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GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) -- Digna Strautmane led a balanced attack with 14 points and 18th-ranked Syracuse, the fifth seed, turned back 12th seeded Virginia 67-57 in the second round of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament on Thursday.
Tiana Mangakahia had 13 points, Kiara Lewis 12 and Miranda Drummond 11 for the Orange (23-7), who play fourth-seeded and 16th-ranked Miami in the quarterfinals on Friday.
An early 9-2 run put Syracuse on top for good and a 7-0 run that ended with a Gabrielle Cooper 3-pointer to open the scoring in the second quarter had the lead a 25-16. After a Lewis layup, Drummond had a pair of 3-pointers to end the second half with the score 40-29. The Orange went 6 of 11 from 3-point range and 10 of 10 from the foul line while Virginia was 1 of 8 from distance and 4 of 5 from the line.
Virginia (12-19) got no closer than eight points in the second half as Syracuse shot 57 percent.
Jocelyn Willoughby scored 17 of her 19 points in the second half for the Cavaliers but Dominique Toussaint only had three after getting 10 in the first half.
GAME INFORMATION
Second Round
Score: #5 Syracuse 67, Virginia 57
Records: Syracuse 23-7; 12 Virginia 12-19
Location: Greensboro Coliseum; Greensboro, N.C.
Attendance: N/A
Syracuse starters: Mangakahia, Cooper, Finklea-Guity, Drummond, Strautmane
UVA Starters: Toussaint, Willoughby, Jablonowski, Caldwell, Jones
NOTES AND HIGHLIGHTS
- The teams shot a combined 12-of-12 from the foul line in the opening quarter, and Syracuse finished at 11-12 for the game in addition to shooting 50 percent from the floor as a team.
- Thursday’s victory gives Syracuse a season sweep of the visiting Cavaliers following a 72-68 win when the teams met at the Carrier Dome on Jan. 31.
- Gabrielle Cooper and Miranda Drummond each connected on three shots for 3-point range for the Orange’s … Cooper’s 3-point total was her highest since she went 7-for-12 in a win at Clemson on Jan. 3 … Drummond has made at least three 3-pointers in seven of her last 10 games.
- Virginia’s Jocelyn Willoughby led all scorers with 19 points … Willoughby averaged 24 points in the Cavaliers’ two 2019 ACC Tournament games and led the team in scoring in 10 of the season’s final 11 games.
- The Orange improved to 5-5 all-time in ACC Tournament play, while Virginia slipped to 38-39 … Syracuse now leads the all-time series between the teams, 7-4.
TEAM LEADERS
Syracuse
Points: Digna Strautmane 14
Rebounds: Miranda Drummond, Amaya Finklea-Guity 6
Assists: Tiana Mangakahia 6
Virginia
Points: Jocelyn Willoughby 19
Rebounds: Lisa Jablonowksi 8
Assists: Brianna Tinsley 3
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Halftime: Syracuse, 40-29
Ties: 1
Lead Changes: 1
Largest Leads: Virginia 2 (1st -9:12); Syracuse 14 (3rd- 3:11)
SU led for: 36:13
UVA led for: 1:08
Game was tied for: 1:32
UP NEXT
Syracuse advances to face No. 4 seed Miami (24-7) in Friday’s 11 a.m. quarterfinal game … The visiting Hurricanes posted an 84-72 win at the Carrier Dome in the teams’ regular-season meeting Jan. 23.