After dropping its first conference game of the season against Georgia Tech on Sunday, Syracuse (15-4, 3-2 Atlantic Coast) lost to Miami (17-4, 5-1), 84-71. The Orange struggled to contain the Hurricanes bigs, and SU’s offense was stagnant throughout with Kiara Lewis being the lone bright spot with 16 points off the bench.
Here are the best shots from the game.
Emily Engstler struggled off the bench, only shooting 2-for-6.
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Kiara Lewis dropped 16 points, SU's game-high, on Wednesday.
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Maeva Djaldi-Tabdi said Miami's bigs had one of the quickest first steps she has ever seen.
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Djaldi-Tabdi made four shots in 26 minutes.
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Syracuse only outscored Miami in the first quarter.
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Amaya Finklea-Guity had four points but picked up three fouls in the process.
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Head coach Quentin Hillsman yelled at some of his players to play better defense during the game.
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Tiana Mangakahia couldn't make any of her four 3-pointers against Miami.
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SU struggled playing interior defense, specifically.
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Mangakahia had 12 points, eight assists and five rebounds on the day.
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Kadiatou Sissoko made the start for the first time this season.
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At 6-foot-4, Finklea-Guity only pulled in one rebound.
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Syracuse shot 36.4 percent as a team.
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Mangakahia turned the ball over five times.
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The Orange dropped back-to-back games for the first time this season. But Hillsman said not to worry.
Max Freund | The Daily OrangePublished on January 24, 2019 at 12:04 am Contact Max: mefreund@syr.edu
