Syracuse beats Maryland-Eastern Shore
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Digna Strautmane hit a career-high five 3-points and scored 17 points, Emily Engstler had her first career double-double and No. 20 Syracuse defeated Maryland-Eastern Shore 65-50 on Tuesday night.
Engster had 15 points and 11 rebounds, plus three blocks. Gabrielle Cooper added 11 points and Taleah Washington scored 10 for the Orange, who made 14 3-pointers. Kiara Lewis had seven assists and five steals.
Strautmane's first trey gave the Orange (2-0) a 14-13 lead with 11 seconds to go in the first quarter. Engstler scored Syracuse's first five points in the second quarter and back-to-back 3-pointers by Washington made it 25-15 at the 3:39 mark. The Hawks (1-2) went 2 of 12 in the quarter while Syracuse was 3 of 8 behind the arc.
Amanda Carney had 12 points and Makayla Adams 11 for the Hawks.
No. 25 SOUTH FLORIDA 82, HOWARD 53
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Enna Pehadzic scored 16 points, Bethy Mununga had a double-double and South Florida rolled to a win over Howard.
Mununga, a freshman, had her second career double-double with 11 rebounds and a new high of 14 points. Another freshman, Kristyna Brabencova, had her first double-figure game with 11 points for the Bulls (3-0), matching Maria Alvarez.
USF scored the last five points of the first quarter to lead 20-14 and put together a 12-0 run in the second quarter, seven points from the foul line, and pushed the lead to 43-22 at the half. The Bulls were 7 of 18 in both quarters and went 11 of 14 from the line while the Bison shot just 27%.
Sarah Edmond led the Bison (1-2) with 16 points.
South Florida, coming off a win over No. 15 Texas, was playing the third of four-straight at home to open the season.
