Siena Saints at Syracuse Orange

SYRACUSE (Interstat) — Siena will visit Syracuse for a women’s NCAA Division I basketball game at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, N.Y. The game is Wednesday. The Saints enter at 1-2, while the Orange are 2-0 and have won both of their games by comfortable margins.

Siena will look to bounce back after a 79-73 home loss to Binghamton in its most recent game. Francesca Schiro led the Saints with 30 points, four rebounds, three assists and two blocks in 38 minutes. Caydence Hadley added 12 points, eight rebounds, three assists and a block, and Myanna Hatchette scored 13 points with three rebounds and two assists. Schiro scored in double figures in each of Siena’s first three games. She scored 21 points with four rebounds, four assists and a block in a win over Brown, and she had 16 points, two rebounds and three assists at Maine. The Saints opened the season with that 82-71 win over Brown before losses at Maine and to Binghamton. Siena will need a strong game from Schiro and support from Hadley and Hatchette to keep pace with Syracuse.

Syracuse has opened with wins over Sacred Heart and Cornell. In the most recent victory, an 80-48 decision against Cornell, Uche Izoje finished with 22 points, eight rebounds and a block in 22 minutes. Emely Rodriguez added 13 points, five rebounds and three assists, while Tyi Skinner scored 14 points with three assists. Izoje also posted 16 points and 14 rebounds in a 75-48 win over Sacred Heart. Syracuse has scored at least 75 points in both games. Syracuse will try to continue that momentum at home before a stretch that includes games against Canisius, Harvard and a trip to San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Siena and Syracuse are meeting in nonconference play. Siena has scored at least 68 points in each of its first three games. Syracuse is undefeated and has scored at least 75 points in both games. The Orange will aim to use their home court and depth to wear down the Saints, while Siena will try to turn the game into a high-scoring contest and take pressure off Schiro with balanced production.

Siena’s next scheduled game is at New Haven, followed by home games against Army and Cornell. Syracuse is scheduled to host Canisius, then visit Harvard before tournament games in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Both teams are in the early part of their nonconference schedules.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Syracuse 71, Siena 64. Interstat’s ELO system gives Syracuse a 99.3 percent probability to win.