Miami volleyball’s season got here to an finish on Saturday, when it was swept by No. 1 seed Nebraska within the second spherical of the NCAA match. It was a tough option to finish the season, because the ’Canes scored lower than 20 factors in every of the three units performed.
The ultimate scores of the match had been 25-19, 25-14 and 25-18. Regardless of the loss, junior Flormarie Heredia Colon nonetheless had a high-quality efficiency by notching 14 kills, 12 digs and three blocks.
Set one didn’t begin off nice for the Hurricanes, because the Cornhuskers had a 6-3 lead after a kill by senior Merritt Beason. That lead remained a development for the remainder of the set, because the ’Canes by no means closed the hole for the rest of it. The closest Miami obtained to Nebraska for the remainder of the set was when Nebraska held an 8-6 lead. The set lastly ended with an attacking error by Heredia Colon, and Nebraska received the set 25-19.
Set two went even worse for the ‘Canes than set one, as they by no means held the lead even for a single level. Nebraska began off with an 8-4 lead off a kill by senior Taylor Landfair. That lead obtained even bigger after an ace by senior Kennedi Orr to make the rating 19-10. The Cornhuskers ended this domination of a set with a rating of 25-14 to take a 2-0 match lead.
The third and remaining set for each the match and the Hurricanes’ season went nearly the identical as the opposite two. It didn’t begin off that manner, because the ’Canes had a 3-2 lead after a kill by sophomore Ava Carney. Sadly for Miami, proper after that kill, the Cornhuskers went on a 7-0 scoring run that made the rating 9-3. The Hurricanes made a slight comeback with the assistance of an ace by junior Naylani Feliciano to carry the rating to 9-6. Regardless of the small run, Miami was by no means capable of shut the hole for the remainder of the set and Nebraska ended each the set, match and UM’s season with a kill by sophomore Bergen Reilly. The ultimate rating of the set was 25-18.
With the loss, the 2024 Hurricanes’ volleyball marketing campaign has formally come to an finish. They completed with a document of 22-11 (12-8 ACC). Along with reaching the second spherical of the NCAA match, the ’Canes completed eighth within the convention, had 4 ranked wins, had an 11-2 residence document and had two All-ACC gamers.