Orangewomen Lose to Virginia Tech 48-46
1/31/2001 11:17:36 AM | Women's Basketball
With 6.8 seconds left to play Virginia Tech (14-5, 5-3) missed a free throw and let the Orangewomen (9-9, 3-5) have the final run down the court trailing by only two. Ervin missed the final layup as the buzzer sounded, sealing the win for the Hokies.
Paula Moore's (Bridgeport, CT) foul-line jumper started Syracuse on a 6-0 run in the second half that brought the Orange within one point of the Hokies with 3:41 on the clock. The Orangewomen stayed within three points for the remainder of the game.
Off the bench, Julie McBride (Mechanicville, NY) led the Orangewomen in scoring with 12 points and had SU's only three-pointer of the game. McBride has scored in double digits in five straight games.
SU beat the Hokies on the boards with 43 rebounds to VT's 33. Beth Record (Shortsville, N.Y) led the Orangewomen with nine rebounds. Record also had a game and season-high three blocks to add to the Orange's defensive effort.
This Saturday, Feb. 3 the Orangewomen will travel to West Virginia to take on the Mountaineers at 2:00 p.m.
Syracuse (46)
McBride (4-10, 3-4, 12), Newman (3-6, 3-4, 9), Moore (4-8, 0-0, 8), Aziz (3-10, 1-2, 7), Record (3-12, 1-2, 7), James (0-1, 2-2, 2), Aiken (0-3, 1-3, 1), Ervin (0-2, 0-0, 0), Wright (0-0, 0-0, 0)
Virginia Tech (48)
Hicks (8-12, 0-1, 17), Starling (5-11, 0-0, 11), Wetzel (4-8, 0-0, 10), Jones (2-7, 0-0, 4), Lipton (1-2, 1-1, 3), Williams (1-7, 0-0, 2), Guarneri (0-4, 1-3, 1), Kublina (0-4, 0-0, 0), Strother (0-2, 0-0, 0)
Rebounds: SU 43 (Record 9), Virginia Tech 33 (Hicks 9)
Assists: SU 9 (Ervin 4), Virginia Tech 11 (Wetzel 4)
Steals: SU 8 (James, Record 2), Virginia Tech 12 (Jones 4)
Blocks: SU 4 (Record 3), Virginia Tech 0
Halftime: Syracuse 24, Virginia Tech 21
Attendance: 648
