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Syracuse Falls at Georgia Tech

The Orange lost to a team that was previously winless in ACC play.
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Syracuse Falls at Georgia Tech
Syracuse Falls at Georgia Tech

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Syracuse women's basketball suffered a loss that will be a significant detriment to its NCAA Tournament hopes on Thursday. Georgia Tech entered the game 0-7 in ACC play, but topped the Orange 69-57 at McCamish Pavilion. Syracuse fell to 13-6 (4-4) on the season, while the Yellow Jackets improved to 10-9 (1-7). Next up for Syracuse is a tough road game at #13 Duke on Sunday. 

Syracuse came into the game as one of the highest scoring teams in the conference. However, the Orange struggled to make shots all night whether from the outside or at the rim. Syracuse shot 34.3% from the floor and was just 2-11 from beyond the arc. Georgia Tech, however, shot 43% despite being one of the worst shooting teams in the conference. 

The Orange jumped out to an early six point lead, but gave up a 7-1 run to end the first quarter to tie things up. Syracuse bounced back holding the lead for most of the second quarter before allowing five points in the final 40 seconds to give Georgia Tech a one point lead entering intermission. 

Syracuse again pushed to a six point lead in the middle of the third quarter, but allowed a 10-1 run to Georgia Tech to trail entering the fourth. The Yellow Jackets controlled the action throughout the fourth quarter. 

Dyaisha Fair and Teisha Hyman led Syracuse with 32 points combined, but shot just 14-38 (37%) from the floor including 1-6 from beyond the arc. Alaina Rice was 1-9 shooting off the bench. Dariauna Lewis recorded her 10th double double of the season with 11 points and 14 rebounds. 

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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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