
Orange Face Eagles in Chestnut Hill Thursday Night
1/11/2023 6:26:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Syracuse (12-4, 3-2 ACC) travels to longtime regional foe Boston College (13-5, 3-2 ACC) on Thursday at Conte Forum in Chestnut Hill, Mass. Tip-off is slated for 7 p.m. on ACC Network Extra through the ESPN app.Â
Syracuse looks to carry momentum from last Sunday's 91-77 road win at Clemson. The Orange had one of their best collective games of the season with four players scoring in double figures and 20 team assists. Dyaisha Fair led the way against Clemson with 27 points improving her ACC scoring average to 20.6 ppg while Teisha Hyman and Georgia Woolley added 14 points each. Dariauna Lewis had her sixth double double of the season with 12 points and 10 rebounds in the win.Â
Boston College is coming off back-to-back upset wins over No. 9 NC State and Florida State (RV) last week. The Eagles needed extra time to pull off the home win against the Seminoles last Sunday defeated FSU 77-71 in overtime at Conte Forum. Dontavia Waggoner, the reigning ACC Player of the Week, is leading the team with 13.9 points and 7.5 rebounds per game.
The Orange are 36-26 all-time against Boston College and look to improve their ACC mark to 4-2 with back-to-back road ACC wins for the first time since Feb. 8 (at Virginia) and Feb. 13 (at Pittsburgh), 2022.Â
Following Thursday's game the Orange return home to face No. 7 Notre Dame at 2 p.m. at the JMA Wireless Dome.Â
Syracuse looks to carry momentum from last Sunday's 91-77 road win at Clemson. The Orange had one of their best collective games of the season with four players scoring in double figures and 20 team assists. Dyaisha Fair led the way against Clemson with 27 points improving her ACC scoring average to 20.6 ppg while Teisha Hyman and Georgia Woolley added 14 points each. Dariauna Lewis had her sixth double double of the season with 12 points and 10 rebounds in the win.Â
Boston College is coming off back-to-back upset wins over No. 9 NC State and Florida State (RV) last week. The Eagles needed extra time to pull off the home win against the Seminoles last Sunday defeated FSU 77-71 in overtime at Conte Forum. Dontavia Waggoner, the reigning ACC Player of the Week, is leading the team with 13.9 points and 7.5 rebounds per game.
The Orange are 36-26 all-time against Boston College and look to improve their ACC mark to 4-2 with back-to-back road ACC wins for the first time since Feb. 8 (at Virginia) and Feb. 13 (at Pittsburgh), 2022.Â
Following Thursday's game the Orange return home to face No. 7 Notre Dame at 2 p.m. at the JMA Wireless Dome.Â
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