
Miami Outlasts Syracuse in Coral Gables
1/12/2020 2:09:00 PM | Women's Basketball
CORAL GABLES, Fla. - Early scoring woes for Syracuse led to a 77-62 loss to ACC foe Miami (10-6, 2-3 ACC) Sunday afternoon in Coral Gables, Fla. The Orange (8-7, 2-2 ACC) are now 3-2 in the last five meetings with the 'Canes and 4-11 at Miami. Freshman Teisha Hyman came within a point of her personal best, scoring 15 today alongside redshirt junior Kiara Lewis. Sophomore Emily Engstler scored 11 points to eclipse the 300-point mark of her career.
"We were throwing the ball away up the floor and they were getting steals and making plays," head coach Quentin Hillsman said. "We made a couple of forced plays trying to get the ball inside, but that's how we play and we just have to do a better job at taking care of the ball. Now we have to get home, regroup, and get ready for Thursday."
How it happened:
Up Next
Syracuse is back home Jan. 16 to host Georgia Tech for Season Ticket Holder Appreciation Night. Tipoff on ACC Network Extra is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Tickets for the game start at $10 for adults and $5 for youth under 12.
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"We were throwing the ball away up the floor and they were getting steals and making plays," head coach Quentin Hillsman said. "We made a couple of forced plays trying to get the ball inside, but that's how we play and we just have to do a better job at taking care of the ball. Now we have to get home, regroup, and get ready for Thursday."
Of Note:
- Hyman was responsible for 13 of Syracuse's 31 first-half points. Hyman entered the game averaging just 6.8 points/game but scored eight in the first quarter alone. She went on to finish with 15 points, one shy of her career high.Â
- Gabrielle Cooper entered today eight points away from 1,000. She scored just seven in 39 minutes.
- Miami's Mykea Gray led all scoring, dropping 22 points with a pair of rebounds, assists, and four steals in a team-high 35 minutes.
How it happened:
- Syracuse opened scoring with a jumper from Cooper, but Miami went on a 10-0 run to go up 10-2 halfway through the opening period before Lewis broke up the streak. Hyman brought 'Cuse back into the game with eight points in just over a minute, two of those shots coming from beyond the arc. Fellow first-year Taleah Washington threw up one final layup to make the score 18-14 Hurricanes after 10.
- 'Cuse and Miami went point-for-point throughout the second. Hyman added another five points in the first three minutes to move one trey away from her season-best of 16. The Orange erased the deficit by the 7:13 mark of the period, Cooper tying the game at 23 off a layup. The Orange never allowed Miami to lead by more than four after Cooper leveled things out and entered halftime trailing 35-31. The Hurricane's Gray led all scorers with 14 points in the first half, but Hyman was right behind her with 13 points in 13 minutes.
- Miami came out firing on all cylinders in the third, the 'Canes using a 10-3 run to go up 45-34 before Engstler sank a layup to shut down the streak three minutes in. Both teams struggled to get an offensive rhythm going from there as just five field goals were scored over a four minute span. The third quarter ended with Syracuse trailing 58-47, Hyman and Lewis tied for the team scoring lead (13).
- Miami continued to control the game and used a 12-4 run through the first half of the fourth to go up 70-51. The Orange went on to score 11Â points in the final five minutes, but it wasn't enough as Miami calmly coasted to a 77-62Â victory.
Up Next
Syracuse is back home Jan. 16 to host Georgia Tech for Season Ticket Holder Appreciation Night. Tipoff on ACC Network Extra is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Tickets for the game start at $10 for adults and $5 for youth under 12.
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To stay updated on the Syracuse Orange women's basketball team, follow @CuseWBB on Twitter and Instagram.
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Team Stats
Syr
Miami
FG%
.400
.519
3FG%
.316
.400
FT%
.533
.750
RB
34
33
TO
20
18
STL
7
16
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