Syracuse, N.Y. --
Onome-Juliet Esadah (Warri, Delta State, Nigeria) scored a season-high 18 points and pulled down 13 rebounds, but the UMBC Women's Basketball team (1-9) fell to host Syracuse, 82-50, on Saturday morning.
How it Happened:
- Syracuse (8-4) jumped out to a 10-0 lead, UMBC made four straight shots, with Settle hitting a three and making a layup, but the Retrievers still trailed 26-10 after the first
- Summers had seven 1st half points to keep UMBC within striking distance for the first part of the second quarter, but the Orange took a 44-23 lead into the break
- Esadah had a huge third quarter, scoring 11 points (on 4-4 shooting) and grabbing four boards
- For Esadah, it was her third doule-double of the season
- Jatarrikah Settle (Frederick, Md.) finished with nine points, while Summers and Danae Marquez (Fresno, Calif.) had seven points each
- Antonia May (Amsterdam, N.Y.) made her first career start
The Retrievers will close non-conference play at Mount St. Mary's on Tuesday at 1 p.m.