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NOVEMBER 2016 VOLUME VI, ISSUE 4
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5 LETTER FROM THE AD 6-7 FOOTBALL 8, 10 HURRICANE CLUB 9 BY THE NUMBERS 11 AROUND THE WEB 12-15 N 16 FOUR CANES TO KNOW 17 CANESTAGRAM 20-21 VOLLEYBALL 26-27 SCENES: ACC MEDIA DAY 29 COMPLIANCE 32 SPOTLIGHT ON LAURA CORNELIUS 45 SPOTLIGHT ON CHRIS HERNDON IV 50-51 UM SPORTS HALL OF FAME
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FROM THE DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS Hurricanes Fans, With the calendar turning to the month of November, our fall sports teams are now in their stretch run after having worked tirelessly since August and our winter sports seasons are just about to kick off. Our football team has two home games remaining against Pittsburgh (Nov. 5) and Duke (Nov. 26) and two road games at Virginia (Nov. 12) and NC State (Nov. 19). Through our four home games so far this season you--the fans--have truly made Hard Rock Stadium an electric home atmosphere and we have averaged more than 60,000 fans per game – a figure that ranks 28th among FBS teams. Your support never goes unnoticed and I know it energizes our student-athletes and coaches every Saturday when they take the field. We need you down the stretch and look forward to seeing you at Hard Rock Stadium in the coming weeks. Our women’s soccer program made its first appearance in the ACC Championship since 2012 and finished the regular season with a 10-8-0 (5-5-0 ACC) record, set a program record for conference victories and placed twice as high in the ACC standings as they were picked in the preseason. Head coach Mary-Frances Monroe and her staff have done a fantastic job and I look forward to their future successes. I also want to congratulate junior Sinead Lohan from the women’s tennis team and sophomore Dewi Weber from the women’s golf team for their outstanding fall seasons. Sinead qualified for the USTA/ITA National Indoor championships for the second consecutive year and Dewi won two fall tournaments en route to earning a Top 10 ranking from GolfWeek.com. As fall concludes, we turn our attention to our winter sports and our men’s and women’s basketball teams return to the hardwood following impressive 2015-16 campaigns in which both teams qualified for the NCAA Tournament. The women’s team opens the year ranked No. 14 in the Associated Press Poll and No. 20 in the USA Today Coaches Poll. Our men’s basketball team also is poised for a strong 2016-17 season following a memorable run to the Sweet 16 last season. I am excited about our men’s and women’s basketball programs as they head into the 2016-17 campaign and their successes both on the court and in the classroom are a testament to the leadership and guidance from Jim Larrañaga and Katie Meier. I look forward to seeing all of you at the newly named Watsco Center throughout the upcoming season. Finally, back on September 23rd, I was honored to join President Frenk and our UM family as we announced the Soffer Family’s $14 million commitment towards the Carol Soffer Football Indoor Practice Facility. This project continues to generate momentum and I am thrilled to announce that we have raised $28.5 million of our $34 million goal. Groundbreaking will occur as soon as all funds have been committed. For more information on how to make a gift in support of this project, visit hurricanesfootballfacility.com or call the Hurricane Club at (305) 284-6699. Naming opportunities located within the facility are still available. I hope you enjoy this month’s magazine as we reflect on the latest Hurricane news and look ahead to another exciting month. For the latest information on each of our 16 varsity sports, please be sure to visit HurricaneSports.com or follow us on Twitter @MiamiHurricanes. Go Canes! Blake James
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JOE YEARBY SCAMPERS FOR 41 YARDS AT VT
BY THE NUMBERS A statistical look at the Miami Hurricanes
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Olga Strantzali posted a career-high 30 kills in a victory at Louisville, which ties for second-most in a single match in UM history. Strantzali is the ACC leader with 4.67 kills per set.
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Junior Sinead Lohan of the women’s tennis team is ranked fifth in the nation in singles.
The Miami women’s basketball team is ranked No. 14 nationally in the preseason 2016-17 Associated Press Poll.
The Miami soccer team made its first appearance in the ACC Championship since 2012 when it faced No. 14 Clemson last week in South Carolina. The Canes were seeded seventh in the tournament.
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It takes Jessica “JT” Thomas less than two minutes to explain why she thinks this Miami Hurricanes women’s basketball team will be different. Listen closely to her voice - gaining in fervor as she recalls a devastating first-round exit in last year’s NCAA Tournament, like a preaching pastor reaching the key lesson in a Sunday sermon - and it’s simply hard not to believe. “The whole offseason was based on that feeling. I was distraught after that game. When I came back, after I took a week or so off, every time I worked out I thought about that South Dakota State game. I told my mom to remind me every day how I felt after that South Dakota State game. I know it’s something that burns inside of all of us. We don’t want to go back to that. We were supposed to be a Sweet 16- or Elite Eight-caliber team last year. We did fall short. I think that was a lesson learned to keep us going. Coming back into this year, we don’t want to feel that feeling. Ever.” Pause. “Ever.” Pause. “EVER again.” She continues. “For the seniors – myself, Keyona Hayes and Adrienne Motley – that’s something that drives us. That’s something that drives us. We want to win an ACC Championship and we want to be a Sweet 16 or Elite Eight team, Final Four, whatever the case may be – we’re going to make this senior year something to remember. We don’t want to go out like that. We put in way too much work. We do too much. “We have a standard here at the University of Miami, and we fell short – not only for the team but for the University. That is something that drives us, every single day.”
Close your eyes, and you can almost hear the ‘amen!’ The duo share a special relationship. They’re always together – often at the Buffalo Wild Wings near campus ringing through the Watsco Center rafters. to discuss practice, the team and life. Motley, her backcourt partner over the past three seasons, would check in on her best friend constantly in “Did JT tell you about our trips to B-Dubs?” Mot asks playfully. “She called me an hour ago when I was taking the offseason. a nap. I’m sure I’m going to hear about that soon enough, “Are you good? Are you alright?” Motley remembers I haven’t called her back yet.” asking Thomas, distraught over fifth-seeded Miami’s 7471 loss to an under-ranked and No. 12-seeded Jackrabbits Thomas smiles when asked about her wing-eating team. partner. “We saw each other in the training room one morning and then bumped into each other about 20 minutes later on campus,” Thomas said. “She ran up to me and screamed, ‘JT!” before giving me a huge hug. It’s like we hadn’t seen each other in years. “We’re always having fun, but on the court, it’s all business.” That same fire that burned in Thomas over the offseason was reignited in Motley in the first team meeting of the new season. Head coach Katie Meier replayed a video of the postgame press conference from that disheartening loss for the team.
“We just kept saying, ‘We needed more time. We needed more time,’” Motley said. “I knew if we had more time we would have won. For myself, in the offseason, I said, ‘This is it. You don’t have any more time. You have to play every rep as if it’s your last.’
seven years, and – after staring 10-0 – made it to the ACC Championships semifinals for just the second time ever last spring. None of that matters now, though
Motley, Thomas and their teammates are focused on one thing: making this season the best in Miami Hurricanes For an engine returning 10 scholarship players from a history. team that tied for the fifth-most wins in a single season in the history of the program, the added fuel might be “This is our last chance. You have to give it all, and do what you have to do,” Motley said. “We can’t wait to get just enough to put Miami over the top. it started.” The Hurricanes have gone dancing in five of the last six seasons. They’ve won 20 games or more in six of the last “That was my fuel.”
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UM Athletic Department Announces Partnership with EON Sports The University of Miami Athletic Department is excited to announce a cutting edge partnership with EON Sports VR to create a state of the art virtual reality (VR) channel, Canes VR, for the Hurricanes’ loyal and passionate alumni and fans. The partnership between Miami and EON Sports VR, the world’s leading virtual reality sports training and fan experience company, is among the first offerings nationally in intercollegiate athletics to provide fans with an all-access virtual reality channel. Through EON Sports’ proprietary technology, the University of Miami can upload dynamic content to their customized VR channel to provide their fans an immersive behind-the-scenes experience in a customized virtual reality environment. To access the VR channel, Hurricane fans will have the opportunity to purchase a UM-branded VR headset. Practice footage, scrimmages, huddles, and interviews are just a few examples of the types of content to be streamed to the channel. “We’re incredibly excited to be working with EON Sports to put this virtual reality channel together. At the University of Miami, we strive to be on the cutting edge of digital, video, social, and web technologies and EON and their team have helped immensely in that endeavor,” said Jason Layton, Miami Senior Associate Athletic Director for Communications and Sales. “After an investment in broadcast and video production, we wanted to expand into other ventures, including 360º video and we’re able to do that with this immersive product.” The University of Miami has debuted the new technology to fans, providing content from both their men’s, and women’s teams. “We are thrilled to partner with the University of Miami, and together, look forward to providing the Hurricanes fan base with a new & immersive way to experience Hurricanes content,” said Adam Pummill, COO of EON Sports VR. “Fans are always looking for ways to get closer to the action. With Canes VR, they’ll experience content like never before.”
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The culmination of the recruiting process takes place when a prospect signs the National Letter of Intent (NLI) with their chosen institution. By signing the NLI, the prospect becomes officially committed to the institution they sign with. For many of our teams at the University of Miami, November 9th marks the first point in a prospective student-athlete’s career that he or she is able to sign an NLI. During the early signing period in November, all sports except football and soccer are allowed to sign prospects to NLIs. From November 9th to November 16th, the University of Miami will be receiving NLI’s faxed, e-mailed or mailed by prospective student-athletes who are committing to participate in intercollegiate athletics at UM. This is a good time to examine some of the most frequently asked questions regarding a prospect who has signed a National Letter of Intent. Q. How long is a prospective student-athlete considered to be a prospect? A. A prospective student-athlete remains a prospect even after signing a NLI or financial aid agreement to attend the University of Miami. The prospect, the University, and boosters are all governed by the recruiting regulations until the prospect reports for regular season practice, attends their first day of classes in any regular term, or attends an institutional orientation session that is open to all incoming students within 14 calendar day prior to the opening day of classes (i.e., fall or spring). Q. Is it permissible for boosters to contact a prospect who has signed an NLI? A. No on- or off-campus contact (including cards, email, texts or telephone calls) may be made to prospects or their parents by boosters. Q Is it permissible for a booster to arrange summer housing for a prospect who has signed an NLI? A. No. NCAA rules prohibit boosters from making housing arrangements for student-athletes or prospects, even if they have signed an NLI to attend the University of Miami. For example, it is not permissible to offer reduced-rate rental opportunities to prospects. Q. Is it permissible for a booster to assist a prospect who has signed an NLI with precollege expenses? A. No. Neither the University of Miami nor its boosters are permitted to offer, provide, or arrange financial assistance to cover a prospect’s expenses for any period prior to their enrollment. This applies even to those prospects who have signed an NLI or financial aid agreement to attend the University of Miami. Please contact the University of Miami Athletics Compliance Department with any questions regarding NCAA, ACC or University of Miami rules or regulations at athleticscompliance@miami.edu or 305-2842692. Also, please remember to always ASK BEFORE YOU ACT! Sincerely,
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LAURA CORNELIUS GRONINGEN, NETHERLANDS | MAJOR: PUBLIC HEALTH How has the adjustment to living in the United States been? I’d say I’m pretty well adjusted right now, I feel comfortable and at home here at the U. What was your favorite moment from your time at Miami so far? I have a couple favorite moments. Making it into the NCAA Tournament was pretty cool, as well as my very first ACC game where I just couldn’t miss a shot. My parents and brother were also in the stands watching so that was pretty special. What is the best part of living/going to college in Miami? The fact that you just can put on shorts and a shirt 365 days a year is so nice. The U itself is a top-level school and I’m still amazed everyday at how pretty our campus is.
What makes Coach Meier so great to play for? She just makes you better every single day. She is a very passionate and caring women and wants to get the best out of her players. It is an honor and so much fun to play for her. How excited are you for the 2016-17 season to begin? Super excited. I think we have a great team with a lot of potential this year. Last season didn’t end the way we wanted it to, so we are hungrier than ever. What players do you look up to or try to emulate? I look up to my seniors, Jessica Thomas and Adrienne Motley. They are both great leaders and their work ethic amazing. One day I hope to have a pull-up game like Mot has and Jessica is just one of the best point guards I’ve ever played with so far. Her court vision is incredible. What are you most looking to improve upon as a player during your sophomore season? I want to be more of a leader on the court, and as well as shooting the 3-ball, I want to improve my midrange game.
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2016 XC SCHEDULE DATE MEET Sept. 6 FAU Invitational Sept. 16 Mountain to Sea Duals Sept. 24 Mountain Dew Invitational Oct. 14 USF Invitational Oct. 20 Miami Duals Oct. 28 ACC Championships Nov. 11 NCAA Regional Championships Nov. 19 NCAA Championships
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Hurricanes Sweep FIU at Miami Duals The University of Miami cross country team defeated crosstown rival FIU in the 2016 Miami Duals. Miami’s men’s team had a perfect score of 15, taking the top five places in the men’s 5K, while the women earned the top four spots in the women’s 5K en route to a victory. Overall, the Hurricanes had 17 studentathletes compete at the Miami Duals, hosted at Larry and Penny Thompson Park in Miami. “It was great to have a home meet back in Miami again,” Miami distance coach Damon Griffiths said. “We had several family members and friends and fans supporting us. It’s good to have a good event in front of a home crowd and we look forward to making this an annual meet. The Hurricane men hit the 5K course first, beginning at 8 a.m., and Sean Grossman crossed the finish line 16:10.5 later to win the individual title. “I thought it went pretty well,” Grossman said. “It was a good effort from the whole team. We tried to just pack it up early on and push it later. We all finished strong and looking good going to ACCs next week.” Jon Keller (16:18.2), Nick Kaleel (16:25.5), Michael Miano (16:37.7) and Tom Gassner (16:51.2) followed to give Miami a perfect score of 15, as the Hurricanes took the top five places in the race. “The men ran very well today,” Griffiths said. “For them to sweep the top five places and have a perfect score, it’s an indicator of how much they’ve grown since the start of the season.”
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“Time wasn’t the ultimate goal today, it was about keeping the spread together as close as possible and they did that,” Griffiths said. “If we could have a similar effort a week from now, I’m confident we could do some things that haven’t been done with this program in a while.” Gabrielle Hesslau continued to be the top female runner for the Hurricanes, winning the women’s 5K with a time of 18:29.0. The senior was followed by three of her teammates, as Anne Den Otter finished second (18:59.3), Mulloy Manning placed third (19:53.3) and Carla Rodriguez was fourth (20:17.8). “I am happy for team wins on both sides,” Hesslau said. “Today was a more controlled effort, where next week we will need to go out harder. It is definitely a different style of competition at ACCs.” Megan Brown, Sophia Corde, Laura Puentes and Samantha Chenkin also ran for a Miami women’s team that placed first with a score of 18. “I feel the women ran a great, controlled race today,” Griffiths said. “Sweeping the top four places shows that they’re in the right position in our last regular season meet. I hope this last outing will give both teams the confidence that they’re ready to race at a high level if they keep their mind focused for the entirety of the race.” The Miami Duals were Miami’s first home cross country event since hosting the Miami Greentree Invitational in 2012. It was also the Hurricanes’ final race before the 2016 ACC Cross Country Championships.
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Name: Brandon Taylor Year in School: Freshman Major: Exercise Science Hometown: Friendswood, Texas Q&A Q: Why did you decide to attend the University of Miami? A: “I chose the Unviersiy of Miami because when I came on my visit the team felt like a family, unlike other schools I visited where they weren’t as close together like the University of Miami track team.” Q: What was the best aspect of being part of Miami’s Track & Field teams so far? A: “Getting coached by Coach Diego [Flaquer]. He recruited me to run at Oklahoma State, but I didn’t pick that school. When I found out he would be coaching here, it made my decision even better.” Q: What are some of your goals for the season? A: “My goals are to stay healthy, to make indoor and outdoor NCAA nationals and to win the ACC 60 meters with a new personal best and also the 100m dash.” Q: What do you feel was the biggest challenge you came across in since your arrival? A: “Time management and breaking old habits have been the biggest adjustments. I love to eat a lot. I will just sit around and eat if I have nothing to do, which is bad because I will start to gain more weight than I need.” Q: What is the biggest difference between previous training and your training now at the University of Miami? A: “The training I did back at home varied through the week, almost like here. I would do 10x200s at 26-27 seconds on the first week of practice or even 600s. With Coach Diego, the training is more thought out, he is taking me from Day 1 like I haven’t ran to correct the little things that later on make the biggest difference.” Q: What do you do to prepare right before a meet? A: “I like to take an ice bath and I will always eat Olive Garden. The day of the meet, I will eat as a snack a honeybun and jellybeans. For lunch, I would eat Subway.” Q: What do you do away from practice and studying to relax? A: “I really just like staying in my room and watching any sport that is in on TV, or just hanging with my teammates and just chilling with them.”
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Auld Named to CoSIDA Academic All-District 4 Team CORAL GABLES, Fla. – Emily Auld of the University of Miami soccer team has been selected as a member of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-District 4 Team. A senior defender, Auld has maintained a 3.96 GPA as an accelerated accounting major and started 16 of Miami’s 17 matches this season. “I am very excited for Emily to receive this honor,” Miami head coach Mary-Frances Monroe said. “She works hard not only on the field, but in the classroom. She holds herself to a very high standard in all that she does. I am very proud of her.” As one of 11 Division I honorees from the district, Auld will now be a candidate for CoSIDA Academic All-America accolades. Hailing from Banbury, England, Auld is the first Miami soccer player to earn CoSIDA Academic All-District recognition since Brittney Macdonald and Brittney Streinbruch were District 4 honorees in 2010. Auld is the fifth player in program history to receive the prestigious distinction, joining Macdonald, Steinbruch, Ashlee Burt and Laura West. A member of the ODK National Leadership Honor Society, Auld has started 40 matches in her career and played in 65 of 72 matches, earning time at multiple positions, during her four years as a Hurricane. In her final home regular season match, against No. 25 Virginia Tech, Auld delivered an assist on the golden goal in double overtime to help Miami clinch a berth in the ACC Championship.
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Quick Hits with Alyssa Basdavanos
Junior is in first year playing volleyball after coming to Miami as a rower Q: What has your time at Miami been like so far? A: My time at Miami introduced me into a culturally diverse world unlike any other place. Coming from the melting pot of the Pacific, I always loved being surrounded by so many different types of people. Being in Miami has broadened my horizons even further than I could have imagined. The energy of the people, the city, and the school has given me the confidence to succeed here. Q: What has been your favorite part of being a Hurricane? A: I love that people are proud to be a Hurricane, and I love how renowned the University of Miami has become because of it. We have the spirit of being at a large public school, while reaping the benefits of being at a smaller private school. Q: Has anyone taken you under their wing, shown you around and helped with your transition to college? If so, who, and how have they helped you adjust? A: Throughout my freshman year I made really good friends both inside and outside of athletics. One of the upperclassman swimmers, Heather Arseth, really took me under her wing. We both loved the water, we were both neuroscience majors, and people even said that we looked alike. Heather was a really great role model for me because of her dedication and passion for both school and sports. Seeing someone like that was motivating and inspiring. I ended up moving in with her and two other seniors last semester. I lived with Heather, Stephanie Wagner from women’s tennis, and Laura Hendee from women’s golf. All three seniors were incredible athletes, but also incredible people. I am very lucky to have met them and become good friends with them. Q: What has been the biggest adjustment for you since you arrived? A: The biggest adjustment for me has definitely been the flight all the way over to Miami. It’s a long way to go, but there were many parallels between Miami and Hawai’i, which really helped me to transition smoothly into college. Q: Are there any classes you are taking so far that you like? A: I loved organic chemistry and biology (evolution and diversity). Q: What made you choose your major? A: I am very meticulous about everything I do. I like to break everything down, fully understand it, and then see where it fits in the big picture and how it connects to other fields. I chose to become a neuroscience major because of an English class in high school. The class looked at rhetoric and how it affected how people would react to the paper, article, speech, etc. In this class, I was introduced how rhetoric affected our brains. I quickly became immersed on how an English class could be so related to science. Both of my parents are in the medical field, so the interest in science was always lingering. Neuroscience fascinated me because I found that I could relate it to everything that I did. Q: What are you most excited for about being in college? A: I’m excited to have so many opportunities laid out in front of me. There are so many different things to get involved in, it’s just a matter of what you want to pursue.
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August Fri. 26 FLORIDA A&M^ Sat. 27 FIU^ Sat. 27 COASTAL CAROLINA^ September Fri. 2 UTSA# Fri. 2 Lipscomb# Sat. 3 Texas# Fri. 9 Loyola Chicago! Fri. 9 Kansas State! Sat. 10 Mississippi State! Fri. 16 Delaware? Sat. 17 Missouri? Sat. 17 Duquesne? Fri. 23 at Florida State* Sun. 25 NOTRE DAME* Fri. 30 BOSTON COLLEGE October Sun. 2 SYRACUSE* Fri. 7 at NC State* Sun. 9 at North Carolina* Fri. 14 PITT* Sun. 16 VIRGINIA TECH* Wed. 19 FLORIDA STATE* Sat. 22 at Virginia* Fri. 28 at Notre Dame* Sun. 30 at Louisville* November Fri. 4 NORTH CAROLINA* Sun. 6 NC STATE* Fri. 11 at Syracuse* Sun. 13 at Boston College Fri. 18 at Wake Forest* Sun. 20 at Duke* Wed. 23 GEORGIA TECH* Fri. 25 CLEMSON* December TBD NCAA Tournament All Times Eastern BOLD CAPS indicates home matches * - ACC Match ^ - UM/FIU Invitational # - Texas Tournament ! - Wildcat Classic ? - Delaware Tournament
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MEN’S BASKETBALL BY AMY LaBRIE
@CanesHoops
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Larrañaga Tapped Into Iron Arrow University of Miami men’s basketball coach Jim Larrañaga was tapped into the Iron Arrow Honor Society Wednesday following the shootaround prior to the evening’s exhibition game. Larrañaga’s wife, Liz, watched as women’s head coach Katie Meier and Golden Cane Sandy Nusbaum tapped Larrañaga with the highest honor one can attain at UM. Deputy AD Tony Hernandez presented Coach L with his Iron Arrow jacket. In his five seasons at The U, Coach L has led the Hurricanes to a pair of NCAA Sweet 16 appearances and won the 2013 ACC regular season and ACC Tournament titles. He has been named the AP, Naismith, USBWA and Henry Iba National Coach of the Year, twice was both the ACC and USBWA District Coach of the Year and was the 2013 NABC District Coach of the Year. Iron Arrow was founded in 1926 with the University’s opening. It recognizes individuals of the University of Miami who passionately exemplify five qualities based on the Seminole Indian tradition: love of alma mater, character, leadership, scholarship and humility.
Nov. 2 Barry University (Exh.) W, 73-62 Nov. 11 Western Carolina ACCN Extra 7 p.m. Nov. 16 at UNF ESPN3 7 p.m. Nov. 19 Penn ACCN Extra 4 p.m. Nov. 24 Stanford & ESPN2/U 2:30 p.m. Nov. 25 Indiana State, Iowa State & E2/3 TBA Nov. 27 Florida, Gonzaga, Quinnipiac, Seton Hall & Nov. 30 Rutgers ! ESPNU 7 p.m. Dec. 3 Wofford ^ ESPN3 5:30 p.m. Dec. 6 South Carolina State ACCN Extra 7 p.m. Dec. 16 FAU ACCN Extra 7 p.m. Dec. 22 George Washington ACCN Extra 7 p.m. Dec. 28 Columbia ACCN Extra 7 p.m. Dec. 31 NC State RSN 4:30 p.m. Jan. 4 at Syracuse RSN 7 p.m. Jan. 12 Notre Dame ESPN/2 7 p.m. Jan. 14 at Pittsburgh RSN 12 p.m. Jan. 18 at Wake Forest ACCN 8 p.m. Jan. 21 at Duke ESPN/2 TBA Jan. 25 Boston College RSN 9 p.m. Jan. 28 North Carolina CBS 1 p.m. Feb. 1 Florida State ACCN 8 p.m. Feb. 4 at NC State ACCN 3 p.m. Feb. 8 Virginia Tech RSN 9 p.m. Feb. 11 at Louisville ESPN/2 TBA Feb. 15 Georgia Tech ACCN 8 p.m. Feb. 18 Clemson RSN 12 p.m. Feb. 20 at Virginia ESPN 7 p.m. Feb. 25 Duke CBS 4 p.m. Feb. 27 at Virginia Tech ESPN2 9 p.m. March 4 at Florida State ACCN 4 p.m. & AdvoCare Invitational, HP Field House, Orlando, Fla. ! ACC-Big Ten Challenge ^ Hoophall Miami Invitational, American Airlines Arena
Watsco Center is Sold Out
McClellan on NBA Roster
The men’s basketball program has sold out its home arena for the second consecutive season. In just his fifth season in Coral Gables, Coach Jim Larrañaga and Miami sold out the season ticket allotment for all home games in the 2015-16 campaign. It was the first time in Miami athletics history a team sold out their season ticket allotment. And now, the team has sold out the Watsco Center in back-to-back seasons.
Miami graduate Sheldon McClellan signed a partial guarantee contract with the Washington Wizards, and on the NBA’s opening day, McClellan played in his first professional game. Against Atlanta, he scored seven points and had a steal in four minutes.
CHRIS HERNDON IV SENIOR | FULLBACK | ATHENS, GA. What is the most exciting thing about being a student-athlete at Miami? “I think the games get me the most excited. I like being busy, so of course it is time consuming. I just don’t like being bored. But I really like just the competition of it and the feeling of going out and competing every Saturday and even practices. It’s fun, I like the thrill.” Who was the biggest influence in getting you to play football? “My dad was my biggest influence on getting me to play football. When I was younger, I was more of a basketball player. I didn’t even want to play football, but he made me play it one day and I started liking it more and more as I got older. Around high school is when I really started liking it more and that’s when it became my favorite sport.” How would you describe your experience at Miami? “It’s amazing. I’ve had fun so far. I don’t regret coming here at all.”
How would you describe yourself? “I am just a really calm and relaxed person. I know how to channel my emotions pretty well. I just feel like I have a lot of control over my emotions and I just don’t let myself get too high or too low. It’s one of the things my high school coach preached a lot before every game, after every game and whether we won or not. If you win by 30, you can’t get too high about this because there is another team coming for you next week. If we lose, you can’t get too low because the season isn’t over. It’s just something that has always stuck in my head.” What is the best advice you have received and who did it come from? “The best advice I have ever received came from Coach Stancil - my high school coach. He said when you are focused and you are playing to the best of your ability, the sky is limitless for you.” How much do you and your teammates like playing in Hard Rock Stadium? “We all like it. After fall training camp, the coaches gave us a little time to go up and see the stadium before the season began. We all just walked around and just looked up in awe and said to ourselves, ‘yeah, we are about to play in this stadium.’”
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WOMEN’S TENNIS BY ALEX SCHWARTZ
@CanesWTennis
Epstein Reaches ITA Southeast Regional Semifinals GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The University of Miami women’s tennis team finished up play recently at the ITA Southeast Regional Championships Presented by Oracle, held at Florida’s Alfred A. Ring Tennis Complex.
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Redshirt senior Maci Epstein earned a win in her first match to advance to the semifinals of the main draw, before having her impressive run stopped there. Epstein, who had six victories over ranked players during her four years playing at the University of Virginia, began her day Sunday by notching her first such win as a Hurricane. Facing a fellow No. 9-16 seed in the main draw quarterfinals in Georgia Tech’s Rasheeda McAdoo, Epstein picked up a 6-0, 7-5 win over the nation’s No. 77 player. In the semifinals, Epstein took on yet another nationally-ranked player, as she met No. 89 Josie Kuhlman of Florida, the host school for the tournament. Kuhlman, a 2015 ITA All-American who was also seeded No. 9-16, earned a 6-4, 6-2 win to bring Epstein’s stellar showing in Gainesville to an end.
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Junior Silvia Fuentes and sophomore Clara Tanielian were both eliminated in the back draw quarterfinals. Fuentes fell to Georgia State’s Kristin Rehse, 0-6, 2-6, and Tanielian dropped a 3-6, 1-6 decision versus Kenya Jones of Georgia Tech. Miami finished play at the ITA Southeast Regional Championships Presented by Oracle with an overall record of 18-14, including a 1510 record in singles. The fall season is now complete for eight of the nine Hurricanes. Junior Sinead Lohan, ranked fifth in the country, will compete at the elite USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships, held Nov. 3-6 in Flushing, N.Y. To keep up with the University of Miami women’s tennis team on social media, follow @CanesWTennis on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. 40
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FOOTBALL BY TOM SYMONDS
@CanesFootball
2016 SCHEDULE
MIAMI TO PLAY PITTSBURGH ON SATURDAY FOR HOMECOMING • Miami welcomes Pittsburgh on Saturday for an ACC Coastal Division matchup at Hard Rock Stadium. Kickoff is set for 12:30 p.m. and will air on the ACC Network. • Saturday afternoon’s contest marks the Hurricanes’ annual Homecoming game. • Miami is 24-10-1 all-time against Pittsburgh. The Hurricanes have won 17 of the last 19 matchups against the Panthers. • The series opened in 1950, with Miami defeating Pittsburgh, 28-0, on the road. • Miami is in the midst of a four-game losing skid. Three of Miami’s four losses have come by seven points-orless and two have come by three points-or-less. • Miami’s four losses have come by a combined 32 points (8.0 points per game average).
YIPPEE KAAYA
• QB Brad Kaaya is in the midst of a junior season at Miami in which he has already posted career numbers that rank among the most prolific in program history. • Kaaya was on the preseason watch lists for eight major honors: The Lombardi Award, the Manning Award, the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm, College Football Performance, the Davey O’Brien Award, American Football Coaches Association Good Works Team, the Wuerffel Trophy and the Maxwell Award. • Kaaya’s 8,420 career-passing yards are already the third-most in Miami history. His 3,238 passing yards as a sophomore in 2015 are tied for the sixth-most in a single season, while his 3,198 yards in 2014 are the eighth-most. He is the only QB with two individual seasons ranking in the top 10. • His 8,420 passing yards rank 20th on the ACC all-time career list. • With his three touchdown passes at Appalachian State, Kaaya passed legendary Hurricane quarterbacks Craig Erickson, Gino Torretta, Steve Walsh and Vinny Testaverde on the all-time touchdown pass list. • Kaaya’s 55 career touchdown passes rank third alltime in Miami history.
CAN OF CORN
• Through eight games in 2016, Elder has totaled 47.0 tackles (36.0 solo), 3.5 tackle for loss, 2.0 sacks, one interception and eight pass breakups. • His eight pass breakups are a team best. He also leads the team with 36.0 solo tackles.
KOOL CANES
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the top defensive line coaches in the country, has already made an immediate impact in his first season at Miami. The Hurricanes currently rank second in the nation in tackles for loss per game (9.4) and rank 24th in sacks per game (2.88). • Through eight games, Miami has totaled 75 tackles for loss and 24 sacks. In 2015, the Hurricanes recorded 66 tackles for loss and 26 sacks for the entire season.
GETTING DEFENSIVE
• Under first year defensive coordinator and Miami native Manny Diaz, the Hurricanes rank in the top-30 nationally in four different defensive categories: scoring defense (No. 16/18.9), team sacks (No. 24/2.88), tackles for loss (No. 2/9.4) and total defense (No. 28/354.1). • Miami has allowed just 16 touchdowns in its last 34 quarters dating back to last season. • Miami has started and finished games strong, outscoring its opponents by a combined 88-50 in the first and fourth quarters of games. • In its ACC opener against Georgia Tech, Miami’s defense accounted for 12 points as freshmen Shaquille Quarterman and Joe Jackson each returned a fumble for a touchdown. • In 2016, through just eight games, nine players already have at least 5.0 tackles for loss. In 2015, just four players finished the season (13 games) with at least 5.0 tackles for loss. • Against Appalachian State, Miami held the Mountaineers to just 2.6 yards per carry on the ground.
A TRUE HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE
• Through four home games this season, Miami has seen 242,242 fans pass into the newly renovated Hard Rock Stadium - a figure that ranks as the 36th in the nation. • The Hurricanes have averaged 60,561 fans per game this season - good for 28th in the nation. • Miami has seen more than 57,000 fans attend each of its first four games this season. • The Hurricanes have never posted single game attendance marks of 57,000-or-more in each of their first four games. • Miami sold out its home game against Florida State back on Oct. 8. • The Hurricanes currently have over 42,000 football season ticket holders. • Since the hiring of head coach Mark Richt on Dec. 4, 2015, Miami has added 15,000 new season ticket holders.
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SEPTEMBER 3 FLORIDA A&M 10 FAU 17 at Appalachian State
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OCTOBER 1 at Georgia Tech 8 FLORIDA STATE 15 NORTH CAROLINA 20 at Virginia Tech 29 at Notre Dame
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NOVEMBER 5 PITTSBURGH 12 at Virginia 19 at NC State 26 DUKE
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2016 PRESEASON RANKINGS ACC Championship Votes 1. Clemson - 144 2. Florida State - 39 3. North Carolina - 7 4. Louisville - 1 Atlantic Division (First place votes in parenthesis) 1. Clemson (148) – 1,293 2. Florida State (42) - 1,176 3. Louisville (1) - 961 4. NC State – 704 5. Boston College - 441 6. Syracuse - 426 7. Wake Forest - 347 Coastal Division (First place votes in parenthesis) 1. North Carolina (121) - 1,238 2. Miami (7) - 1,108 3. Pittsburgh (14) - 859 4. Virginia Tech (3) - 697 5. Duke (2) - 597 6. Georgia Tech (1) - 588 7. Virginia - 261 ACC Player of the Year Voting 1. Deshaun Watson, QB, Clemson - 164 2. Dalvin Cook, RB, Florida State - 18 3. Elijah Hood, RB, North Carolina - 4 T-4. Brad Kaaya, QB, Miami - 2 T-4. Lamar Jackson, QB, Louisville - 2 5. Devon Edwards, CB/KR, Duke - 1
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ROWING BY DAVID VILLAVICENCIO
@CanesRowing
2016-17 SCHEDULE Sept. 24 Oct. 16 Oct. 22-23 Nov. 4 Mar. 11-12 Mar. 18 Mar. 31 Apr. 8-9 Apr. 29 May 13-14 May 26-28
Hurricanes Shine at Head of the Charles
Miami raced four boats in prestigious regatta hosted in Cambridge, Mass. The University of Miami rowing team had four boats in action at the prestigious 2016 Head of the Charles. The Hurricanes had two entries in the Women’s Club 4+ event on Saturday and one boat in the Women’s Club 8+. The Canes also had one entry in the Championship 4+ event on Sunday. Miami’s entry in the Women’s Club 8+ was the Hurricanes’ top finishing boat on Saturday, placing 11th in a field of 39 boats. Coxed by Lily Wittle, the Hurricanes’ Club 8+ entry of Halle Alitz, Alex Gunner, Kristen Klein, Katarzyna Pasternak, Catherine Tayler, Elise Wiley, Alexa Aguilar and Katie Robinson combined for a time of 17:45.374. The Canes also had two boats race in the Women’s Club 4+ event that featured 59 entries. Miami’s Club 4+ ‘A’ boat finished 20th with a time of 20:36.687, while Miami ‘B’ placed 46th with a time of 21:58.437. “It was a good day of racing here in Boston with all three boats racing with all they had out on the course,” Miami head coach Dave Sanderson said following Saturday’s action. “Our first club four had a solid row and was able to get a finishing position high enough to guarantee an entry for next year. Our club eight had a strong row finishing 11th which also guarantees a spot for next year.” All eyes were on Miami’s lone entry in Sunday’s Women’s Championship 4+ event. Coxed by Colleen Gillis, the quartet of Taegan Lynch, Caroline Shaw, Jane Moore and Cristina Salinas teamed to finished 16th with a time of 20:44.951. The Head of the Charles Regatta, held in Cambridge, Mass., is widely acclaimed as the world’s largest two-day rowing event, drawing over 9,000 athletes around the world to compete in 55 different race events. Boats racing in the Head of the Charles compete against one another and the clock, with the boats starting sequentially, approximately 15 seconds apart. Miami will wrap up the fall with a home regatta against UCF on Nov. 4.
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Barry Scrimmage Head of the Indian Creek Head of the Charles UCF Cardinal Invite Governor’s Cup Sarasota Regatta Knecht Cup UCF ACC Championships NCAA Championships
HEAD OF THE INDIAN CREEK The University of Miami rowing team earned wins in each of its two races at the Head of the Indian Creek. The Hurricanes, who opened their fall schedule with a scrimmage against Barry University on Sept. 24, had eight boats race on their home course Sunday in the regatta hosted by the Miami Beach Rowing Club. The annual Head of the Indian Creek is a 2.7-mile race against the clock on scenic Indian Creek in the heart of Miami Beach. “Our athletes raced well and it was good to get some race experience before the [Head of the] Charles,” Miami head coach Dave Sanderson said. “We know we can pick up more speed this week and can’t wait to get back out on the water to improve.” Five varsity four boats were on the water first for Miami, with the Hurricanes’ ‘A’ boat winning the Women’s Collegiate Champ 4+ final with a time of 17:41.686. Miami ‘D’ finished fourth with a time of 18:16.354, followed by Miami ‘E’ (18:33.462), Miami ‘B’ (18:50.074) and Miami ‘C’ (20:23.414). The Hurricanes were also victorious in the Women’s Collegiate Champ 8+ race, as Miami ‘B’ crossed the finish line with a time of 15:58.630. A Hurricane boat also finished second in the event with Miami ‘A’ turning in a time of 16:01.686. Miami ‘C’ placed fourth with a time of 17:56.034.
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SWIM / DIVE BY CAMRON GHORBI
@CanesSwimDive
Canes Battle Three Teams in Quad Meet at Notre Dame NOTRE DAME, Ind. – The University of Miami swimming & diving team competed as a full unit for the first time this season Friday at the Rolfs Aquatic Center. In a quad meet hosted by Notre Dame and featuring Miami, Purdue and Rutgers, the Hurricanes put together a number of strong performances in their first competition since the SMU Classic on Oct. 14. Junior diver Wally Layand impressed in her first competitive event of the fall, taking first in the 3-meter event with a score of 325.30. Sophomore Marcela Maric took third in the 1-meter on the women’s side (280.50). Junior Briadam Herrera, competing against some of the top divers in the country from Purdue, took second in both the 1-meter (378.30) and 3-meter (397.65) Senior Cameron Davis took fourth in the first individual swimming event of the day, finishing the 1000-yard freestyle in 10:18.08. Freshman Manon Viguier (sixth, 1:52.26) and junior Julie Suarez (seventh, 1:52.29) were among Miami’s top performers in the 200 freestyle. After a fifth-place finish by senior Christina Leander in the 100 backstroke (56.88), fellow senior Angela Algee touched the wall in the 200 fly in a time of 2:20.28 to take fifth. Algee wasn’t done there. Competing in one of her signature events – the 100 fly – Algee took first in the event with a time of 54.53 to build momentum in the later stages of the meet. Viguier continued her strong day with a third-place finish in the 50 free (23.50), finishing just behind Katie Smith (22.69) and Abbie Dolan (23.31) of Notre Dame. Fellow freshman Iliana Oikonmou took seventh in the 50 free in a time of 24.00 seconds. Oikonmou (fourth, 51.24) and Suarez (fifth, 51.28) earned Miami points in the 100 free, and Suarez finished with a fourth-place showing in the 500 free (5:01.17). The Hurricanes’ top entry in the 400 free relay – comprised of Viguier, Oikonomou, Suarez and Algee - wrapped the competition with a time of 3:28.99.
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BASEBALL BY CAMRON GHORBI
@CanesBaseball
Recruiting Class Picks Up Second Top-15 Ranking CORAL GABLES, Fla. -- The Miami Hurricanes’ 2016 recruiting class picked up another national ranking when Baseball America rated the team’s newcomers as the No. 13 class nationwide. Miami’s class was ranked No. 14 by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper in late September. The group, ranked as the third-best in the ACC, continues a longstanding trend of top recruiting classes arriving on campus; Miami’s 2014 group was ranked No. 20, its 2013 class was ranked No. 6 and its 2012 newcomers were ranked No. 9. Coming off its second straight College World Series appearance and 25th in program history, Miami lost six players to the 2016 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft this past spring. The Hurricanes won their second ACC Regular Season Championship in the past three seasons, and secured their third straight ACC Coastal Division title in 2016. The Hurricanes had two newcomers selected in the 2016 MLB Draft, both by Cleveland: catcher Michael Amditis and right-handed pitcher/infielder Mason Studstill. Studstill was selected in the 22nd round and Amditis was selected in the 37th round. Two junior college transfers were drafted out of high school in 2014: junior outfielders James Davison and Hunter Tackett. Davison, who arrived at Miami after two seasons at Howard Junior College (Texas), was selected in the 39th round by the Chicago White Sox in 2014. Tackett, who spent his freshman season at Auburn and was one of 12 junior college First-Team All-Americans at Northwest Florida State in 2015, was selected by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 36th round. Two local products who figure to make an immediate impact at Miami are right-handed pitcher/infielder Gregory Veliz (Key West, Fla.) and righthanded pitcher Evan McKendry (Pembroke Pines, Fla.). Both were highly ranked entering the 2016 MLB Draft, but their strong commitment to the Hurricanes resulted in their arrival on campus this fall. Three players in the class were ranked among the top 500 MLB Draft-eligible players this past spring by Baseball America: Amditis (No. 200), Veliz (No. 304) and Studstill (No. 455).
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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL BY ALEX SCHWARTZ
All @CanesWBB Home Games to be Televised CORAL GABLES, Fla. – Each one of the University of Miami women’s basketball team’s 15 home games in 2016-17 will be televised live. Every contest will be carried on ACC Network Extra, with two matchups also shown on RSN. A third game has an ESPN Flex option to be shown live on ESPN2. “I am glad that all of our home games will once again be televised this season,” Miami head coach Katie Meier said. “In addition, I am proud to be at a school that makes such an amazing commitment to broadcasting and showcasing our program.” This is the second consecutive year in which every single home Miami women’s basketball game will be broadcast live. The Hurricanes’ first-ever ACC Network Extra broadcast will come in their home opener, Nov. 16 at 7 p.m., against Charlotte. Home games against North Carolina (Jan. 26, 7 p.m.) and Georgia Tech (Feb. 26, 1 p.m.) will be televised on RSN. Miami’s matchup against three-time reigning ACC champion Notre Dame, which is set for Jan. 8 at 3 p.m., is the ESPN Flex game, meaning it will be on ESPN2 or ACC Network Extra. “We play an exciting style of basketball that I know fans across the country will enjoy having the chance to watch,” Meier said. The Hurricanes, who are ranked No. 14/20 nationally, open their season at the Kentucky Classic in Lexington, Ky., facing the host Wildcats, ranked No. 19/19, Nov. 11 at 7 p.m., and then meeting Albany two days later, also at 7 p.m. To keep up with the University of Miami women’s basketball team on social media, follow @CanesWBB on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
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@CanesWBB
2016-17 SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT Nov. 11 at Kentucky ^ Nov. 13 vs. Albany ^ NOV. 16 CHARLOTTE Nov. 20 at. St. John’s NOV. 25 GRAMBLING STATE # NOV. 27 FORDHAM/TEXAS TECH # Dec. 1 at Ohio State ! DEC. 4 OLD DOMINION DEC. 6 LOYOLA CHICAGO Dec. 16 at FIU DEC. 19 COPPIN STATE % DEC. 20 ETSU/MAINE DEC. 29 FLORIDA STATE * Jan. 2 at Pittsburgh * Jan. 5 at NC State * JAN. 8 NOTRE DAME * JAN. 11 VIRGINIA TECH * Jan. 15 at Louisville * Jan. 22 at Syracuse * JAN. 26 NORTH CAROLINA * JAN. 29 BOSTON COLLEGE * Feb. 2 at Wake Forest * Feb. 6 at Florida State * FEB. 9 VIRGINIA * FEB. 12 CLEMSON * Feb. 19 at Duke * Feb. 23 at Virginia Tech * FEB. 26 GEORGIA TECH * March 1-5 ACC Tournament
TIME (TV) 7 p.m. (SECN+) 7 p.m. 7 p.m. (ACCN Extra) 7 p.m. (ESPN3) 4 p.m. (ACCN Extra) TBA (ACCN Extra) 7 p.m. (BTN) 2 p.m. (ACCN Extra) 11 a.m. (ACCN Extra) 7 p.m. (CUSA.tv) 5 p.m. (ACCN Extra) TBA (ACCN Extra) 7 p.m. (ACCN Extra) 7 p.m. 7 p.m. (ACCN Extra) 3 p.m. (ESPN2 or ACCN Extra) 7 p.m. (ACCN Extra) 1:30 p.m. (ESPN2) 2:30 p.m. (RSN/ACCN Extra) 7 p.m. (RSN/ACCN Extra) 1 p.m. (ACCN Extra) 7 p.m. (ACCN Extra) 7 p.m. (RSN/ACCN Extra) 7 p.m. (ACCN Extra) 2 p.m. (ACCN Extra) 1 p.m. (RSN/ACCN Extra) 7 p.m. 1 p.m. (RSN/ACCN Extra) TBA (RSN/ESPNU/ESPN2)
BOLD CAPS - home game, played at the Watsco Center in Coral Gables, Fla. ^ - Kentucky Classic (Lexington, Ky.) # - Miami Thanksgiving Tournament (Coral Gables, Fla.) ! - Big Ten/ACC Challenge % - Miami Holiday Tournament (Coral Gables, Fla.) * - ACC game All times Eastern and subject to change Twitter: @CanesWBB Facebook: /CanesWBB Instagram: @CanesWBB Official Website: HurricaneSports.com
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MEN’S TENNIS BY KEVIN IVANY
@CanesMensTennis
2016-17 ROSTER Max Andrews 6-2 Sr. Manchester, England Rice/ Academia Sanchez-Casal Kevin Bondar 5-8 Jr. Calabasas, California Oaks Christian HS Nile Clark 6-2 Jr. Philadelphia, Pa. Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School
Piric Releases Men’s Tennis Spring Schedule
The University of Miami men’s tennis team will host 15 matches this spring at the Neil Schiff Tennis Center, head coach Aljosa Piric announced. The spring season begins Jan. 20 and features nine non-conference matches, followed by 12 Atlantic Coast Conference matchups. Nine of Miami’s 12 ACC matchups are against opponents that finished the 2016 season in the ITA national rankings. “Playing in the ACC, we will always have great competition, and we are excited about that. We have some great matches at home this year, ACC rivals Clemson, Georgia Tech, Notre Dame, Virginia Tech and, the national defending champion, Virginia. In addition, we have some great out of conference matches such as, a Southeastern Conference rival, Mississippi State.” Piric said. “We open up with 11 home matches and play 15 home matches in total. We are excited about that; playing in the heat should be and will be a home court advantage for our squad. We are excited to kick things off in a couple of months and see how we matchup against some of the best teams in the nation.“ Non-conference play begins with the Hurricanes hosting St. John’s (Jan. 20) and North Florida (Jan. 22) in Coral Gables. After just two matches in January, the Hurricanes open a stretch with five total contests in February, seven in March and seven in April, including matches against 11 ranked foes. On Feb. 4, Troy travels to Miami, before consecutive 3 p.m., matches on Feb. 10 and 12 against No. 19 Mississippi State and Florida Atlantic, respectively. The Hurricanes will then open up ACC play on Feb. 19 versus Clemson. The month of February will conclude with a home match against FGCU (Feb. 25). Miami will open up March with non-conference matchups against No. 59 East Tennessee State (March 6) and Boston (March 10), before hosting No. 37 Georgia Tech on March 12 at noon. The Hurricanes will wrap up non-conference play on March 17 against Minnesota before taking their first road trip of the spring season. The Hurricanes hit the road for four consecutive matches, beginning with a trip to Tallahassee, Fla., (March 19) to face No. 26 Florida State. Miami then will travel to face Louisville (March 26) before wrapping up the month of March at No. 5 North Carolina (March 31) in Chapel Hill, N.C. On April 2 the Hurricanes will travel to Winston-Salem, N.C. to face the defending ACC tournament champions, No. 8 Wake Forest. Miami will return to the Neil Schiff Tennis Center to face Boston College (April 7) and No. 42 Notre Dame (April 9). Following the trip back to Coral Gables, the Hurricanes will return to North Carolina to face No. 46 NC State (April 14) and No. 75 Duke (April 15). Miami will conclude the spring regular season at home on April 21 and April 23, as the Canes host the defending national champion, No. 1 Virginia, and No. 33 Virginia Tech, respectively. This year’s ACC Championships will be held April 26-30 in Rome Ga., followed by the NCAA First and Second Round May 5-6 at campus sites, then the NCAA Championship May 18-21 and NCAA Individual Championship May 23-29, both in Athens, Ga.
January 20 St. Johns – 2 p.m. 22 North Florida – 2 p.m. February 4 Troy – 12 p.m. 10 Mississippi State – 3 p.m. 12 FAU – 3 p.m. 19 Clemson – 12 p.m. 25 Florida Gulf Coast – 3 p.m.
Dane Dunlap 6-0 So. Washago, Ontario, Canada Laurel Springs Online Jesse Flores 6-2 Sr. Oakville, Ont., Canada UCF/ Kings Christian Collegiate Niclas Genovese 6-2 Jr. Zug, Switzerland Institut Montana Zug Christian Langmo 6-3 Boca Raton, Fla. Palm Beach Virtual
Piotr Lomacki 6-1 Jr. Warsaw, Poland Sopocka Akademia Aljosa Piric Head Tennis Coach First Year at Miami Richmond ‘00 Petar Danolic Assistant Coach First Year at Miami Texas Tech ‘00 Pablo Gor Costales Volunteer Assistant Coach First Year at Miami Armstrong State ‘16
2017 Spring Schedule March 6 East Tennessee State – 4 p.m. 10 Boston University – 4 p.m. 12 Georgia Tech – 12 p.m. 17 Minnesota – 10 a.m. 19 at Florida State – 1 p.m. 26 at Louisville – 12 p.m. 31 at UNC – 2 p.m.
April 2 at Wake Forest – 12 p.m. 7 Boston College – 3 p.m. 9 Notre Dame – 12 p.m. 14 at NC State – 2:30 p.m. 15 at Duke – 3 p.m. 21 Virginia – 3 p.m. 23 Virginia Tech – 12 p.m. 26-30 ACC Championship, Rome, Ga. -ACC Matches in Bold
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2015-16 SCHEDULE Date Event
Result/Time
9/24-25
Mary Fossum Invitational
1st/12
East Lansing, Mich.
10/9-10
Jim West Challenge
Houston, Texas
10/17-18
Betsy Rawls Longhorn Invitational 2nd/14
Austin, Texas
1/30
Florida Challenge
Lecanto, Fla.
3rd/15
NO. 9 CANES CLOSE OUT FALL CAMPAIGN ON A HIGH NOTE University of Miami sophomore Dewi Weber capped her strong 2016 fall season on Oct. 18 with another winning performance, as she captured medalist honors at the Betsy Rawls Invitational. Weber’s first-place finish paced the ninth-ranked Hurricanes women’s golf team to a second-place showing with a threeround total of 863. Miami posted a final round score of five-over-par, 293. Kent State edged out the Hurricanes by one stroke for the tournament it posted a final round tally of four-under-par (284). KSU finished with a three-day total of 862 to win the tournament. The Hurricanes placed in the top three in each of their three tournaments this fall. Weber entered the final round of competition with a 10-stroke lead and cruised to the win after she shot an even par score of 72. The Netherlands native started the day on a high note as she recorded birdies on four of the Hurricanes’ first five holes. She then went on to post bogeys on four of the next six holes. Weber posted her final birdie of the tournament on hole 16. She finished the two-day event with 21 birdies. Weber closed the fall campaign with three top-10 finishes, including two winning performances. Freshman Filippa Moork was the next Hurricane finisher, as she tied for 11th. Moork posted a final day score of four-overpar, 76 and closed with a three-round total of 218.
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Fellow freshman Renate Grimstad also finished in the top 25 as she tied for 25th, finishing with a day three total of 76. Grimstad concluded the two-day event with a score of 225.
2/5-7
UCF Challenge
Senior Delfina Acosta and freshman Macarena Aguilara both tied for 34th (226) to round out the Hurricanes’ top five.
Orlando, Fla.
The two-day event was played at the par 72, 6,278-yard University of Texas Golf Club.
2/19-21
Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate
New Orleans, La.
2/27-3/1
Hurricane Invitational
Coral Gables, Fla.
Miami returns to action on Jan. 30 with the start of its spring schedule as it takes part in the 2017 Florida Challenge in Lecanto, Fla. DARQUEA ADVANCES TO STAGE THREE OF LGPA QUALIFYING SCHOOL Senior women’s golfer Daniela Darquea kept her professional golf dreams alive on Oct. 24 as she advanced from Stage Two of the LPGA Tour Qaulifying School to Stage Three at LPGA International in Daytona Beach, Fla. Darquea posted rounds of 76, 69, 74 and 70 for a final score of 289. She finished Stage Two tied at 15th place. Through four rounds, Darquea shot 15 birdies. The Quito, Ecuadro native is one of 12 amateurs to advance to Stage Three. Only three of those 12 amateurs placed ahead of her on the leaderboard. Each round of qualifying school was played on a different course, which presented a different challenge for every round to test each player’s skill set. The top 80 players from Stage Two will compete in Stage Three of Q-School at the LPGA International course in Daytona Beach, Fla. Nov. 28- Dec. 4.
NOVEMBER 2016
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Greensboro, N.C.
4/21-23
ACC Championship
Greensboro, N.C.
5/8-10
NCAA Regional
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NCAA Championship
Sugar Grove, Ill.
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UMSHOF CELEBRITY GOLF TOURNAMENT 24th Annual UM Sports Hall of Fame Celebrity Golf Tournament, presented by DiMare Fresh, to benefit the Hurricane Club and hosted by All American Greg Mark ! Held Wednesday, October 26th at the Biltmore Golf Course.
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