Orange Defeat Wake Forest, 91-65

Sunday, January 17

Winston-Salem, N.C.

2:00 p.m.

Syracuse University

14-4, 4-1ACC

Wake Forest

9-9, 0-5ACC

Syracuse

Wake Forest

Photo by: Michael J. Okoniewski

1/17/2016 4:50:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

Syracuse matches the program record with 15 3-pointers

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The RV/RV Syracuse University was feeling it from long range on Sunday afternoon in its 91-65 victory against Wake Forest at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Syracuse matched the program record with 15 3-point field goals made on the day.

"We are very happy to be on the road and get a win," head coach Quentin Hillsman said. "This is a great conference and any time you go on the road you are going to play against a very good basketball team. I give our kids a lot of credit. They came on the road and dealt with pressure late in the game."

Redshirt junior guard Brittney Sykes and senior guard Brianna Butler kicked off the contest with 3-point field goals made to take a 6-0 lead, 39 seconds into the game. It marked Butler's 300th 3-point field goal made in her collegiate career.

The Orange (14-4, 4-1) never trailed against the Demon Deacons (9-9, 0-5), but the home team made it close at the end. Wake Forest made it a 12-point contest with 4:58 remaining, following an 8-0 run. Syracuse closed the game on a 20-6 run, coasting to a 26-point victory.

Butler finished with 19 points on the day, knocking down five 3-point field goals against the Demon Deacons. The senior guard has made 304 3-pointers in her collegiate career. She is the nation's active leader in career 3-point field goals made.

Junior guard Alexis Peterson also contributed 19 points and seven assists on Sunday afternoon. Peterson iced the game with nine free throws made in the final 10 minutes of competition.

Syracuse will play its second straight contest away from the friendly confines of home when it takes on No. 3/3 Notre Dame on the road on Thursday evening. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. at Purcell Pavilion in South Bend, Ind. The game will be broadcast on ESPN3.

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