Tretter, Deputy Named Miami Athletes of the Week
Female Winner: Amber Tretter
In her lone contest of the week, Amber Tretter scored a career-high 32 points and added 13 rebounds and four blocks in a 78-67 win over Georgia Southern (second in SBC) last Saturday. The junior matched her career-high with 11 made field goals and was 9-of-10 from the foul line. Her four blocks were one shy of a career-high as the RedHawks picked up their 12th straight victory. A junior foward from Ferdinand, Ind., she is studying Architecture in the College of Creative Arts.
Male Winner: David Deputy
David Deputy scored twice Friday night, including the game-winner in overtime, to lift Miami Hockey to a 3-2 victory over No. 4 Western Michigan and extend the RedHawks’ winning streak to five games. Deputy, the game’s First Star, helped Miami defeat a top-five team for the first time since 2022. Deputy added a shorthanded goal Saturday in the series finale vs. the Broncos, lighting the lamp for the third game in a row and earning Third Star honors. A freshman forward from Gurnee, Ill., he is studying Political Science in the College of Arts and Science and Sport Management in the College of Education, Health and Society.
