SYRACUSE, New York (AP) - Quentin Hillsman been crisscrossing the front as it analyzed the carrier dome after the greatest victory in his five seasons as head coach of Siracusa women.
"We did not even get a vote in AP poll" Hillsman said with a smile and a puny wholesale - to match.
This is probably going to change come Monday.
Erica Morrow scored a high season 27 points, Tasha Harris hit a pointer 3 end key and inbounded to Iasia Hemingway for stacking important in the last minute and Syracuse upset No. 6 Ohio State 75 - 66 on Saturday.
Syracuse (8-0) won 36 matches at home right nonconference and none were greater than he. A victory almost 15 years perennial Central Connecticut rest triumph of signature orange, but it is a close second.
"It's a great, great performance by our team," said Hillsman. "The children only play hard." This is really good for us. I am proud of them. We never spoke to lose the game. »
Ohio State (7-1), bid for his second straight start of 8-0 coach Jim Foster, Syracuse, lost for the first time in 10 sessions.
"I knew that they had a great team," said Morrow, a greater than 3 four s in almost equivalent to 29 career guard. "They have post game and great guardians". I knew I was going to have to speed up big for my team. My team told me, "shoot the ball, shoot the ball, shoot the ball. It is the key. »
Jantel Lavender led Ohio State with 26 10 shooting 16 points and grabbed eight rebounds, while Samantha Prahalis had 17 points and eight support and Brittany Johnson had 13 points.
Syracuse beat then-no. 2 Connecticut 62-59 in January 1996 at Manley Field House for the first program win a ranked opponent. Only Connecticut team had won 40 consecutive Big East regular-season and tournament games and features Nykesha Sales and Jennifer Rizzotti stars.
Leading 50 - 42 with 12: 35 left, Syracuse seemed ready to cede against Ohio State when Prahalis Tayler Hill and Johnson hit 3-pointers successively to pull the Buckeyes to 54-51 with 10: 29 on the left.
But whenever the Buckeyes closer, orange it held at Bay. Basket of the Morrow made right wing Syracuse to 61-56, 6: 56 left, but six points straight Lavender obtained the Buckeyes in 63-62.
Carmen Tyson Thomas replied with a 3 from the left corner to Syracuse some room breathing, and after stacking Prahalis at 3: 49 conduct final basket of the State of Ohio, orange assumed control.
Sarah Schulze has called for a foul that it has made a layup with both hands to tie the game at 66 - all with 3: 01 left, but the basket was shaken and 41 seconds later Harris bow right angle 3. It was only his 3-pointer of the game, and he gave a 69-64 lead orange.
Harris inbound pass to Hemingway has 71-64 48 seconds left and the Buckeyes have been completed.
"I think just that we have fallen into the trap to make these easy shots," said Foster. "It is clear that by number of Jantel, she could score and was most probably open."
Syracuse ingame tops in the nation and fewer points per game at 43.8 allowed and orange occupied Delaware State with only three points in the second half a victory of 87-17 a week ago. It was a point in the State of Delaware and NCAA record saved his solitary basket period with 28 seconds left.
Syracuse also ranked first in the defence field-goal percentage (28%) and the margin bouncing (+ 20), and step up to a maximum orange women more held their own against the Buckeyes, found a few openings in the Syracuse area.
"We played a little shy because we didn't really facing area 2-3 a full game," said Lavender. "It's a little a shocker." We have areas where we could have entered more than us. »
Ohio State shot 38.7%, was 8 30 (26.7%) than the arc was outrebounded 43-33 as Syracuse matched the Buckeyes with 24 points in the paint.
The game turned Syracuse way after orange 10 points to halfway in the first half.
Lavender, which had 12 points in the period, bow consecutive jumping from 10 feet to give Ohio State an advance of 20-10-9 minutes left, but after Johnson hit a jumper traction at 7: 26 to maintain this margin by 10 points, Syracuse went on a 16-0 to acquire a lead he has never left him.
"This is how we play," said Hillsman. "Down by 10-12 points, to run a race to return. We've grown. »
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