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No. 20 Louisville women beat Syracuse with 18 3s

No. 20 Louisville women beat Syracuse with 18 3s

No. 20 Louisville women beat Syracuse with 18 3s

by Associated Press

WHAS11.com

Posted on February 11, 2012 at 6:09 PM

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- Becky Burke made eight of Louisville's school-record 18 3s and scored a career-high 28 points as the No. 20 Cardinals beat Syracuse 89-62 Saturday.

Burke tied a team record with her 3s. The senior had been scoreless in her last two games.

Shoni Schimmel added six 3s as Louisville (18-7, 7-5 Big East) stopped a three-game losing streak. She had 20 points and 10 assists.

The Cardinals broke the previous school mark of 14 3-pointers. Asia Taylor added 12 points and nine rebounds for Louisville.

Kayla Alexander had 20 points and 12 rebounds for Syracuse (15-11, 4-8). Louisville held reigning Big East player of the week Iasia Hemingway to just two points, well under her season average of 16.5 a game.

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