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Laila Phelia is not Sophie Burrows. She’s also not Madeline Potts. Through her first two games with Syracuse, Phelia shot six 3s and made just one. While Potts and Burrows haven’t fared much better from beyond the arc this season, they made triples at a 37.5% and 39.6% clip last season, respectively.
After Syracuse’s 64-45 win over UAlbany last Friday, Syracuse assistant coach Khyreed Carter made that fact crystal clear.