Felisha Legette-Jack and her Buffalo Bulls beat Syracuse womens basketball in the Bahamas – syracuse.com

Syracuse, N.Y. -- A week ago, Felisha Legette-Jack stood at center court in the Carrier Dome and watched her No. 33 jersey rise to the Carrier Dome rafters.

The former Syracuse womens basketball star became the first Orange female athlete to experience a jersey retirement.

On Monday night in the Bahamas, she guided her Buffalo team past her alma mater in the Battle 4 Atlantis. The Buffalo women defeated Syracuse 88-79 in the last of three games there.

You compartmentalize, Legette-Jack said Monday night. It was amazing what I experienced last week in my hometown and my alma mater. The teammates, the friends, the family, the love that poured towards our family and myself is something I will never forget. And my heart is wide-open for Orange when it comes to what weve done in the past.

But this is my job here and this is my team. I know how hard these young people work. And it would be wrong for me to give them 99% of me. So when we got on that highway to get back up the road going west on 90, we were already game-planning for these games we had ahead.

Buffalo, 2-2 after losses to No. 1 South Carolina and Oklahoma, led by as many as 15 against the Orange. The Bulls got stellar performances from Summer Hemphill (28 points, 10 rebounds, 4-4 from the 3-point line) and Dyaisha Fair, who scored a game-high 34 (7-11 from 3).

Hemphill and Fair traveled with Legette-Jack and the rest of their team to Syracuse to witness their coachs jersey retirement. The Bulls watched Notre Dame soundly defeat Syracuse in the Dome.

Of course we were there to support Coach Jack and her jersey retirement. And Syracuse, obviously, happened to be playing and were basketball players so we were definitely tuned into the game, Hemphill said. It is ironic that we did have the chance to play them at the (Battle 4 Atlantis) tournament. We definitely took notes during that game. Were basketball players. Any game were watching, were looking to see what offense theyre running, what defense theyre running, what is the opposing team running against them, how is the other team scoring and stuff like that. Just to be able to get an early scout on them, it definitely helped us.

Buffalo, as a team, shot 13-of-22 from the 3-point line (.591).

Syracuse guard Chrislyn Carr directs the action as the Orange women take on Monmouth University the Dome Wednesday, November 10, 2021. N. Scott Trimble | strimble@syracuse.com

Syracuse, too, made shots from that distance. The Orange went 10-of-20 from the 3-point line. Chrislyn Carr (5-for-6) and Chrissy Carr (4-6) were SUs most successful shooters Monday. Chrislyn Carr finished with a team-high 23 points. Chrissy Carr added 19 and six rebounds. Teisha Hyman (14 points) and Eboni Walker (12 points) also contributed.

The Orange, now 2-4, did not win a game in the Bahamas.

Obviously a tough outcome, said SUs acting coach Vonn Read. I thought we did some positive things. We shot 45% from the field, so we were executing offensively. We just didnt do a good job on No. 0 (Hemphill) and No. 2 (Fair). They had really good games.

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Felisha Legette-Jack and her Buffalo Bulls beat Syracuse womens basketball in the Bahamas - syracuse.com