2023–24 Syracuse Orange women's basketball team Intercollegiate basketball season
The 2023–24 Syracuse Orange women's basketball team represented Syracuse University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season . The Orange were led by second-year head coach Felisha Legette-Jack . The Orange were tenth year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference and played their home games at the JMA Wireless Dome in Syracuse, New York .
The Orange started the season with three straight wins before losing to number 20 Maryland . That would be their final loss of the non-conference regular season as they won the South Point Shootout and defeated Alabama in their ACC–SEC Challenge game. They finished the non-conference regular season 10–1. They began the ACC regular season with a win over number 13 Notre Dame and became ranked for the first time during the season at number 25. They lost their first game after becoming ranked to North Carolina . They fell out of the rankings after that, but then they won seven straight games to return to the rankings. The seven game winning streak included wins over number 15 Florida State and a second win over then number 15 Notre Dame. They then lost two straight games against number 19 Virginia Tech and number 16 Louisville . The Orange then won five straight games including avenging their earlier loss against Louisville. They finished the season only winning one of their last three games, with the final game of the season being an overtime loss to number 12 NC State .
The Orange finished the season 24–8 overall and 13–5 in ACC play to finish in a three way tie for second place. As the third seed in the ACC tournament , they earned a bye into the Quarterfinals where they were upset by sixth seed Florida State. They received an at-large invitation to the NCAA Tournament , marking their first appearance since 2021. As the sixth seed in the Portland 3 they defeated eleventh seed Arizona in the First Round before losing to third seed Connecticut in the Second Round to end their season.
Previous season
Prior to the season beginning Felisha Legette-Jack was announced as the head coach at Syracuse .[ 1] She took over from interim head coach Von Read.
The Orange finished the season 20–13 overall and 9–9 in ACC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. As the ninth seed in the ACC tournament , the received a bye to the Second Round, where they lost to NC State . They received an at-large bid to the WNIT . The Orange defeated Kent State in the First Round and Seton Hall in the Second Round before losing to Columbia in the Super 16 to end their season.
Off-season
Departures
Incoming Transfers
Recruiting Class
Source:[ 6]
Roster
2023–24 Syracuse Orange women's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
1
Kennedi Perkins
5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
So
Bolingbrook
Bolingbrook, IL
G
2
Dyaisha Fair
5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
GS
Edison Tech Buffalo
Rochester, NY
G
4
Sophie Burrows
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Fr
Viewbank College
Victoria, Australia
G
5
Georgia Woolley
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Jr
St Paul's School Buffalo
Brisbane, Australia
G
11
Lexi McNabb
5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
So
Lincoln Prep
Chandler, AZ
G
12
Cheyenne McEvans
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Sr
Southfield A&T Buffalo
Southfield, MI
C
15
Marilena Triantafylli
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Fr
2nd GEL of Agia Paraskevi
Athens, Greece
F
22
Kyra Wood
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Jr
City Honors Temple
Buffalo, NY
F
23
Alyssa Latham
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Fr
Homewood-Flossmoor
Glenwood, IL
G
24
Dominique Camp
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
GS
Lakota West Akron
Dayton, OH
G
25
Alaina Rice
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
GS
IMG Academy Auburn
Rockledge, FL
C
34
Izabel Varejão
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
GS
Neuse Christian Academy Michigan
Vitória, Brazil
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: November 20, 2023
Schedule
Source:[ 7]
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 31, 2023 *5:00 p.m., ACCNX
Saint Rose
W 77–73
–
JMA Wireless Dome (187)Syracuse, NY
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2023 *7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Lafayette
W 75–41
1–0
JMA Wireless Dome (1,162)Syracuse, NY
November 10, 2023 *7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Central Connecticut
W 101–53
2–0
JMA Wireless Dome (1,494)Syracuse, NY
November 15, 2023 *7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Coppin State
W 80–47
3–0
JMA Wireless Dome (1,085)Syracuse, NY
November 19, 2023 *12:00 p.m., BTN
at No. 20 Maryland
L 81–83
3–1
Xfinity Center (7,090)College Park, MD
November 24, 2023 *2:00 p.m., FloHoops
vs. Northern Iowa South Point Shootout
W 71–54
4–1
South Point Casino Las Vegas, NV
November 25, 2023 *2:00 p.m., FloHoops
vs. Iowa State South Point Shootout
W 81–69
5–1
South Point Casino Las Vegas, NV
November 30, 2023 *7:00 p.m., ACCN
Alabama ACC–SEC Challenge
W 79–73
6–1
JMA Wireless Dome (1,819)Syracuse, NY
December 4, 2023 *7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Northeastern
W 79–57
7–1
JMA Wireless Dome (1,077)Syracuse, NY
December 9, 2023 *3:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Ohio
W 82–62
8–1
Convocation Center Athens, OH
December 18, 2023 *7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Cornell
W 78–71
9–1
JMA Wireless Dome (1,772)Syracuse, NY
December 21, 2023 *10:30 a.m., ACCNX
Saint Francis
W 85–43
10–1
JMA Wireless Dome (9,109)Syracuse, NY
ACC regular season
December 31, 2023 2:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 13 Notre Dame
W 86–81
11–1 (1–0)
JMA Wireless Dome (2,755)Syracuse, NY
January 4, 2024 6:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 25
at North Carolina
L 51–75
11–2 (1–1)
Carmichael Arena (2,006)Chapel Hill, NC
January 7, 2024 6:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 25
Boston College
W 71–64
12–2 (2–1)
JMA Wireless Dome (1,811)Syracuse, NY
January 11, 2024 11:30 a.m., ACCNX
at Wake Forest
W 77–56
13–2 (3–1)
LJVM Coliseum (6,374)Winston-Salem, NC
January 14, 2024 2:00 p.m., ACCNX
Clemson
W 83–82
14–2 (4–1)
JMA Wireless Dome (3,044)Syracuse, NY
January 18, 2024 7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 15 Florida State
W 79–73
15–2 (5–1)
JMA Wireless Dome (2,533)Syracuse, NY
January 21, 2024 2:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Pittsburgh
W 72–59
16–2 (6–1)
Peterson Events Center (1,555)Pittsburgh, PA
January 25, 2024 7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 22
at No. 15 Notre Dame
W 79–65
17–2 (7–1)
Purcell Pavilion (5,512)Notre Dame, IN
January 28, 2024 12:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 22
No. 19 Virginia Tech
L 62–75
17–3 (7–2)
JMA Wireless Dome (6,003)Syracuse, NY
February 1, 2024 7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 21
at No. 16 Louisville
L 69–81
17–4 (7–3)
KFC Yum! Center (8,254)Louisville, KY
February 4, 2024 12:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 21
at Boston College
W 75–63
18–4 (8–3)
Conte Forum (1,836)Chestnut Hill, MA
February 8, 2024 7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 23
Georgia Tech
W 62–59
19–4 (9–3)
JMA Wireless Dome (2,603)Syracuse, NY
February 11, 2024 12:00 p.m., The CW
No. 23
No. 15 Louisville
W 73–72
20–4 (10–3)
JMA Wireless Dome (3,912)Syracuse, NY
February 15, 2024 6:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 19
at Miami (FL)
W 71–60
21–4 (11–3)
Watsco Center (2,310)Coral Gables, FL
February 18, 2024 2:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 19
at Virginia
W 85–79
22–4 (12–3)
John Paul Jones Arena (6,619)Charlottesville, VA
February 22, 2024 7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 17
Duke
L 45–58
22–5 (12–4)
JMA Wireless Dome (3,480)Syracuse, NY
February 25, 2024 2:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 17
Pittsburgh
W 63–53
23–5 (13–4)
JMA Wireless Dome (4,178)Syracuse, NY
February 29, 2024 7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 19
at No. 12 NC State
L 71–75 OT
23–6 (13–5)
Reynolds Coliseum (5,500)Raleigh, NC
ACC tournament
March 8, 2024 7:30 p.m., ACCN
(3) No. 20
vs. (6) Florida State Quarterfinals
L 65–78
23–7
Greensboro Coliseum (7,720)Greensboro, NC
NCAA tournament
March 23, 2024 *3:30 p.m., ESPN2
(6 P3) No. 22
vs. (11 P3) Arizona First Round
W 74–69
24–7
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,299)Storrs, CT
March 25, 2024 *6:00 p.m., ESPN
(6 P3) No. 22
at (3 P3) No. 10 UConn Second Round/Rivalry
L 64–72
24–8
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,299)Storrs, CT
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
P3=Portland 3.
All times are in
Eastern .
Rankings
Regular Season Polls
Poll
Pre- Season
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Week 11
Week 12
Week 13
Week 14
Week 15
Week 16
Week 17
Week 18
Week 19
Week 20
Final
AP
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
RV
RV
25
RV
RV
22
21
23
19
17
19
20
22
22
20
Coaches
NR
NR
NR
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
25
22
23
23
20
17
19
20
23
23
23
Legend
Increase in ranking
Decrease in ranking
Not ranked in previous week
(RV)
Received Votes
(NR)
Not Ranked
2024 WNBA Draft
References
^ Jackson, Wilton (26 March 2022). "Syracuse Hires Program Legend As New Women's Basketball Coach" . Sports Illustrated . Retrieved 26 March 2022 .
^ Weiss, Allison (May 1, 2023). "Lobos Add Nyah Wilson" . golobos.com . University of New Mexico Athletics. Retrieved November 20, 2023 .
^ "Reiss Adds Syracuse Transfer Teisha Hyman" . gorhody.com . University of Rhode Island Athletics. April 19, 2023. Retrieved November 20, 2023 .
^ "Orange Welcome Dominique Camp for 2023-24 Season" . cuse.com . University of Syracuse Athletics. April 5, 2023. Retrieved November 20, 2023 .
^ "Orange Add Michigan Transfer Izabel Varejão" . cuse.com . University of Syracuse Athletics. May 23, 2023. Retrieved November 20, 2023 .
^ "Syracuse Orange" . espn.com . ESPN. Retrieved November 20, 2023 .
^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule" . cuse.com . Syracuse University. Retrieved November 20, 2023 .
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