and came into the conference tournament as the No. 6 seed at 9-9 in MAC play. Kendall Carruthers is tops on the team in scoring (12.3 ppg.), while Patricia Anumgbo also averages double figures (12.2 ppg.).

EARLIER THIS SEASON VERSUS TOLEDO: 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 in Miami's 63-55 win over Toledo back on Jan. 3.

SERIES HISTORY: Saturday will be the 78th meeting between these two programs, with Toledo holding an all-time series record of 45-32. Miami snapped a seven-game losing streak to the Rockets earlier this year.

COMBINING FORCES: Miami basketball has reached heights not seen in a long time in Oxford, Ohio. Combined with the women's 27-6 record and the men's 31-1 record, Miami basketball is 57-6 overall in 2025-26. The 57 combined wins are second-most in the nation, behind UConn (61).

PROGRAM BUILDER: While some may be shocked to see Miami's 26-6 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 captured their first regular season championship since the 2003-04 campaign ... not bad for a team that was picked seventh in the preseason poll.

LONG RANGE BOMBERS: Miami ranks 21st nationally, connecting on 8.7 three-pointers per contest. The RedHawks have made double-digit three-pointers 11 times this season, including a program record 17 in the win over Ohio back on Jan. 31 (They made 16 against the Bobcats in the MAC semis). Eight different RedHawks shoot at least 33.3% from distance and as a team, Miami ranks 28th nationally in three point percentage (35.4%). Miami has also made 287 triples this season, a new program best (previous high was 233 during the 2007-08 season).

BENCH PRESS: Over the past five games Miami's bench has exploded for 110 points, including 28 on Friday versus Ohio in the MAC semifinals. In the three games prior, Miami's bench combined for 10 total points (3.3/game).

DEFENSE WINS CHAMPIONSHIPS: Coach Box has preached defense since the day he has arrived on campus and this year is no different.
• RedHawks rank 43rd in the country, allowing 58.5 points per contest.
• The RedHawks held 17-of-18 MAC opponents under their season scoring average during the regular season.
• Miami is holding opponents to 37.9% shooting for the season.
• Miami is 28th nationally in turnovers forced per game (20.2).
• Are 32nd in the country in steals per game (10.7).

HOME SWEET HOME: For the first time in program history, Miami women's basketball went undefeated at home for the entire season (14-0).

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 808 games and make 406 starts. They have also combined to score in double figures 228 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 10.8 points and 7.1 assists, which ranks fourth nationally. She has surpassed 20 points four times this season (none last year) and has led the team in scoring seven times in 2025-26 (once all of last year).

PASSING RECORDS: Tamar Singer has 235 assists this season (ninth-best in MAC history), 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 21 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).

125 AND COUNTING: Amber Scalia will be competing in her 125th 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 1,556 points (12.7/game), connected on 209 three pointers and is a career 40% shooter from the field over her career. Her 1,556 points ranks 127th among active scorers in the country.

THE FIFTH DIMENSION: Much has been made about Miami's balanced scoring, with four starters averaging in double figures, but let's not forget about Núria Jurjo. Jurjo made 50% (27-54) of her three-point attempts in conference play and added eight points and five rebounds versus Kent State on Wednesday.

AD ASSIST?: In her first 29 games, Clara Gonzalez Planella made 10-of-41 triples ... in her last four games, she has made 11-of-17 from behind the arc, including five in Friday's win over Ohio. What changed? Miami's Director of Athletics David Sayler suggested a small change to her shot and as they like to say ... the rest is history.