Syracuse wallops Washington, reaches first NCAA tourney title game
Alexis Peterson scored 18 points and Brittney Sykes added 17 to help Syracuse roll past Washington 80-59 and into their first women's national championship game.
NCAA Women's Basketball
FINAL
Washington Huskies
59
Syracuse Orange
80
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WASH | 12 | 19 | 17 | 11 | 59 |
| SYR | 23 | 20 | 24 | 13 | 80 |
Gainbridge Fieldhouse · 15,227 att.
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/5/26 | vs Pacific Tigers | W 75-54 | NCAAW |
| 11/2/26 | vs UC San Diego Tritons | W 79-63 | NCAAW |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 2:18 59-80
Alexis Peterson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:18 59-79
Alexis Peterson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:18 59-78
Foul on Talia Walton.
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PersonalFoul 2:21 59-78
Foul on Alexus Atchley.
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PersonalFoul 2:53 59-78
Foul on Briana Day.
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PersonalFoul 3:14 59-78
Foul on Talia Walton.
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PersonalFoul 4:03 59-78
Foul on Kelsey Plum.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:21 59-78
Brianna Butler made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Alexis Peterson.
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Three Point Jump Shot 5:03 59-75
Brittney Sykes made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cornelia Fondren.
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Three Point Jump Shot 5:36 59-72
Kelli Kingma made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kelsey Plum.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:46 56-72
Briana Day made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:46 56-71
Foul on Kelsey Plum.
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LayUpShot 6:14 56-71
Kelsey Plum made Layup.
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LayUpShot 6:29 54-71
Brittney Sykes made Layup.
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JumpShot 6:51 54-69
Talia Walton made Jumper. Assisted by Kelli Kingma.
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JumpShot 7:18 52-69
Kelsey Plum made Jumper. Assisted by Chantel Osahor.
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JumpShot 7:34 50-69
Alexis Peterson made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 8:23 50-67
Foul on Alexis Peterson.
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LayUpShot 9:50 50-67
Kelsey Plum made Layup. Assisted by Chantel Osahor.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:33 48-67
Kelsey Plum made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:33 47-67
Kelsey Plum made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:33 46-67
Foul on Bria Day.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:05 46-67
Talia Walton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chantel Osahor.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:49 43-67
Alexis Peterson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cornelia Fondren.
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LayUpShot 2:23 43-64
Katie Collier made Layup. Assisted by Talia Walton.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:36 41-64
Brittney Sykes made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:36 41-63
Foul on Talia Walton.
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LayUpShot 3:12 41-63
Alexis Peterson made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 3:29 41-61
Foul on Chantel Osahor.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:37 41-61
Brittney Sykes made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:37 41-60
Brittney Sykes made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:37 41-59
Foul on Talia Walton.
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PersonalFoul 3:38 41-59
Foul on Kelli Kingma.
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JumpShot 4:17 41-59
Brittney Sykes made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:51 41-57
Brianna Butler made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cornelia Fondren.
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JumpShot 5:18 41-54
Cornelia Fondren made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:32 41-52
Katie Collier made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:32 40-52
Foul on Bria Day.
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LayUpShot 5:32 40-52
Katie Collier made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 6:33 38-52
Talia Walton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Alexus Atchley.
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PersonalFoul 6:47 35-52
Foul on Brittney Sykes.
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LayUpShot 6:57 35-52
Cornelia Fondren made Layup.
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LayUpShot 7:18 35-50
Talia Walton made Layup. Assisted by Chantel Osahor.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:18 33-50
Alexis Peterson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:18 33-49
Alexis Peterson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:18 33-48
Foul on Katie Collier.
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LayUpShot 8:28 33-48
Briana Day made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:41 33-46
Kelsey Plum made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:41 32-46
Kelsey Plum made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:41 31-46
Foul on Briana Day.
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Three Point Jump Shot 8:58 31-46
Alexis Peterson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brittney Sykes.
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LayUpShot 0:06 31-43
Kelsey Plum made Layup.
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LayUpShot 0:31 29-43
Taylor Ford made Layup. Assisted by Brianna Butler.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:13 29-41
Kelsey Plum made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:13 28-41
Kelsey Plum made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:13 27-41
Foul on Taylor Ford.
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LayUpShot 1:29 27-41
Briana Day made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:14 27-39
Talia Walton made Three Point Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:24 24-39
Chantel Osahor made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kelsey Plum.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:57 21-39
Talia Walton made Free Throw.
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End Game 0:00 59-80
End of Game
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Defensive Rebound 0:31 59-80
Briana Day Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:31 59-80
Katie Collier missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 0:42 59-80
Katie Collier Defensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 0:42 59-80
Alexus Atchley Block.
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JumpShot 0:42 59-80
Alexis Peterson missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 1:11 59-80
Brianna Butler Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:11 59-80
Kelsey Plum missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 1:27 59-80
Chantel Osahor Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:27 59-80
Brianna Butler missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 1:53 59-80
Cornelia Fondren Defensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 1:53 59-80
Cornelia Fondren Block.
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LayUpShot 1:53 59-80
Kelsey Plum missed Layup.
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Steal 1:59 59-80
Kelsey Plum Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:59 59-80
Alexis Peterson Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 2:10 59-80
Cornelia Fondren Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 2:10 59-80
Kelsey Plum missed Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:18 59-80
Alexis Peterson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:18 59-79
Alexis Peterson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:18 59-78
Foul on Talia Walton.
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PersonalFoul 2:21 59-78
Foul on Alexus Atchley.
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ShortTimeOut 2:28 59-78
Syracuse Timeout
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Defensive Rebound 2:44 59-78
Briana Day Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 2:44 59-78
Kelsey Plum missed Layup.
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PersonalFoul 2:53 59-78
Foul on Briana Day.
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Defensive Rebound 2:56 59-78
Katie Collier Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 2:56 59-78
Brittney Sykes missed Layup.
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PersonalFoul 3:14 59-78
Foul on Talia Walton.
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Offensive Rebound 3:39 59-78
Cornelia Fondren Offensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 3:39 59-78
Brittney Sykes missed Layup.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 4:03 59-78
Official TV Timeout
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PersonalFoul 4:03 59-78
Foul on Kelsey Plum.
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Steal 4:16 59-78
Brittney Sykes Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 4:16 59-78
Chantel Osahor Turnover.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:21 59-78
Brianna Butler made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Alexis Peterson.
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Defensive Rebound 4:53 59-75
Brittney Sykes Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:53 59-75
Talia Walton missed Three Point Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 5:03 59-75
Brittney Sykes made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cornelia Fondren.
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Offensive Rebound 5:08 59-72
Syracuse Offensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 5:08 59-72
Talia Walton Block.
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Team Stats
WASH
SYR
20-52
FG
30-71
38
Field Goal %
42
11-25
3PT
12-33
44
Three Point %
36
8-10
FT
8-11
80
Free Throw %
73
28
Rebounds
46
4
Offensive Rebounds
17
24
Defensive Rebounds
29
15
Assists
17
5
Steals
11
6
Blocks
4
18
Turnovers
10
0
Team Turnovers
1
18
Total Turnovers
10
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
16
Fouls
12
0
Largest Lead
24
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