Big First Half Leads Orange Over Big Red

11/8/2026 2:12:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Behind 53.1 percent shooting Sunday afternoon, Syracuse University women's basketball stayed unbeaten, cruising past Central New York rival Cornell 80-48 at the JMA Wireless Dome.

The Orange (2-0) dominated the first half, taking a 42-12 lead into the break, holding the Big Red to just two points in the second quarter. Uche Izoje led the game with 22 points, dropping in 11 of her 14 shots, shooting nearly 80 percent from the floor.

Syracuse out-scored the Big Red 21-2 in the second quarter, knocking down eight of its 13 shots, hitting 61.5 percent from the field and improving on a 60 percent mark in the first quarter. Tyi Skinner, Emely Rodriguez, and…