Orange Crush Panthers

Thursday, February 23

Pittsburgh, PA

6 PM

Syracuse University

18-11,9-9ACC

Pittsburgh

10-18,3-14ACC

Syracuse

Pittsburgh

2/23/2023 7:49:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

Senior guard Dyaisha Fair (23 pts) knocked down seven 3-pointers and recorded her 15th 20-plus point game of the season in Syracuse's (18-11, 9-9), 85-55, routing of Pittsburgh (10-18, 3-14) on Thursday night.

Sophomore forward Saniaa Wilson (12 points) finished the night shooting 100%, including 4-of-4 field goals and 4-of-4 at the line. Redshirt junior guard Teisha Hyman (12) collared her 13th game in double-digits and graduate forward Asia Strong (10) added her 12th game in double-figures.

HOW THE GAME WAS DECIDED
Syracuse pieced together a massive 17-3 stretch that solidified the game in favor of the Orange. Dyaisha Fair connected on a trio of 3-pointers and led three additional Orange performers who added points in the game-deciding run. SU held a nine-point (30-21) edge with under six minutes before the break and the Orange never looked back.

ORANGE TAME PANTHERS
The Orange used an early 7-0 run to take a four-point lead just two and a half minutes into the first frame. Dariauna Lewis made a driving layup, Kennedi Perkins added a jumper before Dyaisha Fair wrapped the stretch with a triple. Syracuse held a 9-5 advantage with seven minutes to play in the opening quarter.

Pitt then put nine unanswered points on the board, with four different scorers helping to maneuver the Panthers back in front, 14-9. In the last 43 ticks of the opening frame, Kyra Wood and Teisha Hyman collared back-to-back layups. The run bled into the second quarter, turning into a 17-3 spurt. Fair knocked down her fourth 3-pointer of the night and the Orange held a 30-21 advantage with 5:47 left before the break.

Syracuse entered halftime in control with a comfortable, 42-28, lead versus Pittsburgh.

GAME OF RUNS
In the third stanza, Syracuse amassed a 10-3 run, which ended at the 4:12 mark. Saniaa Wilson (four points) paced the Orange with a layup and two free throws and SU led 54-35.

Pitt's Gabby Hutcherson attempted to answer with a 3-pointer and Amber Brown added five points to cap an 8-2 stretch. SU still held a hefty 56-43 edge with 1:25 left in the third quarter.

NOTABLE NUMBERS

Syracuse locked in its 24th straight victory against Pittsburgh and the all-time record versus the Panthers moved to 51-16.
With the sweep of Pittsburgh, the Orange have now swept two opponents this season (Boston College).
For the ninth time in 10 seasons, SU has finished above .500 in league play.
Syracuse flips its record from a season ago, finishing the regular season 18-11. SU was 11-18 in 2021-22.
Fair shot 7-for-10 from three point range, one triple shy of tying her own program record (8).
Kennedi Perkins made the first start of her Syracuse career
The Orange were without third-leading scorer Georgia Woolley (concussion protocol)

UP NEXT
Syracuse has its ACC bye week on Sunday and seeding for the 2023 Ally Atlantic Coast Conference Women's Basketball Tournament will be released on Sunday evening after all league contests have concluded. The Orange are projected to face NC State in the 8/9 matchup on Thursday, March 2, at 2 p.m.