The University of Miami women’s basketball team battled for 40 minutes Sunday afternoon; but, after taking a one-point lead with nine seconds remaining, Florida State (20-6, 10-4) managed to knock down the game-winning bucket with three seconds left, as the Hurricanes fell by a final score of 83-82.
Miami (13-12, 3-11) was tremendous on the offensive end of the court for the second consecutive game, completing the contest with clips of 53.4 percent from the field, 39.1 percent from behind the arc, and 68.8 percent at the free throw line. The Canes recorded 15 assists on 31 made field goals, and Miami scored 22 points in transition.
Haley Cavinder was phenomenal in the game, as she scored 27 points on 10-16 shooting from the field, 4-8 from behind the arc, and 3-4 at the free throw line. She also pulled down a team-high eight rebounds, dished out a team-high seven assists, recorded one steal, and tallied one block.
Jasmyne Roberts also had an outstanding performance for the Canes. The senior scored 16 points on 6-9 shooting from the field, including 3-4 from behind the arc, while also grabbing four rebounds in the contest. Roberts logged a team-high plus/minus of +5 in 37 minutes of action.
Natalija Marshall poured in 15 points, 11 of which came in the second half, and the graduate student also managed to grab five rebounds in the game.
Hanna Cavinder had an impressive all-around performance, as she scored four points, grabbed six rebounds, and dished out six assists. Cameron Williams contributed 12 points and three rebounds for the Canes.
Miami jumped out to an early lead, as the Canes got a defensive stop on the first possession of the game, and Roberts buried a 3-pointer on the other end of the court.
Florida State responded with a 3-pointer of their own to tie up the contest at three points apiece.
Miami was outscored 12-8 over the next four minutes, as they found themselves trailing 15-11 at the 5:37 mark. The Canes reeled off an 8-0 run over the next 1:24, taking a 19-15 lead over the Seminoles.
FSU outscored Miami 10-0 over the remainder of the quarter, and Miami trailed 25-19 entering the second stanza.
The Canes opened the second period with four consecutive points from Williams to trim the deficit down to two points.
Florida State managed to push their lead up to eight points at the 6:07 mark, holding a 36-28 advantage over Miami. The Canes proceeded to rip off an 8-0 run to even the score at 36 points apiece with 4:34 to go until halftime.
FSU outscored Miami 13-9 to end the quarter, as Miami faced a 49-45 deficit at the half.
Florida State expanded their lead up to 10 points with 2:34 on the clock in the third quarter; however, the Canes refused to give in and continued to battle back. Miami cut the deficit down to just five points entering the final quarter.
FSU scored four consecutive points to open the final frame, as the Canes faced a 67-58 deficit with 9:14 left in the game. With Florida State controlling the momentum and holding a nine-point lead, Miami responded in exceptional fashion once again, as they immediately put together a 9-0 run to tie the game up at 67-67 with 6:23 on the clock.
The two squads went back-and-forth down the stretch, and Miami managed to take a four-point lead after a Haley Cavinder 3-pointer with 3:47 to go. FSU scored four straight points to even the contest up again, as the two squads found themselves deadlocked at 75 points apiece with 2:46 left.
The back-and-forth play continued, and Miami found themselves trailing by one point with 11 seconds to go.
Haley Cavinder was fouled quickly after receiving the inbounds pass and knocked down a pair of clutch free throws with nine seconds on the clock, giving the Canes an 82-81 lead.
Florida State came down and finished a difficult shot in the paint to retake the lead over Miami, and the Canes had a good look at the buzzer that went in-and-out, as they narrowly fell to the Seminoles.
Miami will return to the court on Thursday when they are scheduled to host Notre Dame at the Watsco Center with tip-off slated for 7 p.m.
Miami (13-12, 3-11) was tremendous on the offensive end of the court for the second consecutive game, completing the contest with clips of 53.4 percent from the field, 39.1 percent from behind the arc, and 68.8 percent at the free throw line. The Canes recorded 15 assists on 31 made field goals, and Miami scored 22 points in transition.
Haley Cavinder was phenomenal in the game, as she scored 27 points on 10-16 shooting from the field, 4-8 from behind the arc, and 3-4 at the free throw line. She also pulled down a team-high eight rebounds, dished out a team-high seven assists, recorded one steal, and tallied one block.
Jasmyne Roberts also had an outstanding performance for the Canes. The senior scored 16 points on 6-9 shooting from the field, including 3-4 from behind the arc, while also grabbing four rebounds in the contest. Roberts logged a team-high plus/minus of +5 in 37 minutes of action.
Natalija Marshall poured in 15 points, 11 of which came in the second half, and the graduate student also managed to grab five rebounds in the game.
Hanna Cavinder had an impressive all-around performance, as she scored four points, grabbed six rebounds, and dished out six assists. Cameron Williams contributed 12 points and three rebounds for the Canes.
Miami jumped out to an early lead, as the Canes got a defensive stop on the first possession of the game, and Roberts buried a 3-pointer on the other end of the court.
Florida State responded with a 3-pointer of their own to tie up the contest at three points apiece.
Miami was outscored 12-8 over the next four minutes, as they found themselves trailing 15-11 at the 5:37 mark. The Canes reeled off an 8-0 run over the next 1:24, taking a 19-15 lead over the Seminoles.
FSU outscored Miami 10-0 over the remainder of the quarter, and Miami trailed 25-19 entering the second stanza.
The Canes opened the second period with four consecutive points from Williams to trim the deficit down to two points.
Florida State managed to push their lead up to eight points at the 6:07 mark, holding a 36-28 advantage over Miami. The Canes proceeded to rip off an 8-0 run to even the score at 36 points apiece with 4:34 to go until halftime.
FSU outscored Miami 13-9 to end the quarter, as Miami faced a 49-45 deficit at the half.
Florida State expanded their lead up to 10 points with 2:34 on the clock in the third quarter; however, the Canes refused to give in and continued to battle back. Miami cut the deficit down to just five points entering the final quarter.
FSU scored four consecutive points to open the final frame, as the Canes faced a 67-58 deficit with 9:14 left in the game. With Florida State controlling the momentum and holding a nine-point lead, Miami responded in exceptional fashion once again, as they immediately put together a 9-0 run to tie the game up at 67-67 with 6:23 on the clock.
The two squads went back-and-forth down the stretch, and Miami managed to take a four-point lead after a Haley Cavinder 3-pointer with 3:47 to go. FSU scored four straight points to even the contest up again, as the two squads found themselves deadlocked at 75 points apiece with 2:46 left.
The back-and-forth play continued, and Miami found themselves trailing by one point with 11 seconds to go.
Haley Cavinder was fouled quickly after receiving the inbounds pass and knocked down a pair of clutch free throws with nine seconds on the clock, giving the Canes an 82-81 lead.
Florida State came down and finished a difficult shot in the paint to retake the lead over Miami, and the Canes had a good look at the buzzer that went in-and-out, as they narrowly fell to the Seminoles.
Miami will return to the court on Thursday when they are scheduled to host Notre Dame at the Watsco Center with tip-off slated for 7 p.m.
