GREENSBORO, N.C. – All season long, they’ve shown their resiliency.

On Thursday afternoon, the Hurricanes did it again in their ACC Tournament opener.

Ninth-seeded Miami, keyed by a 10-0 fourth-quarter run, overcame a double-digit deficit to clinch a 60-59 win over eight-seeded North Carolina in the tournament opener for both teams.

With the win, the Hurricanes (19-11) advance to Friday’s tournament quarterfinals, where they will face top-seeded Virginia Tech.

Miami had four players finish in double figures, led by Shayeann Day-Wilson, who scored 13 points.

Lazaria Spearman notched her fourth double-double of the season – and second straight – with 12 points and ten rebounds. Latasha Lattimore added 12 points, and Ja’Leah Williams contributed 11 points, including three on a long first-half buzzer-beater that gave the Hurricanes an emotional lift when they needed one.

“We always show up in March, and we always slam the door on people,” said Hurricanes head coach Katie Meier, who noted Miami had 16 second-chance points in the win.

The Hurricanes, who trailed by as many as 14 points on Thursday, outscored North Carolina 15-10 in the third quarter to cut into the lead and set up their eventual fourth-quarter run.

Early on, though, the game looked a bit like the teams’ previous meeting in January.

The Tar Heels, who built a double-digit lead in that matchup in Chapel Hill, came out hot again and outscored the Hurricanes 20-13 in the opening quarter. North Carolina (19-12) added to its lead early in the second with a 6-0 run that pushed the lead to 26-15.

Miami, meanwhile, struggled at times to put the ball in the basket and was 8-of-26 from the field midway through the second quarter.

But the Hurricanes closed the gap and pulled within single digits when they hit their last three field goals of the half, including Williams’ shot from near midcourt that beat the buzzer.

That shot, which fueled plenty of celebrating on the Miami bench, cut North Carolina’s halftime lead to 37-30.

“We have each other’s backs. … I just told my team, ‘We’re not going to keep missing forever,’” Day-Wilson said. “Just stay confident and have each other’s backs.”

Courtesy of Miami Athletics

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