2017–18 Syracuse Orange women's basketball team


The 2017–18 Syracuse Orange women's basketball team represents Syracuse University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Orange, led by eleventh year head coach Quentin Hillsman. The Orange were fifth year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference and play their home games at the Carrier Dome. They finished the season 22–9, 10–6 in ACC play to finish in a 3 way tie for sixth place. They lost in the second round of the ACC women's tournament to Virginia Tech. They received an at-large bid of the NCAA women's tournament where they lost to Oklahoma State in the first round.

2017–18 Syracuse Orange women's basketball
Paradise Jam Tournament
Reef Division champions
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record22–9 (10–6 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCarrier Dome
Seasons
2017–18 ACC women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 3 Louisville *†151 .938363 .923
No. 5 Notre Dame151 .938353 .921
No. 11 Florida State124 .750267 .788
No. 21 NC State115 .688269 .743
No. 20 Duke115 .688249 .727
Syracuse106 .625229 .710
Miami (FL)106 .6252111 .656
Virginia106 .6251914 .576
Virginia Tech610 .3752314 .622
Georgia Tech610 .3752014 .588
Wake Forest511 .3131417 .452
North Carolina412 .2501516 .484
Pittsburgh214 .1251020 .333
Boston College214 .125723 .233
Clemson115 .0631119 .367
2018 ACC tournament winner
* Tournament #1 seed
As of 31 March 2018
Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2017–18 Syracuse Orange women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G1Raven Fox5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)FrElizabeth SetonBladensburg, MD
G2Chelayne Bailey5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)SoPickeringPickering, ON
F3Maeva Djaldi–Tabdi6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)FrJean MoulinParis, France
G4Tiana Mangakahia5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)SoLake GinninderraMeadowbrook, QLD, Australia
F10Marie–Paule Foppossi6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)FrLycée Marcelin BerthelotStrasbourg, France
G11Gabrielle Cooper5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)SoMorgan ParkLansing, IL
G12Kiara Lewis5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)SoWhitney YoungChicago, IL
G14Nikki Oppenheimer5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)FrMontini CatholicGlenview, IL
G20Marisa Romeo5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)RS SrChristian Brothers AcademySyracuse, NY
G21Desiree Elmore5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)SoCapital PrepHartford, CT
C22Amaya Finklea–Guity6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)FrNoble & GreenoughDorchester, MA
G23Isis Young5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)RS JrLife Center AcademyBerlin, NJ
G24Brandi Fowler5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)JrCorcoranSyracuse, NY
F32Miranda Drummond6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)RS JrHarpursville
St. Bonaventure
Binghamton, NY
G34Abby Grant5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)JrSt. FrancisSuwanee, GA
F45Digna Strautmane6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)FrRiga 66Riga, Latvia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 10, 2017*
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Morgan StateW 95–68 1–0
Carrier Dome (1,234)
Syracuse, NY
November 16, 2017*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Maryland Eastern ShoreW 68–45 2–0
Carrier Dome (1,221)
Syracuse, NY
November 20, 2017*
11:00 am, ACCN Extra
HartfordW 75–63 3–0
Carrier Dome (5,144)
Syracuse, NY
November 23, 2017*
11:00 am
vs. Wisconsin
Paradise Jam Tournament Reef Division
W 77–74 4–0
Charles E. Smith Center 
Washington, D.C.
November 24, 2017*
3:30 pm
vs. Vanderbilt
Paradise Jam Tournament Reef Division
W 84–78 5–0
Charles E. Smith Center (933)
Washington, D.C.
November 25, 2017*
3:30 pm
vs. George Washington
Paradise Jam Tournament Reef Division
W 74–62 6–0
Charles E. Smith Center (788)
Washington, D.C.
November 30, 2017*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Northwestern
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
W 81–74 7–0
Carrier Dome (1,167)
Syracuse, NY
December 3, 2017*
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Stony BrookW 81–70 OT8–0
Carrier Dome (1,617)
Syracuse, NY
December 6, 2017*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
ColgateW 79–39 9–0
Carrier Dome (1,131)
Syracuse, NY
December 9, 2017*
6:00 pm, ACCN Extra
DrexelW 72–62 10–0
Carrier Dome (1,471)
Syracuse, NY
December 17, 2017*
6:30 pm
vs. Coastal Carolina
Carolinas Challenge
W 69–57 11–0
Myrtle Beach Convention Center 
Myrtle Beach, SC
December 21, 2017*
5:30 pm
vs. No. 5 Mississippi State
Duel in the Desert
L 65–76 11–1
Cox Pavilion 
Paradise, NV
December 22, 2017*
5:30 pm
at UNLV
Duel in the Desert
W 69–55 12–1
Cox Pavilion 
Paradise, NV
ACC regular season
December 28, 2017
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at No. 2 Notre DameL 72–87 12–2
(0–1)
Purcell Pavilion (8,288)
South Bend, IN
December 31, 2017
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at VirginiaL 63–68 12–3
(0–2)
John Paul Jones Arena (2,979)
Charlottesville, VA
January 4, 2018
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Georgia TechW 88–77 13–3
(1–2)
Carrier Dome (1,231)
Syracuse, NY
January 7, 2018
1:00 pm, RSN
No. 11 Florida StateW 76–69 14–3
(2–2)
Carrier Dome (1,803)
Syracuse, NY
January 14, 2018
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at NC StateL 56–60 14–4
(2–3)
Reynolds Coliseum (2,855)
Raleigh, NC
January 18, 2018
7:00 pm, RSN
at Miami (FL)L 67–72 14–5
(2–4)
Watsco Center (631)
Coral Gables, FL
January 21, 2018
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
PittsburghW 70–52 15–5
(3–4)
Carrier Dome (8,126)
Syracuse, NY
January 25, 2018
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
ClemsonW 86–51 16–5
(4–4)
Carrier Dome (1,264)
Syracuse, NY
January 28, 2018
1:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at Boston CollegeW 75–57 17–5
(5–4)
Conte Forum (1,817)
Chestnut Hill, MA
February 1, 2018
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Virginia TechL 64–73 17–6
(5–5)
Carrier Dome (1,416)
Syracuse, NY
February 4, 2018
1:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 4 LouisvilleL 77–84 17–7
(5–6)
Carrier Dome (2,575)
Syracuse, NY
February 11, 2018
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Wake ForestW 71–61 18–7
(6–6)
LJVM Coliseum (1,097)
Winston–Salem, NC
February 15, 2018
2:00 pm, RSN
No. 17 DukeW 68–65 19–7
(7–6)
Carrier Dome (2,666)
Syracuse, NY
February 19, 2018
7:00 pm, RSN
at PittsburghW 62–53 20–7
(8–6)
Peterson Events Center (638)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 22, 2018
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at North CarolinaW 86–80 21–7
(9–6)
Carmichael Arena (2,357)
Chapel Hill, NC
February 25, 2018
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Boston CollegeW 69–63 22–7
(10–6)
Carrier Dome (3,196)
Syracuse, NY
ACC Women's Tournament
March 1, 2018*
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
(8) vs. (9) Virginia Tech
Second Round
L 70–85 22–8
Greensboro Coliseum (2,886)
Greensboro, NC
NCAA Women's Tournament
March 17, 2018*
3:30 pm, ESPN2
(8 KC) vs. (9 KC) Oklahoma State
First Round
L 57–84 22–9
Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, MS
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
KC=Kansas City Region.
All times are in Eastern.

Rankings

Regular Season Polls
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Final
APRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVN/A
CoachesRVRVRV2524232223RVRVRVRVRVRVRV2423RVRVRV
Legend
 Increase in ranking
 Decrease in ranking
 Not ranked previous week
(RV) Received Votes

See also

References