OXFORD, Ohio (Interstat) — Miami (Ohio) used a decisive third quarter and capitalized on turnovers to defeat Eastern Michigan 69-55 in a women’s basketball game Wednesday night at Millett Hall.

The Redhawks (13-4, 4-0 Mid-American) outscored the Eagles 20-14 in the third period to build an insurmountable lead. Miami scored 23 points off 22 Eastern Michigan turnovers, a key differential. Amber Tretter and Nuria Jurjo each scored 16 points for Miami. Sisi Eleko led all scorers with 19 points for Eastern Michigan (7-8, 1-3).

The Eagles kept pace early but shot just 41.2% from the field. Miami finished at 48.3% shooting to secure the conference victory.