Haley Cavinder shushes Indiana followers after clutch free throws in Miami’s March Insanity upset
Haley Cavinder bought flashy as she helped Miami shut in on a shocking March Insanity upset.
The senior guard made two clutch free throws with 12 seconds remaining to present the No. 9 seeded Hurricanes a three-point lead in an eventual 70-68 upset of No. 1 Indiana to succeed in the ladies’s NCAA Match Candy 16 on Monday evening.
Haley dribbled the ball a few occasions, set herself, swished it, and put a finger as much as her lips — silencing the gang.
Haley, alongside along with her twin sister, Hanna Cavinder, has grow to be a preferred social media influencer buoyed by her basketball profession.
The pair have brazenly shared their lives as student-athletes, what it’s wish to be an influencer, and how to deal with backlash as somebody within the public eye.
Haley completed the sport with 9 factors, whereas Hanna chipped in three factors off the bench.
The Cavinder twins celebrated with their Canes teammates contained in the locker room, the place they blasted NBA YoungBoy’s “Recent Prince Of Utah” in a TikTok video.
Hanna and different gamers had been seen mouthing the lyrics: “It’s a parade in my metropolis, yeah” — the identical line Memphis Grizzlies level guard Ja Morant said is his crew’s “lingo.”
After Yarden Garzon tied the sport with a clutch 3-pointer for the Hoosiers, Miami ahead Future Harden made a shot within the lane with 3.5 seconds left for a Hurricanes victory.
The win lifted Miami to its first Candy 16 since 1992.
The Hoosiers (28-4) grew to become the second No. 1 seed to be eradicated in two nights.
Stanford was upset Sunday by Ole Miss, 54-49, on its house court docket.
It’s the primary time since 1998 that two No. 1 seeds didn’t advance to the regional semifinals.
Miami was coming off a shocking 17-point comeback Saturday in opposition to Oklahoma State within the opening spherical, wherein Haley led the crew with 16 factors.
A 12 months in the past, they fell in need of eventual champion South Carolina within the second spherical.
Each time the match ends for Miami, it might be the final time the sisters take the court docket collectively.
“[Hanna] may not need to play our fifth 12 months, in order that’s the one cause,” Haley said on a recent episode of the “BFFs Podcast.”
“I similar to to hoop so I used to be like I need to come again for a fifth 12 months. However Hanna is extra like, ‘I need to begin my life.’”
While the Hoosiers head home earlier than expected, the Hurricanes head to Greenville, South Carolina, for a showdown with fourth-seeded Villanova, which was ranked No. 10 in the final Associated Press Top 25.
— With Post Wire Services