Orange Crashes Glass in 70-37 Win

Tuesday, December 16

Syracuse, N.Y.

7 p.m.

Syracuse University

8-1

Canisius

4-5

Canisius

Syracuse

12/16/2014 9:30:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

Syracuse records 67 rebounds in victory against Canisius

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The No. 19/22 Syracuse University women's basketball team owned the glass in a 70-37 victory against in-state foe Canisius on Tuesday night in the Carrier Dome. Syracuse outrebounded its opponent by 36 boards, its largest rebound margin during the 2014-15 season.

"A great game by our kids tonight," head coach Quentin Hillsman said. "We just wanted to come out there and limit their 3-point attempts. They shot at 40 percent beyond the arc it and that's a concern when you are a zone team. We let up too many 3-point attempts, but our kids did an awesome job just taking those away."

(12/16/2014) Women's Basketball vs Canisius

Syracuse (8-1) had a commanding lead on the boards against Canisius (4-5) to fuel it to its 67th consecutive non-conference home victory. The squad recorded a season-high 67 boards to the Golden Griffins' 31 rebounds on the night. Syracuse was one board shy of tying the program record set against Rider on Dec. 18, 1993.

"We had 67 rebounds, which is tremendous," added Hillsman. "I give our kids a lot of credit going after every miss. We boxed out to get on the glass on the defensive end. I thought that our entire team played well and I'm just really happy of the win."

Five different players recorded at least five rebounds in Tuesday's win. Sophomore forward Bria Day led the team with a personal-best 11 boards. Classmate Alexis Peterson led the way in scoring, tallying 18 points on the day. She knocked down a career-high four 3-point field goals in the contest.

It was all Peterson early on for the Orange. The sophomore guard recorded 13 points in the first 10 minutes of the game, propelling the team to a 25-5 advantage. It marked the seventh time this season that she had scored in double-figures, which leads the squad.

After shooting 25 percent from the floor in the first half in its last outing, Syracuse was 16-for-42 from the field in the opening 20 minutes against Canisius on Tuesday night. Shooting 38 percent, the club owned a 40-15 advantage at the halftime intermission. It marked the fifth time this season the team had eclipsed the 40-point plateau at the half in 2014-15.

The Orange would not let up in the second period, growing its lead to as much as 38 points when it led 57-19 with 13:52 remaining. For the second straight game, Syracuse scored at least 70 points. The club is a perfect 5-0 when eclipsing the 70-point plateau this season.

The Syracuse women's basketball team hits the road for its next two games at the Florida Sunshine Classic. Syracuse takes on No. 9/9 Baylor on Friday, Dec. 19 then plays No. 18/21 Michigan State on Sunday, Dec. 21 in Orlando, Fla.