Today’s matchup against Boston College was more than just a
game as Syracuse sported its pink uniforms for the annual breast cancer
awareness Play for Kay game. The orange got their offensive momentum back
defeating Boston College 96-69. The 15th
ranked women’s team improved their record to 18-5 overall and 7-3 in conference
play.
Amaya Finklea-Guity kicked off the game scoring a layup 10
seconds into play. The orange took off from there with Miranda Drummond
knocking down a shot from behind the arc. The senior forward was on fire
putting up 18 points in the first half alone. She finished with 24 points total
including six 3-point shots.
Drummond was one of three Syracuse players to score double
digits. Sophomore forward Maeva
Djaldi-Tabdi put 16 points on the board tying her career high. Freshman Emily
Engstler also contributed to the 90 point scoring output with 10 points, making
this her fourth double digit scoring game this season. Both Djaldi-Tabdi and
Engslter took down six rebounds as well.
The orange were down by 3 halfway through the first quarter
but Syracuse quickly turned things around creating an 11 point lead by the end
of the first quarter. The orange found their offensive rhythm with Tiana
Mangakahia stringing together 12 assists. Syracuse connected well offensively shooting
over 60% from the field.
Head Coach Quentin Hillsman credited his team’s quick ball
work inside the court.
“We got the ball moving early, I thought we got some punch
action at the rim .. right away transition,” Hillsman said. “That’s how you
score the ball you have to try to score the ball in the first 6 – 7 seconds on
the shot clock and a lot of times we did that in this game.”
The orange will continue its 5-game homestead on Wednesday
when NC State travels to the Carrier Dome on February 13th. Tip-off
is scheduled for 7pm.
(c) Suny Tsai 2019
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