Erica Morrow is second on the team with 13.8 ppg and was named to the BIG EAST All-Freshman Squad
Syracuse Tangos With Hartford In First Round Of The Big Dance
3/18/2008 4:45:02 PM | Women's Basketball
Seventh-seed Syracuse is entering its first NCAA tournament since its 2002 bid and will battle 10th-seed Hartford on the hardwood of the Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, La., on Saturday in Oklahoma City bracket of the NCAA Tournament. The contest, which is schedule to start at approximately 2:30 p.m. ET, will be televised on ESPN 2.
"It’s good to have tough games," said head coach Quentin Hillsman. "That’s the way the NCAA tournament should be – good teams playing tough games. Hartford is a very good team. I’ve followed them a lot and we just have to get ready and really prepare to beat Hartford. We’re in the BIG EAST, but we have a lot of young kids and they don’t know about Hartford. They’ve been really good for the past two or three years at least. It’s going to be a tough game. They’re going to come after us and it’s going to be a very intense game. I’m looking forward to it."
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Hartford is making its third trip in four years to the NCAA Tournament and is led by senior forward Danielle Hood, who is averaging 16.1 points per game. Sophomore forward Diana Delva leads the team with a 61.0 percent shooting clip (125-205) and is second with a 9.8 scoring average. Junior forward is third on the team with 8.7 points per game and is first with 7.2 boards per contest.
The Hawks are on a nine-game winning streak, including three in the America East Championship. They secured their NCAA tournament berth and their fourth conference championship by beating Boston University, 61-45, on March. 16.
Earlier this season, the Orange also enjoyed a hefty winning-streak by posting 12 wins from Nov. 15 to Jan. 5 with key victories against rv/rv Penn State, 72-53, on Dec. 6 and against rv/rv Louisville, 79-56, on Jan. 5.
Ten of SU's 2007-08 opponents were selected to the tournament with the Orange owning victories against Louisville, Coppin State (69-65), No. 23/24 DePaul (69-66) and No. 14/13 West Virginia (73-51).
Fans can follow the Orange's trip into the heart of the postseason via Orange All Access and its first round game through live stats.
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