A summary of what the volleyball, soccer and golf teams have been up to this past week.
Golf, Sports
Anna Backman driven for success from an early age
“We live in a small village…four thousand people live here,” her dad said. “A golf course was built here in 2006. The following year I first took her to the golf course to get to know what golf was.”
Basketball, Golf, Sports, Swimming/Diving, Tennis, Volleyball
Fall sports coming to a close as basketball tips off
“It was a special game for me, a special moment,” Cornelius said. “I wasn’t really nervous, but it was really special. I was really excited. We played well. I got to scored again. I got to pass again, run through the smoke again, this time in a jersey, not in a sweatsuit.”
Golf, Sports, Swimming/Diving, Tennis, Volleyball
Hurricanes pick up victories heading into October
“The talent is there, it’s just a matter of putting it all together at the right time,” coach Patti Rizzo told hurricanesports.com. “We obviously needed a warm up, but luckily they found themselves pretty fast. I’m glad we leave again next weekend while they are hot. Very proud of them all.”
Cross Country/Track and Field, Golf, Soccer, Sports, Tennis
Sports Roundup 9/14-16
Senior Dewi Weber had a strong showing in the Hurricanes’ first tournament of the year over the weekend, finishing in fourth place individually at the Mary Fossum Invitational in Michigan – her 17th career top-10 finish.
Golf, Profiles, Sports
Dewi Weber aims to master golf while redefining it
Dewi Weber is a prominent force in the golfing world with a dream of playing in the 2020 Olympics. She consistently places in the top-10 individual rankings, propelling the University of Miami to No. 15 in the country. But the 20-year-old Netherlands native has a larger goal in mind: redefining the sport itself. “Playing golf is not about me…
Golf, Sports
Canes golf places third in Jim West Challenge
The Miami Hurricanes women’s golf team finished in third place out of 15 schools at the Jim West Challenge, hosted by Texas State in Houston on Oct. 9-10. The Canes posted team scores of 290 (two-over-par) and 292 (four-over-par) in the first two rounds, respectively. In the final round on Oct. 10, the team rebounded with an…
Football, Golf, Soccer, Sports, Swimming/Diving, Volleyball
Sports Roundup: football, volleyball, swimming, soccer, golf
Football The team is looking to recover after a heartbreaking loss to rival FSU last weekend. Miami is ranked No. 16 in the country by the AP Poll and is set to face off against North Carolina on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. at Hard Rock Stadium. Volleyball Miami has dropped its last three matches. The…
Golf, Sports
Hurricanes open spring schedule with 11th-place tie
The No. 29 Hurricanes finished tied for 11th place in the UCF Challenge held in Orlando from Feb. 7-9. The Canes competed with 17 other teams at the par 72, 6,349-yard Eagle Creek Golf Club in the team’s first event of the spring. Miami finished the first round in 13th place with a team score…
Golf, Sports
Women’s golf team closes out fall schedule with sixth place finish in Texas
The No. 28-ranked women’s golf team finished sixth at the 2015 Betsy Rawls Longhorn Invitational after three rounds of play on Monday and Tuesday in Austin, Texas. The Hurricanes completed the last tournament of their fall schedule with a 54-hole score of 884 at the par 72, 6,298-yard University of Texas golf course. The Canes…
Golf, Sports
Women’s golf performs strongly in first tournament
The Hurricanes golf team started the fall 2015-16 season off strong with an eighth place finish at the 37th annual 2015 Dick McGuire Invitational held on Monday and Tuesday in Albuquerque, N.M.. The Hurricanes opened the 54-hole tournament against 17 other teams with a total score of 11-over-par on 595 shots through two rounds on…
Golf, Profiles, Sports
Miami golf coach Patti Rizzo comes full circle, inspires players on, off course
Patti Rizzo didn’t take up golfing until she was 15. In fact, before that, she didn’t like the sport at all. She, like many kids, thought it was too slow and boring – that it was for old people. Even when her family moved to Country Club of Miami when she was 12, the North…