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Syracuse women’s basketball: Dyaisha Fair embraces underdog role

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Talented, but not respected. Gone, but not lost.

Like many players on this year’s Syracuse Orange women’s basketball team, newcomer Dyaisha Fair is looking to embrace the underdog mentality heading into her senior year.

Fair is one of eight transfer players acquired by Syracuse over the break. A collegiate program looking to make a complete turnaround will be tasked with building chemistry and trust with all the new players. Fair said that compared to other seasons, this collegiate season feels different for her.

“You have a new team almost every year, but this one is completely new.