Two hits – in fact two pitches – were all Dartmouth needed to pull off the 1-0 upset over the University of Miami on Friday night. The wind and Dartmouth’s impressive pitching were just too much for the Hurricanes to handle as they kicked off their weekend series against the Big Green at Mark Light…
Senior guard Davon Reed remains ‘laser-focused’ on NCAA tournament
Miami basketball is amid a turbulent few weeks in the schedule. The team is showing its youth and inexperience, suffering some heartbreaking losses to Duke and Wake Forest. The bright spot as of late has been senior guard Davon Reed. Not only has he taken on the role of leader and captain of the Canes…
Huell, Reed lead Canes past Rutgers Scarlet Knights 73-61
Dewan Huell continues to impress. The freshman forward had his fifth double-figure scoring game of the season in his first start, and senior guard Davon Reed had a game-high 18 points as Miami went on to win 73-61 against the then undefeated Rutgers Scarlet Knights in the annual Big Ten/ACC Challenge. The Hurricanes are now…
Miami men’s basketball exhibits strengths, weaknesses in win against Western Carolina
The Hurricanes opened their season with a crushing 49-point victory over the Western Carolina Catamounts, and while it was just one game against a clearly inferior opponent, the contest clearly showcased some strengths and weaknesses of the UM basketball team. Let’s take a look at some of the positives and negatives from Miami’s first regular…
Haak, Strantzali lead Hurricanes volleyball to 3-1 victory over Boston College Eagles
The Miami Hurricanes women’s volleyball team claimed their second victory of the weekend in a 3-1 win against Boston College on Sunday afternoon. The Canes dominated the four-set match throughout and capped off a successful bounce-back weekend. Sophomore outside hitter Anna Haak and junior outside hitter Olga Strantzali took over the game for Miami (13-15,…
Canes Hoops prevail in regular season opener against Western Carolina, 92-43
Miami tipped off its 2016-2017 season with a dominant 92-43 win over Western Carolina on Friday night at the Watsco Center. In its first game together, the young team fought through expected growing pains to get the job done over the Catamounts. Rust and sloppy play from the inexperience of the newcomers on the roster…
Miami volleyball defeats Louisville 3-2 in competitive five-set match, gets third straight win
The Miami Hurricane’s volleyball team capped off a great weekend on the road with a five-set victory over the Louisville Cardinals Sunday afternoon. After beating a top ACC team in Notre Dame on Friday night, Miami arrived in Louisville focused on getting its third straight win. The matchup pitted two teams that have struggled throughout…
Hurricanes football struggles on both sides of the ball, falls to Tar Heels 20-13
If there was one thing the Canes needed today, it was energy. The team has made its chances to win the Coastal Division of the ACC much harder after suffering a second straight home loss in a 20-13 defeat to the North Carolina Tar Heels on Saturday afternoon. North Carolina (5-2, 3-1 ACC) got off…
Hurricanes volleyball continues to struggle against ACC, falls 3-0 to No. 9 North Carolina
Miami’s volleyball team fell to the No. 9-ranked North Carolina Tar Heels in a 3-0 sweep in Chapel Hill on Sunday. The Hurricanes had a tall challenge, both literally and figuratively. The Tar Heels went into the match with wins over other top-10 programs Penn State and Wisconsin. North Carolina also boasts a roster with…
Hurricanes seek to outplay underdog Seminoles in 61st rivalry matchup
There are a few games on a college football schedule that fans from around the country mark on their calendars year in and year out: Alabama vs. Auburn, Michigan vs. Ohio State, Oklahoma vs. Texas and other marquee matchups featuring the sport’s most accomplished football programs. Miami vs. Florida State is one of those games….
Miami must maintain discipline to beat Georgia Tech this weekend
The No. 14-ranked Miami Hurricanes will travel to Atlanta this weekend and attempt to notch their first conference win of the season against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. Georgia Tech is a team that presents its opponents with many unique challenges, and the Canes will need to bring their A-game if they want to improve…
Freshman makes impactful comeback in Miami Fall Invite
Freshman Estela Pérez-Somarriba started off her Miami tennis career on the right foot this past weekend in the Miami Fall Invite. After struggling with plantar fasciitis for the last eight months, Pérez-Somarriba was back out on the tennis court. Despite being in the United States rather than in her home country of Spain, she looked…