Syracuse University
Marquette University
Orange Remains on the Road
1/21/2011 9:58:55 AM | Women's Basketball
| Game 18 | ||
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| 13-4 overall, 1-3 BIG EAST | 15-3 overall, 3-2 BIG EAST | |
| Game Info | Saturday, January 22 | 2 p.m. | |
| Location | Milwaukee, Wis. | Al McGuire Center | |
| Watch | BIG EAST Network | Live Stats | |
| Listen | Orange All Access | ESPN 97.7 FM | |
| Game Information | Syracuse Game Notes | Marquette Game Notes | |
rv/rv Syracuse (13-4, 1-3) remains on the road, visiting rv/rv Marquette (15-3, 3-2) on Saturday, January 22 at 2 p.m.
The contest can be seen live on the BIG EAST Network (Time Warner Sports in the Syracuse area and SNY in New York City). It can also be heard live on SU's flagship station ESPN 97.7 FM/1200 AM with Brian Higgins '04 on the call. Fans can also listen to the game on Syracuse's student station, WJPZ 89.1 FM. Live audio for every Orange road game is available on SUAthletics.com via Orange All Access. Live video is available on BIGEAST.org and statistics can be found on GoMarquette.com.
Last Time Out
Syracuse fell short in a back-and-forth battle with #6/7 West Virginia, 70-61, on Jan. 15 at the WVU Coliseum. Eight lead changes characterized the hard-fought contest with neither team leading by more than seven until the final minute of play.
Sophomore forward Elashier Hall led the Orange with 20 points, her seventh-consecutive double digit
performance of the season, while adding seven rebounds. Senior guard Erica Morrow and junior forward Iasia Hemingway chipped in 12 points each. Morrow directed the offense with four assists while Hemingway had three rebounds.
Sophomore center Kayla Alexander also added a team-high tying seven rebounds, helping the Orange to a 32-27 edge on the boards.
Scouting Marquette
The Golden Eagles (15-3, 3-2 BIG EAST) are coming off three consecutive wins, including a pair of victories versus two top-15 teams in then #15/14 Georgetown (75-73 in double overtime) on Jan. 8 and then #6/7 West Virginia (69-54) on Jan. 11. Marquette defeated USF, 61-55, at the Sun Dome its last time out.
Marquette has had at least three players score in double-figures in each of the three wins against the Hoyas, Mountaineers and Bulls. The Golden Eagles currently boast three players (Angle Robinson-14.0, Paige Fiedorowicz-10.5, Tatiyiana McMorris-10.4) who are averaging 10-or-more points per game and three (Sarina Simmons-8.9, Jasmine Collins-8.3 and Katherine Plouffe-8.1) others who average more than eight points per game.
Simmons was named to the BIG EAST Conference Weekly Honor Roll for her performance against WVU and USF. Simmons averaged 12.0 points and 6.0 rebounds while shooting 57.9 percent (11-of-19) from the floor in wins over the Mountaineers and USF.
Against WVU, Simmons ignited an 11-0 run in which she scored six points to give Marquette a 50-41 lead over the Mountaineers with 11 minutes to play in the game. Simmons fi nished the game with 14 points. She followed that performance with her fourth double-double of the season, 10 points and 10
rebounds, in a 61-55 come-from-behind win at USF.
Series Notes
This is the 10th meeting between Syracuse and Marquette, with SU currently leading the series, 5-4.
SU is 1-3 all-time in Milwaukee and 3-2 all-time against Golden Eagles in BIG EAST Conference play.
The Orange has won the last three meetings, including a 66-55 win in Milwaukee in 2009 and a 69-60 victory in the Carrier Dome last season.
In the Game Notes ...
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- Back-to-Back 20's For Hall - Sophomore guard Elashier Hall has scored in double-figures each of the last eight games, including back-to-back 20-point performances.
- BIG EAST Double Digit - Guard Erica Morrow is averaging 13.8 points and 2.8 steals per game in BIG EAST play
- Rebounding is What We Do - Syracuse has outrebounded 16 of its 17 opponents this season by an average of 17.6
- Good Shots From 3-Point Range - SU made 45.0 percent of its 3-point field goal attempts against Rutgers and is shooting 30.7 percent from behind the arc this season
- Scoring Attempts - Syracuse is averaging 62.7 shot attempts per game, compared to the oppositions' 57.5 shot attempts.
