The Orange move to No. 22 in the AP Poll thanks to a 28-point win in its last outing.
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1/29/2008 5:08:49 PM | Women's Basketball
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CHICAGO, Ill. – The new Associated Press Poll was released on Monday, Jan. 28 and the Orange women's basketball team improves its ranking to No. 22, while awaiting the updated USA Today/ESPN Coaches' Poll rankings, which will be released on Tuesday Jan. 29, only hours before SU plays No. 23/25 DePaul at 8 p.m. Guiding the Orange, which is No. 24 in the coaches' poll, is sophomore forward Nicole Michael, who was named to the BIG EAST Honor Roll on Monday. She is the second Syracuse student-athlete in as many weeks to be recognized by the league and earned the accolade after scoring a season-high 20 points in the Orange's 80-52 victory against St. John's on Saturday, Jan. 26.
CHICAGO, Ill. – The new Associated Press Poll was released on Monday, Jan. 28 and the Orange women's basketball team improves its ranking to No. 22, while awaiting the updated USA Today/ESPN Coaches' Poll rankings, which will be released on Tuesday Jan. 29, only hours before SU plays No. 23/25 DePaul at 8 p.m. Guiding the Orange, which is No. 24 in the coaches' poll, is sophomore forward Nicole Michael, who was named to the BIG EAST Honor Roll on Monday. She is the second Syracuse student-athlete in as many weeks to be recognized by the league and earned the accolade after scoring a season-high 20 points in the Orange's 80-52 victory against St. John's on Saturday, Jan. 26.
Tuesday's games against the two BIG EAST titans can be heard live on WTLA 1200/1440 AM and suathletics.com via Orange All Access with Brian Higgins calling the action. WJPZ 89.1 FM will also provide its own broadcast. Live stats of the game can are available by clicking here.
The Orange (16-3, 4-2 BE) made its move up two spots in the AP Poll thanks to the 28-point victory against the Red Storm. The Orange only trailed for the first 3:25 before exploding for a 28-16 lead at the break. A pull-up three-pointer during the closing seconds of the game by freshman guard Tasha Harris gave the Orange its 80th point – the fourth time this season SU has reached the mark.
Michael earned her BIG EAST recognition by leading the team in points for the fourth time this season and scoring in double-digits for the sixth consecutive game and 15th time this season. The Orange is undefeated when she leads the team in points.
This season the sophomore forward from Queens, N.Y. is averaging 13.2 points and 8.1 rebounds per game, tying her for second on the team in both categories. She has posted six double-doubles so far and has grabbed 10 or more rebounds in seven games – all Syracuse victories.
Junior Syracuse sensation Chandrea Jones was named to the conference honor roll on Monday, Jan. 21 thanks to her 25 points against top-ranked Connecticut on Tuesday, Jan. 15 and her 16-point performance at Villanova on Saturday, Jan. 19. In both outings she secured double-doubles by grabbing 10 boards against the Huskies and 11 rebounds at the Wildcats. She leads the team with 16.9 points per game.
Both Michael and Jones are helping the Orange accomplish feats that have never been touched by the school before. SU has never been 16-3 nor has it ever won 12 straight games (Nov. 25 – Jan. 5). Also, for the first time in the program's 37-year history, the team is ranked in the nation's top-25.
DePaul, however, is also riding the momentum of a No. 23 ranking in the latest AP Poll and a No. 25 ranking in last week's coaches' poll. The Blue Demons carry a 15-4 record, including a 4-2 conference mark. They are led by senior guard Allie Quigley's 18.2 points per game. In DePaul's last outing, an 81-51 win against Cincinnati on Jan. 26, she totaled 14 points, nine rebounds, eight assists and six steals in 25 minutes.
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