Miami’s mad March sees men, women programs in Elite 8 -
“I’ve heard of all the great football players that have been here,” Pack said, “but the basketball program has been coming up the last few years and people respect both now.”
“The two programs have a lot in common,” Meier said. “We’re very competitive, like a big brother-little sister or big sister-little brother, depending on who won that week. We get that way with each other and I love it. …“Whether you’re laying on the training table next to somebody, one player next to the other player saying, ‘Why did you miss that shot?’ - they’re right there competing with each other in a very loving way. I think it’s elevated both of our programs.
The ninth-seeded women have never before advanced so far in the tournament, and it’s been a thrilling ride. They erased a 17-point halftime deficit to beat No. 8 Oklahoma State, beat No. 1 Indiana on Destiny Harden’s tie-breaking basket with 3.3 seconds left and eliminated No. 4 Villanova on Friday after squandering a 21-point lead in the second half.
Men’s player Wooga Poplar said he gets the question frequently when he’s on campus but was surprised it came up when he was talking to local fans in Kansas City. “It was really fun watching their game, seeing them beat Villanova, when they were expected to lose,” Pack said. “Making the Elite Eight for the first time in their program history is something that people didn’t think about at the beginning of the year.”
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