#24 Syracuse Travels to #3 Notre Dame

RV/24 Syracuse (14-4, 4-1) at No. 3/3 Notre Dame (17-1, 5-0)
Game Details: Thursday, January 21 | 7:00 p.m.
Location: Purcell Pavilion | South Bend, Ind.
Game Coverage: Live Stats | Audio | Video | @CuseWBB Twitter
Television: ESPN3
Game Notes: Syracuse

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The No. 24 Syracuse University women's basketball team will take on its fifth nationally-ranked opponent of the year when it travels to No. 3/3 Notre Dame on Thursday evening. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. at Purcell Pavilion in South Bend, Ind.

Thursday's game will be broadcast on ESPN3 and Rich Hidy (pbp) and Conor Clingen (analyst) will be on the call. Brian Higgins '04 (pbp) will be on the call live on the Syracuse IMG Sports Network. As always, follow @CuseWBB on Twitter for live in-game updates.

Syracuse collected its third straight victory at Wake Forest on Jan. 17, defeating the Demon Deacons, 91-65. Senior guard Brianna Butler and junior guard Alexis Peterson each tallied 19 points to pace the club in its fifth conference game. Butler made her 300th 3-point field goal attempt of her collegiate career in Winston-Salem, N.C.

Notre Dame enters Thursday night's game with a 17-1 overall record and 5-0 mark in conference play. The Fighting Irish were ranked No. 3 nationally in the latest release of the two major national polls. In its last game, Notre Dame defeated Tennessee, 79-66, on Jan. 18. Sophomore center Brianna Turner had 14 points and nine rebounds.

Success Against the Best
Under head coach Quentin Hillsman, the Orange have defeated at least one opponent ranked in the top 25 of the Associated Press Poll every season since 2007-08. Syracuse's last victory against a nationally-ranked foe was an 86-50 win against No. 12/12 Duke on Jan. 5.

Syracuse has knocked off the No. 6 team in the nation twice during Hillsman's tenure. Those two wins mark the highest-ranked foes the Orange have beaten under Hillsman. SU defeated No. 6/6 Ohio State, 75-66, in 2010 and No. 6/6 North Carolina, 78-73, in 2014.

The Orange defeated No. 2/2 Connecticut, 62-59, at Manley Field House on Jan. 2, 1996. To date, that marks the highest-ranked opponent Syracuse has defeated in program history.

Last Time Out
Syracuse was feeling it from long range on Jan. 17 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.

The Orange never trailed against the Demon Deacons, 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.

Senior guard Brianna 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.

For the latest news on the Syracuse women's basketball program, follow /SyracuseWBB on Facebook, @CuseWBB on Instagram, and @CuseWBB on Twitter.

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Players Mentioned

Brianna Butler

Alexis Peterson

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