Butler leads Syracuse to win over Texas A&M, Paradise Jam title
Brianna Butler’s early-season shooting woes are a thing of the past. On Saturday night, Butler scored a career-high 29 points and led the Orange (8-0)… Read more »
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Syracuse stays undefeated thanks to strong showing from Butler and Sykes
Syracuse’s undefeated season is still alive. On Friday night in St. Thomas of the U.S. Virgin Islands, Syracuse (7-0) won its second game in as… Read more »
Syracuse takes down Texas in Paradise Jam
After four tune-up nonconference games, Syracuse flexed its muscles in its second real test of the season Thursday night. The Orange (6-0), which cruised to… Read more »
Fair, Syracuse stave off Baylor to win 3rd Maui Invitational championship
C.J. Fair lined up from the left elbow, took aim and fired. Swish. Next from the ring wing. Feet squared. Swish. Another answer. Another Syracuse… Read more »
Grant energizes Syracuse past California, into Maui Invitational championship
Jerami Grant soared through the air, caught Trevor Cooney’s miss and flushed it home with authority, screaming as he ran down court. "I was going… Read more »
Fair's double-double leads Syracuse past Minnesota in Maui Invitational quarterfinal
As blood squirted from C.J. Fair’s right cheek, the forward came alive. Fair darted to the rim from the left elbow with four and a… Read more »
Syracuse blows out Maine to stay unbeaten
For the second time in five days, Syracuse beat its opponent by more than 50 points. The Orange defeated Maine (3-2) in convincing fashion, 97-42,… Read more »
Syracuse tries to mend free-throw woes against Minnesota in Maui Invitational
As Jim Boeheim’s press conference began to wind down after Syracuse’s narrow victory over St. Francis, an unfamiliar voice piped in from the camera stand.… Read more »
Syracuse defense forces turnovers, contributes possessions to Orange's record-setting win
Only two days after Syracuse’s defense forced 29 turnovers in a victory against Cornell, its thievery was again on full display at the Carrier Dome… Read more »
Syracuse annihilates Maryland Eastern Shore by program record 71-point margin
Cornelia Fondren was positioned at the top of the key. Quentin Hillsman was on the sideline with his eyes blankly staring, focused on the play… Read more »
3 causes for concern: After narrow victory, Syracuse's shortcomings become apparent
Heart problems Jim Boeheim spent the majority of the first half during Syracuse’s win against St. Francis (N.Y.) on Monday alternating the focus of his… Read more »
Ford looks to contribute as 6th man when Syracuse hosts Maryland Eastern Shore
Syracuse head coach Quentin Hillsman has reiterated the idea that his team has “seven starters.” Seven players play starters’ minutes, and all players on the… Read more »
FLIRTING WITH DISASTER: Syracuse narrowly escapes St. Francis upset bid with late surge
Michael Gbinije and Jim Boeheim froze in the exact same position on opposite sides of the court — Gbinije lying outside the right block on… Read more »
Coleman's defensive deficiencies limit 2nd-half minutes, outweigh offensive production
On one half of the floor, DaJuan Coleman looked like the five-star recruit Syracuse signed up for when the big man arrived from nearby Jamesville-Dewitt… Read more »
St. Francis defense stifles Fair with faceguarding, multiple defenders
It was one of those days for C.J. Fair. The jump shots that normally go down didn’t fall. His drives to the rim were uncharacteristically… Read more »
Ennis experiences freshman struggles in narrow win over St. Francis
Jim Boeheim saw a new Tyler Ennis on Monday. One he hadn’t seen before in Syracuse’s first three games or two preseason exhibitions this season,… Read more »
Syracuse uses 18-0 run to brush aside sloppy start, blow out Cornell
Quentin Hillsman stresses the importance of clean basketball. But through the first four minutes of Monday’s game, his Syracuse team did not show him clean… Read more »
Sykes turns in all-around performance during Syracuse's rout of Cornell
Rachel Coffey dribbled the ball across half court with a full head of steam. Flanked to her left was Brianna Butler. Flanked to her right… Read more »
Syracuse survives scare against St. Francis
Finally, St. Francis unraveled. Thirty-nine minutes of heart-wrenching, November-upset scare later, Syracuse finally forced two turnovers. Jerami Grant finally made two free throws. The Terriers,… Read more »
Cooney will try to regain shooting stroke against St. Francis (N.Y.)
Last week, Trevor Cooney was named the Atlantic Coast Conference’s first Player of the Week this season — the same sharpshooter who shot 26.7 percent… Read more »
Butler looks to mend shooting woes against Cornell
Quentin Hillsman threw his hands up in the air and looked upward, as if to thank the basketball gods for what he just witnessed. A… Read more »
Syracuse's woes from free-throw line continue against Colgate
Jerami Grant said he shot 23-for-25 from the free throw line during practice on Friday. The next day, though, Grant finished 2-of-6 from the stripe.… Read more »
Grant unable to find shooting stroke in SU's win against Colgate
Jerami Grant’s second game back wasn’t nearly as dominant as his first. On Tuesday, Grant glistened in his first game of the season, posting his… Read more »
