Tag: Brianna Butler
Fast Reaction: 3 takeaways from Syracuse's 76-59 win over Albany in Round of 32
Fourth-seeded Syracuse kept 12th-seeded Albany at arms length and won 76-59 on Sunday to advance to the Sweet 16, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Read More »
Gallery: Syracuse beats Albany, 76-59, in NCAA tournament Round of 32 matchup
Check out some of the best images from the first half of Syracuse-Albany. Read More »
The shot that coaches once told Cornelia Fondren not to take is back in her game
The floater is simple, effective but hard to master. As a senior, though, Cornelia Fondren has reincorporated the shot into her game as Syracuse makes a postseason run. Read More »
2016 women's basketball NCAA Tournament: Beat writers fill out their own brackets
Check out our beat writers' predictions for the NCAA tournament. Read More »
2016 women's basketball NCAA tournament: Beat writers hand out superlatives
Check out our beat writers' favorite games, sleepers, teams that might fall early and national champions in the women's basketball NCAA tournament. Read More »
Brittney Sykes on Syracuse hosting NCAA tournament games: 'I’m at a loss for words right now'
Syracuse will host part of the first and second round of the NCAA tournament because it earned a top four seed. The No. fourth-seeded Orange will face 13th-seeded Army. Read More »
Syracuse will host NCAA tournament games for 1st time ever after earning No. 4 seed
Syracuse grabbed a No. 4 seed and will host No. 13 in the first round of the NCAA tournament. Read More »
Syracuse hopes NCAA tournament draw will allow it to host games
Syracuse is in contention for a top 16 seed in the NCAA tournament and it could come Monday night when the bracket is announced. Read More »
Briana Day scores 17 points despite No. 17 Syracuse's 68-57 loss to No. 2 Notre Dame
Briana Day scored 17 points and grabbed five rebounds against No. 2 Notre Dame's Brianna Turner on Sunday. The showing was an improvement over her regular season performance against the Fighting Irish. Read More »
No. 2 Notre Dame snaps No. 17 Syracuse's 11-game win streak in ACC championship game
Syracuse lost its first shot at a conference championship since 1985, dropping its matchup with No. 1-seeded Notre Dame, 68-57, Sunday. Read More »
Gallery: Syracuse reaches ACC tournament championship with win over Louisville
Check out the best sights from Syracuse's ACC tournament semifinal win over Louisville on Saturday afternoon in the Greensboro Coliseum. Read More »
Syracuse bests Louisville in the paint to advance to ACC championship game
Syracuse earned a matchup with No. 1-seeded Notre Dame after dominating Louisville down low in the semifinals. Read More »
Cornelia Fondren and Alexis Peterson propel Syracuse to the ACC championship with 80-75 win against Louisville
Syracuse will play for the ACC championship on Sunday after beating No. 2 seed Louisville on Saturday. Read More »
Gallery: Syracuse advances to ACC tournament semifinals with win over N.C. State
Check out the best sights from Syracuse's 80-61 win over N.C. State on Friday in the Greensboro Coliseum. Read More »
Cornelia Fondren guides Syracuse to win down stretch against N.C. State
In place of the foul-ridden Alexis Peterson, Cornelia Fondren stepped up down the stretch for Syracuse. Read More »
No. 17 Syracuse buries N.C. State with 12 3s in 80-61 win to advance to ACC tournament semifinals
SU buried N.C. State by 19 with a 3-point barrage to advance to the ACC tournament semifinals. Read More »
How Brianna Butler specialized herself into Syracuse's offense
Brianna Butler is the NCAA's active career leader in made 3-pointers. Syracuse head coach Quentin Hillsman says she should shoot every time she's open. Read More »
Syracuse scales back 3-point shooting in 70-56 win against Pittsburgh
Syracuse benefited from taking fewer 3-point shots than it normally does, hitting just 4-of-13 from behind the arc. The Orange beat Pittsburgh, 70-56. Read More »
Syracuse beats N.C. State, 55-52, for its 20th win of the season
Syracuse beat North Carolina State on Sunday. The victory gave SU its 20th of the season, a number that puts the Orange in good position for the postseason, head coach Quentin Hillsman said. Read More »
Brianna Butler's hot start guides Syracuse to blowout win
Brianna Butler went 6-for-6 from 3 in the first half to guide SU to a run-away win. Read More »
Why Syracuse thinks its field-goal percentage doesn't matter
Syracuse has taken greater stock in its points per possession this season rather than its field goal percentage. Read More »
Starters play bulk of minutes in Syracuse's 19-point win over Yellow Jackets
Four of Syracuse's starters plus Cornelia Fondren played the bulk of the minutes in Syracuse's 19-point win over Georgia Tech on Sunday. Read More »
Brianna Butler and Brittney Sykes carry Syracuse with 35 points in 62-61 win over Boston College
Syracuse narrowly escaped against Boston College with a 62-61 win on Wednesday night in the Carrier Dome. Brianna Butler and Brittney Sykes combined for 35 points in Alexis Peterson's absence. Read More »
Syracuse can't dig itself out of early hole in 71-53 loss to No. 14 Louisville
Syracuse fell behind by 16 after the first quarter against No. 14 Louisville on Monday night. The deficit continued growing and the Orange eventually lost by 18 in the Carrier Dome. Read More »