Second Half Battle Comes Up Short Against #24 Florida State

Thursday, February 16

Tallahassee, FL

6 PM

Syracuse University

16-11,7-9ACC

#24/RV Florida State

21-7,10-5ACC

Syracuse

Florida St.

Second Half Battle Comes Up Short Against #24 Florida State

2/16/2023 8:14:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

A strong second half effort came up short against No. 24 Florida State in the Donald L. Tucker Civic Center on Thursday night. Syracuse battled to cut a Florida State double-digit lead down to three at the conclusion of three quarters, but the Seminoles came out on top, 78-65. Dyaisha Fair led the Orange in scoring with 19 points while Georgia Woolley added 12 points and Alaina Rice had nine points and a career high 17 rebounds. Dariauna Lewis also recorded her third consecutive double-double (10 pts,10 reb), and her eleventh of the season.

HOW IT WAS DECIDED:
Syracuse (16-11, 7-9 ACC) came into the second half down seven points, 40-33. The Orange cut the Seminole lead down to three, 57-54 at the end of the third quarter thanks to a 7-0 scoring run sparked by a pair of free throws by Woolley.

With 4:24 left in the game Syracuse cut the Florida State (21-7, 10-5 ACC) lead down to 2 points, 67-65. Coming out of a timeout the Seminoles rattled off two quick shots to extend the lead by six, 71-65, closing the game on an 11-0 run.

REBOUNDING RICE
Alaina Rice recorded a career high in rebounds against Florida State. The senior guard had 17 rebounds, 12 of which came in the first half, in the loss.. Rice came one point shy of recording her first double-double of the season finishing with nine points and five assists on top of her 17 boards.

NOTABLE NUMBERS:

Fair has scored in double figures in all 27 games this season
Woolley has scored in double figures for seven-straight consecutive game
Rice recorded a new career high in rebounds with 17
Syracuse had three players with double figures: Fair (19), Woolley (12), & Lewis (10)
Lewis notched her third consecutive double-double, eleventh of the season

UP NEXT:

Syracuse returns home to the JMA Wireless Dome to celebrate Senior Day for the final home game of the regular season on Sunday, Feb. 16. Fans are encouraged to stay after the conclusion of Sundays contest as five seniors will be honored in a special ceremony. Tip-off is scheduled for 1 p.m. on Regional Sports Networks (YES Network Locally).