Orange Fall to #6 Louisville

Sunday, February 8

Syracuse, NY

12 PM

Syracuse University

19-5,9-4ACC

Louisville

22-4,12-1ACC

Louisville

Syracuse

2/8/2026 2:15:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score Highlights Postgame Press Conference

SYRACUSE, N.Y.- The Orange women's basketball team (19-5, 9-4) fell to No.6 Louisville (22-4,12-1) 84-65 at the JMA Wireless Dome. Dominique Darius recorded 22 points while Sophie Burrows tallied six steals, but it wasn't enough to top the Cardinals.

HOW IT HAPPENED
Syracuse started off slowly, but battled back in the first quarter. Uche Izoje, Burrows and Journey Thompson added points to the board via free throws to put 'Cuse on the board. Despite collecting six steals, the Orange trailed the Cardinals 28-6.

Darius found the net early in the second quarter, changing the momentum in the JMA Wireless Dome. Shy Hawkins added two points to the board from the line, and Darius and Burrows each scored a field goal. Darius, Burrows and Jasmyn Cooper hit back-to-back-to-back three-point shots, forcing the Cardinals to call a timeout. Syracuse went on a 16-2 run in four minutes of play toward the end of the second quarter. Izoje stole the ball on the next drive to put up a fastbreak layup, bringing the crowd to their feet. Darius shot 6-for-6 in the first half including two shots from the three-point line. Syracuse entered the locker room trailing 44-36.

Darius hit a shot from beyond the arc as the shot clock expired to start the third quarter. Darius found Izoje in the paint, finishing the play with a layup. On the next drive, Burrows stole the ball, scoring another fastbreak layup for the Orange.

Cooper rebounded in the paint, adding a layup to start off the fourth quarter. 'Cuse recorded three steals in the final quarter, but Louisville broke through offensively. The Orange ultimately fell 84-65 against the No. 6-ranked Cardinals.

OF NOTE

Dominique Darius shot a perfect 6-for-6 in the first half, including going 2-for-2 from beyond the arc.
Darius recorded her fifth 20+ point game this season, and her sixteenth game scoring double digits.
Sophie Burrows recorded six steals, her new career high.
Burrows scored in double digits for the thirteenth game this season.

UP NEXT

Syracuse will travel to western Pennsylvania to take on Pittsburgh on Thursday, Feb. 12. The game is set for 6 p.m. on ACC Network Extra.

For more on the Syracuse women's basketball team, follow @CuseWBB on social media.