Alexis Peterson netted a career high in points for the second consecutive game.
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Orange Downed by #6 Maryland, 77-62
1/16/2014 11:16:00 PM | Women's Basketball
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COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Sophomore Brianna Butler scored 14 points and freshman Alexis Peterson scored 10 of career-high 12 points in the second half, but Syracuse women's basketball (12-5, 1-3 ACC) came up short at No. 6 Maryland (15-1, 3-0 ACC), 77-62, on Thursday night at the Comcast Center.
Down 20 with 8:13 remaining following an Alyssa Thomas 3-point play, Syracuse went on an 11-1 run which consisted of seven-straight points by Peterson sandwiched around four points by fellow freshman Briana Day to make it a 10-point game with 4:47 left, 69-59. Back-to-back jumpers by Brene Moseley then spurred an 8-3 Terrapins run to close the game.
Brittney Sykes contributed nine points and six rebounds, while Rachel Coffey added eight points and five boards for the Orange, which shot 42.1 percent overall, including 6-of-21 from 3-point range.
Maryland was led by 19 points and 11 rebounds by Thomas, while Brionna Jones added 18 points and 10 boards. The Terps shot 41.7 percent and was 2-of-14 behind the arc.
Syracuse came into the game with the fewest turnovers per contest in the ACC, but committed 21 on the night, resulting in a 30-10 points-off-turnovers advantage for Maryland.
After Maryland led by 14 at the half, a Coffey 3-pointer at the 14:41 mark cut the deficit to 10, 48-38, but the Terrapins then went on a 15-3 run over the next 3:48 to expand its lead to its largest of the game, 22 points, with a Katie Rutan layup making it 63-41 with 10:38 left.
Both teams' shooters started the game sluggishly, with SU making two of its first eight shots while Maryland started 1-of-9. Led by a pair of Butler 3-pointers, the Orange took a 12-8 lead at the 13:36 mark on a Sykes drive and score, but the Terrapins responded with a 23-5 run over the next 6:39 to take a 31-17 lead with 6:32 left in the half.
Maryland took a 42-28 lead into halftime after a Butler jumper with five seconds remaining cut the Orange deficit to 14 and gave her a team-high 10 points. Leary added seven points and five rebounds in the opening 20 minutes.
Syracuse was hampered in the first half by 13 turnovers, resulting in a 22-5 Terps advantage in points off turnovers.
Peterson's 12 points marked the second-straight game the rookie posted a career-best and played key minutes down the stretch. She had seven points in Sunday's 76-70 win vs. Georgia Tech.
The Orange is back in action on the road Sunday when it faces Pittsburgh in a 2 p.m. tip-off at the Petersen Events Center on ESPN3.
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Sophomore Brianna Butler scored 14 points and freshman Alexis Peterson scored 10 of career-high 12 points in the second half, but Syracuse women's basketball (12-5, 1-3 ACC) came up short at No. 6 Maryland (15-1, 3-0 ACC), 77-62, on Thursday night at the Comcast Center.
Down 20 with 8:13 remaining following an Alyssa Thomas 3-point play, Syracuse went on an 11-1 run which consisted of seven-straight points by Peterson sandwiched around four points by fellow freshman Briana Day to make it a 10-point game with 4:47 left, 69-59. Back-to-back jumpers by Brene Moseley then spurred an 8-3 Terrapins run to close the game.
Brittney Sykes contributed nine points and six rebounds, while Rachel Coffey added eight points and five boards for the Orange, which shot 42.1 percent overall, including 6-of-21 from 3-point range.
Maryland was led by 19 points and 11 rebounds by Thomas, while Brionna Jones added 18 points and 10 boards. The Terps shot 41.7 percent and was 2-of-14 behind the arc.
Syracuse came into the game with the fewest turnovers per contest in the ACC, but committed 21 on the night, resulting in a 30-10 points-off-turnovers advantage for Maryland.
After Maryland led by 14 at the half, a Coffey 3-pointer at the 14:41 mark cut the deficit to 10, 48-38, but the Terrapins then went on a 15-3 run over the next 3:48 to expand its lead to its largest of the game, 22 points, with a Katie Rutan layup making it 63-41 with 10:38 left.
Both teams' shooters started the game sluggishly, with SU making two of its first eight shots while Maryland started 1-of-9. Led by a pair of Butler 3-pointers, the Orange took a 12-8 lead at the 13:36 mark on a Sykes drive and score, but the Terrapins responded with a 23-5 run over the next 6:39 to take a 31-17 lead with 6:32 left in the half.
Maryland took a 42-28 lead into halftime after a Butler jumper with five seconds remaining cut the Orange deficit to 14 and gave her a team-high 10 points. Leary added seven points and five rebounds in the opening 20 minutes.
Syracuse was hampered in the first half by 13 turnovers, resulting in a 22-5 Terps advantage in points off turnovers.
Peterson's 12 points marked the second-straight game the rookie posted a career-best and played key minutes down the stretch. She had seven points in Sunday's 76-70 win vs. Georgia Tech.
The Orange is back in action on the road Sunday when it faces Pittsburgh in a 2 p.m. tip-off at the Petersen Events Center on ESPN3.
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