The Miami Hurricanes were able to a close a hard fought battle for the program's first Elite 8 appearance in program history. The 70-65 victory was almost spoiled by Villanova senior Maddy Siegrist, who led the team back from a 21-point deficit.
Soon after Miami secured the program's first Sweet 16 appearance in 31 years, the team was tasked with figuring out how to shut down Siegrist, the nation's points leader and Villanova's all-time scoring leader for both men and women.
Double teaming Siegrist and staying fast on defense to secure rotations and deflections, Miami came out of the first quarter with a six-point lead. Going 10 for 16 from the field and 1 of 1 for three, Miami was doing damage against Villanova's defense in the paint.
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