The Syracuse Orange women’s basketball team improved to 10-2, after an 87-71 win over the Duquesne Dukes in the St. Pete Shootout. A strong defensive performance was the key to victory, as SU turned 25 Duquesne turnovers into 36 points. Almost half of Duqesne’s turnovers were forced by relentless pressure from the Orange, who finished the game with 12 steals.
In a game where Syracuse did not shoot well from three-point range (29%), the Orange made scoring in the paint a point of emphasis. More than half of the team’s 87 points came from inside the paint.