Orange Roll Pirates 72-54, Advance to WNIT Round Of 16

Monday, March 20

South Orange, NJ

7 PM

Syracuse University

20-12,9-9ACC

Seton Hall

19-15,10-10Big East

Syracuse

Seton Hall

Coach Jack talks to the team during a WNIT game.

Orange Roll Pirates 72-54, Advance to WNIT Round Of 16

3/20/2023 8:58:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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Dyaisha Fair tallied 24 point points, scoring in double figures for the 32nd-straight game in Syracuse's (20-12), 72-54, win against Seton Hall (19-15) on Monday night in South Orange, N.J. Syracuse will face Columbia on Friday, March 24 at 7 p.m. at Schiller Court at Levien Gymnasium in New York City in the Round of 16.

Georgia Woolley (19 pts) has now scored 12 or more points in 11-straight games. Teisha Hyman (10 pts) added a balanced attack with five rebounds and five assists with four steals. Dariauna Lewis narrowly missed her 13th double double of the season with nine points and 10 rebounds.

HOW THE GAME WAS DECIDED
With the game knotted at 7-7, Syracuse notched 11-straight points on the board. Four different Orange scored during the run that extended into an electric 20-2 game-defining spurt, allowing the Orange to take control of the game.

PIRATES ATTEMPT TO SIEGE ORANGE
Seton Hall outscored Syracuse 25-16 in the third frame and the Pirates managed to narrow their deficit to 11 points by the conclusion of the third quarter. Syracuse led 51-40 with one frame to play.

STREAKING ON
The Orange opened the fourth quarter with a 9-0 scoring spurt. Fair sandwiched five points between a layup by Lewis and a lay up by Woolley. Just like that Syracuse held an 18-point advantage, 60-42, with 7:38 left to play.

NOTABLE NUMBERS

Syracuse has its first 20-win season since the Orange went 25-9 during the 2018-19 season.
The victory marks the first postseason road since 2021 for Syracuse since defeating South Dakota State,72-55, in the first round of the 2021 NCAA Tournament.
Syracuse's all-time record against Seton Hall improved to 28-26.
The Orange moved their WNIT record to 13-4 and now hold a 4-1 advantage in the second round.
Coach Jack secured her first triumph against Seton Hall as a head coach.
Coach Jack now holds a record of 6-5 in WNIT matchups.
Fair recorded her 17th game this season of 20 or more points.

UP NEXT
The Orange advance to the Super 16 and will play Columbia on Friday at 7 p.m. in New York City. Tickets are on sale now.

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