Syracuse women take down No. 19 Michigan State 77-63
WINTER PARK, Fla. -- Gabrielle Cooper scored 19 points, Emily Engstler had 13 points, 17 rebounds and five assists and Syracuse beat No. 19 Michigan State 77-63 on Friday in the Florida Sunshine Classic.
Cooper made three 3-pointers during a three-minute span in the first quarter to help Syracuse jump out to a 27-8 lead. She had 11 points in the quarter as Syracuse led 27-13. Michigan State closed the first half on an 8-2 run with 3-pointers by Nia Clouden and Tory Ozment to get within 38-30. Engstler had nine points, 10 rebounds and three assists in the first half.
Kiara Lewis added 18 points, six rebounds and five assists for Syracuse (6-4). Maeva Djaldi-Tabdi chipped in with 16 points.
Clouden led Michigan State (7-3) with 20 points, six rebounds and five assists. She scored five points during Michigan State's 12-2 fourth-quarter run to get within 61-58 with 5:06 remaining.
Michigan State plays No. 22 West Virginia on Saturday and Syracuse faces the Mountaineers on Sunday.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Nykesha Thompson
- Kevin Pethtel
- Natasha Curry
2024-25 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
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California | 0-0 | - | 6-0 |
Georgia Tech | 0-0 | - | 6-0 |
Miami | 0-0 | - | 5-0 |
Notre Dame | 0-0 | - | 5-0 |
Duke | 0-0 | - | 6-1 |
North Carolina | 0-0 | - | 6-1 |
Stanford | 0-0 | - | 6-1 |
Florida State | 0-0 | - | 5-1 |
Pittsburgh | 0-0 | - | 5-1 |
Virginia | 0-0 | - | 5-1 |
Virginia Tech | 0-0 | - | 5-1 |
Clemson | 0-0 | - | 4-1 |
Boston College | 0-0 | - | 6-2 |
Louisville | 0-0 | - | 4-2 |
NC State | 0-0 | - | 4-2 |
Wake Forest | 0-0 | - | 4-2 |
SMU | 0-0 | - | 4-3 |
Syracuse | 0-0 | - | 3-3 |
2024-25 Big Ten Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
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Minnesota | 0-0 | - | 7-0 |
Penn State | 0-0 | - | 7-0 |
Iowa | 0-0 | - | 6-0 |
Maryland | 0-0 | - | 6-0 |
Michigan State | 0-0 | - | 6-0 |
Illinois | 0-0 | - | 5-0 |
Ohio State | 0-0 | - | 5-0 |
UCLA | 0-0 | - | 5-0 |
Oregon | 0-0 | - | 6-1 |
Michigan | 0-0 | - | 5-1 |
Nebraska | 0-0 | - | 5-1 |
Wisconsin | 0-0 | - | 5-1 |
Purdue | 0-0 | - | 4-1 |
USC | 0-0 | - | 4-1 |
Washington | 0-0 | - | 6-2 |
Rutgers | 0-0 | - | 4-2 |
Indiana | 0-0 | - | 4-3 |
Northwestern | 0-0 | - | 1-3 |