Syracuse Orange Dominate Red Flash at JMA Wireless Dome in Women's Basketball Showdown
In a commanding performance at the JMA Wireless Dome, the Syracuse Orange women's basketball team outplayed the St. Francis Red Flash with a final score of 85-43. The home team, Syracuse Orange, now boasts an impressive record while the visiting St. Francis Red Flash left with another addition to their loss column.
From the opening quarter, the Syracuse Orange set a high tempo for the game, scoring 26 points against just 6 from their opponents. Their offensive efforts were matched by a strong defense that limited St. Francis to only 9 points in the second quarter while adding another 19 to their tally. By halftime, it was clear that Syracuse had taken control of the game.
The dominance continued throughout as Syracuse scored consistently in both halves with 16 and 24 points in third and fourth quarters respectively. The home team showcased an efficient shooting performance from inside and beyond the arc with field goal percentages of approximately 42 percent overall and about 33 percent from three-point range.
The Orange excelled not only offensively but also on defense where they amassed a total of five blocks and eleven steals contributing to seventeen turnovers by St. Francis Red Flash. This defensive pressure allowed them to capitalize on mistakes made by St. Francis converting them into twelve points off turnovers.
On top of that, Syracuse was dominant on both ends of rebounding pulling down an impressive total of fifty-nine rebounds compared to thirty-seven by their opponents which included twenty-one offensive boards leading to twenty-two second-chance points for Syracuse.
St. Francis struggled throughout managing only forty-three points for the entire game with field goals made at just eighteen out of sixty-seven attempts resulting in an approximate shooting percentage of twenty-seven percent from field goal range and about seventeen percent from three-point territory.
Despite these struggles, they did manage some success inside scoring twenty-four paint points but this was overshadowed by forty-four paint points scored by Syracuse who also shot nearly seventy-nine percent from free-throw line making fifteen out of nineteen attempts.
As fans look ahead after this emphatic victory for Syracuse Orange women's basketball team they can mark their calendars for December thirty-first when they will face Notre Dame Fighting Irish at seven o'clock PM Eastern Time back here at JMA Wireless Dome which will be broadcasted nationally on ACC Network channel six hundred twelve ensuring fans won't miss any action as these two teams meet up once again.