ORLANDO, Fla. – The No. 22 West Virginia women’s basketball team won the 2019 Florida Sunshine Classic on Sunday afternoon, after defeating Syracuse, 71-69, at Warden Arena at Rollins College.
Redshirt senior guard Tynice Martin led West Virginia (9-1) in scoring, with a season-high 24 points. Redshirt junior guard Kysre Gondrezick also posted a 20-point scoring effort, with 23 against the Orange.
Sophomore guard Madisen Smith also finished in double figures with 10 points. Junior center Blessing Ejiofor led the Mountaineers on the boards, with a career-high 12 rebounds.
West Virginia was in control early, building a lead of as much as 20 points before needing to hold off a furious second-half Orange rally.