Syracuse 61, Lehigh 54

The ladies moved above .500 again when they defeated my hometown Lehigh Mountainhawks 61-54. The game was one of the last games for the women's team in Manley Field House as from now on their games will most likely always be in the Carrier Dome. The game was at Manley because of the football game that ended late Saturday night. But back to the actual game, the Orange jumped out to and 11-2 lead and didn't ever look back. Nicole Michael got on track for the first time this year leading the team with 18 points, but turned the ball over four times. Her biggest problem last year was her habit of turning the ball over too much, but that was partly caused by Michael being the centerpiece of the offense. This year she has several other scorers around her like Chandrea Jones, Erica Morrow, Fantasia Goodwin, and gasp I say it Vaida Sipaviciute. They also hit the boards harder, a theme for the first three games. S.U. out rebounded LU 50-28, led by Chandrea Jones's 10 rebounds. Three point shooting has also been a problem as they hit just 4 of 21 threes. Overall this team does look much better than last year, Syracuse lost a tough one to Lehigh last year in Bethlehem, PA.