Overview
- Syracuse women routed Colgate 88-42 in a wire-to-wire victory, improving to 9-1 and tying the program’s best 10-game start under Legette-Jack.
- Freshman Uche Izoje led the women with 16 points as the Orange forced 27 turnovers and hit 8 of 20 from three, with Sophie Burrows adding 13 and three triples.
- Dominique Darius directed the women’s offense with 10 assists and five steals as Syracuse moved to 7-0 at home in nonconference play.
- Syracuse men topped Saint Joseph’s 71-63 behind Tyler Betsey’s 16 points, Nate Kingz’s 14 and William Kyle III’s 12 points, 11 rebounds and four blocks to stay perfect at home and move to 6-3.
- The men’s win highlighted recurring issues with 15-for-28 free-throw shooting and a 44-34 rebounding deficit, with Donnie Freeman out for a fifth straight game and a season-low announced crowd of 12,584 at a 9 p.m. tip during lake-effect snow.