The No. 18 Syracuse Orange women’s basketball team (1-1) fell to the No. 3 Oregon Ducks (2-0) on Saturday, 75-73. Three consecutive threes by Oregon late in the fourth quarter ended up being what led the Ducks to the win.
Syracuse had a 67-61 lead with two minutes left in the fourth quarter, when Oregon went on a 9-0 run, all coming from three-point range. Guard Maite Cazorla hit two straight to tie the game at 67, and then forward Erin Boley hit the go-ahead three. The Orange finished the game 5-28 from three-point range, which is just under 18 percent, as opposed to 35 percent on 11-31 from Oregon.