Alexis Peterson scored 24 points to help fourth-seeded Syracuse coast to a 73-56 win over visiting Army in the first round of the women’s N.C.A.A. tournament on Friday.
Briana Day scored 11 points and added 12 rebounds for the Orange (26-7), who matched a program record for victories.
Syracuse advances to face 12th-seeded Albany on Sunday in a Sioux Falls Region second-round game.
A 19-game winning streak ended for the Black Knights (29-3), who have now lost the opening-round game in each of their three tournament appearances.
Army senior guard Kelsey Minato’s career came to an end a few weeks after she became the program’s first active player — man or woman — to have a jersey retired.