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Right before the first-half buzzer sounded, South Dakota State forward Kallie Theisen drove in the lane. She looked to cut Syracuse’s first-half lead to six after the Orange used an 8-0 spurt to close the half, but SU center Amaya Finklea-Guity was mirroring her every move.
Theisen slowed her motion to shoot, and Finklea-Guity raised her hands, closed down her matchup and swatted the layup out of bounds.
Against No. 1 seed UConn on Tuesday night, Syracuse will be without four suspended players, who violated team protocols, and freshman Priscilla Williams, who didn’t travel to Texas after sustaining an injury during the conference tournament two weeks ago.