ON TAP: The Miami women’s basketball team hits the road to face Western Michigan on Tuesday, Feb. 10 at 7 p.m.

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 (8.1) 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 988 career points, which ranks 28th in program history. She has scored in double figures in 18 straight games.

BALANCED SCORING: Miami has four players averaging double-digits, led by Amber Tretter (14.8 ppg.). She is joined by Amber Scalia (14.1 ppg.), Ilse de Vries (12.5 ppg.) and Tamar Singer (10.3 ppg.). Tretter has led the team in scoring six times, while the other three have done it five times apiece.

RED-HOT REDHAWKS: Since Nov. 29, the RedHawks have lost just one contest and have won 15 of their last 16 games, including 12-straight.

BY THE MARGINS: Miami is currently third in the MAC in scoring (72.1) and first in defense (58.2), which results in a 14.1 point margin of victory, tops in the conference. The RedHawks are second in the MAC in field goal percentage (46.0%), first in three-point percentage (35.4%) and turnover margin (5.3). Miami is also second in three-pointers made (196), blocked shots (3.8) and free throw percentage (77.3%). 

GEORGIA SOUTHERN RECAP: Amber Tretter scored a career-high 32 points and added 13 rebounds as the RedHawks picked up a 78-67 win over Georgia Southern on Saturday afternoon. Amber Scalia added 21 points to go along with four three-pointers, Ilse de Vries poured in 14 points and Tamar Singer added nine assists en route to owning the program record for assists in a season (178).

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: Miami’s 10-0 record in MAC play is the best conference start in program history, surpassing the 9-0 start from the 1989-90 squad. Miami, the lone undefeated team in MAC play, last won a MAC regular season championship during the 2007-08 campaign.

CHASING HISTORY: The 19 wins this season rank ninth-best in program history. A win over WMU on Tuesday would be just the ninth 20-win season for a Miami women’s basketball team.

HISTORIC RUN: Miami’s 12-game win streak is third-best in program history, trailing: 1982-83 (14) and 1981-82 (13).

ABOUT WESTERN MICHIGAN: WMU is 7-14 overall and 3-7 in MAC play and are coming off a 73-67 win over South Alabama last Saturday. The Broncos are led by Kailey Starks (12.8 ppg.).

SERIES HISTORY: This will be the 76th meeting between the two programs with the RedHawks holding a 41-34 all-time advantage. Miami has won five-straight in the series, including the last three in Kalamazoo.

MID-MAJOR MONSTER: Miami currently ranks 12th in the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major poll, which was last updated on Tuesday, Feb. 3.

COMBINING FORCES: Miami basketball has reached heights not seen in a long time in Oxford, Ohio. Combined with the women’s 19-4 record and the men’s perfect 24-0 record, Miami basketball is 43-4 overall in 2025-26. The 43 combined wins are second-most in the nation, behind UConn (47). Miami is the only school in the country to have both programs undefeated in conference play.

LONG RANGE BOMBERS: Miami ranks 30th nationally, connecting on 8.5 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 44th in the country, allowing 58.2 points per contest.

• The RedHawks have held all 10 MAC opponents under their season scoring average.

• Miami is holding opponents to 38.4% shooting for the season

• Rank 23rd nationally in turnovers forced per game (21.2)

• Are 40th in the country in steals per game (10.9)

• Are forcing 22.4 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 14.9 free throws per contest, but are making the most of their opportunities. Miami ranks 24th nationally at 77.3% 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 712 games and make 356 starts. They have also combined to score in double figures 196 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 10.3 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). 

PASSING RECORDS: Tamar Singer has 178 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 354 career assists (school record is 596 career 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 14 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).

115 AND COUNTING: Amber Scalia will be competing in her 115th career game on Tuesday. 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 1,429 points (12.5/game), connected on 193 three pointers and is a career 41% shooter from the field over her career. Her 1,429 points ranks 127th 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 10 games, she has 88 points (8.8 ppg.) on 33-of-56 (58.9%) shooting overall and has made 16 of 30 shots (53.3%) from behind the arc. She currently is second in the MAC in three-point shooting (43.9%).

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