DEKALB, Ill. (Interstat) — The Miami (Ohio) Redhawks delivered a commanding 71-43 victory over the Northern Illinois Huskies in a Mid-American Conference women’s basketball game Wednesday afternoon at Convocation Center.

Miami (Ohio) established control early, leading 36-22 at halftime and never relenting. Amber Tretter led the Redhawks with 17 points and six rebounds. Nuria Jurjo added 12 points, and Tamar Singer facilitated the offense with eight assists.

Nadechka Laccen scored 11 points for the Huskies, who struggled offensively throughout. The Redhawks improved to 17-4 overall, while Northern Illinois fell to 4-16. An announced crowd of 1,622 attended.