A Sunday thriller in Winter Park, Fla. ended with No. 22 West Virginia edging out Syracuse, 71-69, in the Florida Sunshine Classic finale. Redshirt junior Kiara Lewis recorded a career-best 32 points, surpassing her 22-point high against Oregon earlier this season (Nov. 24). Lewis and Amaya Finklea-Guity both earned spots on the All-Tournament team for their weekend performances. Lewis recorded 50 points, 11 assists and 11 boards, while Finklea-Guity had 14 points, 12 boards, six blocks and two steals.
“This was a very tough physical basketball game,” head coach Quentin Hillsman said. “I thought our kids did a really good job at fighting back from down 20 to coming back and having a chance to win the game. At the end of the day we just have to be smart and close out games down the stretch.”
Erased a 20-point deficit but the comeback falls short. pic.twitter.com/BvtJd1s2kQ
— 'Cuse Hoops (@CuseWBB) December 22, 2019
Congratulations @Kiara23_ & @AmayaFinklea for being named All-Tournament Team at the Florida Sunshine Classic ?? pic.twitter.com/tbWiP7Qvas
— 'Cuse Hoops (@CuseWBB) December 22, 2019
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