Syracuse University
Vermont
12/30/2001 4:55:57 PM | Women's Basketball
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse University women's basketball team defeated Vermont 81-66 before a crowd of 335 at Manley Field House on Sunday, Dec. 30. Syracuse has won four games in a row and is now 7-3 on the season. Vermont is 5-5.
Sophomore center Chineze Nwagbo (Lanham-Seabrook, Md./ Duval Senior) led five Orangewomen who scored in double figures. Nwagbo had 16 points to go with a team-high eight rebounds.
Senior guard Jaime James (Plymouth, Mass./ Plymouth North) added 15 points and a team-high six assists. Sophmore guards Julie McBride (Mechanicville, N.Y./ Catholic Central) and Shannon Perry (Providence, R.I./ LaSalle) each scored 13 points. Senior forward Jazmine Wright (South Orange, N.J./ Columbia) chipped in with 12 points.
Down 27-25 with 7:21 to play in the first half, Syracuse used a 15-4 run to pull ahead. James scored seven of her 15 points during the run. In the second half the Orangewomen extended their lead. Syracuse lead 64-49 with 12:02 to play and the Orange went on a 10-2 run to take a 74-51 lead with 8:42 left. Nwagbo and Perry combined for seven points during the run.
For the game the Orangewomen shot 51.6 percent from the floor and went 9-of-9 from the free throw line. The SU defense limited Vermont to 42.6 percent shooting and the Orange snagged 12 steals, compared to Vermont's three. The Catamounts committed 20 turnovers compared to the Orangewomen's 15.
Syracuse's next game is Wednesday, Jan. 2 at 2 p.m. in Manley Field House against the University of San Francisco.
