The Syracuse University women's basketball team is reaping the benefits of a high profile upset this past weekend.
On the heels of their upset over #6 Ohio State on Saturday, the Orange women have vaulted into the AP top 25, landing at #24. The 8-0 Orange face another big challenge next week when they take on #2 Baylor in the Bahamas Sunsplash Shootout on Dec. 21 at 8:15 p.m.
An other news, SU senior Erica Morrow earned Big East Weekly Honor Roll recognition for her performances in SU's 2-0 week. It is the first weekly mention of the season and the third career Big East Honor Roll nod for Morrow, who was named to the Preseason All-Big East Honorable Mention squad prior to the season.
With her 27-point performance against the Buckeyes, Morrow moved into fourth all-time on the career scoring charts with 1,415 points. The Brooklyn native averaged 19.0 points per game in SU’s wins against Albany and Ohio State, shooting 51.9 percent from the floor, 4.0 rebounds per game and 2.5 assists per game.
SU has opened the season at 8-0 for the second-consecutive year while earning its 28th-straight regular season non-conference win against the Buckeyes.
The top 25 teams in the The Associated Press' women's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 12, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week's ranking:
Record-Points-Previous Rank
1. Connecticut (40) 9-0 1,000 1
2. Baylor 9-1 943 2
3. Stanford 6-0 930 3
4. Duke 11-0 861 5
5. Xavier 9-0 856 4
6. Tennessee 9-1 762 8
7. West Virginia 10-0 742 9
8. Texas A&M 8-1 716 7
9. UCLA 8-0 666 10
10. North Carolina 10-0 641 12
11. Ohio St. 7-1 613 6
12. Oklahoma 9-1 567 13
13. Kentucky 7-1 520 14
14. Michigan St. 10-1 460 15
15. Florida St. 8-1 389 17
16. Iowa 9-1 386 19
17. Notre Dame 8-3 341 18
18. St. John's 9-1 304 20
19. Maryland 9-1 225 22
20. Georgetown 8-3 219 11
21. Iowa St. 7-2 201 16
22. DePaul 11-1 144 24
23. Texas 5-3 116 21
24. Syracuse 8-0 84 -
25. Boston College 9-0 79 -
Others receiving votes: Georgia 57, Wis.-Green Bay 49, Nebraska 46, Kansas St. 39, Arkansas 12, Bowling Green 8, Kansas 6, Southern Cal 6, Georgia Tech 4, Miami 4, Northwestern 4.
Information from the AP and SU Athletics was used in this report.
