Miami (Ohio) Rallies Past Toledo to Claim Mid-American Conference Title
CLEVELAND (Interstat) — Amber Tretter scored 23 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead Miami (Ohio) to a 68-58 victory over Toledo in the Mid-American Conference women’s basketball championship game Saturday at Rocket Arena.
The top-seeded Redhawks, now 28-6, never trailed after the first quarter but endured a strong third-quarter push from the Rockets. Toledo’s Patricia Anumgba scored a game-high 22 points, helping her team cut a 14-point halftime deficit to just three late in the third. Miami responded with a 10-2 run to start the fourth quarter and secured the win.
Ilse de Vries added 17 points for Miami. Toledo finishes its season at 17-15. An announced crowd of 2,173 watched the Redhawks claim the conference’s automatic NCAA Tournament bid.