After years of being shipped off to faraway places, the University of Miami women’s basketball team will finally get to stay at home for the first round – and potentially the second round — of the NCAA Tournament.
The 16th-ranked Hurricanes were awarded a No. 4 seed and will host No. 13 seed Florida Gulf Coast on Saturday at 4 p.m. at the Watsco Center. In the other opening game of the Coral Gables bracket, fifth-seeded Marquette, coached by former Miami assistant Carolyn Kieger, faces No. 12-seed Quinnipiac.
When the words “Coral Gables, FL” popped up on the bracket during the ESPN Selection Monday show, UM coach Katie Meier and her players went berserk and jumped out of their seats at Buffalo Wild Wings, where they were joined by fans and cheerleaders.