Posted by Steve Infanti - It's been quite a while since the SU women's basketball team received this much media attention.  It's attention that is well-deserved.  The Orange are off to their best start in program history -- that includes the longest winning streak in their history.  But both of those accomplishments pale in comparison to what they did Tuesday night.
 
The SU women gave top-ranked UConn its toughest game of the season.  I realize the Orange didn't win ,  but keep in mind that the Huskies were untouchable to this point.  Coming into Syracuse, their average margin of victory was 41 points.  That was their average.  UConn had already beaten five different teams by at least 50 points.  Only one team lost by less than 20 (that was 4th-ranked Stanford).  You get the picture?
 
No one gave the Orange much chance of even keeping this game competitive for the first 10 minutes, let alone for the entire game.  A bounce here or there and we may be talking about the greatest upset in program history and one of the greatest upsets all-time in women's college basketball.
 
Instead, SU has to settle for a moral victory.  Head Coach Quentin Hillsman says he doesn't believe in moral victories but the effects of this game may be felt for weeks, months, even years to come.  A record crowd of more than 4,000 fans came out to the Dome Tuesday night (that's the most in SU women's history).  If they can keep those fans coming back, this team will be awfully tough to beat at home.   That helps recruiting which helps the future of this program.
 
If you want to be a part of the future,  SU's next home game is next Saturday against St. John's.  See you in the Dome...