It was a slow first half but the Miami Hurricanes women’s basketball team took care of business against Stetson 78-53 in the opening game of the season.

With children streaming at the top of their lungs after anything the Lady Canes did, they started to find their rhythm as a team thanks to the dominant performance from Notre Dame Transfer Nat Marshall and the dynamic duo between Hanna and Hailey Cavinder.

Hanna finished with the highest plus/minus on the team with 34 and played often with her sister(something that did not happen a lot during their previous tenure with the Hurricanes)

The Hurricanes hounded the glass finishing with 58 rebounds. That tell you how much miss was going on but in the first game of the season, the hustle effort was all that could be asked.

The Canes will return to the court next Monday, Nov. 11, when they are slated to host Jacksonville at 7 p.m.

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Men’s Basketball: Miami 113, FDU 72

Women’s Basketball: Miami 78, Stetson 53

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The Miami Central High School football team is being forced to forfeit a number of games over an ineligible player.

The Florida High School Athletic Association deemed the Miami Central Rockets used an ineligible player and they must now forfeit all 8 victories, according to a report released Monday.

The team was also placed on administrative probation until Nov. 1, 2025, and was fined $900 for the violation.

According to the ruling, the Rockets used a fifth-year student-athlete and self-reported the violation. The name of the student was redacted from the report from the FHSAA.

The Miami-Dade County School Board has not sent over a statement, but the report said the school will take corrective actions and mentioned “The alleged player has been removed from the practice and will never play football again at Miami Central.”

Sports Illustrated ranked The Rockets as No. 6 in Florida before this ruling came down.

The report says school administrators have the right to appeal the decision within the next 10 business days.

NBC6 reached out to the school board and are waiting on a statement.

The Miami Heat (3-2) are at home on Monday evening for a matchup against the Sacramento Kings (3-3) at 8:15 ET.

The Heat are coming off a dominant victory over the Washington Wizards in Mexico City while the Kings were defeated in an overtime thriller against the Toronto Raptors on Nov. 2.

Here’s the full injury report for the game:

HEAT

Josh Christopher: Out – G League

Keshad Johnson: Out – G League

KINGS

Devin Carter: Out – Shoulder

Isaiah Crawford: Out – G League

Orlando Robinson: Out – Knee

Kevin Huerter: Questionable – Illness

If Huerter is able to play in tonight’s game, it’s essentially a full health clash.

Here’s more information about the game:

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

Betting line: Heat -2

VITALS: : The Heat and Kings meet for the first of two matchups this regular season. Last season, Miami swept the series, 2-0, has now won three straight against Sacramento, including six of the last eight overall. The Heat are 47-24 all-time versus the Kings during the regular season,
including 31-5 in home games and 16-19 in road games. The Heat are coming off a victory against the Washington Wizards.

PROJECTED STARTERS

HEAT

G Terry Rozier

G Tyler Herro

C Bam Adebayo

F Jimmy Butler

F Nikola Jovic

KINGS 

F Keegan Murray

F DeMar DeRozan

C Domantas Sabonis 

G De’Aaron Fox

G Doug McDermott 

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Anthony Pasciolla works as a contributing writer to Miami Heat On SI. He can be reached at ampasciolla@gmail.com or follow him on X @AnthonyPasci.