Women's Basketball Opens ACC Play Sunday

Syracuse will return to the hardwood after Wednesday's 87-46 season opening win over Monmouth Sunday, Nov. 14 against Notre Dame (2-0). The Orange and Fighting Irish face off in the first Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball game of the season. Tip-off is slated for noon on ACC Network with Sam Ravech and Kelly Gramlich on the call.

The Orange forced 33 turnovers in Wednesday's game and had all 11 players score in the win. Chrislyn Carr leading the offensive production for Syracuse with 15 points shooting 7-of-10 from the field. Jayla Thornton (12 points) and Christianna Carr (11 points) also scored in double figures while Teisha Hyman and Nyah Wilson each added nine a piece. Hyman paced 'Cuse defensively with nine rebounds, six defensive, and four steals.

Notre Dame, led by second-year head coach Niele Ivey, is 2-0 after a pair of wins over Ohio (105-69) and Western Illinois 76-50) earlier this week. Through two games, Maya Dodson leads the Fighting Irish in scoring with 19.5 points per game. Notre Dame has four other players averaging double figures and Maddy Westbeld is averaging a double-double with 14.0 ppg and 11.5 rpg.

At halftime of Sunday's game, women's basketball standout Felisha Legette-Jack will have her jersey retired in the Carrier Dome. When Legette-Jack's jersey reaches the rafters at halftime of the Syracuse game against Notre Dame, it will be the first time in Syracuse University Athletics history that a female student-athlete is recognized in this manner. Her jersey will join those of 15 men's basketball and six football standouts who have received this honor.

Tickets are available at cuse.com/tickets. Fans unable to attend in person can watch live on ACC Network and on the ESPN app.

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Players Mentioned

Chrislyn Carr

Christianna Carr

Teisha Hyman

Jayla Thornton

Nyah Wilson

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