Hurricanes WBB places 7-game shedding streak to relaxation after win in opposition to SMU

The winds definitely shifted for Miami ladies’s basketball, because it delivered an exciting 70-63 win over the Southern Methodist College Mustangs on Sunday afternoon in Coral Gables, Fla. After a seven-game shedding streak, this long-awaited victory was precisely what the ’Canes wanted to reignite their fireplace.

Heading into the primary quarter, SMU middle Jessica Peterson posed a severe risk to the Hurricanes within the paint, dominating the boards together with her dimension and power. Whereas Miami held on to its slight lead all through the quarter, it didn’t stand out a lot on both aspect of the courtroom.

After the primary quarter, the Hurricanes got here to life on protection and had been in a position to wind down the shot clock for SMU and create key turnovers. Whereas Miami initially held a constant lead over the Mustangs, although, SMU guard Nya Robertson knocked down a three-pointer to tie the rating at 27-27 late within the second quarter. 

After a back-and-forth battle within the paint, the Mustangs turned overzealous on protection and despatched Natalija Marshall to the free throw line. She calmly sank each photographs, bringing the halftime rating to 32-28 in favor of Miami.

Whereas UM maintained a small however regular lead for a lot of the sport, the Mustangs staged a comeback within the fourth quarter with their scoring run. They introduced the rating to a few factors (66-63 Miami) with 1:38 left on the clock. 

Though SMU’s comeback would have been deadly for Miami, it was in a position to hold its composure and safe the win ultimately. Within the Hurricanes’ postgame press convention, senior guard Darrione Rogers described Miami’s mindset in the course of the Mustang’s scoring run as one through which “we weren’t going to lose it doesn’t matter what, though it wasn’t the cutest win.”

Haley Cavinder had her efficiency of the season and was no stranger to the leaderboard, totaling a whopping season-high of 32 factors and going 6-for-9 on the three-point line. She additionally went 6-for-7 on the free throw line and utilized the highly effective screens of her teammates to get photographs off and carry the crew offensively.

The Hurricanes look to hold this win into their face-off with Virginia at residence on Thursday.