The Women Win Again

After starting out worst than the men did, Coach Quentin Hillsman's women's team was able to rebound literally and figuratively against Seton Hall.

The Ladies went almost eight minutes without scoring and fell behind 15-2, but like the Orange did against Marquette, they went on two big runs 9-0 and 11-0 to eventually take a 26-22 lead.

The second half the Orange exploded for 51 points on 66.7% shooting. For the game the Orange finished at a VERY impressive 55.1%. The 'Cuse also drilled their three-pointers and free throws, hitting 7 of 12 threes and 20 of 22 free throws during the game.

That's quite a turn around from the previous couple games when SU struggled to shoot even half those percentages.

The Orange used their rebounding abilities to their advantage collecting eight more rebounds than the Pirates.

Some more positives:
Erica Morrow was awesome again. She dropped 23 on the Pirates, giving her 47 points in the last two games. Maybe she should keep the pink hair for the rest of the year she's been sporting to raise awareness for breast cancer.

Fantasia Goodwin is back on track with a solid 10-12 shooting performance for 20 points.

Some negatives:
Chandrea Jones is struggling as teams focus on her. This has allowed Erica Morrow to go bonkers, but Jones needs to find better looks at the basket. She can't be shooting 5-13 against better teams and expect to win.

Turnovers once again was an issue. Six players had at least two turnovers and the Orange had 19 for the game. SU almost gave the game away to Marquette with more than two dozen turnovers and struggled again last night against SHU. Turnovers lead to easy points, something they can't afford to give to the top tier of teams in the Big East.

Overall:
The Orange are now 19-4 and 7-3 in the conference. They have an RPI of 19th. If the Orange stay on track they should be heading towards a five or maybe even a four seed in the NCAA tournament. Who would have thought on Valentine's Day the women's team would be projected as a four seed while the men are struggling to get into the tournament.

SU faces off against Notre Dame Saturday night in the Dome. The Fighting Irish enter the game with a solid 7-3 record in the Big East and 19-5 overall. The winner moves into fourth place in the Big East.