For most of the night, it appeared that the Hurricanes were going to make their historical opener relatively stress-free.
Miami head coach Katie Meier, who entered the game with 303 wins through 16 full seasons at Miami, needed just one more win to surpass former women’s head coach Ferne Labati and become the winningest head coach in the history of Hurricanes basketball (men’s or women’s). And she did just that when UM defeated Jackson State, 72-67.
“I looked up right before the game and saw Coach Ferne Labati in the stands and I got a little bit emotional that she made that amazing gesture to come,” Meier said.