Miami women’s basketball took care of business Thursday night against a struggling Wake Forest team in a 72-54 victory. The Demon Deacons were able to hang around in the first half of play, but a dominant Miami second half led by a 50% shooting effort outscored Wake Forest by 15 in the final 30 minutes.
White-out lights out.Former Duke Blue Devil and current Miami guard Shayeann Day-Wilson led the Hurricanes to a 64-58 victory in front of a raucous crowd dressed in all white at the Watsco Center Sunday afternoon.The junior guard finished with 17 points to lead the 'Canes in scoring. Day-Wilson also led the team in assists with
1,203 for Tara! On Sunday afternoon, Stanford’s Tara VanDerveer became the winningest head coach in college basketball history. VanDerveer’s milestone headlines another upset-filled week in women’s college hoops.
Jasmyne Roberts, Shayeann Day-Wilson and Lashae Dwyer scored 18 points each and Miami beat No. 4 North Carolina State 73-59 on Thursday night. Roberts and Day-Wilson both shot 7 of 14 from the field as the Hurricanes (12-5, 2-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) built an early double-digit lead. N.C. State (15-2, 3-2) rallied from a 14-point deficit early in the third quarter to cut it to 56-50 on Mimi Collins’ two free throws with 5:59 remaining in the fourth.