Late-game execution has turned from a potential problem to a recurring theme for a feisty Syracuse Orange women’s basketball team (13-7, 4-5) that continues to keep games close, but ultimately fails to generate enough points to sneak by with a win.
That trend continued in Sunday afternoon’s matchup against the #13 Duke Blue Devils (17-2, 7-1), where the Orange led early but succumbed to a nine-minute scoring drought that saw Duke outscore Syracuse 22-4 from the second quarter and the beginning of the third quarter. Although the Orange cut as much as a 13-point deficit down to two points, the Blue Devils' aggressiveness on offense and dominance on the boards resulted in ‘Cuse falling 62-50 in Durham.