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Sophomore point guard Peterson named to All-ACC 2nd team

Larry E. Reid Jr. | Staff Photographer

Syracuse sophomore point guard Alexis Peterson has been named to the All-Atlantic Coast Conference second team, the conference announced Tuesday afternoon.

Sophomore point guard Alexis Peterson has been named to the All-Atlantic Coast Conference second team, the conference announced Tuesday afternoon.

Peterson leads No. 22 Syracuse (21-8, 11-5 ACC) in scoring with 15.1 points per game, which ranks ninth in the ACC. She’s first in the conference in steals with 2.4 per contest and is third in assists averaging 4.3.

Peterson has scored in double figures in 24 of the Orange’s 29 games this season and has led SU in scoring 12 times.

Syracuse is the No. 5 seed in the ACC tournament and will face the winner of Wake Forest (11-19, 2-14) and Boston College (13-16, 5-11) on Thursday at 11 a.m. If the Orange wins its first game, it will face fourth-seeded Duke on Friday at 11 a.m.







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