West Virginia Mountaineers at Syracuse Orange
· FLORIDA SUNSHINE CLASSIC
71 - 69
No. 22 West Virginia women blow big lead, edge Orange 71-69
Madisen Smith added 10 points for the Mountaineers (9-1), who went 2-0 in the Florida Sunshine Classic. They beat No. 19 Michigan State on Saturday.
Kiara Lewis poured in career-high 32 points with six assists for the Orange (6-5), who found themselves down 20 less than four minutes into the second quarter. That's when Lewis took over and made it a game.
Gondrezick scored five points as the Mountaineers closed the first quarter with a 15-0 run to lead 20-6. Martin scored seven straight West Virginia points with her 3-pointer making it 30-10 at the 6:21 mark of the second quarter.
Lewis then scored five straight points and nine in an 11-0 Syracuse run. The Orange got within eight before West Virginia took a 37-25 lead at the half.
Lewis scored the first six points of an 8-0 run that closed the third quarter, pulling Syracuse within 52-51 and Amaya Finklea-Guity's layup to start the fourth quarter gave the Orange a lead.
Lewis gave Syracuse its last lead, 69-68 with 42.5 seconds to play. West Virginia regained the lead with two Martin free throws at 35 seconds. Syracuse lost the ball on a 3-second violation with 9 seconds to go. Gondrezick made a free throw before a potential winning 3-pointer by Emily Engstler missed the mark.
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Recent Plays
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End of Game | 71 - 69 |
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End of 4th Quarter | 71 - 69 |
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Syracuse Offensive Rebound. | 71 - 69 |
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Emily Engstler missed Three Point Jumper. | 71 - 69 |
| 4th 0:05 | |
Emily Engstler Defensive Rebound. | 71 - 69 |
Statistics
 WVU |
SYR |
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|---|---|---|
| 20-62 | FG | 25-67 |
| 32 | Field Goal % | 37 |
| 9-25 | 3PT | 4-27 |
| 36 | Three Point % | 15 |
| 22-31 | FT | 15-18 |
| 71 | Free Throw % | 83 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 18 | Offensive Rebounds | 16 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 14 | Assists | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 1 | Blocks | 9 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 19 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 12 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 16 | Fouls | 24 |
| 19 | Largest Lead | 1 |
Game Information
Location: Winter Park, FL
Attendance: 274 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| TCU | 15-3 | - | 32-6 |
| West Virginia | 14-4 | 1 | 28-7 |
| Baylor | 13-5 | 2 | 25-9 |
| Texas Tech | 12-6 | 3 | 26-8 |
| Oklahoma State | 12-6 | 3 | 24-10 |
| Colorado | 11-7 | 4 | 22-12 |
| Iowa State | 10-8 | 5 | 22-10 |
| Utah | 10-8 | 5 | 19-13 |
| Arizona State | 9-9 | 6 | 24-11 |
| BYU | 9-9 | 6 | 26-12 |
| Kansas | 8-10 | 7 | 22-14 |
| Kansas State | 8-10 | 7 | 19-18 |
| Cincinnati | 6-12 | 9 | 11-20 |
| Arizona | 3-15 | 12 | 12-18 |
| UCF | 3-15 | 12 | 11-19 |
| Houston | 1-17 | 14 | 7-23 |
2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 16-2 | - | 27-9 |
| Louisville | 15-3 | 1 | 29-8 |
| North Carolina | 14-4 | 2 | 28-8 |
| NC State | 13-5 | 3 | 21-11 |
| Syracuse | 12-6 | 4 | 24-9 |
| Virginia Tech | 12-6 | 4 | 23-10 |
| Notre Dame | 12-6 | 4 | 25-11 |
| Virginia | 11-7 | 5 | 22-12 |
| Clemson | 11-7 | 5 | 21-12 |
| California | 9-9 | 7 | 21-15 |
| Stanford | 8-10 | 8 | 21-14 |
| Miami | 8-10 | 8 | 18-15 |
| Georgia Tech | 8-10 | 8 | 14-19 |
| Florida State | 5-13 | 11 | 10-21 |
| Wake Forest | 4-14 | 12 | 14-18 |
| SMU | 2-16 | 14 | 9-21 |
| Pittsburgh | 1-17 | 15 | 8-23 |
| Boston College | 1-17 | 15 | 5-26 |