No. 18/16 Orange Fall in ACC Semifinals to No. 4 Notre Dame

Saturday, March 9

Greensboro, N.C.

12 PM

Syracuse University

24-8 (11-5ACC)

Notre Dame

29-3 (14-2ACC)

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Syracuse	21	10	15	20	66
Notre Dame	31	13	26	21	91

Game Notes

No. 18/16 Orange Fall in ACC Semifinals to No. 4 Notre Dame

3/9/2019 1:49:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score Highlights

GREENSBORO, N.C. –Three Orange shooters scored in double digits in a 91-66 loss to No. 4 Notre Dame in the semifinal round of the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament on Saturday. The Orange (24-8) await their NCAA Tournament fate, which will be decided on Monday, March 18, at 7 pm during the NCAA Selection Show.

Tiana Mangakahia led the Orange with 14 points and six assists. Gabrielle Cooper went 3-of-5 behind the arc to contribute 12 points, while Miranda Drummond added 10 points.

Drummond sparked the Orange offense early in the matchup, sinking two three pointers to give the Orange a 13-9 lead with six minutes to play in the first quarter. A 14-5 run propelled the Irish to a 10-point lead to end the quarter, 31-21.

A trey from Digna Strautmane opened the second quarter scoring for the Orange, bringing the game within seven, 31-24. Notre Dame extended its lead to double figures but with under two minutes to play in the half, Mangakahia cut the Irish lead to nine, 40-31. The Irish fought for their double digit lead back to end the first 20 minutes of play with a score of 44-31.

Notre Dame extended their lead to 20 in the opening minutes of the third quarter, 53-33. A 9-2 Orange run cut the score to 55-44 with 4:40 to play but Notre Dame regained their control off a 15-2 run to end the quarter, 70-46.

Three straight threes from the Irish grew their advantage to 85-55 with 4:20 to play in the game. Notre Dame would hold onto their lead and will advance to the ACC Tournament Finals.

With their run in the ACC Tournament over, Syracuse heads home to prepare for the remainder of the postseason and a tour in the NCAA Tournament. The selection show is set for Monday, March 18, at 7 p.m. where Syracuse is currently projected to host the first two rounds according to last Monday's NCAA Selection Committee Top-16 reveal.