'Cuse Welcomes Pitt to the Dome Thursday

Syracuse (10-4, 1-2 ACC) welcomes longtime rival Pittsburgh (7-7, 0-3 ACC) to the JMA Wireless Dome on Thursday night (ACC Network, 6 p.m.). The Orange hope to bounce back from a two-point loss to #6 NC State on Sunday night.

The Orange have won 22-straight games against the Panthers entering Thursday's game. The last time the two met, Syracuse earned a 67-65 win at the Petersen Events Center on Feb. 13, 2022 when Teisha Hyman hit a jumper for the lead in the final minute of play.

Syracuse's led by its backcourt tandem of Dyaisha Fair (18.7 ppg) and Teisha Hyman (13.7 ppg). Georgia Woolley is coming off her best game of the season in which she scored 23 points against No. 6 NC State last Sunday. Center Dariauna Lewis is averaging just shy of a double double with 9.9 points and 9.8 rebounds per game.

Pittsburgh is led by Liatu King who's averaging 11.0 points per game. King also leads the Panthers in rebounds with 8.6 per game while Amber Brown adds 5.2 rebounds per game. Pitt has a balanced offense with four players averaging over 9.0 points per game while the team is averaging 67.0 ppg shooting 41.6 percent from the field and holding opponents to 65.0 ppg and a .379 field goal percentage. Pittsburgh is looking for its first ACC win of the season and hopes to snap a two-game losing streak of its own after falling in back-to-back games to Wake Forest (Dec. 29, L 66-51), and Miami (Jan. 1, L 74-67).

Thursday's game will be televised nationally on ACC Network with Jenn Hildreth and Debbie Antonelli on the call. Tip-off is set for 6 p.m.

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Dyaisha Fair

Teisha Hyman

Dariauna Lewis

Georgia Woolley

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