
Orange, Yellow Jackets Meet Tuesday Night
2/1/2021 8:57:00 PM | Women's Basketball
The Syracuse women's basketball team (9-3, 6-3 ACC) heads to Atlanta to face Georgia Tech (9-3, 7-2 ACC) at 7 p.m. on ACCNX Thursday night.Â
The Orange ride a two-game win streak into Tuesday night's matchup as they look to win their first game at McCamish Pavilion since 2015. Â Syracuse has five players averaging in double figures in scoring this season with Kamilla Cardoso leading the way with 14.4 points per game and Kiara Lewis with 14.3 points per game. Cardoso leads the ACC in blocks per game (3.33) and field goal percentage (.612) while Tiana Mangakahia leads the league in assists per game (7.8) and is second in the nation in assists.Â
In the last three games Syracuse is outscoring opponents by 45 points in the fourth quarter. The Orange had a pair of come-from-behind wins against Pitt and Notre Dame last week and Syracuse outscored the Irish 23-4 in the fourth quarter.Â
Lahtinem Lotta-Maj leads the Yellow Jackets with 16.1 points per game. Georgia Tech has won five-straight games entering Tuesday's matchup and is 5-2 at home this season. Kierra Fletcher is second on the team in scoring with 13.1 points per game and Lorela Cubaj (12.8 ppg) has a team-best 12.1 rebounds per game.
Fans can watch the action live through the ESPN App. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m.
The Orange ride a two-game win streak into Tuesday night's matchup as they look to win their first game at McCamish Pavilion since 2015. Â Syracuse has five players averaging in double figures in scoring this season with Kamilla Cardoso leading the way with 14.4 points per game and Kiara Lewis with 14.3 points per game. Cardoso leads the ACC in blocks per game (3.33) and field goal percentage (.612) while Tiana Mangakahia leads the league in assists per game (7.8) and is second in the nation in assists.Â
In the last three games Syracuse is outscoring opponents by 45 points in the fourth quarter. The Orange had a pair of come-from-behind wins against Pitt and Notre Dame last week and Syracuse outscored the Irish 23-4 in the fourth quarter.Â
Lahtinem Lotta-Maj leads the Yellow Jackets with 16.1 points per game. Georgia Tech has won five-straight games entering Tuesday's matchup and is 5-2 at home this season. Kierra Fletcher is second on the team in scoring with 13.1 points per game and Lorela Cubaj (12.8 ppg) has a team-best 12.1 rebounds per game.
Fans can watch the action live through the ESPN App. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m.
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