Friday, March 5
Greensboro, N.C.
2:30 PM
Syracuse University
14-7,9-7ACC
68
vs
67
Florida State
10-8,9-7ACC
1
2
3
4
F
Syracuse
8
19
25
16
68
Florida St.
22
17
16
12
67
Cardoso's Buzzer Beater Lifts 'Cuse to ACC Semifinals
3/5/2021 4:34:00 PM | Women's Basketball
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Orange Advance To ACC Semifinals
Freshman center Kamilla Cardoso scored with one second left to cap a spectacular Syracuse rally and push the Orange (14-7) past Florida State (10-8), 68-67, in the ACC Tournament Quarterfinals in Greensboro, N.C. Syracuse advances to the semifinals to play Louisville on Saturday at noon.
THE FINAL COUNTDOWN
Syracuse had possession under its own basket with five seconds left. Following a timeout, the Orange inbounded to junior Maeva Djaldi-Tabdi, who was double-teamed in the post. She passed out to redshirt junior Kiara Lewis, who forced up and off-balance, 3-point attempt.
Cardoso corralled the 3-point miss and banked in the put-back for the game winner. She led the Orange with 16 points and 13 rebounds in 27 minutes of play.
Syracuse had trailed the entire contest until Cardoso made the last-second shot.
THIRD-QUARTER RALLY
Trailing by 12 to start the third quarter, and by 13 with 4:49 remaining in the period, Syracuse began chipping away at the Seminole advantage. Lewis ignited the comeback with a layup. Djaldi-Tabdi and Amaya Finkley-Guiti followed with back-to-back buckets in the paint to narrow Florida State's lead to 51-44. After the Seminoles scored, Strautmane splashed a 3-pointer to pull the Orange within six points.
With time running out in the period, Engstler grabbed a rebound and launched a half-court attempt that found the basket just before the horn sounded. The Orange trailed 55-52, with one quarter to play.
BALANCED ATTACK
In addition to the double-digit scoring effort from Cardoso, Syracuse had four other players score in double digits. Lewis had 12 points, Senior Digna Strautmane and redshirt junior Maeva Djaldi-Tabdi each scored 11, and junior Emily Engstler added 10.
Senior Finklea-Guity contributed eight points to the mix after going 4-of-4 from the field.
BOARDING
The Orange finished the game with a 41-32 rebound advantage over the Seminoles. Along with the game-high, 13-rebound showing by Cardoso, Djaldi-Tabdi had seven boards, and Engstler and Strautmane each hauled in five.
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THE FINAL COUNTDOWN
Syracuse had possession under its own basket with five seconds left. Following a timeout, the Orange inbounded to junior Maeva Djaldi-Tabdi, who was double-teamed in the post. She passed out to redshirt junior Kiara Lewis, who forced up and off-balance, 3-point attempt.
Cardoso corralled the 3-point miss and banked in the put-back for the game winner. She led the Orange with 16 points and 13 rebounds in 27 minutes of play.
Syracuse had trailed the entire contest until Cardoso made the last-second shot.
THIRD-QUARTER RALLY
Trailing by 12 to start the third quarter, and by 13 with 4:49 remaining in the period, Syracuse began chipping away at the Seminole advantage. Lewis ignited the comeback with a layup. Djaldi-Tabdi and Amaya Finkley-Guiti followed with back-to-back buckets in the paint to narrow Florida State's lead to 51-44. After the Seminoles scored, Strautmane splashed a 3-pointer to pull the Orange within six points.
With time running out in the period, Engstler grabbed a rebound and launched a half-court attempt that found the basket just before the horn sounded. The Orange trailed 55-52, with one quarter to play.
BALANCED ATTACK
In addition to the double-digit scoring effort from Cardoso, Syracuse had four other players score in double digits. Lewis had 12 points, Senior Digna Strautmane and redshirt junior Maeva Djaldi-Tabdi each scored 11, and junior Emily Engstler added 10.
Senior Finklea-Guity contributed eight points to the mix after going 4-of-4 from the field.
BOARDING
The Orange finished the game with a 41-32 rebound advantage over the Seminoles. Along with the game-high, 13-rebound showing by Cardoso, Djaldi-Tabdi had seven boards, and Engstler and Strautmane each hauled in five.
MISSING MANGAKAHIA
Syracuse was forced to battle the Seminoles without senior guard Tiana Mangakahia. She was on the sideline with a lower body injury that was suffered in the team's final regular-season game last Sunday against NC State.
Mangakahia, a finalist for the 2021 Nancy Liberman Award, earned All-ACC Honorable Mention honors this winter.
OF NOTE:
- Cardoso recorded her fifth career double double (16 points, 13 rebounds)
- The last time Syracuse hit a shot at the buzzer to win was when Engstler hit the winning shot against #8 Florida State on Jan. 2, 2020 off the famous Coach Q "Outback Special" in overtime at the Dome
- The last time five players scored in double figures was in Syracuse's regular-season win against Boston College on Feb. 25, 2021
- Florida State's Bianca Jackson led all scorers with 25 points.
Syracuse advances to face No.1 seed Louisville, tomorrow in the semifinals of the ACC Tournament. Action tips off at noon on the ACC Network.
Team Stats
Syr
FSU
FG%
.383
.441
3FG%
.222
.385
FT%
.762
.588
RB
41
32
TO
14
9
STL
3
12
Game Leaders
Pts
16
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
6
Pts
12
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
6
Pts
11
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
4
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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G
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