CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The University of Miami volleyball program traveled to Virginia this weekend, taking on the Cavaliers on Friday. After Miami cruised to victories in the first two sets, the Cavaliers won the third set and challenged the Hurricanes in the fourth. Miami was able to hang on to earn the 26-24 fourth set victory to defeat Virginia, 3-1.

With the win, the Hurricanes improve to 10-10 on the season and 8-3 in ACC play. The victory at John Paul Jones Arena marks only Miami’s second win away from Coral Gables in the 2026 campaign.

Miami was led offensively by Asia Harvey’s 20 kills, a new career high. She also added three digs and two blocks, second most amongst the Canes. Ruth Martinez tallied 15 kills in the win, followed by Sonja Danilovic’s 10 kills.

Ariana Rodriguez recorded 35 assists and led the teams with 15 digs, adding another double-double. Gaby Arroyo and Olivia Durst each added 11 digs for the Hurricanes.

Set 1: Miami 25, Virginia 14
The Hurricanes got out to a fast start against the Cavaliers, scoring seven of the first ten points. Ruth Martinez recorded two kills early in the match while Logan Wiley and Ariana Rodriguez also added a kill each.

Leading 7-3, Miami went on to extend its lead to ten points, going up 18-8 on a Sonja Danilovic kill to force a Cavaliers timeout. Danilovic recorded three kills on the 11-5 run, as the Hurricanes also saw Harvey’s first kill of the match and two blocks from Denitsa Angelova.

Miami held a slight 7-6 advantage in scoring down the stretch to earn the 25-14 first set win over the Cavaliers.

Set 2: Miami 25, Virginia 20
Virginia opened the scoring in the second set, scoring the first two points before Miami scored four straight to take a 4-2 lead over the Cavaliers. They were able to cut the Hurricanes lead to one, but Miami scored again four straight, seeing kills from Wiley, back-to-back off the hand of Martinez, and one from Harvey, making it an 8-3 game.

Momentum continued in Miami’s favor as it went on an 8-3 run to take a ten-point lead over Virginia, capped by two straight Harvey kills. Trailing 16-6, the Cavaliers began to chip away, pulling within eight before the Hurricanes went back up by ten to force a Virginia timeout.

The Cavaliers controlled the set out of the timeout, outscoring Miami 10-5 including three straight to make it 24-20 and force Head Coach Keno Gandara to take a timeout. The Hurricanes were able to score the final point, a Danilovic kill, to go up 2-0 in the match.

Set 3: Virginia 25, Miami 15
The Hurricanes and Cavaliers battled early in the third set. Miami went up by two before Virginia flipped the script and scored six of the next seven to go up by three on the Canes.

Miami pulled itself within one, making it a 7-6 set in favor of Virginia before another Cavaliers run rebuilt the Hurricanes deficit to four. The Canes scored three straight thanks to Rodriguez and Danilovic kills to again come within one point, but four straight Virginia points made it a 14-9 game and forced a Miami timeout.

Virginia built its lead to eight as the Hurricanes took another timeout trailing 20-12, but the Cavaliers outscored Miami 5-3 down the stretch to make it a 2-1 game.

Set 4: Miami 26, Virginia 24
The fourth set was the closest of the match, but Miami found itself playing from behind early. Down 3-0, the Hurricanes began to chip away, eventually tying the score at eight points apiece.

From then on, neither team built more than a two-point lead. Trailing 11-9, Miami scored three consecutive points, two Martinez kills and a Cavaliers error, to take a 12-11 lead. The Hurricanes would go back on top, 13-12, but Virginia scored three of the next four to take the 15-14 lead into the media timeout.

Out of the break, the Hurricanes scored three straight points as Harvey and Danilovic each recorded a kill and Angelova and Rodriguez combined for a block, forcing Virginia to call a timeout. The Cavaliers followed with three consecutive of their own to take a one-point lead, eventually building it back up to two.

With the score 20-18 in favor of Virginia, Miami outscored the Cavaliers 8-4, tying the set at 20 before going up 22-21, 24-23, and earning kills from Harvey and Rodriguez to seal the set 26-24 and earn the 3-1 victory over Virginia.

Up Next: The Miami Hurricanes wrap the Virginia road trip on Sunday when they face the Virginia Tech Hokies. First serve is set for 12:30 p.m. with coverage on ACCNX.