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Syracuse Falls to NC State in ACC Tournament

The Wolfpack pulled away from the Orange in the second half.
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Syracuse Falls to NC State in ACC Tournament
Syracuse Falls to NC State in ACC Tournament

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Syracuse women's basketball suffered an 83-58 loss in the second round of the ACC Tournament to NC State. The Orange kept it close in the first half, but fell apart in the second as the Wolfpack pulled away in the third and cruised in the fourth. With the loss, Syracuse dropped to 18-12 on the season and now awaits its postseason fate. 

"We left it all out there," head coach Felisha Legette-Jack said after the game. "There was no more juice in the Orange. My hope is that the committee sees us as a possible 64 or 68. If not, maybe the NIT. If not, the mirror's going to tell us we left it out there and we were pretty darn good."  

Syracuse was included was one of the last teams in the field in latest bracket projections and a win against NC State was viewed as a win and you are in type of game. Now the Orange has to hope the committee stills views its resume favorably. 

The Orange struggled to shoot all afternoon, as its stars Dyaisha Fair, Teisha Hyman and Georgia Woolleey combined to make just 14 of their 45 attempts (31%). NC State, however, shot over 60% overall and 68% in the second half. The Wolfpack continued to pound the ball inside, and Syracuse had no answer. 

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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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