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Coach Jack Earns 400th Career Win in Season Opener
11/4/2025 9:18:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Syracuse women's basketball defeated Stony Brook 74-50 on Tuesday night at the JMA Wireless Dome for its 20th consecutive home-opener win. Sophomore Shy Hawkins led the team with 13 points, going 5-for-7 from the field and 3-for-3 at the line while also tallying two steals and a block.Â
COACH JACK'S 400th VICTORYÂ
Head Coach Felisha Legette-Jack collected her 400th career win in Tuesday night's win over Stony Brook. Legette-Jack has previously coached at Hofstra (2002-06), Indiana (2006-12) and Buffalo (2012-22) where she collected 343 of her career wins.Â
She is now the fourth active ACC head coach with over 400 wins, joining NC State's Wes Moore (859), Miami's Tricia Cullop (490)Â and Louisville's Jeff Walz (486).Â
HOW IT HAPPENEDÂ
Though Stony Brook won the tipoff, the Orange defense kept it tight, forcing a Seawolves turnover on a shot clock violation in the first possession of the game. Hawkins completed a 3-point play early in the game to help contribute to the Orange's 22-8 lead in the first quarter. 'Cuse kept the Seawolves scoreless for 5 minutes and 17 seconds of play as the Orange went on an 11-0 run.Â
Syracuse closed out the first half leading 37-21. The Orange picked up the momentum late in the second quarter as Laila Phelia and Hawkins added points to the board. The duo accounted for 15 points in the first half, along with five steals and a block by Phelia.Â
A behind-the-back pass by Sophie Burrows found Dominique Darius to finish the drive late in the third quarter to extend SU's lead. Darius continued to add to the score, shooting 3-for-6 in the third quarter and collected five rebounds and one block. The Orange entered the fourth quarter with a 15-point lead over the Seawolves.Â
A steal by Phelia turned into a fast-break layup by Hawkins in the final quarter to increase the momentum in the Dome. The Orange tallied 22 points in the final 10 minutes of play, as freshman Uche Izoje contributed eight points in her Syracuse debut.Â
OF NOTEÂ
- Four players scored double digits tonight as Hawkins (13), Phelia (12), Darius (12) and Izoje (11) accounted for 48 points total.Â
- Hawkins collected her second double-digit opening night for the Orange. (Niagara, Nov. 5 2024, 16 points)Â
- Syracuse collected 51Â rebounds, the most since facing Clemson on Jan. 26, 2025.Â
- 'Cuse's 33 field goals are the most since Mar. 2, 2025 against Boston College.Â
- The Orange scored 54 of its points in the paint tonight.Â
- This is the third time in six years that Syracuse began its season with a win over the Seawolves. The Orange are now 6-0 against Stony Brook.Â
Syracuse remains at the Dome on Friday, Nov. 7 as the Orange host another in-state opponent, University at Albany. Game time is slated for 7 p.m.on ACC Network Extra. Tickets for all home Syracuse women's basketball games are available at cuse.com/tickets.
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