Syracuse Hosts Siena on Monday Night

No. 14/13 Syracuse (1-0, 0-0) vs. Siena (0-0, 0-0)
Game Details: Monday, Nov. 14 | 7:00 p.m.
Location: Carrier Dome | Syracuse, N.Y.
Game Coverage: Live Stats | Audio | @CuseWBB Twitter
Television: ACC Network Extra
Game Notes: Syracuse | Siena

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The No. 14/13 Syracuse women's basketball team hosts in-state foe Siena on Monday night. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. in the Carrier Dome.

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.

The game will be broadcast on ACC Network Extra and Brian Higgins '04 (play-by-play) will be on the call. Higgins will also be on the call live on the Syracuse IMG Sports Network. As always, follow @CuseWBB on Twitter for live in-game updates.

Syracuse is coming off a 95-49 victory in its season opener against Rhode Island on Nov. 11. For the 10th straight year, the Orange opened up the season with a win. Senior guard Alexis Peterson led all scorers with a 28-point effort.

Siena recorded a 14-18 overall record on the 2015-16 season and did not participate in postseason competition. Head coach Ali Jaques is in her fourth season at the helm of the Saints program. Junior guard Kollyns Scarbrough collected Preseason All-MAAC First Team honors.

Syracuse Hosts "To Be Young Again Night"
Syracuse will hold its "To Be Young Again Night" on Monday night in the Carrier Dome.

Senior-citizens are invited to come out and cheer for the Orange in their second contest of the 2016-17 campaign. Basketball bingo will be played inside the Carrier Dome for various prizes throughout the contest.

Spectacular Start
Syracuse kicked off the 2016-17 campaign with a 95-49 thrashing of Rhode Island on Nov. 11. It matched the program record for the most points scored in a season opener. SU scored a 95-65 win against Siena to open the 1981-82 campaign on Nov. 21, 1981.

It marked the Orange's second-largest margin of victory in a season opener all-time. Syracuse opened the 2012-13 campaign with a 94-47 win against Farleigh Dickinson on Nov. 11, 2013.

Senior guard Alexis Peterson notched 28 points in the team's first contest of the year. Peterson recorded the most points scored by a Syracuse player in a season opener since Chandrea Jones tallied 33 points at Siena in the first game of the 2008-09 campaign on Nov. 14, 2008.

The Orange ranked 12th nationally in 3-point field goals made per game last year, averaging 8.8 3-point field goals made per contest. In its first game of the 2016-17 season, the team set a program single-game record with 17 3-point field goals made against Rhode Island.

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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