The frosh Washington, who had a terrific first half, hits a 3 at the buzzer to give Syracuse a 31-30 lead.
Ohio dominated almost the entire half until a late flurry of 3s by Syracuse got them back in the game.
Ohio has no big people. They are basically playing 5 guards against Syracuse but used their quickness to overset the height disparity.
Lewis, who is taking over as the starting PG with Tiana on the mend, had a horrific start to the half and was largely responsible for Syracuse falling more than 10 point behind. She played a little better late. She is quick and really likes to shoot.
Alexander played well in limited minutes. She can shoot. Washington also looks like a fine outsider shooter.
Engstler appears to have put on some bad weight. She had a bad first half and it looks like her struggles on defense last season are going to stay with her for a while longer.
Finklea-Guity missed a bunch of gimmes and was a mess for a long while but got some rebounds and scores inside. Djaldi-TabdI who looked so promising last season barely played. Why?
Strautmane was pretty much a noun factor.
Cooper was quiet but hit a 3 late.
Whisper Fisher only played a little and really struggled in those minutes.
Hymen is hurt and did not play.
Colome, the transfer from URI, only played a little. Don’t think she even tried a shot.
Our defense remains really bad. We don’t move our feet and stay in front of people and major gaffes happen with just about every possession. JB would have his head explode like in Scanners if he were the coach.
