2025–26 Miami RedHawks women's basketball team

2025–26 Miami RedHawks women's basketball
MAC regular-season co-champions
MAC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record28–7 (16–2 MAC)
Head coach
Associate head coachBen Wierzba
Assistant coaches
  • JR Shumate
  • Maya Chandler
  • Avery Wright
Home arenaMillett Hall
2025–26 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Miami (OH) † 16 – 2   .889 28 – 7   .800
Ball State 16 – 2   .889 26 – 7   .788
UMass 15 – 3   .833 23 – 7   .767
Central Michigan 12 – 6   .667 18 – 12   .600
Ohio 11 – 7   .611 18 – 14   .563
Toledo 9 – 9   .500 17 – 15   .531
Bowling Green 9 – 9   .500 17 – 14   .548
Kent State 9 – 9   .500 15 – 16   .484
Eastern Michigan 6 – 12   .333 13 – 16   .448
Western Michigan 5 – 13   .278 9 – 20   .310
Akron 4 – 14   .222 7 – 24   .226
Northern Illinois 4 – 14   .222 7 – 23   .233
Buffalo 1 – 17   .056 3 – 27   .100
† 2026 MAC tournament winner

The 2025–26 Miami RedHawks women's basketball team represented Miami University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The RedHawks, led by third-year head coach Glenn Box, played their home games at Millett Hall in Oxford, Ohio as members of the Mid-American Conference (MAC).

Miami shared the regular season championship with Ball State with a 16–2 record[1] In the 2026 MAC women's basketball tournament, Miami defeated Kent State, Ohio, and Toledo to win the MAC tournament title, their first since 2008, to advance to the 2026 NCAA tournament.[2] Amber Scalia of Miami was named tournament MVP.[3]

As a 13 seed Miami drew the West Virginia Mountaineers in the first round.[4]

Previous Season

The 2024–25 Miami RedHawks women's basketball team finished the 2024–25 season 19–12, 11–4 in MAC play, to finish in a tie for fifth place.[5]

Preseason

On October 21, 2025, the MAC released the preseason coaches poll. Miami was picked to finish seventh in the MAC regular season.[6]

Preseason rankings

MAC preseason poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1. Kent State 133 (5)
2. Toledo 118 (2)
3. UMass 115 (3)
4. Ball State 112 (3)
5. Central Michigan 105
6. Bowling Green 101
7. Miami 86
8. Akron 51
9. Western Michigan 48
10. Ohio 44
11. Buffalo 42
12. Eastern Michigan 36
13. Northern Illinois 23

MAC tournament champions: Kent State (5), UMass (3), Toledo (3), Ball State (1), Miami (1)

Source[6]

Preseason All-MAC

Preseason All-MAC teams
Team Player Year
2nd Amber Tretter Junior

Source:[6]

Roster

2025–26 Miami RedHawks women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Amber Scalia 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Stillwater Stillwater, MN
G 7 Clara Gonzalez Planella 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr UEM Femeni Maresme Barcelona, Spain
G 10 Macie Taylor 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Jr Troy Troy, OH
G 11 Anna Hurst 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Stow-Munroe Falls Silver Lake, OH
G 13 Tamar Singer 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) So Ironi He Haifa, Israel
F 15 Amber Tretter 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Forest Park Ferdinand, IN
G 17 Núria Jurjo 5 ft 01 in (1.55 m) Jr Institut Montserrat Roig Barcelona, Spain
F 21 Ilse de Vries 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Calandlyceum Groningen, Netherlands
G 22 Ashton Elley 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Little Rock Christian Academy Little Rock, Arkansas
F 23 Emily VanTimmeren 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Fr Jenison Allendale, Michigan
G 30 Mio Sakano 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr IMG Academy Yamanashi, Japan
F 41 Brook Blumenfeld 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Jr Glenbrook North Northbrook, Illinois
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2026-01-19

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Coastal Carolina
MAC–SBC Challenge 		W 63–53  1–0
  16 – Singer   11 – Tretter   3 – Tied  HTC Center (880)
Conway, SC
November 7, 2025*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Cedarville W 88–49  2–0
  18 – Tretter   10 – Tretter   6 – Singer  Millett Hall (505)
Oxford, OH
November 10, 2025*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Oakland L 75–80  2–1
  18 – Singer   9 – Tretter   5 – Singer  Millett Hall (418)
Oxford, OH
November 13, 2025*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		IU-Southeast W 94–40  3–1
  16 – Blumenfeld   8 – Tretter   12 – Singer  Millett Hall (603)
Oxford, OH
November 16, 2025*
2:00 PM, ESPN+ 		at Bellarmine W 77–58  4–1
  26 – Scalia   12 – Tretter   7 – Taylor  Knights Hall (360)
Louisville, KY
November 23, 2025*
2:00 PM, BTN 		at Purdue L 68–79  4–2
  21 – Singer   5 – Tretter   11 – Singer  Mackey Arena (3,780)
West Lafayette, IN
November 28, 2025*
5:30 PM, ESPN+ 		vs. Washington State
Paradise Jam - Reef Division 		L 67–71  4–3
  16 – De Vries   15 – Tretter   6 – Singer  Elridge Blake Sports and Fitness Center 
Charlotte Amalie, Virgin Islands
November 29, 2025*
5:00 PM, ESPN+ 		vs. Marist
Paradise Jam - Reef Division - Consolation 		W 63–37  5–3
  13 – Scalia   13 – Tretter   7 – Singer  Elridge Blake Sports and Fitness Center 
Charlotte Amalie, Virgin Islands
December 3, 2025*
11:30 AM, ESPN+ 		at Cincinnati W 75–71  6–3
  24 – Singer   11 – Tretter   7 – Singer  Fifth Third Arena (2,949)
Cincinnati, Ohio
December 7, 2025*
1:00 PM, ESPN+ 		Western Kentucky W 80–53  7–3
  20 – Tretter   5 – Tretter   12 – Singer  Millett Hall (451)
Oxford, OH
December 14, 2025*
3:00 PM, ESPN+ 		at Colorado L 55–75  7–4
  18 – Scalia   4 – Tretter   4 – Singer  CU Events Center (2,315)
Boulder, CO
December 20, 2025*
1:00 PM, ESPN+ 		Green Bay W 66–50  8–4
  20 – De Vries   7 – Jurjo   5 – Singer  Millett Hall (317)
Oxford, OH
MAC regular season
December 31, 2025
12:00 PM, ESPN+ 		at Kent State W 67–63  9–4
(1–0) 		 16 – Singer   9 – Singer   8 – Singer  M.A.C. Center (1,124)
Kent, OH
January 3, 2026
1:00 PM, ESPN+ 		Toledo W 63–55  10–4
(2–0) 		 17 – Tretter   4 – Tretter   7 – Singer  Millett Hall (1,011)
Oxford, OH
January 7, 2026
7:00 PM, ESPN+ 		UMass W 72–60  11–4
(3–0) 		 17 – Tretter   10 – Tretter   11 – Singer  Millett Hall (312)
Oxford, OH
January 10, 2026
12:00 PM, ESPN+ 		at Akron W 79–56  12–4
(4–0) 		 18 – Scalia   6 – Jurjo   10 – Singer  James A. Rhodes Arena (727)
Akron, OH
January 14, 2026
7:00 PM, ESPN+ 		Eastern Michigan W 69–55  13–4
(5–0) 		 16 – Tretter   7 – De Vries   10 – Singer  Millett Hall (219)
Oxford, OH
January 17, 2026
4:00 PM, ESPN+ 		at Bowling Green W 51–49  14–4
(6–0) 		 17 – De Vries   8 – Tretter   9 – Singer  Stroh Center (1,917)
Bowling Green, OH
January 21, 2026
7:00 PM, ESPN+ 		Buffalo W 76-52  15-4
(7-0) 		 17 – De Vries   6 – De Vries   6 – Singer  Millett Hall (421)
Oxford, OH
January 24, 2026
11:00 AM, ESPN+ 		at Ball State W 72–52  16–4
(8–0) 		 23 – De Vries   7 – De Vries   8 – Singer  Worthen Arena 
Muncie, IN
January 28, 2026
12:00 PM, ESPN+ 		at Northern Illinois W 71-43  17–4
(9–0) 		 17 – Tretter   6 – Tretter   8 – Singer  NIU Convocation Center (1,622)
Dekalb, IL
January 31, 2026
1:00 PM, ESPN+ 		Ohio W 90-70  18–4
(10–0) 		 23 – Scalia   10 – Tretter   9 – Singer  Millett Hall (5,034)
Oxford, OH
February 7, 2026*
1:00 PM, ESPN+ 		Georgia Southern
MAC–SBC Challenge 		W 78–67  19–4
  32 – Tretter   13 – Tretter   9 – Singer  Millett Hall (507)
Oxford, OH
February 10, 2026
7:00 PM, ESPN+ 		at Western Michigan W 60-55  20-4
(11-0) 		 25 – De Vries   8 – Tretter   2 – Scalia  University Arena (650)
Kalamazoo, MI
February 15, 2026
1:00 PM, ESPN+ 		at UMass L 64-65  20-5
(11-1) 		 20 – Tretter   9 – Scalia   4 – Singer  Mullins Center (1,472)
Amherst, MA
February 18, 2026
7:00 PM, ESPN+ 		Central Michigan W 65-53  21-5
(12-1) 		 18 – Scalia   8 – Tretter   9 – Singer  Millett Hall (517)
Oxford, OH
February 21, 2026
1:00 PM, ESPN+ 		Ball State W 68-64  22-5
(13-1) 		 25 – Singer   9 – De Vries   3 – Singer  Millett Hall (1,904)
Oxford, OH
February 25, 2026
6:30 PM, ESPN+ 		at Eastern Michigan W 78-60  23-5
(14-1) 		 25 – Tretter   13 – Tretter   8 – Singer  George Gervin GameAbove Center (1,167)
Ypsilanti, MI
February 28, 2026
1:00 PM, ESPN+ 		Akron W 74-56  24-5
(15-1) 		 15 – Jurjo   7 – De Vries   4 – Singer  Millett Hall (792)
Oxford, OH
March 4, 2026
7:00 PM, ESPN+ 		Kent State W 71-52  25-5
(16-1) 		 22 – Tretter   10 – Tretter   7 – Singer  Millett Hall (1,019)
Oxford, OH
March 7, 2026
1:00 PM, ESPN+ 		at Ohio L 62-77  25-6
(16-2) 		 16 – Gonzalez Planella   7 – Tretter   6 – Singer  Convocation Center (660)
Athens, OH
MAC tournament
March 11, 2026
11:00 AM, ESPN+ 		(1) vs. (8) Kent State
Quarterfinals 		W 65-58  26-6
  25 – Singer   7 – Scalia   7 – Singer  Rocket Arena 
Cleveland, OH
March 13, 2026
10:00 AM, ESPN+ 		(1) vs. (5) Ohio
Semifinals 		W 80-52  27-6
  22 – Scalia   11 – Tretter   7 – Singer  Rocket Arena 
Cleveland, OH
March 14, 2026
11:00 AM, CBSSN 		(1) vs. (6) Toledo
Championship 		W 68-58  28-6
  23 – Tretter   10 – Tretter   5 – Singer  Rocket Arena (2,173)
Cleveland, OH
NCAA tournament
March 21, 2026*
5:00 PM, ESPNU 		(13 FW3) at (4 FW3) No. 11 West Virginia
First Round 		L 54–82  28–7
   –      –      –    Hope Coliseum 
Morgantown, WV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
FW3=Fort Worth 3.
All times are in Eastern.

Honors

In Season

During the season the following players were recognized for superior performance as MAC Player of the Week:

Week 5: Amber Tretter[7]
Week 12: Ilse de Vries[8]
Week 14: Amber Tretter[9]

Postseason

Following the season the following MAC awards were conferred upon Miami RedHawks individuals[10]:

Coach of the year: Glenn Box
All-MAC First Team: Amber Tretter
All-MAC Third Team: Ilse De Vries and Tamar Singer
MAC All-Defensive Team: Ilse De Vries and Tamar Singer

Rankings

See also: 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP [11]—————————*———————————
Coaches[12]————————————————————

*AP did not release a week 8 poll.

References

  1. ^ "MAC Announces 2026 Women's Basketball Tournament Pairings".
  2. ^ "Miami 68, Toledo 58". ESPN. Retrieved March 14, 2026.
  3. ^ "Miami Wins 2026 MAC Women's Basketball Tournament Title; Punches Ticket to NCAA Tournament". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved March 14, 2026.
  4. ^ Damcott, Anthony (March 15, 2026). "WVU seeded No. 4, will host Miami (Ohio) to begin NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament". WCHS TV. Retrieved March 16, 2026.
  5. ^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Standings". getsomemaction.com. Retrieved January 16, 2026.
  6. ^ a b c "MAC Announces 2025-26 Women's Basketball Preseason Poll & Teams". getsomemaction.com. Mid-American Conference. October 21, 2025. Retrieved January 16, 2026.
  7. ^ "Tretter Named Week 5 MAC Women's Basketball Player of the Week". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved March 19, 2026.
  8. ^ "de Vries Named Women's Basketball Player of the Week". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved March 19, 2026.
  9. ^ "Tretter Named MAC Women's Basketball Player of the Week After Career Performance". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved March 19, 2026.
  10. ^ "MAC Announces 2025-26 Women's Basketball All-MAC Teams & Specialty Award Winners". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved March 19, 2026.
  11. ^ "AP Top 25 Women's College Basketball Poll". AP News. Retrieved March 13, 2026.
  12. ^ "2025-26 USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll". USA TODAY. Retrieved March 19, 2026.
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