The Canes won their 36th straight home game while senior Shenise Johnson recorded her 33rd career double-double and filled up the stat sheet, finishing with a total of 10 points, 12 rebounds, seven assists, four blocks and two steals.
It was very fitting that on a night when the Miami Hurricanes were presented with their 2010-2011 ACC championship rings, they returned to their dominant ways by beating Prairie View A&M 107-26.
Miami’s first loss of the young basketball season was accompanied by disappointment as well as some silver linings for the future, but most importantly, the 92-76 road defeat to No. 3 Tennessee did one thing for the Canes:
Even though Miami won its home opener against Texas-Pan American 83-37 last Friday, the mood after the game was far from euphoric.
Nobody was pleased with the Hurricanes’ slow start against a team ...
But while his famous run with George Mason in 2006 certainly catapulted “Coach L” into the national spotlight, it was 20 years earlier that his success story started when he began his head coaching career at Bowling Green University.
The spirit programming board of the student government, or as it is more commonly referred to “Category 5”, is looking to expand its reach among college sports and also has a new and exciting event in store for ‘Canes basketball fans.
That is how junior Diego Donna, the men’s ultimate frisbee club president at UM, describes his sport. This Miami local fell in love with the fast-paced game in high school when he started to play with some friends. Now he is the president of a promising and highly-motivated club team.
You would think one of the fastest growing sports in the U.S. wouldn’t need any more promotion. You would think the second most viewed professional sport in the country didn’t have to be “sold”. You would think a sport that has venues that accommodate up to 250,000 people wouldn’t need any more publicity.
In a way, it seems like the football program at the University of Miami is back to the “old days.” Back to discipline, accountability and toughness. Back to commitment, emotion and, of course, back to competing.
