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Dominant Third Quarter Leads Syracuse Past Boston College

The Orange women's basketball team picked up a big road win.
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Dominant Third Quarter Leads Syracuse Past Boston College
Dominant Third Quarter Leads Syracuse Past Boston College

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Syracuse women's basketball used a 13-1 run to start the third quarter to pull away from Boston College on its way to an 83-73 road win. With the victory, the Orange improved to 13-4 (4-2) on the season while the Eagles dropped to 13-6 (3-3). Next up for SU is a big challenge as #7 Notre Dame comes to the JMA Wireless Dome on Sunday. 

Syracuse had a lead in the first half, but Boston College went on a run to trim the advantage to just three at halftime. The Orange then came out of the locker room hot, using excellent ball movement to get open looks for Dariauna Lewis, Alaina Rice, Asia Strong and Dyaisha Fair. 

The Eagles, however, would not go away. A 9-0 fourth quarter run would trim the lead to four. Just a few minutes later the Syracuse lead was three and Boston College had a shot in the air to tie. Taina Mair's offering was off, and Syracuse would score six straight points to all but put the game away. 

Dyaisha Fair led all scorers with 25 points to go along with six assists, four rebounds and three steals. Lewis had a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds. Alaina Rice scored 17 off the bench on 6-9 shooting. The Syracuse defense held BC to just 6-25 (24%) shooting from beyond the arc and forced 22 Eagles turnovers. 

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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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