Preview: Women’s basketball anticipates second home win of the season

SPORTS Preview: Women’s basketball anticipates second home win of the season Julianna LaMendola moves toward the basket in game against James Madison. After a strong first two games of the season, the Miami University women’s basketball team (2-0) will face the Bellarmine University Knights (1-1) at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 8 at Millett Hall. Miami came off a dominant 75-52 win in a battle against Southeast Missouri State University (SEMO) on Thursday, Nov. 5. The team’s defense sparked early momentum, holding SEMO to just six points in the first quarter. The offense outscored SEMO in every quarter and started the game with a 29-6 run. It was the Amber duo that caused the SEMO defense trouble. Senior guard Amber Scalia scored 18 and senior forward Amber Tretter scored 17. Tretter also grabbed 11 rebounds, marking a double-double. She is now fifth in program history for rebounds with 807.

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