Despite being down its top scorer in Laila Phelia, the Syracuse Orange (16-3, 6-2) relied on its defense plus a season-best performance from Dominique Darius and successfully came away with a 69-58 win over the Stanford Cardinal (15-5, 4-3) on Sunday.

Laila Phelia was ruled out with a lower back injury Sunday. SU leaned on Shy Hawkins and Dominique Darius to beat Stanford in her absence.

Syracuse women’s basketball made program history Sunday, defeating Stanford 69-58 for its first-ever win over the Cardinal at the JMA Wireless Dome. The Orange improved to 16-3 overall and 6-2 in ACC play,

Florida State had plenty of chances to win this game, but they couldn't overcome a big effort from Donnie Freeman.

Weber High junior guard Jade Kulpa had the game of her life Friday against Syracuse, while teammate Rylee Jugler simply had another spectacular game in her sterling senior season. The pair combined for 50 points,