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Syracuse Women's Basketball Hangs on at Virginia for Fifth Straight Win

The Orange picked up its third straight road victory by knocking off the Cavaliers.
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Syracuse Women's Basketball Hangs on at Virginia for Fifth Straight Win
Syracuse Women's Basketball Hangs on at Virginia for Fifth Straight Win

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The 19th ranked Syracuse women's basketball team jumped out to a big lead on the road at Virginia before holding off the Cavaliers late to earn an 85-79 victory. With the win, the Orange's fifth straight overall and third straight on the road, Syracuse improved to 22-4 (12-3) on the season. Next up is Duke in the JMA Wireless Dome Thursday night. That game tips at 7:00 p.m. Eastern and will be broadcast on ACC Network Xtra. 

Dyaisha Fair led Syracuse with 33 points on 13-23 shooting to go along with five assists and three steals. Georgia Woolley also added a season high 26 points on 7-13 shooting with five assists and three rebounds. The two combined to make nine three pointers. 

They were part of an efficient offensive performance for the Orange, which shot 52% overall and 60% from three point range. Kyra Wood and Alaina Rice combined for 19 points and 15 rebounds. 

Syracuse jumped out to an 8-0 lead to start the game, and never gave up the lead the rest of the way. The Orange led by 14 after the first quarter and 17 at halftime. In the third, however, Virginia made a charge cut the lead to single digits. Syracuse would score the final six points of the quarter to take a 15 point edge into the fourth. 

The Cavs would not go away, cutting the lead to four with 1:32 remaining on a 10-2 run. Fair would hit a jumper, the defense would get a stop and the Orange would make its free throws in the final minute to secure the win. 

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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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