KATIE MEIER

Miami fought with blood, sweat and tears, but its first appearance in the Elite Eight was not enough to keep its historic streak going to the Final Four in Dallas next weekend. The third-seeded Louisiana State University (LSU) Tigers took down the No. 9 Hurricanes, 54-42, in the Bon Secours Wellness Arena on Sunday, March 26.

“You’re not just gonna knock us out. We’re gonna battle.”

March 26 will be the first time in program history that Miami women’s basketball will play in the Elite Eight. At 7 p.m., the ninth-seeded ‘Canes will face off against third-seeded LSU at the Bon Secours Arena for a spot in the Final Four in Dallas next weekend.

They were up 21 points at the start of the third, then they were down with less than a minute on the clock. Sophomore guard Jasmyne Roberts sank a floater, got fouled, and then hit two free throws to bring the ninth-seeded Miami Hurricanes back into the lead against fourth-seeded Villanova with 37 seconds left on the clock.

Miami is putting its reputation as a football school on the back burner.

Jasmyne Roberts scored a career-high 26 points to help Miami overcome blowing a 21-point lead and beat Villanova 70-65 on Friday for the program’s first trip to the NCAA Tournament’s Elite Eight.

"A very very good basketball player that has ice in her veins and she hit a heck of a shot," head coach Katie Meier said.

Destiny Harden made a shot in the lane with 3.5 seconds left to send ninth-seeded Miami past top-seeded Indiana 70-68, lifting the Hurricanes to their first Sweet 16 since 1992.

Women’s basketball practice at Miami had been over for 30 minutes. The Cavinder twins were still working. Haley and Hanna Cavinder made their way around the 3-point arc, one shooting, then the other, over and over with a couple male practice players rebounding.

Most would have guessed that leading scorers Destiny Harden or Haley Cavinder would be the catalyst for the Hurricanes in their victory on Thursday night against Boston College in Greensboro, North Carolina.

"I’m so excited going into the ACC tournament, " Miami head coach Katie Meier said.

On Senior Day, Destiny Harden had a double-double, her fourth of the season, and led the Miami Hurricanes to a victory over the Virginia Cavaliers, 85-74, at the Watsco Center on Sunday afternoon.

Miami women’s basketball became the first collegiate program sanctioned by the NCAA on Friday in relation to a case concerning name, image and likeness. The Hurricanes have been placed on one year of probation after the NCAA determined head coach Katie Meier had impermissible contact with a booster, billionaire John Ruiz, during the recruitment process of twins Haley and Hanna Cavinder this past summer, according to statement released by the Division I Committee on Infractions.

The Cavinder twins have netted seven figures in NIL money and are huge stars on TikTok. However, a recruitment dinner has cost the University of Miami.

The NCAA has handed down a name, image and likeness-related penalty for the first time.

Miami has been placed on probation for one year after the school and NCAA said women's basketball coaches inadvertently helped arrange impermissible contact between a booster and two players who signed with the Hurricanes. Hurricanes coach Katie Meier will not have to miss any more games; she served a three-game suspension to start the season in anticipation of the NCAA's ruling. “Boosters are involved with prospects and student-athletes in ways the NCAA membership has never seen or encountered," the NCAA said.

Guard Haley Cavinder broke into the 2,000-point club as she scored 16 points, including shooting 4-of-7 from beyond the arc, but this performance was not enough as the Miami Hurricanes dropped their second game in a row, losing 71-57 on the road against the Louisville Cardinals.

After a thrilling win on Thursday against Florida State, Miami women’s basketball could not outlast No. 9 Duke in a hard-fought game in Durham, North Carolina, 50-40. “Credit to Duke, it was very hard to do our ‘how-to-beats’ the way Duke defends and there was a lot if immaturity and rushed shots,” UM head coach Katie Meier said. Roberts scored 12 points, and Spearman made an impact on the glass by leading the team with 10 rebounds.”“I’m really proud of Jas Roberts and Lazaria Spearman. Tip-off is set for 6 p.m. and the game will air on ACC Network Extra.

19 Florida State has beaten some of the best teams in women’s college basketball this season, like Duke, NC State and UNC. Florida State, in the first half, I thought, ‘they’re going to the Final Four,’” head coach Katie Meier said. Florida State head coach Brooke Wyckoff erupted at the call and drew a technical. Bejedi led all scorers with 10 points at the break, as Florida State outscored the ‘Canes 23-15 in the second frame. Last time both in-state rivals met, Florida State downed the ‘Canes 92-85 in Tallahassee.

The Miami Hurricanes were able to take down a tough Georgia Tech team thanks to a dominant rebounding performance and late-game execution. In this Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) showdown, the ‘Canes outlasted the Yellow Jackets, 64-58, on Sunday afternoon at the Watsco Center. The ‘Canes outrebounded their opponent, 51-25, grabbing more than twice as many rebounds as Georgia Tech (12-11, 3-9 ACC). A back-and-forth battle continued in the third quarter while Cameron Swartz led the way for the Yellow Jackets. After Georgia Tech cut the lead down to two with under a minute remaining, Meier called a timeout to regroup the squad.

Miami women’s basketball completed a comeback and staved off a comeback from the Clemson Tigers to capture a thrilling overtime victory, 69-66, at Littlejohn Coliseum in Clemson, S.C. A chaotic series with multiple misses from Clemson led to overtime, and veteran forward Lola Pendande was the overtime hero for the ‘Canes as she hit the go-ahead layup and the game-icing free throw. “In February, any win is huge, but a road win in February against a very high-quality opponent is massive,” Meier said. “Clemson played a heck of a fourth quarter and overtime was anyone’s game.”Fresno State transfer Haley Cavinder pulled down a team-high nine rebounds. With this win, the Miami Hurricanes move to 7-4 in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and 14-8 overall.

Miami women’s basketball fought back from a 12-point deficit to defeat Boston College last Tuesday and found itself in a similar situation against Wake Forest on Saturday at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum. The Hurricanes were trailing by 10 with 4:22 remaining in the third quarter, but this time, their comeback attempt fell short, as they later lost to the Demon Deacons, 55-52. Miami held a one-point lead with 31 seconds remaining, but free throws by guards Jewel Spear and Elise Williams gave Wake Forest a late lead and the eventual win. This was the second time in three games that the senior forward led the Hurricanes in scoring. Guard Jasmyne Roberts and forward Destiny Harden contributed to Miami’s balanced offensive attack, scoring 10 and eight points, respectively.

20 North Carolina State (NC State) Wolfpack (14–5, 4–4 ACC) at the Reynolds Coliseum. The loss ended a five-game winning streak for the Hurricanes. NC State answered right back with an 18–4 run to close the first quarter and take a 20–14 lead. NC State dominated the second quarter, outscoring Miami, 15–5. “I have to give credit to NC State because they have not been shooting this percentage and they hit some big-time jumpers and pull ups,” Meier said.

The University of Miami women’s basketball team took down the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, 69-60, on Thursday night at the McCamish Pavilion, marking its fourth consecutive win. “Georgia Tech is a fantastic defensive team. During the first half, Miami forced nine Georgia Tech turnovers and scored 17 points off of them. Georgia Tech (9-8, 0-6 ACC) ended the frame on an 8-3 scoring run to cut Miami’s lead to 15 entering the fourth. Even though Georgia Tech outscored Miami 20-14 in the fourth quarter, Miami held on to win the tough in-conference battle.

The Miami Hurricanes women’s basketball team began the new year in the best way possible — with their first Atlantic Coast Conference win of the season. Guard Haley Cavinder scored a team-high 21 points and drained five of Miami’s eight 3-pointers to help the Hurricanes down the Pittsburgh Panthers, 74-67, at the Petersen Events Center on Sunday afternoon. Cavinder and Roberts’ dominance on the glass gave Miami (8-6, 1-2 ACC) 17 second-chance points and 44 rebounds to Pitt’s (7-7, 0-3 ACC) 33. She took big shots for us and made big plays on the defensive end.”From there, the Hurricanes held on, shooting 66.7% in the final quarter. Haley Cavinder made the Hurricanes’ last field goal — a pull-up jumper — to cap her stellar night.

The Miami Hurricanes women’s basketball team fell just short of an upset against the fifth-ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish at the Watsco Center on Thursday night. The game came down to the final seconds, but Notre Dame escaped with a 66-63 win. “Notre Dame is a special team and they had to make the extra pass to beat us,” head coach Katie Meier said. Notre Dame maintained its stellar play for the rest of the first half and held a 10-point lead at halftime, 41-31. Miami drops to 7-6 overall and 0-2 within the Atlantic Coast Conference while Notre Dame improves to 11-1 and 2-0 in the conference.

In a battle between two Florida schools, the ‘Canes came out on top, 85-45. The Hurricanes (7-3) took care of business against the North Florida Ospreys (2-5) to bounce back from two-straight home losses. Fifteen assists and 51 points came off the bench,” head coach Katie Meier said. North Florida turned the ball over 30 times to Miami’s 14, resulting in a barrage of scoring opportunities for the Hurricanes. Miami’s lead grew to 43 before settling at 40 for the final whistle.

Miami women’s basketball (6-3) lost its second straight game at the Watsco Center on Thursday to No. 17 Michigan (8-0) by a score of 76-64 in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. We killed it on the glass, the effort was unbelievable,” Miami head coach Katie Meier said. Transfer guard Haley Cavinder led Miami in scoring for the first time this season with 17 points. Miami could not stop Michigan guard Leigha Brown, as she led all scorers with 26 points.

Miami women’s basketball (6-2) lost the final stage of the Miami Thanksgiving tournament at the Watsco Center to the Columbia University Lions (5-2), 78-71. It’s the first time this season that the ‘Canes have lost at the Watsco Center, going 5-0 before the loss. “Tons of credit to Columbia, they are a veteran team that executed sharply in big moments,” Miami head coach Katie Meier said. The fourth was one of struggle and defeat, allowing Columbia to come back and breeze past Miami in the final minutes. Miami shot just 5-for-16 from behind the arc, an underwhelming performance compared to just last game when they shot 50% from deep.

The Hurricanes started off the holiday weekend with a bang, opening the Miami Thanksgiving Tournament with a dominant 97-54 rout of the North Carolina A&T Aggies. UM scored 90 points in a game for the first time since 2018, when the team reached the NCAA Tournament. Sophomore guard Jasmyne Roberts powered the team on offense, recording seven of her nine total points in the fourth quarter. The Hurricanes will play against the Columbia Lions up next in the championship round of the Miami Thanksgiving Tournament on Sunday. The game will begin about 30 minutes after the end of the tournament consolation game, which begins at noon.

The Miami Hurricanes women’s basketball team has started its season on a winning streak, improving to 4-0 after its 75-42 win over the Florida Atlantic University (FAU) Owls on Wednesday night at the Watsco Center. From the tip-off, Miami’s defense dominated, as Florida Atlantic was only able to muster 18 points in the first half while turning the ball over 12 times. On the offensive end, numerous ‘Canes contributed, as nine different Miami players scored in the first half. In the second half, the Hurricanes did not let their guard down, as they outscored Florida Atlantic by 15 points, shooting 44.7% from the field. “That was a tough game and I want to give Florida Atlantic so much credit.

Miami women’s basketball started off the season with an 83-51 win against the Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks on Monday afternoon at the Watsco Center. Miami was coached by interim head coach Fitzroy Anthony after head coach Katie Meier was suspended for the first three games of the season for undisclosed reasons. The Hurricanes locked down the Hawks and limited them to seven points on 3-of-12 shooting in the second quarter. She finished the game with 13 points on 5-of-11 shooting from the field, and she led the team with 10 rebounds. This team’s strength throughout the season will be height, and they put that on display against the Hawks.

Miami women’s basketball coach Katie Meier has been suspended for the first three games of the season while the school cooperates with an NCAA probe.

Miami women’s basketball coach Katie Meier has been suspended for the first three games of the season while the school cooperates with an NCAA probe. Meier said Sunday that she is also cooperating with the NCAA. Neither she, the school nor the NCAA has released specifics of the probe, other than Miami calling it “an enforcement matter."

Miami women’s basketball kicked off its season with an impressive 88-28 exhibition win over Barry University on Wednesday evening at the Watsco Center. From the jump ball to the final buzzer, Miami was in total control of this game both offensively and defensively. Miami forced 28 total turnovers while allowing Barry to shoot only 19.3% from the field. They were also able to turn their defense into offense, scoring 32 points off turnovers. Miami will begin its regular season against Maryland Eastern Shore on Nov. 7 at 4 p.m. at the Watsco Center.

The Atlantic Coast Conference released its 2022-23 women’s basketball league schedule on Wednesday morning. The Hurricanes will play 18 conference games, which include matchups against seven National Collegiate Athletic Association Tournament teams from last season. “Our student-athletes come to Miami to play big-time games and the conference schedule provides them with that opportunity. Miami then hosts Notre Dame on Dec. 29 in its first of nine home games against ACC teams. Miami went 10-8 in ACC play last year, the eighth-best record out of 15 ACC teams.

After spending seven seasons as an assistant on Miami head coach Katie Meier’s staff, Fitzroy Anthony has been elevated to associate head coach, as first announced by Meier on Thursday. “Fitzroy has been an integral part of this program for the last seven years,” Meier said in a Miami Athletics release. “His passion for the program and our players is unmatched and nobody outworks him. “I’m extremely grateful to Coach Meier and our administration for giving me this opportunity,” Anthony said. Miami is a great place to be with greater things in store.”

Miami is going to going to be seeing double soon.

Fresno State women’s basketball players Haley and Hanna Cavinder announced Thursday they will be transferring to Miami. They are huge pieces for our program,” Miami coach Katie Meier said. Haley and Hanna are also among the main faces at the forefront of the NIL program for college athletes. Transferring to a school like Miami in a city full of opportunities will definitely be beneficial for the Cavinder twins; however, this did not impact their decision to come to UM. The Cavinder twins are eager to get back on the court and make their debuts in their new Miami Hurricanes uniforms next season.

Miami’s all-time winningest basketball coach is about to win a lot more. Vice President/Director of Athletics Dan Radakovich announced Monday that Miami women’s head basketball coach Katie Meier, who boasts a 324-210 overall record with the Hurricanes, will stay in Coral Gables through the 2026-27 season after receiving a two-year contract extension. “Katie is a terrific coach, teacher and mentor for our student-athletes and an outstanding representative for Miami Athletics on and off the court,” Radakovich said in a Miami Athletics release. It has become quite rare that a coach in any sport is able to plant such deep roots in a community,” Meier said. “Every day, I am grateful to represent this amazing university and to coach 17 years’ worth of outstanding student athletes.

After seasons that will go down in history, the players and coaches set their intentions for the offseason and shared their hopes for the future of Hurricanes basketball. With both Harden and Miller returning to UM’s roster in the fall, new recruits are not the only excitement on the horizon. “She knows how she can be a very special player and she knows she can do it,” Meier said. During Williams’ post-season meetings with Meier, she was fully aware of what the coaching staff wanted of her. Harden, meanwhile, is going into the offseason with no intentions of letting up in her work ethic and play style.

1 South Carolina at Colonial Life Arena Sunday. “If you didn’t understand the grit and the character of our team, I think we proved that today,” Miami coach Katie Meier said. “You know, [South Carolina] didn’t have a great offensive day, but I think Miami got frustrated before South Carolina did, and that was the difference.”With a 29% start, South Carolina didn’t shoot its way into the ballgame, until building an 8-0 run to conclude the first half with a 23-10 advantage in front of over 9,800 raucous fans. But it did, and [South Carolina] never seemed upset,” Meier said. UM attempted only six other field goals, while South Carolina (31-2) added 18 points in the final frame and controlled the rebounding battle 49-31.

It was a complete team effort in a Round of 64 win for Miami women’s basketball, with five different players scoring in double-figures in a 78-66 victory at Colonial Life Arena Friday. The Canes took down in-state opponent South Florida for Miami coach Katie Meier’s 400th of her career, and will take on South Carolina, the top overall seed in the NCAA Tournament, on Sunday in the second round. After missing the Big Dance a year ago, Marshall returned to the Hurricanes with hopes of an NCAA Tournament return for the Hurricanes. The South Florida native has gotten more than just that, helping Miami pick up a win over a tough USF team. Turnovers plagued the Hurricanes throughout the regular season, but Miami was able to keep things under control against USF, winning the battle overall.

Miami’s women’s basketball team will open the NCAA Tournament with a battle against the South Florida Bulls on Friday. Guards Kelsey Marshall and Mykea Gray have represented Miami in the NCAA Tournament twice, while forward Maeva Djaldi-Tabdi went to the Big Dance twice during her time with Syracuse. Both teams, as well as four other ACC squads, are suiting up for the NCAA Tournament. “We usually scrimmage with [South Florida], so we are pretty familiar with them,” Meier said. “Our run in the ACC Tournament showed that we can compete with any team in the country, no matter their rankings, and we want to continue that in the NCAA Tournament,” Meier said.

Seventh-seeded Miami’s magical run through the conference tournament ended in a 60-47 loss to top-seeded NC State — winners of three straight ACC championships — at the Greensboro Coliseum in front of over 9,000 fans Sunday. 3-ranked Wolfpack 38-37 and scored 24 points in the paint, aside from NC State graduate forward Kayla Jones’ game-high 10 rebounds. A 32-23 halftime advantage expanded for NC State (29-3), which capitalized on 21 points from its reserves for a 9-0 run and a 17-point lead, despite its 35% shooting. I hope they’re not in our [NCAA Tournament] bracket. 5 NC State Jan. 9, earned ACC All-Tournament First Team recognition.

Third-ranked North Carolina State completed its chase to a third straight Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament championship, ending Miami’s upset-filled run in a 60-47 victory.

20 Notre Dame 57-54 in the ACC Tournament semifinals in Greensboro, North Carolina, Saturday. The Hurricanes had yet to defeat the Fighting Irish in an ACC Tournament game in the teams’ first two meetings. UM faced eight ranked opponents in the regular season, including a Notre Dame team it lost to by 16 points on the road Feb. 10. At 28-3, NC State returns to the conference’s title game as two-time defending ACC champions after winning the ACC regular season title Sunday. Four All-ACC Team nominees highlight a Wolfpack team that averages an ACC-leading 76.9 points per game and 3-point percentage at 37.2%.

Trailing by 15 points in the fourth quarter against a top-five opponent, many teams would fold, but not the Miami Hurricanes. At the ACC Tournament in Greensboro, North Carolina, Miami head coach Katie Meier’s team rose to the challenge, defeating the Cardinals and drastically improving its chances of making it into the upcoming NCAA Tournament. The win marks the third-ranked opponent that Miami has defeated this year and the highest-ranked team that it has taken down. “I know that the team needed my energy, so I brought my energy and that’s it,” Mbandu said after the game. They will look to follow it up in the semi-final round of the ACC Tournament, with tip-off at 2:30 p.m. from Greensboro Coliseum on Saturday.

Destiny Harden hit a turnaround jumper as time expired to cap a one-woman comeback as Miami scored the game’s final 17 points to stun No. 4 Louisville 61-59 in Friday night’s quarterfinals of the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament.

The team enters the ACC Tournament as the No. The Hurricanes have projections from multiple sources to be in the NCAA Tournament without winning the conference tournament. Should the Hurricanes win the ACC Tournament, they would receive an automatic invite to the NCAA Tournament. With the ACC Tournament having kicked off Wednesday at 1 p.m., Miami will await an opponent for its second-round matchup. Miami holds an even record against those two teams as it beat Pittsburgh by 10 Feb. 17 but lost to a then-top-25 Duke team 58-49 Jan. 18.

Miami women’s basketball walked off their home court with a 36-point win in the last game of the regular season against Clemson. As it was Senior Night, Miami honored their four departing veterans: Kelsey Marshall, Maeva Djaldi-Tabdi, Mykea Gray and Naomi Mbandu. Miami head coach Katie Meier spoke about how she was emotional after the game, especially with this particular group. Although she was only suited up with Miami for one season, Meier considers her to have been a very valuable asset to the team. Gray had seven points, four rebounds and three assists.

16 Georgia Tech at McCamish Pavilion. “We absolutely deserved that win,” Miami head coach Katie Meier said. Georgia Tech committed 22 turnovers in their loss to the Canes, which is over eight more than their season average of 13.4 turnovers per game. 23 Virginia Tech. “[Virginia Tech] scores quite a bit… We’re going to have to not give them the ball a lot, and I thought that was one of the reasons [why] we controlled the game tonight.”

Miami women’s basketball seized its third win in a row on Thursday night against the Pittsburgh Panthers (11-15, 2-13 ACC), 60-50. The Hurricanes (15-10, 8-7 ACC) are now over .500 in conference play for the first time this season. “I just wanted to bring energy to the team in the game and make hustle plays and do what I [could] for my team so we can get a win,” Roberts said. The Hurricanes forced 22 Pittsburgh turnovers on the evening, including multiple charges drawn on the defensive end. 16 Georgia Tech, a team the Canes defeated by one point at the Watsco Center on Jan. 16.

Miami started off hot on the road against Virginia on Tuesday, going up 20-3 at the end of the first quarter which led to a 16-point victory. The Hurricanes rode their hot three-point shooting, finishing the game at 47.6% from downtown after shooting 52.9% in the win over Florida State. “We have a lot of road wins this year in the ACC and they count more, they really do,” Miami coach Katie Meier said. Miami will be on the road in Atlanta on Sunday to take on No. 16 Georgia Tech, a team the Canes upset at home towards the end of January.

Following two consecutive losses, Miami women’s basketball returned home to the Watsco Center to take on the Florida State Seminoles. In her senior season, Erjavec has been one of the Hurricanes’ most consistent players, averaging seven points per game as well as leading Miami with 3.1 assists per game. Miami got out to an early lead, going up 24-12 over their rival, forcing multiple Florida State (12-11, 6-7 ACC) turnovers in the first quarter and 25 turnovers in the entire game. The win marked the first season sweep of Florida State since 2012. “I think we put ourself in a good place now that we are ahead of Florida State in the standings.”Miami currently sits in 8th place in the ACC ahead of their road contest against Virginia.

The Miami women’s basketball team looks to end its two-game slide in a matchup against in-state rival Florida State Sunday at noon inside the Watsco Center. 18 Notre Dame by double-digits on the road Thursday. “Defensively, we were trying to disrupt [Notre Dame], trying to work really, really hard on turning them over, trying to get our opportunities from that,” Miami head coach Katie Meier said. Florida State holds a dominant 48-17 record against Miami all-time, but the Hurricanes beat won earlier this year on the road 59-52. That game marked the first time in eight years Miami had won in Tallahassee.

When the Miami Hurricanes women’s basketball team needed to deliver in the fourth quarter, the team came through in the biggest way. 24 North Carolina (17-4, 7-4 ACC) enters the contest in sixth, following a win over Wake Forest. “The fact that we got the win, now we go out to [North] Carolina, it’s a place where we really enjoy playing. [North Carolina is] a very, very talented team.”The Tar Heels are coming off a 19-point win against Wake Forest and were led by Alyssa Ustby’s 18 points and 10 rebounds. The goal for UM is to get to the NCAA Tournament in March, but the team plays some tough games moving forward, starting with North Carolina.

CORAL GABLES, Fla. Protests have been held across the county and here in South Florida following the death of George Floyd. Tuesday night, on the University of Miami campus, student athletes were joined by their coaches and even school president Dr. Julio Frenk for a silent protest. Protestors went down on one knee for eight minutes and 46 seconds. Tuesdays demonstration was held inside the football teams new indoor practice facility that opened in 2018. Among those attending the protest were football head coach Manny Diaz, mens basketball head coach Jim Larranaga and womens basketball head coach Katie Meier.