CORAL GABLES, Fla. – The University of Miami women's basketball team opened the 2026-27 regular season with a 75-48 victory over Florida Atlantic Monday night at the Watsco Center.

Offensively, Miami was led by junior Ahnay Adams, registering a career high 21 points while shooting 8-of-10 from the field. Two other Hurricanes reached double figures in scoring, as junior Gal Raviv and sophomore Soma Okolo each contributed 11 points.

Junior point guard and Miami Hurricanes star Gal Raviv was named to the 2026-27 Nancy Lieberman Point Guard of the Year Award Preseason Watch List the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame announced Monday.

Raviv is one of 20 players nationally selected to the preseason watch list for the prestigious award, which recognizes the top point guard in NCAA Division I women's basketball.

During Wednesday's media availability through Zoom, I asked Miami Hurricanes quarterback Darian Mensah about the process of flipping the page from the Florida State Seminoles win to preparing for the Pitt Panthers, despite the adrenaline and excitement that came with beating an in-state rival in a back-and-forth double-overtime outing:

"I think it's important to enjoy wins, especially in that fashion" he said. "It's kind of like a 24-hour rule; enjoy for a small amount of time, then you get to move on. That's if you want to be great."

I asked a couple of questions to Miami Hurricanes sixth-year linebacker about Florda State Seminoles sophomore running back Ousmane Kromah in Wednesday's media availability via Zoom.

Question: How has Kromah improved from last season to now?

I asked Miami Hurricanes star running back Mark Fletcher Jr. about how CharMar “Marty” Brown has stayed engaged with the team since suffering a season-ending injury against Wake Forest:

“He’s still around,” he said. “He’s in good spirits. I love that he’s around and keeping us going. People get injured and tend to isolate themselves. I know for football players, sometimes you feel like you have no value. He’s in good spirits and I’m happy to see him around the building.”

I attended today’s Miami Heat practice media availability and spoke with former Miami Hurricanes point guard Tre Donaldson.

- Finding comfortability in staying in South Florida from college to pros:

Now former Miami Hurricanes second baseman Jailen Watkins has announced he’s transferring to Weatherford College. The Sachse native returns home to the Lone Star State.

Watkins batted .269 with a .959 OPS, including seven hits in 26 at-bats, a double, a triple, 11 runs batted, a home run (grand slam against Lafayette), and 13 total bases in 20 games (six starts).