Miami Women's Basketball Keeps ACC Tournament Hopes Alive Winning Final Home Game of the Season
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CORAL GABLES, Fla. — The Miami Hurricanes (14-13, 4-12) overcome the back-and-forth battle against Wake Forest (9-18, 2-14) to win the final home game of the season 62-60 on senior night.
Two seniors continued to be outstanding for the Canes this season. Despite the team's record, they still have some of the best players in the country. Senior forward Cameron Williams recorded her second consecutive double-double, as she matched a career-high by scoring 23 points on 9-10 shooting, while also grabbing 11 rebounds.
Haley Cavinder also continued her streak of great games scoring 18 points, grabbing six rebounds, and a team-high four assists. Darrione Rogers off the bench scored nine points on 3-4 shooting from beyond the arc while grabbing seven rebounds.
The rebound advantage proved to be vital in the win against the Demon Dukes. Miami outrebounded Wake Forest 33-28, and the Canes recorded three blocks. Miami limited the Demon Deacons to just 41.4 percent shooting from the field, including 26.3 percent from beyond the arc.
The game still came down to the final seconds. Rogers buried a corner 3-pointer, giving Miami a one-point lead with 17 seconds to go before the game was sealed by a free throw.
The Hurricanes will return to the court on Thursday when they are slated to travel to California to face Stanford with tip-off scheduled for 10 p.m. (ET).
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Justice Sandle is a graduate of Mississippi State University earning a Bachelor of Arts and Science in Communications with a concentration in Print and Digital Journalism. During his time in Starkville, he spent a year as an intern working for Mississippi State On SI primarily covering basketball, football, baseball, and soccer while writing, recording, and creating multimedia stories during his tenor. Since graduating, he has assumed the role of lead staff writer for Miami Hurricanes On SI covering football, basketball, baseball, and all things Hurricanes related.