Sunday, February 28
Syracuse, NY
12 PM
Syracuse University
12-7,9-7ACC
61
vs
68
NC State
17-2,12-2ACC
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NC State
18
12
21
17
68
Syracuse
15
16
7
23
61
Lewis Nets Season-High 29 on Senior Day
2/28/2021 3:19:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Senior Kiara Lewis scored a season-high 29 points in Syracuse's 68-61 loss to #2/4 NC State in the Carrier Dome on Sunday. In the fourth quarter, Lewis hit a three-point field goal to give the Orange (12-7 overall, 9-7 Atlantic Coast Converence) a one-point lead, 54-53, with 5:33 left to play. The basket capped a five-minute, 16-2 Syracuse run that eliminated a 13-point deficit at the end of the third quarter. The teams battled back and forth for the final five minutes of the game before NC State (17-2, 12-2) closed out the contest by hitting four free throws in the final 17 seconds for the win.
"I thought that Kiki (Kiara Lewis) was phenomenal tonight," said head coach Quentin Hillsman. "She had 29 points and she was really in attack mode. She really kept us in the basketball game. If it wasn't for her, we would have lost this game by 20-plus points. She was phenomenal."
In a back-and-forth first half that included 15 lead changes, the Orange took a 31-30 lead into the locker room after Lewis drove the paint and hit a floater with three seconds left on the clock. Lewis scored 15 of her game-high 29 points in the first half.
Senior Maeva Djaldi-Tabdi finished with nine points, six rebounds and four blocks and junior Emily Engstler contributed six points, 10 boards and four blocks.
Of Note:
Syracuse will play in the 2021 ACC Tournament this week in Greensboro, NC.
"I thought that Kiki (Kiara Lewis) was phenomenal tonight," said head coach Quentin Hillsman. "She had 29 points and she was really in attack mode. She really kept us in the basketball game. If it wasn't for her, we would have lost this game by 20-plus points. She was phenomenal."
In a back-and-forth first half that included 15 lead changes, the Orange took a 31-30 lead into the locker room after Lewis drove the paint and hit a floater with three seconds left on the clock. Lewis scored 15 of her game-high 29 points in the first half.
Senior Maeva Djaldi-Tabdi finished with nine points, six rebounds and four blocks and junior Emily Engstler contributed six points, 10 boards and four blocks.
Of Note:
- Emily Engstler had her 21st career 10+ rebounding game and Kamilla Cardoso recorded her fifth.
- Kiara Lewis surpassed 1,100 career points at Syracuse (1,106)
- Syracuse blocked 11 shots, marking the fifth time this season the Orange has blocked 10 or more shots.
Syracuse will play in the 2021 ACC Tournament this week in Greensboro, NC.
Team Stats
NCSU
Syr
FG%
.400
.369
3FG%
.111
.167
FT%
.905
.818
RB
41
37
TO
14
15
STL
8
7
Game Leaders
Pts
29
FGM
12
3FGM
2
FTM
3
Pts
10
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
3
Pts
9
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Pts
6
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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