University of Miami center was celebrated on Senior Night and then scored a career-high 36 points in a 79-58 win over Pittsburgh.
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Ra Shaya Kyle saved her best performance for her final night at the Watsco Center.
The University of Miami center racked up a career-high 36 points on Senior Night to lead the Hurricanes’ women’s basketball team to a 79-58 win over Pittsburgh Thursday night.
She shot 14-of-18 and filled the box score with 13 rebounds, a block, assist and two steals. It was the 19th double-double for the graduate student, who transferred from the University of Florida and is a Top 10 candidate for the Lisa Leslie Award for the nation’s top center.
After the game, she was showered with water by her teammates in the locker room.
University of Miami center Ra Shaya Kyle was doused in water by teammates after scoring a career-high 36 points on Senior Night in a 79-58 win over Pitt. UM Athletics
Miami extended its win streak to four and raised its record to 16–12 overall and 8–9 in ACC play. Pittsburgh slipped to 8–22 overall and 1–16 in conference action.
Miami had three players in double figures. Gal Raviv scored 14 points, and Amarachi Kimpson posted 10. Guard Ahnay Adams grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds as the Hurricanes outrebounded the Panthers 47-26 and dominated the paint 50-20.
Miami opened the game with a 13–2 run in the first four minutes and had four different Hurricanes contributing to the early scoring to highlight a balanced offensive effort.
The Canes built their largest lead of the first quarter at 17–4.
Pittsburgh went into the second quarter continuing to apply pressure, decreasing the deficit to three points at 19–16 with 6:49 remaining. Following the first timeout, Miami regained its offensive rhythm, led by Kyle with eight points and Kimpson with five. The Hurricanes outscored the Panthers 16–10 in the second quarter to take a 33–21 lead into halftime.
Miami opened the second half with a 7–0 run, shooting 75 percent from the field to extend its lead to 40–21 and force a Pittsburgh timeout. Following the break, the Hurricanes added six more points to push the advantage to 46–21 while holding the Panthers scoreless for more than three minutes.
Kyle paced all scorers with a perfect 5-for-5 shooting performance and recorded 12 of the Hurricanes’ 23 points in the period. Miami carried a 56–38 lead into the fourth quarter.
The Hurricanes continued to control the game in the final 10 minutes, outscoring the Panthers 23–20 in the fourth quarter. Miami scored 16 of its points in the paint, led by Kyle with 10 and Raviv with four. The Canes also held the advantage on the glass, outrebounding Pittsburgh 11–5 in the quarter to secure the 79–58 home victory.
The Miami Hurricanes close out the 2025–26 regular season on the road Sunday afternoon in Atlanta, facing Georgia Tech.
The UM Athletics Dept contributed to this report.
This story was originally published February 26, 2026 at 11:54 PM.
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Miami Herald sportswriter Michelle Kaufman has covered 14 Olympics, six World Cups, Wimbledon, U.S. Open, NCAA Basketball Tournaments, NBA Playoffs, Super Bowls and has been the soccer writer and University of Miami basketball beat writer for 25 years. She was born in Frederick, Md., and grew up in Miami.