SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Briana Day scored a career-high 31 points on 12-of-15 shooting and grabbed a career-high 15 rebounds, and Brittney Sykes added 25 points to lead No. 24 Syracuse to a 94-65 win over Pittsburgh on Thursday night.
Sykes made 10 of 14 free throws and Day was perfect on seven as the Orange (16-7, 7-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) went 25 of 32 from the line, outscoring the Panthers by 18. Gabby Cooper added 15 points and Alexis Peterson had 12.
Trailing 18-17 after one quarter, Cooper hit a 3-pointer and Sykes scored the next five to put the Orange up for good.