In the first round of the NCAA tournament, Syracuse struggled in the first quarter, down a point to No. 14 seed Fordham. The Orange hadn’t played in two weeks since losing in the ACC tournament. But behind an offensive surge, lead by a near triple double by Tiana Mangakahia, Syracuse dominated the rest of the game en route to a 70-49 win.

Here’s what our beat writers had to say about Syracuse’s first round win.