Uche Izoje scored 22 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead Syracuse to an 82-58 win over the Siena women’s basketball team before 2,713 fans at JMA Wireless Dome in Syracuse on Wednesday night.
Sophomore guard Francesca Schiro scored 16 points for Siena (1-3), which lost its third straight game.
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“The environment, I don’t know if I focused on it much during the game,” Saints coach Terry Primm told WVCR 88.3 FM. “I just loved the competitiveness we had. Regardless of who we play, we have to clean up some things. I’ve got to figure out a way to help them do that, so we’ll watch the film and figure it out.”
The Saints played their first game at Syracuse since a 102-65 loss to the Orange on Nov. 14, 2016.
Unlike that game, Siena stayed close well into the second quarter in Wednesday’s rematch. Schiro made a 3-pointer to cut the Syracuse lead to 30-28 with 3:37 left in the first half.
However, the Orange countered with a 15-5 run to take a 45-33 lead into halftime.
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Syracuse led 63-48 after three quarters and by as many as 25 points in the final quarter.
Siena redshirt junior Nicole Melious scored 12 points and sophomore Kaiya Rain Tucker added 11 points and 8 rebounds.
The Saints committed 22 turnovers, leading to 35 Syracuse points. The Orange held a 42-26 scoring edge in the paint.
Siena returns to action at New Haven on Sunday. Syracuse improved to 3-0.
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This article originally published at Siena women’s basketball hangs tough early, falls to Syracuse for third consecutive loss.
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