Entering the second half down two, Syracuse (7-0) pulled away, using a 27-point fourth quarter to down Northwestern (5-3), 81-74, on Thursday night in the Carrier Dome. Point guard Tiana Mangakahia finished with another double-double, scoring 26 and adding 12 assists. Miranda Drummond added 29 points and 11 rebounds for the Orange, which extended its win streak to seven. Check out the best images from Thursday’s win.
Jasmine Nwajei shot 3-of-4, finishing with eight points in the win.
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Syracuse finished with eight less turnovers than Northwestern.
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Digna Strautmane struggled, shooting 2-of-13 from the field and 1-of-5 from 3.
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Miranda Drummond shot 3-of-10 from 3, but finished 9-of-12 from inside the arc.
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Tiana Mangakahia has double-digit assists in every game this season. She had 12 Thursday.
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Isis Young struggled, shooting 2-of-9 from the field.
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Gabrielle Cooper didn't make a shot, but hauled in nine rebounds.
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Northwestern outshot SU by over six percent, but could not pull away from the Orange.
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Mangakahia went 14-of-15 from the charity stripe.
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Nwajei played just 12 minutes.
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Strautmane finished with five points and six rebounds.
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Syracuse shot 21.9 percent from deep.
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Young finished 2-of-7 from 3.
Codie Yan | Staff PhotographerPublished on November 30, 2017 at 10:11 pm
