Senior guards Adrienne Motley and Jessica Thomas sat slumped over on the Watsco Center floor late Monday night, soaking in the saddest moment of their University of Miami careers as their coaches and teammates tried to console them.
For the second game in a row, the Hurricanes had gone down to the wire against a double-digit seed in the Women’s NCAA Tournament. This time, there was no miracle ending for the Hurricanes. Miami was eliminated 85-78 in the second round by the 12th-seeded Quinnipiac Bobcats, who had knocked out No. 5 seed Marquette in the first round.
Motley and Thomas could hardly watch as the visiting mid-major team celebrated on the Miami home court along with their pep band — dressed as ketchup, bananas, peanut butter and jelly, and Teletubbies.