#24 Syracuse Loses to #14/17 Louisville, 71-53

Monday, January 25

Carrier Dome

7:00 p.m.

Syracuse University

14-6, 4-3

#14/17 Louisville

15-5, 7-0

Louisville

Syracuse

1/25/2016 10:11:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

Peterson tallied a team-high 13 points on the night

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The No. 24 Syracuse University women's basketball suffered its second consecutive loss on Monday night in the Carrier Dome, losing against No. 14/17 Louisville, 71-53. It marks the first time Syracuse has lost two straight games this season.

"Obviously it was not a great game for us," head coach Quentin Hillsman said. "We didn't play well at all tonight and ultimately that falls on me as the head coach. I've got to find a way to put a better product on the floor. We have to figure out a way to start winning these games and to play up to our potential, and ultimately that falls on me."

The Orange (14-6, 4-3) got off to a slow start on Monday evening against Louisville (15-5, 7-0). Syracuse was 6-for-33 from the field (18.2 percent) and trailed, 39-20, at halftime. It marked the fewest points scored by the club in the opening 20 minutes since Feb. 15, 2015 at Virginia Tech.

Once down 29 points in the second quarter, Syracuse came out with a different mindset in the third quarter. A free throw from senior guard Cornelia Fondren with 15 seconds remaining in the frame made it an 11-point contest. That would be the closest it got, as Louisville outscored the Orange, 15-8, over the remainder of regulation.

For the 10th time this year, junior guard Alexis Peterson led the squad in scoring, tallying 13 points on the night. Peterson also paced the team with six assists.

Senior guards Brianna Butler and Fondren each notched eight points against Louisville. Redshirt junior guard Brittney Sykes had three points and now has 996 points scored in her collegiate career.

Syracuse will host conference-foe Boston College next on Wednesday night in the Carrier Dome. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. The game will be broadcast on Time Warner Cable SportsChannel.

Tickets can be purchased online, by phone at 1-888-DOMETIX, or by visiting the Carrier Dome box office (Gate B) during normal business hours.

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