#18 Syracuse Closes Regular Season with Win

Thursday, February 25

Chestnut Hill, Mass.

7:00 p.m.

Syracuse University

13-323-6; ACC

Boston College

2-1314-14; ACC

#18 Syracuse

Boston College

2/25/2016 9:58:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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The Orange matched their program record with 23 regular season wins

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – The No. 18/18 Syracuse University women's basketball team closed the 2015-16 regular season with a 71-55 victory at Boston College on Thursday night. With the win, Syracuse matched its program record with 23 regular season victories and 13 conference wins.

"It feels great," head coach Quentin Hillsman stated. "Our kids played at a tremendously high level. I thought we just came out in the second half, got matched up, and got our pressure going."

Syracuse (23-6, 13-3) was dominant on the defensive end in its regular season finale at Boston College (14-14, 2-13). The Orange, the nation's leaders in forced turnovers, forced 33 turnovers on the night. SU also held its opposition scoreless for nearly 12 minutes in the second and third quarters.

Senior guard Brianna Butler continued to etch her name in the record books. After a team-high 19 point-effort, she moved into fifth place on the program's all-time scoring list with 1,543 career points. In addition, she now ranks 18th in NCAA Division I history with 347 career 3-point field goals made.

Redshirt junior guard Brittney Sykes notched 15 points for the third straight contest, while junior guard Alexis Peterson added 12 points. Butler, Peterson, and Sykes have all scored in double-figures in each of the past three games.

Syracuse closed the season with a nine-game conference win streak, its longest win streak in league play in school history. In addition, the team locked up the third seed for the upcoming Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament. It marks the program's best finish as a league member.

The Orange will kick off postseason play in the quarterfinals of the 2016 ACC Tournament on Friday, March 4. Tipoff is set for 8 p.m. in Greensboro, N.C.

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