SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Brittney Sykes scored six of her 20 points in the final 2:37, including the game-winning layup with 3 seconds to play, as the No. 23 Syracuse women slipped past Saint Joseph’s 64-62 Saturday.
Rachel Coffey’s 3-pointer with 3:32 to play gave Syracuse (10-1) its first lead, 58-57, since the opening minute of the second half.
Coffey then blocked Ilze Gotfrida’s jumper and a layup by Sykes extended the Orange lead to three, before Erin Shields tied the game on a 3-pointer with 2:20 remaining.
Sykes broke the tie with a pair of free throws with 44 seconds to play but 23 seconds later Natasha Cloud knotted the game at 62, setting up Sykes’ heroics.
