Syracuse women’s basketball (10-15, 4-10 ACC) fell to California (21-6, 9-5 ACC) in a tight 75-69 game at Haas Pavilion in Berkeley on Sunday night. The loss marked the end of Syracuse’s first conference road trip to the Bay Area.
Georgia Woolley led the Orange with 23 points, matching her season high. She was perfect from the free-throw line (7-for-7) and contributed five rebounds and three assists. Kyra Wood added 12 points and a team-high eight rebounds, while Sophie Burrows scored 10. Olivia Schmitt led Syracuse in assists with four.
California’s Kayla Williams topped all scorers with 21 points, leading four Golden Bears in double figures.
The game was a back-and-forth battle. Syracuse held a narrow 35-34 lead at halftime, but neither team could pull away in a third quarter that featured multiple ties and lead changes. Cal built a six-point lead late in the third, but Syracuse closed the gap heading into the fourth. The Golden Bears secured the win by sinking five free throws in the final seconds.
Syracuse shot an impressive 94.1% from the free-throw line (16-of-17).
The Orange return home to face No. 12 North Carolina on Thursday, February 20, at 6 PM on ACC Network.
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