Chicago — Syracuse University chancellor Kent Syverud celebrated the Orange women's stunning win over No. 1 South Carolina in a sea of SU fans here Friday night.
The women defeated South Carolina 80-72 in Sioux Falls, SD. As the game drew to its conclusion, the men's team, stationed in a hallway of the United Center to warm up for their game, kept getting updates on how the women were progressing.
When it was over, word spread quickly through the Syracuse crowd. Athletic director Mark Coyle and Deputy Athletics Director Herm Frazier talked of the importance of the women's win, a theme Syverud picked up on.