After three quarters of play in the Carrier Dome Thursday night, Syracuse had scored just 40 points. The 24 they added in the forth didn’t matter, Georgia Tech’s lead was insurmountable.
Syracuse (8-8, 2-3 Atlantic Coast) fell 82-64 to Georgia Tech (14-3, 5-1) in a game where only two Orange players, Kiara Lewis and Teisha Hyman, reached double-digit points.
Here are the best photos from the Orange loss:
One bright spot in the loss was Gabrielle Cooper reaching 1,000 career points.
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The Orange shot 46.7% from the line, hitting seven of 15 free throws.
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Lewis had more than double the points of any other Syarcuse player, finishing with 21 on 7/15 shooting.
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Georgia Tech made just five 3s Thursday, but smothering defense and 56.7% shooting from the field led it to victory.
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The Yellow Jackets have won three straight games, and six of their last seven.
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In the early second half, coach Quentin Hillsman made nine substitutions in three minutes and 15 seconds in an attempt to get his team back into the game.
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Amaya Finklea-Guity played 16 minutes, the fewest of any starter, and finished with six points and four rebounds.
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Kiara Lewis led Syracuse with two assists. Five players were tied for second, with 1.
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The Orange finished with four steals, five less than Georgia Tech.
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Digna Strautmane attempted five shots from 3, her only shots the entire game. She made two and finished with six points.
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Emily Engstler led Syracuse with seven boards, but shot just 1/5 from the field and 0/2 from deep.
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Kiara Lewis attempted nine free throws Thursday, more than the rest of Syracuse combined. She went 5/9 from the line.
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Cooper was one of two SU starters who went 0/2 at the line, alongside Finklea-Guity.
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In 2019-20 Gabrielle Cooper is averaging 8.9 points per game. In 2017-18 she averaged 10.4 and last season, 6.3.
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Heading into Thursday’s matchup Georgia Tech's defense allowed a conference-best 47.8 points per game.
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Syracuse travels to Pennsylvania to take on Pittsburgh Sunday at noon.
Elizabeth Billman | Asst. Photo EditorPublished on January 16, 2020 at 11:39 pm
