CORAL GABLES, Fla. – The Miami Hurricanes volleyball program returned to Freeman Indoor Stadium at the Knight Sports Complex, Friday, hosting the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Miami cruised to victories in the first two sets before the Irish battled back to win the third set. The Hurricanes held on, earning the 25-15 fourth set victory to defeat Notre Dame, 3-1.

With the win, Miami improves to 9-9 on the season and 7-2 in ACC play.

Asia Harvey led the Hurricanes offensively, tallying 17 kills. She also added two services aces, tied with Ariana Rodriguez and Olivia Durst for the team lead, seven digs, and two blocks. 

Middle blocker Logan Wiley ranked second on the team with 11 kills, posting a .625 hitting percentage. She also recorded two blocks, including one solo block. Sonja Danilovic also recorded double digit kills for the Miami offense, recording 10.

Rodriguez had 42 assists and four kills against the Fighting Irish, adding ten digs and six blocks for her seventh double-double of the season. Denitsa Angelova led the team with seven blocks, adding to her team lead.

Set 1: Miami 25, Notre Dame 18
The Hurricanes opened the first set by taking a 4-1 lead as Ruth Martinez and Logan Wiley recorded kills and Sonja Danilovic earned a service ace. Notre Dame battled back, tying the set at five before Miami scored nine of the next 14 points to take a 14-10 lead.

Miami entered the media timeout with a Wiley kill, her fourth of the match, eventually building as large as a five-point lead thanks to back-to-back Asia Harvey kills to force a Notre Dame timeout. The Hurricanes controlled the remainder of the set as Wiley recorded a block and closed the set with a kill to put Miami up in the match.

Set 2: Miami 25, Notre Dame 14
Miami dominated the second set, scoring five of the first seven points before recording six straight with Olivia Durst at the service line to build an 11-3 lead.  The Irish stopped the run momentarily, but three consecutive Canes points capped by a Harvey service ace put Miami up by ten.

Over the rest of the set, the Hurricanes only outscored the Fighting Irish by one, 11-10, but the early lead was enough to send the match to the third. Harvey had four kills down the stretch, adding to her match lead.

Set 3: Notre Dame 25, Miami 23
The Fighting Irish jumped on the Hurricanes early in the third set, building a 5-1 lead early. Kills from Wiley and Harvey and back-to-back Miami blocks pulled the Canes within one, 5-6, but Notre Dame scored three straight, rebuilding its lead to four.

Trailing by four, Miami pushed, scoring five consecutive points to take a 13-12 lead on a Rodriguez service ace. The Hurricanes held the lead into the media timeout, later scoring three straight to lead by three, 19-16. Notre Dame battled though, tying the match at 21 before scoring four of the next six points to force a fourth set.

Set 4: Miami 25, Notre Dame 15
The Canes wasted no time opening a lead on Notre Dame, scoring the first three points. The Irish scored four of the next five including three straight to tie the must win match at four.

Miami quickly took a two-point lead, eventually building it to five, forcing a Notre Dame timeout leading 11-6. The teams traded points out of the timeout before the Irish scored three straight to pull within two, but Miami scored three of the next four to take the lead into the media timeout.

Notre Dame scored one, making it 15-12, but the Hurricanes scored eight of the next ten, earning three kills from Harvey, one by Angelova, a Durst service ace, and two blocks to lead 23-14. Miami’s leading scorers against the Irish, Harvey and Wiley, sealed the win with back-to-back kills, as the Hurricanes earned the 25-15 set win and 3-1 match victory.

Up Next: Miami will host No. 3 Louisville to conclude the weekend on Sunday, Oct. 25. First serve is set for 3:30 p.m. with coverage on ACCN.