Orange Travel to Pittsburgh Sunday
Syracuse (10-12, 3-9 ACC) travels to Pittsburgh for a Sunday afternoon game against the Panthers (11-12, 2-10 ACC) for the second of two regular-season meetings. The Orange won the first matchup 80-72 at the Carrier Dome on Jan. 30. The game will be televised nationally on ACC Network with Angel Gray serving as play-by-play and Chelsea Gray as analyst.
The Orange are coming off their first ACC road win at Virginia Tuesday, 77-70. Naje Murray had a season-high 24 points and four steals while shooting 72.7% from the floor. All five Orange starters average double figures in scoring and are led by Teisha Hyman with 14.9 points per game. Hyman has burst onto the scene this season after taking a redshirt last year due to an injury suffered at the end of her freshman year. She’s improved her numbers in every statistical category since her freshman year and leads the team in assists (4.1 apg), steals (2.4 spg) and is second in rebounding with 5.9 boards per game.
Pittsburgh has lost four of its last five games. This past Thursday they lost by 10 to No. 23 North Carolina, 64-54. Jayla Everett leads the team in scoring with 13.7 ppg and adds a team-best 1.2 steals per game. Everett led the Panthers in scoring with 18 points (7-for-19 FG), two rebounds, and two assists against Carolina. Dayshanette Harris, an ACC All-Freshman Team selection in 2020, is second on the team in scoring with 10.0 ppg and adds a team-best 2.9 assists per game.
Syracuse has won 21-straight games against the Panthers dating back to Feb. 2, 2010. ‘Cuse looks to continue that streak Sunday at 2 p.m. on ACC Network. Fans are encouraged to join both teams and wear pink for breast cancer awareness as its Pittsburgh’s 15th annual Pink the Petersen.
