Cal Escapes 'Cuse, 75-69

Sunday, February 16

Berkeley, CA

6 PM

Syracuse University

California

2/16/2025 8:22:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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Syracuse women's basketball (10-15, 4-10 ACC) lost a close contest to California (21-6, 9-5 ACC), 75-69, inside the Haas Pavilion in Berkeley, CA on Sunday afternoon. The Orange drop both games in their first conference road trip to the Bay Area and return home to face #12 North Carolina on Thursday night at the JMA Wireless Dome. Tip-off is set for 6 p.m. and tickets are on sale now at cuse.com/tickets.

'Cuse's Georgia Woolley led in scoring with 23 points, tying her best offensive output of the season. Woolley was a perfect 7-7 from the line, while grabbing five rebounds and dishing out three assists. Woolley was joined by Kyra Wood (12 pts) and Sophie Burrows (10 pts) while Wood led the Orange in rebounds with eight. Freshman point guard Olivia Schmitt dished a team-best four assists in the contest.

The Golden Bears were paced in scoring by Kayla Williams with 21 points. Cal had four different players score in double figures.

HOW IT HAPPENED
The first quarter was a game of runs, as Cal opened scoring with a quick five points to take the early lead. SU responded with an 8-0 run to take their first lead of the game about halfway through the frame. The Golden Bears took a 20-17 advantage into the second quarter, as both teams continued to battle. A late layup by Shy Hawkins gave the Orange a 35-34 lead going into halftime.

Neither Syracuse or California would give an inch during the third frame, as there would be four ties and four lead changes in the first four minutes of the second half. The Golden Bears earned a six-point lead with 2:22 to go in the third quarter, their largest lead of the game, before 'Cuse would cut the lead to just one point going into the final frame of action. Following a 5-0 run from Cal and 'Cuse respectively, the Golden Bears would hold on to the lead, making five free-throws in the closing seconds to take the win, 75-69.

OF NOTE

Syracuse moves to 10-15 for the season, and 4-10 in ACC play
SU falls to 0-2 all-time against California
'Cuse shot 94.1% from the charity stripe, going 16-17 from the line
Woolley led all SU scorers with 23 points on 7-of-15 FG and 7-of-7 FT
Schmitt led the Orange in assists for the second game in a row, dishing out four in tonight's contest
Every Syracuse player to attempt a field goal registered a point in tonight's game

UP NEXT
Syracuse returns home to the JMA Wireless Dome this Thursday, Feb. 20, against No. 12 North Carolina. Tip-off is set for 6 PM with coverage live on ACC Network.

Tickets for all remaining home games can be purchased on Cuse.com/tickets or by calling the JMA Wireless Dome Box Office at 888-DOME-TIX.

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