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Dyaisha Fair Leads Syracuse Past Virginia

The Orange's starting guard had a monster game against the Cavaliers.
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Dyaisha Fair Leads Syracuse Past Virginia
Dyaisha Fair Leads Syracuse Past Virginia

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Syracuse women's basketball picked up a critical win over Virginia 90-72 Thursday night in the JMA Wireless Dome thanks in large part to guard Dyaisha Fair. Fair poured in a season high 36 points on an extremely efficient 11-16 shooting including 8-11 from beyond the arc. In addition, Fair added five assists, five rebounds and three steals as she did a bit of everything for the Orange. 

The first half was a close, back and forth battle between two teams desperate for wins. Virginia had lost five of six coming in while Syracuse had lost three straight. The Cavs took an early lead but Syracuse rallied to take a five point edge after the first quarter. Virginia battled back to trim the lead to just two entering halftime. 

Syracuse threatened to pull away in the third quarter, using an 11-2 run to push the advantage to 10. Virginia would not go away, however, using a 9-2 spurt of its own to pull within three. A pair of Fair free throws and and a Fair assist to Asia Strong would give the Orange a seven point lead entering the final frame. 

Another 11-2 Syracuse run would extend the lead to 15 and the Orange would cruise the rest of the way. 

With the win, Syracuse improved to 14-7 (5-5) on the season. Next up is another important home game as Louisville comes to town on Sunday. 

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MIKE MCALLISTER

Title: Publisher All Syracuse Education: Roberts Wesleyan College Location: Syracuse, New York Expertise: Syracuse basketball, football and recruiting.  EXPERIENCE Mike McAllister has been covering Syracuse basketball, football and recruiting for more than a decade. Mike's career started with his own free blog as a way to vent following sporting events. Shortly thereafter, a network of basketball sites called Coast 2 Coast Hoops asked him to run their Syracuse site. That site was called Nation of Orange, and Mike quickly established it as a go-to for Syracuse fans.  After running Nation of Orange for several months, a position with the Syracuse site on the Scout network became available. After one year as the recruiting expert with Cuse Nation, he was named the publisher. Mike oversaw the transition from Scout to 247Sports, and ran the site on that network for years.  Presented with the opportunity to join one of the biggest names in the sports journalism industry, Sports Illustrated, Mike jumped at the chance. All Syracuse was started from scratch by Mike and the Fan Nation team. It has now become a staple for Orange fans of various sports.  Mike has broken news on recruiting, Syracuse basketball and football team information and has established himself as the top recruiting inside in the market. He has appeared on local radio shows, television broadcasts, national radio shows and much more. Mr. McAllister has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting and Information Management from Roberts Wesleyan College. 

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