Syracuse Soars Past Georgia Tech 94-70

Thursday, January 29

Syracuse, NY

6 PM

Syracuse University

17-4,7-3ACC

Georgia Tech

9-13,4-6ACC

Georgia Tech

Syracuse

1/29/2026 8:18:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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SYRACUSE, N.Y.- The Orange women's basketball team (17-4, 7-3) defeated Georgia Tech (9-13, 4-6) 94-70 at the JMA Wireless Dome on Thursday evening. Laila Phelia and Dominique Darius each scored 20-plus points, helping SU push past the Yellow Jackets.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Phelia put up the Orange's first points of the game, scoring a three-point shot from the corner off the tipoff. SU went on a 9-0 run, forcing the Yellow Jackets to call a timeout less than two minutes into the game. Phelia stole the ball from Georgia Tech midway through the first quarter, finding Uche Izoje in the paint and passing it back to a wide-open Sophie Burrows for the three-point basket. In three Georgia Tech possessions in a row, SU got their hands on the ball, adding to their six steals in the quarter. 'Cuse held Georgia Tech to 18-8 after the first ten minutes of play.

The Orange kept up defensively in the second quarter, blocking four shots and collecting nine defensive rebounds. Keira Scott's three-point shot brought the crowd to a roar, and Phelia's fast break layup increased SU's energy. Olivia Schmitt added three points to the board, hitting a shot from beyond the arc to extend the lead. Shy Hawkins found her way through a crowd of defenders under the net, drawing a foul and completing a three-point play. Syracuse closed out the first half with a 40-23 advantage, the largest margin against an ACC opponent this season.

Darius completed a three-point play, starting an Orange scoring streak. Darius followed up with a steal and field goal on the next drive, and Izoje found the net to claim her tenth double-double of the season. Darius' jumper rattled in as she drew a foul with 5.9 seconds left in the third quarter, adding three more points to SU's 71-50 lead over Georgia Tech.

Burrows blocked a Georgia Tech shot in the paint, finding Schmitt down the court, who gave it to Phelia to put in her third three-pointer of the night. The bench added 11 points in the fourth quarter and the team as a whole went 3-3 from the arc. SU's 54-point second half was enough to claim the 94-70 victory over the Yellow Jackets.

OF NOTE

Uche Izoje tallied her tenth double-double of the season and fourth in a row, scoring 17 points and collecting 15 rebounds.
Laila Phelia recorded seven steals against Georgia Tech, her new career high and the most since Teisha Hyman vs. #18/20 Notre Dame on Jan. 27, 2022.
Phelia finished with 23 points, her third 20+ point game this season.
Dominique Darius added 20 points for her fourth 20+ performance of the year.
SU's 17-point lead at the half was the largest scoring advantage that the Orange have had over an ACC opponent this season.
The Orange's 24-point win is the largest ACC win for the Orange since March 2, 2025 (82-57 vs Boston College).
This is the second ACC matchup in which the Orange scored 90+ points (90 vs. California on Jan. 15, 2026).
Syracuse tallied eight blocks and 13 steals against the Yellow Jackets.
12 of 14 players who entered the court tonight added points to the Orange's score.

UP NEXT

Syracuse will head south to Florida to face Miami on Sunday, Feb. 1. Tipoff is set for 2 p.m. on ACC Network Extra.

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