Women's Basketball Falls At Syracuse

The Central Connecticut women's basketball team fell 101-53 to ACC member Syracuse Friday evening at the JMA Wireless Dome.

GAME INFORMATION

FINAL SCORE: Syracuse 101, CCSU 53

RECORDS: CCSU 0-2; Syracuse 2-0

LOCATION: JMA Wireless Dome | Syracuse, NY

KEY MOMENTS 

• Meghan Kenefick got the Blue Devils offense started with a triple 1:52 into the game and 34 seconds later knocked down a jumper to give CCSU an early 5-3 lead
• The Orange scored the next nine points before Ally Sentence connected from behind the line at the 4:44 mark
• That basket started an 8-4 run in a 2:40 span that was capped by Belle Lanpher hitting from behind the arc to close within 16-13
• Syracuse didn't miss another shot the rest of the quarter and went 3-4 from the free throw line to open a 26-15 lead at the first intermission
• After a Kyra Wood layup in the opening seconds of the second quarter, Kayla Henry made a layup and Samora Watson knocked down a three for a quick 5-0 run to close within 28-20
• A 7-0 Syracuse burst in a stretch of 2:11 expanded the deficit to 35-20, before a Kenefick three ended the run with 6:18 to play in the half
• The Orange hit 5-8 from the field over the final 5:31 of the first-half, while forcing seven turnovers to take a 48-27 advantage to the locker room
• The Blue Devils were 4-4 from the field in the middle third of the third quarter, with two hoops from Amaya Williams, a triple from Lanpher and a basket from Emma Bruen

NUMBERS TO KNOW 

• 3 – Number of Blue Devils that scored in double figures Friday night

NOTES

• Lanpher scored in double figures for the second time this season, finishing with 12 points to lead the Blue Devils
• Kenefick finished with 10 points, to go along with six rebounds and four assists
• Samora Watson had her second double-figure scoring game as a Blue Devil, tallying 11 points
• The Blue Devils were 3-4 from behind the arc in the first quarter and 5-7 in the first-half
• Dyaisha Fair led all scorers with 28 points for the Orange, who had five players score in double figures
• Ally Sentence had six points and two steals, while Williams scored eight points
• The Blue Devils tallied 10 assists in the game

UP NEXT...

The Blue Devils continue their season opening road trip, travelling to Saint Peter's on Monday for a 7:00 pm game.