The Miami women’s basketball team was defeated 67-56 by the Virginia Cavaliers on Thursday evening.
Miami is now 12–11 overall and 4–8 in ACC play, while Virginia sits at 16–7 overall with an 8–4 mark in conference action.
The Canes had four players in double figures for scoring and were led on offense by Ra Shaya Kyle and Gal Raviv with 13 points apiece. Vittoria Blasigh followed with 12 and Amarachi Kimpson rounded out UM’s offense with 10.
Kyle led on the defensive end bringing in 10 boards to secure her fourteenth double-double of the season. As a unit, Virginia out-rebounded the Canes 42-30 and forced 20 turnovers on Miami.
Soma Okolo opened the scoring to give Miami its first lead, but the Cavaliers answered with four straight points to take a 4–2 advantage. Virginia held the lead for more than five minutes in the first period and built its largest advantage at seven, 14–7. Blasigh capped off the period with a three-pointer, shrinking UM’s deficit to four at the end the first quarter, 14-10.
Within the first minute of the second quarter Miami had back-to-back jumpers from Raviv and Natalie Wetzel to tie the score at 14-14. The Canes and Cavaliers then traded leads several times before Miami pulled ahead with 2:50 remaining in the half. A pull-up jumper from Kimpson gave the Canes a 24–22 edge, and Kyle followed by knocking down two free throws to extend UM’s advantage to 26–22. Virginia, however, had the final basket of the half, cutting the deficit to one and sending the teams into the break with Miami ahead 26–25.
Virginia went on a 13-1 scoring run to start the second half and boast a 38-27 lead going into the first media timeout. Coming out of the break Okolo ended UM’s three-minute scoring drought with a tip in layup. Okolo also held a strong presence on the boards with three of Miami’s eight rebounds in the third quarter. At the conclusion of period three, Miami trailed 47-38 to the Cavaliers and shot a game low 28.6 percent from the field.
Miami entered the final 10 minutes of action at a nine-point disadvantage and continued to trail Virginia for the remainder of the contest. The Canes only six points in the first five minutes of the fourth quarter came from the free throw line. Meanwhile UVA hit three field goals, two coming from beyond the arch. The Cavaliers ultimately outscored Miami 20-18 in the final period to secure its 67-56 victory.
Miami will continue its road stretch on Sunday afternoon in Tallahassee with a 2 p.m. tipoff against the Seminoles. The Hurricanes matchup against their instate rivals will be available via streaming on ACCNX.
Miami is now 12–11 overall and 4–8 in ACC play, while Virginia sits at 16–7 overall with an 8–4 mark in conference action.
The Canes had four players in double figures for scoring and were led on offense by Ra Shaya Kyle and Gal Raviv with 13 points apiece. Vittoria Blasigh followed with 12 and Amarachi Kimpson rounded out UM’s offense with 10.
Kyle led on the defensive end bringing in 10 boards to secure her fourteenth double-double of the season. As a unit, Virginia out-rebounded the Canes 42-30 and forced 20 turnovers on Miami.
Soma Okolo opened the scoring to give Miami its first lead, but the Cavaliers answered with four straight points to take a 4–2 advantage. Virginia held the lead for more than five minutes in the first period and built its largest advantage at seven, 14–7. Blasigh capped off the period with a three-pointer, shrinking UM’s deficit to four at the end the first quarter, 14-10.
Within the first minute of the second quarter Miami had back-to-back jumpers from Raviv and Natalie Wetzel to tie the score at 14-14. The Canes and Cavaliers then traded leads several times before Miami pulled ahead with 2:50 remaining in the half. A pull-up jumper from Kimpson gave the Canes a 24–22 edge, and Kyle followed by knocking down two free throws to extend UM’s advantage to 26–22. Virginia, however, had the final basket of the half, cutting the deficit to one and sending the teams into the break with Miami ahead 26–25.
Virginia went on a 13-1 scoring run to start the second half and boast a 38-27 lead going into the first media timeout. Coming out of the break Okolo ended UM’s three-minute scoring drought with a tip in layup. Okolo also held a strong presence on the boards with three of Miami’s eight rebounds in the third quarter. At the conclusion of period three, Miami trailed 47-38 to the Cavaliers and shot a game low 28.6 percent from the field.
Miami entered the final 10 minutes of action at a nine-point disadvantage and continued to trail Virginia for the remainder of the contest. The Canes only six points in the first five minutes of the fourth quarter came from the free throw line. Meanwhile UVA hit three field goals, two coming from beyond the arch. The Cavaliers ultimately outscored Miami 20-18 in the final period to secure its 67-56 victory.
Miami will continue its road stretch on Sunday afternoon in Tallahassee with a 2 p.m. tipoff against the Seminoles. The Hurricanes matchup against their instate rivals will be available via streaming on ACCNX.
