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Olivia Owens, Kyra Woods Transfer to Syracuse

Syracuse women's basketball adds two post transfers.
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Olivia Owens, Kyra Woods Transfer to Syracuse
Olivia Owens, Kyra Woods Transfer to Syracuse

Syracuse women's basketball continues to reshape its roster under new head coach Felisha Legette-Jack. Two transfer post players have picked the Orange as their destination, the program announced Friday. Olivia Owens (Kentucky) and Kyra Wood (Temple) are joining the program. 

"We are so excited to have two New Yorkers come home," Legette-Jack said in a press release. "We are addressing our needs for post players, and we are so, SO, excited to get Olivia and Kyra to come home."

Owens, a 6-4 forward, played at Niskayuna High School in the Albany area and was a five star recruit who signed with Maryland. After playing in 16 games as a true freshman, Owens transferred to Kentucky and has spent the last two seasons with the Wildcats. She averaged 3.7 points and 2.9 rebounds per game as a contributor off the bench while at Kentucky. 

"Olivia is an incredible student and an amazing athlete who will bring leadership, post presence and experience to our team," Legette-Jack said. "Third time IS the charm! I recruited Olivia three times, that is how much I believe in her."

Wood is a 6-3 forward who played at City Honors High School in Buffalo. She scored over 2,000 points during her high school career. As a freshman at Temple last season, she started eight of the last nine games and appeared in 25 overall. She finished the season with 29 blocks, second on the team, and averaged 3.2 points and 4.3 rebound in just under 13 minutes per game. 

"Kyra is also an incredible student and a fantastic post player who will bring length, speed and athleticism to our program," Legette-Jack said. "This is the second time I have recruited Kyra. Persistence has paid off with these two!"

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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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