Ohio (4-15, 2-7 Mid-American Conference) will play its biggest rivals in the Battle of the Bricks Saturday in Oxford. Miami (11-8, 4-5 MAC) is coming off two straight losses to Toledo and Kent State, while Ohio will be looking to avenge a loss against Ball State.
The Bobcats defeated the Redhawks in The Convo last season but fell when the two teams played again in Oxford. Saturday’s matchup will be another installment in this historic rivalry.
Here is everything you need to know ahead of Miami.
Game information
Opponent: Miami RedHawks
Time: Saturday at 1 p.m.
Location: Millett Hall (Oxford, Ohio)
Watch: ESPN+
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Meet the opponent
Head Coach: Glenn Box (second season)
Projected starters:
#10 Maya Chandler
#11 Enjulina Gonzalez
#13 Tamar Singer
#15 Amber Tretter
#21 Ilse de Vries
Statistical leaders:
Points: Gonzalez (16.9 per game)
Assists: Singer (4.0 per game)
Rebounds: Tretter (7.8 per game)
Steals: Singer (2.3 per game)
Blocks: de Vries (1.2 per game)
Field Goal Percentage: Tretter (48.6%)
3-point Percentage: Gonzalez (44.3%)
Free-throw Percentage: Chandler (88.2%)
Miami notes
Box has his Miami squad playing some quality basketball, and he is doing it with a squad full of youth. Four of the five starters are underclassmen, with Maya Chandler being the only upperclassman who sees starting minutes.
The youth project in Oxford has been working. With Gonzalez leading the scoring as a sophomore, Miami has a winning record overall and currently sits sixth in the conference standings, in firm control of a tournament seed come March.
Player to watch: Enjulina Gonzalez
The sophomore from Miami, Florida, is currently in her third season of college basketball but maintains the eligibility of a sophomore due to missing most of the season last year when she was with Mercer.
This season, after coming up north, she has flourished, leading Miami in both points per game and minutes per game. Her scoring comes at an efficient clip, as she is shooting nearly 48% from the floor and over 44% from deep. At her 5-foot-9 frame, her height gives her an advantage over most guards, something she uses to get those efficient scoring looks.