Orange Lose, 75-66, at Georgia Tech
1/15/2017 3:58:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Four-game win streak snapped in Atlanta
ATLANTA – The No. 24 Syracuse women's basketball suffered its sixth loss of the 2016-17 campaign, a 75-66 decision at Georgia Tech on Sunday afternoon.
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HOW IT WAS DECIDED
With the score knotted at 58-58 with 5:24 remaining in regulation, Georgia Tech (13-4) closed the game on a 17-8 run. Syracuse (13-6) only converted one field goal attempt in the final five minutes of the game, a lay-up from senior guard Alexis Peterson.
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The Orange trailed by 14 points with 6:39 left in the third quarter and fought their way back into the game. Redshirt senior guard Brittney Sykes drilled a 3-point field goal with 7:40 left in the contest to put the squad ahead, but that would be the team's last lead.
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Q'S TAKE
"When you're not shooting the ball well, you have to compete, get the 50-50 balls, and make the tough plays. We didn't do that. There's no way to make that any different. Ultimately, that's on me and I have to do a better job of getting them ready to play."
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OF NOTE
Peterson continued her ascension up the program's all-time scoring list at Georgia Tech on Sunday afternoon. With her 29-point effort against the Yellow Jackets, she passed Brianna Butler (1,640, 2013-16) and Erica Morrow (1,658, 2008-11) and now ranks third in school history with 1,667 career points.
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Sykes notched 24 points against the Yellow Jackets. It marked her ninth 20-point of the 2016-17 season and 20th of her collegiate career. The Newark, N.J. native and Peterson, the nation's top-scoring backcourt, combined for 53 points.
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Senior center Briana Day notched 10 boards, moving into second place on the Syracuse all-time rebounds list. Day has 977 rebounds in her career.
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Senior forward Isabella Slim pulled down 14 rebounds, setting a career high, on the day. It marked the third time in her collegiate career that she had tallied at least 10 boards in a game.
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TWEET OF THE GAME
UP NEXT
Syracuse and No. 7/7 Florida State meet in a top-25 showdown on Thursday night. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. from the Tucker Center in Tallahassee, Fla. The game will be broadcast on ACC Network Extra.
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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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HOW IT WAS DECIDED
With the score knotted at 58-58 with 5:24 remaining in regulation, Georgia Tech (13-4) closed the game on a 17-8 run. Syracuse (13-6) only converted one field goal attempt in the final five minutes of the game, a lay-up from senior guard Alexis Peterson.
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The Orange trailed by 14 points with 6:39 left in the third quarter and fought their way back into the game. Redshirt senior guard Brittney Sykes drilled a 3-point field goal with 7:40 left in the contest to put the squad ahead, but that would be the team's last lead.
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Q'S TAKE
"When you're not shooting the ball well, you have to compete, get the 50-50 balls, and make the tough plays. We didn't do that. There's no way to make that any different. Ultimately, that's on me and I have to do a better job of getting them ready to play."
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OF NOTE
Peterson continued her ascension up the program's all-time scoring list at Georgia Tech on Sunday afternoon. With her 29-point effort against the Yellow Jackets, she passed Brianna Butler (1,640, 2013-16) and Erica Morrow (1,658, 2008-11) and now ranks third in school history with 1,667 career points.
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Sykes notched 24 points against the Yellow Jackets. It marked her ninth 20-point of the 2016-17 season and 20th of her collegiate career. The Newark, N.J. native and Peterson, the nation's top-scoring backcourt, combined for 53 points.
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Senior center Briana Day notched 10 boards, moving into second place on the Syracuse all-time rebounds list. Day has 977 rebounds in her career.
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Senior forward Isabella Slim pulled down 14 rebounds, setting a career high, on the day. It marked the third time in her collegiate career that she had tallied at least 10 boards in a game.
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TWEET OF THE GAME
Syracuse storming back, on a 11-0 run! Georgia Tech leads by three points, 44-41. 4:57 left in the 3Q. #OrangeCollar pic.twitter.com/tHLkgiPx3C
— 'Cuse Women's Hoops (@CuseWBB) January 15, 2017
UP NEXT
Syracuse and No. 7/7 Florida State meet in a top-25 showdown on Thursday night. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. from the Tucker Center in Tallahassee, Fla. The game will be broadcast on ACC Network Extra.
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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
Team Stats
SU
GT
FG%
.277
.371
3FG%
.171
.400
FT%
.684
.641
RB
46
58
TO
18
27
STL
11
9
Game Leaders
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