Prior to Thursday night's game between the Syracuse Orange and Notre Dame Fighting Irish, ND coach Mike Brey dubbed Syracuse shooting guard Trevor Cooney "the designated Irish killer" during the ACC coaches teleconference on Monday.
Cooney sure lived up to his new nickname, draining his first five shot attempts to open the game. He remained hot the rest of the way, scoring 15 of his game-high 22 points within the first 16 minutes to give the Orange a comfortable 44-27 lead at the half.
Cooney went three-for-eight from behind the arc in addition to draining all five of his free throw attempts.