Tag: women’s basketball
Syracuse defeats Pitt 85-55 to close regular season, sweeps series
Dyaisha Fair's 23 points helped the Orange to their ninth conference win to close out the regular season, sitting on the NCAA Tournament bubble. Read More »
Opponent Preview: What to know about Pittsburgh in regular-season finale
In its final regular season game of the season, Syracuse takes on Pitt as it tries to make its push towards the NCAA tournament. Read More »
SU's ever-shifting defense struggles to improve, remains last in ACC scoring defense
Felisha Legette-Jack wants her teams to be tough on the defensive end, but the Orange have allowed the most points per game in the ACC this season Read More »
Kennedi Perkins notches career-high 13 points in Syracuse's win over Miami
“Coach Jack just told me to go out there and play my game.” Kennedi Perkins recorded a new personal best of 13 points Read More »
Syracuse defeats Miami 77-68 in final home game of the season
Dyaisha Fair and Georgia Woolley both notched 14 points while Alaina Rice scored 11 in Syracuse’s comfortable victory over Miami. Read More »
Observations from SU’s win over Miami: Kennedi Perkins' career day, forcing turnovers
Kennedi Perkins scored a career-high 13 points while the Orange notched 18 points off Miami turnovers. Read More »
Opponent Preview: What to know about Miami in SU’s final home game
The Hurricanes are led by Haley Cavinder and have tacked on major wins against North Carolina, Florida State and NC State as Syracuse will play its final home game of the regular season. Read More »
No. 24 Florida State’s defense stifles red-hot Dyaisha Fair, Syracuse in 78-65 win
Though Dyaisha Fair totaled 19 points, it was fewest points of the month as Florida State closed out the game on an 11-0 run. Read More »
Syracuse goes scoreless in final 4 minutes, falls to No. 24 Florida State 78-65
Syracuse trailed 67-65 in the middle of the fourth quarter, before the Seminoles squashed the potential upset. Read More »
Observations from SU's loss to No. 24 Florida State: Dominant play from Ta'Niya Latson
Ta’niya Latson produced 19 points and Makayla Timpson recorded a double-double as Syracuse was held scoreless in the final four minutes. More observations from SU's loss to No. 24 Florida State. Read More »
Cheyenne McEvans announces ACL tear, out for season
McEvans, who transferred from Buffalo, initially tore her ACL with the Bulls last season, missing the early part of this year. She re-tore it in Syracuse's win over Boston College and is out for the season. Read More »
Opponent Preview: What to know about No. 24 Florida State
FSU is one of the highest-scoring teams in the nation, averaging 82.6 points per game, which is first in the conference. Read More »
Before becoming a reliable bench option for SU, Kennedi Perkins excelled at Bolingbrook
Kennedi Perkins joined the Orange after trying out in front of Felisha Legette-Jack last spring. Perkins earned All-State first team honors at Bolingbrook High School for three years in a row. Read More »
Dyaisha Fair named to Dawn Staley Award late season watch list
Fair has scored in double figures in all of the Orange’s 26 games, including a season-high 36 points in a 90-72 win over Virginia. Read More »
Through her 3-sport background, Catherine Apker is Homer High School's all-time scorer
Catherine Apker excels on the basketball court, becoming her high school's all-time leading scorer Read More »
Syracuse struggles inside the paint in its loss to No. 10 Notre Dame
The Fighting Irish often drove inside and scored down low leading to 34 points in the paints, helping them defeat Syracuse. Read More »
Observations from Syracuse’s loss to Notre Dame: Inside scoring, 3rd-quarter comeback
The Fighting Irish scored 34 points inside the paint. Despite Syracuse's comeback in the third quarter, the Orange fell just short. Read More »
Syracuse falls 73-64 in 2nd meeting with No. 10 Notre Dame
Despite embarking on a 17-5 run to end the third quarter, turnovers and empty offensive possessions down the stretch hurt Syracuse in its eventual 73-64. Read More »
Opponent Preview: What to know about No. 10 Notre Dame in its 2nd matchup with Syracuse
Notre Dame defeated Syracuse 72-56 on Jan. 15 and sit in second place in the conference. Read More »
4 Syracuse players named to 2023 Tewaaraton Award watch list
Meaghan Tyrrell headlines the group after being a finalist for the award in 2022. Emma Ward, Emma Tyrrell and Kate Mashewske were also named to the list. Read More »
Observations from Syracuse’s 1st ranked win: Georgia Woolley catches fire
Syracuse picked up its first ranked win of the season as it toppled No. 14 North Carolina behind Dariauna Lewis and a dominant third quarter. Read More »
Syracuse uses strong 3rd quarter to upset No. 14 North Carolina
Behind Fair's 23 points, and 17-point third quarter, Syracuse picked up its first ranked win of the season as well as the program's first since Dec. 1, 2021. Read More »
Opponent Preview: What to know about No. 14 North Carolina
North Carolina has won eight of its last nine games, rising up to the No. 14 team in the country. Read More »
Data dive: A look at the numbers defining Syracuse’s season ahead of final stretch
The numbers behind Syracuse's regular season so far Read More »