Syracuse Completes Comeback Win Against Yale
Syracuse women’s basketball wrapped up its two-game road trip with a 60-58 comeback win against Yale in the John J. Lee Amphitheatre. The Orange win their first road game under first-year head coach Felisha Legette-Jack.
The Orange erased a 12-point halftime deficit behind double-digit scoring figures from senior guard Dyaisha Fair and graduate center Dariauna Lewis. Fair scored 15 of her 17 points in the second half. Syracuse secures the win despite being held to a season low 60 points.
WHEN IT WAS DECIDED:
The second half began with Syracuse trailing Yale, 37-25. The Orange cut the Bulldog lead down to three before the fourth quarter, as four free-throws at the end of the third put ‘Cuse in striking distance.
With 6:23 left in the game, Syracuse went on a 5-0 run to take its first lead of the game, 56-54. After both teams traded baskets to level the score at 58, ‘Cuse won the game after Fair found Lewis for a layup on the fast break. Yale missed its final three field goals in the last 11 seconds of the game.
LEGETTE-JACK SAID:
“I coach tough teams, blue collar teams,” Legette-Jack said after the game. “In the second half we played tough ball, and the toughest team won.”
WONDER WOOLLEY:
Sophomore guard Georgia Woolley registered a season-high 11 points. The Brisbane, Australian native went 6-7 from the free throw line and knocked down a three-point field goal.
GETTING A SECOND CHANCE:
Syracuse was rewarded for its hustle and intensity, as the Orange scored 16 second-chance points. Yale only scored seven second chance points.
NOTABLE NUMBERS:
- Woolley finished with a season-high 11-points.
- Syracuse wins its first road game of the Leggette-Jack era.
- The Orange were held to a season-low 60 points.
- Syracuse overcomes a double-digit deficit for the first time this season.
UP NEXT:
Syracuse kicks off a four-game homestand with a 7 PM game against Coppin State on Thursday, Dec. 8 at the JMA Wireless Dome. Fans can catch all the action on ACCNX.
