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No. 20 Syracuse women beat Wake Forest 85-63 on senior night

SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Alexis Peterson scored 25 points, Briana Day had 17 points and 15 rebounds, and No. 20 Syracuse beat Wake Forest 85-63 on Thursday night.

Peterson, who was 11 of 22 from the floor, scored four points during a 10-0 Syracuse run for a 15-5 lead and the Orange cruised into halftime with a 42-28 lead.

Brittney Sykes had 16 points, nine rebounds, five assists and three steals for Syracuse (19-9, 10-5 ACC), which had all five seniors score in their final regular-season home game. Gabrielle Cooper made four 3-pointers and scored 15 points and Peterson extended her double-digit scoring streak to 48 games.