Syracuse Orange @ Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Fair scores 25, No. 22 Syracuse women get first-ever win at Notre Dame, 79-65
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- — Dyaisha Fair hit four 3-pointers and scored 25 points, Alaina Rice added 19 points and eight rebounds and No. 22 Syracuse beat No. 15 Notre Dame 79-65 Thursday night for the Orange's first road win against the Irish in program history.
Fair made a layup to open the fourth quarter and Alyssa Latham followed with a jumper that made it 55-51 with 8:33 to play and Syracuse (17-2, 7-1 ACC) led the rest of the way. Notre Dame missed nine of its first 10 fourth-quarter shots and seven different Orange players scored in a 16-2 spurt that stretched the lead to 17 with two minutes remaining.
Hannah Hidalgo led Notre Dame (14-4, 5-3) with 23 points. Sonia Citron added 14 on 4-of-17 shooting and Maddy Westbeld scored 10 points and grabbed seven rebounds before she fouled out with 2:45 to play.
Notre Dame is 19-1 at home against Syracuse and leads the all-time series 39-6.
Syracuse outrebounded Notre Dame 24-13, had a 10-4 advantage on the offensive glass and outscored the Irish 15-0 in second-chance points as the Orange took a 38-32 lead into intermission.
Fair made a 3-pointer to open the second half that gave the Orange a nine-point lead but they went 0 for 6 from the field with two turnovers as Notre Dame scored 10 consecutive points to take a 42-41 lead.
Syracuse, which also beat the Irish 86-81 at home on New Year’s Eve, has won six games in a row.
Fair went into the game tied with Ashley Joens (Iowa State, 2018-2023) for 10th on the NCAA’s career scoring list with 3,060 points and needs just nine to move past Rachel Banham (Minnesota, 2011-16) into ninth.
Syracuse plays host to No. 19 Virginia Tech on Sunday. Notre Dame hits the road to play at No. 8 UConn on Saturday.
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Game Information
South Bend, IN

Referee:Fatou Cissoko-Stephens
Referee:Mark Resch
Referee:Krystle Apellaniz

2025-26 Standings
| Atlantic Coast ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 16-2 | - | 27-9 |
| Louisville | 15-3 | 1 | 29-8 |
| North Carolina | 14-4 | 2 | 28-8 |
| NC State | 13-5 | 3 | 21-11 |
| Syracuse | 12-6 | 4 | 24-9 |
| Virginia Tech | 12-6 | 4 | 23-10 |
| Notre Dame | 12-6 | 4 | 25-11 |
| Virginia | 11-7 | 5 | 22-12 |
| Clemson | 11-7 | 5 | 21-12 |
| California | 9-9 | 7 | 21-15 |
| Stanford | 8-10 | 8 | 21-14 |
| Miami | 8-10 | 8 | 18-15 |
| Georgia Tech | 8-10 | 8 | 14-19 |
| Florida State | 5-13 | 11 | 10-21 |
| Wake Forest | 4-14 | 12 | 14-18 |
| SMU | 2-16 | 14 | 9-21 |
| Pittsburgh | 1-17 | 15 | 8-23 |
| Boston College | 1-17 | 15 | 5-26 |
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