Quadir Copeland's buzzer-beating 3 seals SU's 72-69 win over Miami
Syracuse guard Quadir Copeland hit a 3-pointer with time expiring to stun Miami 72-69. Read more »
Basketball
Lineup change anchors Syracuse in 79-73 win over No. 15 Florida State
“I was gonna let that (lineup) go until the wheels fell off, the wheels just never fell off.” SU outscored FSU 43-21 after Kennedi Perkins, Sophie Burrows and Saniaa Wilson entered the game in the third quarter, leading to a comeback win. Read more »
Observations from Syracuse’s comeback win over No. 15 FSU: Fair’s 3-point explosion, bench steps up
Syracuse’s bench provided a much-needed spark while Dyaisha Fair was historic from 3 in the Orange’s comeback win over No. 15 Florida State. More observations on SU’s win. Read more »
Syracuse comes back in 2nd straight game, defeats No. 15 Florida State 79-73
After trailing by double-digits in the second half for the second straight game, the Orange defeated No. 15 Florida State 79-73 via a program-record nine 3-pointers from Dyaisha Fair. Read more »
Miami's Norchad Omier inspires as lone Nicaraguan D-I basketball player
Norchad Omier became D-I's only Nicaraguan basketball player, earning a scholarship to Arkansas State in 2020. Now, Omier leads Miami in scoring as it prepares to face Syracuse Saturday. Read more »
SU’s static half-court offense limits chances for statement win
Syracuse’s 69-58 victory at Pittsburgh displayed flashes of its ability to execute in the half-court. But for most of this season, directionless offensive sets have been the bane of SU’s success. Read more »
Beat writers split on Syracuse's chances against Miami
Fresh off of a season-sweep of Pittsburgh Tuesday, Syracuse hosts Miami. The Hurricanes enter on a 84-75 loss to Florida State, but our beat writers are split on Saturday’s outcome. Read more »
Alaina Rice returned for her 3rd year with SU. It's been her best season yet.
Alaina Rice waited until after the season to decide her future, eventually choosing to come back to SU for her third and final year. She returned to play for Legette-Jack, who is Rice’s fourth coach at the collegiate level. Read more »
Opponent Preview: What to know about No. 15 Florida State
After defeating Clemson, SU will face its biggest test of the season since defeating then-No. 13 Notre Dame — No. 15 Florida State. Here's everything to know about the Seminoles. Read more »
J.J. Starling drops team-high 17 points in 'best game' with Syracuse
J.J. Starling’s 17 points on 64% shooting led Syracuse to a 69-58 win over Pitt. He said he knew a good game was coming after his first shot. Read more »
Observations from SU’s win over Pitt: Depth shines, Defense limits Carrington
Syracuse featured seven different 3-point scorers while holding Pitt's Carlton Carrington to zero points. More observations on SU's win over Pitt. Read more »
Syracuse secures Quad 1 win via 3-point barrage against Pittsburgh
Against Pittsburgh, Syracuse shot 47% from the field and a season-high 58% from 3, leading to its first road ACC victory of the year, defeating Pittsburgh 69-58. Read more »
3,000 points later, Dyaisha Fair, Felisha Legette-Jack’s connection has come full circle
For five seasons, Dyaisha Fair and Felisha Legette-Jack have been one of the most elite coach-player pairings in the country. After Fair reached 3,000 career points against Clemson, her relationship with Legette-Jack has come full circle. Read more »
The Next Day: Adrian Autry hopes Syracuse can 'move forward' from blowout loss to UNC
"We just got to move forward, we got to flush this out.” Syracuse's historic, blowout loss to UNC questions whether SU can bounce back against the ACC teams it can, and should, beat. Read more »
Front court propels Syracuse to 19-point comeback win over Clemson
“(Fair) can score 3000 points but you don't win games without your bigs coming to play.” Alyssa Latham and Kyra Wood led Syracuse inside during the second half against Clemson for its third straight ACC win. Read more »
Observations from SU's win over Clemson: Robinson dominates, Latham and Rice's spark
Alyssa Latham finished with 14 points, including the go-ahead basket with seven seconds left as Syracuse defeated Clemson 83-82. More observations from the Orange's third straight ACC win. Read more »
Dyaisha Fair makes history, leads largest comeback in Legette-Jack era
Dyaisha Fair broke the 3,000 career points mark and spurred SU’s largest comeback under Felisha Legette-Jack in an 83-82 win over Clemson. Read more »
Dyaisha Fair reaches 3,000 career points, 16th women’s player to hit milestone
Syracuse point guard Dyaisha Fair has surpassed 3,000 career points, hitting the mark with a free throw in the fourth quarter during SU’s Jan. 14 matchup against Clemson. Fair is the 16th woman and 26th D-I player ever to reach the milestone. Read more »
Observations from Syracuse’s blowout loss against UNC: Bacot dominates, Williams' bad outing
The defeat served as yet another reminder that the Orange cannot compete with the big boys of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They are now 0-4 against ranked opponents, losing by a combined score of 338-246. Read more »
No. 7 UNC dismantles Syracuse 103-67 in program's worst-ever ACC loss
SU shot 37% from the floor for the second consecutive game as No. 7 UNC handed Syracuse its worst ACC loss ever. Read more »
Opponent preview: What to know about No. 7 North Carolina
Through 15 games this season, UNC is one of two ACC teams to hold its opponents to under a 40% shooting clip from the field. More on the Tar Heels. Read more »
Syracuse dominates Wake Forest 77-56 behind 54.1% mark from the field
After posting its worst shooting performances of the season in each of its last two games, Syracuse shot 54.1% from the field in a 77-56 win over Wake Forest. Read more »
Observations from SU’s win over WF: Wake Forest’s scoring drought, Syracuse’s key 3rd quarter
During the opening two quarters, Wake Forest went on an 11-minute scoring drought, which helped Syracuse build up a 15-point lead. Read more »
Chris Bell, Justin Taylor bounce back in victory over Boston College
After combining for just three points at Cameron Indoor Stadium, Chris Bell and Justin Taylor notched a joint 27 in SU’s (11-4, 2-2 ACC) bounceback win over the Eagles (10-5, 1-3 ACC). Read more »
