The Syracuse Orange women’s basketball team wanted to celebrate its best-ever senior class in their final regular season game at the Carrier Dome on Thursday night. They did so resoundingly, delivering an 85-64 rout of Wake Forest that was largely wrapped up by halftime.
SU outscored the Demon Deacons 27-18 in the first quarter, then 15-10 in the second, coasting into halftime with a 14-point lead. They were able to extend the lead to as much as 30 in the second half, despite Wake trimming the final deficit to 21.
Alexis Peterson was the Orange’s high-scorer for the evening, with 25 points on 11-for-22 shooting.