#17 Orange Open ACC Tournament on Friday

No. 17/17 Syracuse (23-6) vs. -/RV NC State (20-10)
Game Details: Friday, March 4 | 8:00 p.m.
Location: Greensboro Coliseum | Greensboro, N.C.
Game Coverage: Live Stats | Audio | Video | @CuseWBB Twitter
Television: Regional Sports Networks
Game Notes: Syracuse

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The No. 17/17 Syracuse University women's basketball team begins postseason play on Friday night in the 2016 Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament quarterfinals. Syracuse, the No. 3 seed, will play No. 6 seed NC State. Tipoff is set for 8 p.m. at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, N.C.

The game will be broadcast on the Regional Sports Networks and Tom Werme (pbp) and Debbie Antonelli (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.

In their last game, the Orange recorded a 71-55 victory at Boston College in their regular season finale on Feb. 25. For the third straight game, guards Brianna Butler, Alexis Peterson, and Brittney Sykes each scored at least 10 points. Butler finished the game with a team-high 19 points.

Nine Straight for the Orange
Syracuse certainly has found its stride at the most important part of the year, ending the 2015-16 regular season on a program-record nine-game conference win streak with a 71-55 victory at Boston College on Feb. 25.

Since an 18-point setback against No. 14/17 Louisville on Jan. 25, the Orange have run off nine straight victories, topping No. 16/17 Miami and No. 10/9 Florida State. Syracuse finished the 2015-16 regular season with a 13-3 record in league competition, clinching the third seed for the upcoming conference tournament. It marks the squad's best finish as a league member.

Guards Brianna Butler, Alexis Peterson, and Brittney Sykes have been key in the Orange's run. Butler and Peterson each have averaged more than 15.0 points per game in that stretch. Sykes has contributed 11.1 points per contest and has tallied at least 15 points in each of the past three games.

Last Time Out
Syracuse closed the 2015-16 regular season with a 71-55 victory at Boston College on Feb. 25. With the win, Syracuse matched its program record with 23 regular season victories and 13 conference wins.

Syracuse was dominant on the defensive end in its regular season finale at Boston College. The Orange, the nation's leaders in forced turnovers, forced 33 turnovers on the night. SU also held its opposition scoreless for nearly 12 minutes in the second and third quarters.

Senior guard Brianna Butler continued to etch her name in the record books. After a team-high 19 point-effort, she moved into fifth place on the program's all-time scoring list with 1,543 career points. In addition, she now ranks 18th in NCAA Division I history with 347 career 3-point field goals made.

Redshirt junior guard Brittney Sykes notched 15 points for the third straight contest, while junior guard Alexis Peterson added 12 points. Butler, Peterson, and Sykes have all scored in double-figures in each of the past three games.

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

Brittney Sykes

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