In the program’s third trip to the NCAA Tournament in its 11-year history, the Hurricanes (10-9-3) fell 3-1 to Central Florida (14-5-3) Friday night in the first round at the University of Florida’s James G. Pressly Stadium.

Through 83 minutes Sunday afternoon in Chapel Hill, the women’s soccer team held its own against the second-ranked North Carolina Tar Heels.

It’s been quite a rollercoaster ride this season for the University of Miami women’s soccer team.

After starting the year with a seven-game winning streak, the Hurricanes suffered an eight-game winless skid.

This weekend at Cobb Stadium, however, Miami (9-6-3, 2-4-2) reasserted itself as a force to be reckoned with in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Miami hosts the ninth-ranked Duke Blue Devils (10-2-1, 2-1-1) at 7 p.m. Thursday and the 16th- ranked Wake Forest Demon Deacons (9-5-0, 2-4-0) at 1 p.m. Sunday in its final home matches.

The University of Miami women’s soccer team defeated the host Clemson Tigers 1-0 in double overtime Thursday night to snap an eight-game winless streak dating back to Sept. 16.