The Miami Hurricanes women’s basketball team made history on Friday.
The ‘Canes are going to the Elite Eight for the first time ever. 9-seeded Miami advanced to the Regional Final in Greenville with their 70-65 defeat of 4-seeded Villanova.
“HISTORY MADE,” the Hurricanes Women’s Basketball Twitter account posted with joy on Friday afternoon.
HISTORY MADE 🙌 pic.twitter.com/eOTRJHqjTf
— Hurricanes Women’s Basketball (@CanesWBB) March 24, 2023
The historic victory nets Miami the chance to make their first-ever Final Four. Should they do it, they’d become the first program at Miami – men’s or women’s – to make a Final Four ever. They await the winner between LSU and Utah.
After the win, the team reacted to the big win and were surprised in a major way.
As Chantel Jennings pointed out, the star Cavinder Twins FaceTimed with legendary rapper Lil’ Wayne.
Well that’s a first…
In Miami locker room after the win when I hear screams from behind me.
Naturally, Lil’ Wayne had FaceTimed the Cavinder twins. pic.twitter.com/a3EeLwiOG9
— Chantel Jennings (@ChantelJennings) March 24, 2023
“ELITE US,” tweeted Miami guard Karla Erjavec.
ELITE US 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🧡 https://t.co/j1Z88NSI5x
— Karla Erjavec (@erjavec_karla) March 24, 2023
“Let’s Go Canes!” tweeted Georgia Rep. Esther Panitch, a Miami alum.
Let’s Go Canes!!! @MiamiHurricanes #gapol https://t.co/xfT70TZg1X pic.twitter.com/WI2c45sx0L
— Rep. Esther Panitch (@epanitch) March 24, 2023
Miami football legend and Heisman Trophy winner Gino Torretta congratulated the team.
Congratulations to @CoachKatieMeier and our @CanesWBB on heading to the Elite 8! https://t.co/blriLY6xqK
— Gino Torretta (@GinoTorretta) March 24, 2023
Notable fan Luther Luke Campbell also congratulated the Lady Canes.
Congratulations, Lady Canes https://t.co/SCh7dIjC3c
— Luther Luke Campbell (@unclelukereal1) March 24, 2023
Canes football player Trent Scheuerman was among those to congratulate the team, too.
LFG!!!! @CanesWBB 🙌 https://t.co/xvmtSXHaBc
— Trent Scheuerman 🙌 (@scheuerman2022) March 24, 2023
The Hurricane Baseball, Soccer, and Men’s Basketball teams all joined up with the congratulatory train.
THE CANES ARE ELITE!!!@CoachKatieMeier and @CanesWBB are special! Congratulations, ladies 🙌 https://t.co/J72jGtAtOa
— Miami Hurricanes Baseball (@CanesBaseball) March 24, 2023
IT'S 👏 GREAT 👏 TO 👏 BE 👏 A 👏 MIAMI 👏 HURRICANE 👏
Congratulations to @CoachKatieMeier & @CanesWBB!! History for the Hurricanes! https://t.co/ErXlMbggtO
— Miami Hurricanes Soccer (@CanesFutbol) March 24, 2023
Let’s goooo!!! So proud! 🙌
— Canes Men’s Basketball (@CanesHoops) March 24, 2023
The Hurricanes now boast a 22-12 record after their historic victory on Friday. Ideally, they pick up three more and get to 25, which means they’d cut down the nets in Dallas. But they will have their work cut out for them, surely. in the meantime, they can bask in their history-making victory.
