2014–15 Syracuse Orange women's basketball team

2014–15 Syracuse Orange women's basketball
NCAA Women's Tournament, Second Round
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
2014–15 record 22–10 (11–5 ACC)
Head coach Quentin Hillsman (9th year)
Assistant coach Vonn Read (4th year)
Assistant coach Kelley Gibson (5th year)
Assistant coach Sasha Palmer (2nd year)
Home arena Carrier Dome
2014–15 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#2 Notre Dame† 15 – 1   .938     36 – 3   .923
#7 Florida State 14 – 2   .875     32 – 5   .865
#8 Louisville 12 – 4   .750     27 – 7   .794
#16 Duke 11 – 5   .688     23 – 11   .676
Syracuse 11 – 5   .688     22 – 10   .688
#15 North Carolina 10 – 6   .625     26 – 8   .765
Pittsburgh 9 – 7   .563     20 – 12   .625
Miami (FL) 8 – 8   .500     20 – 13   .606
NC State 7 – 9   .438     18 – 15   .545
Georgia Tech 7 – 9   .438     19 – 15   .559
Virginia 7 – 9   .438     17 – 14   .548
Boston College 5 – 11   .313     13 – 17   .433
Wake Forest 2 – 14   .125     13 – 20   .394
Virginia Tech 1 – 15   .063     12 – 20   .375
Clemson 1 – 15   .063     9 – 21   .300
† 2015 ACC Tournament winner
As of 7 April 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–15 Syracuse Orange women's basketball team will represent Syracuse University during the 2014–15 college basketball season. Quentin Hillsman resumes the responsibility as head coach for a ninth consecutive season. The Orange were second year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference and play their home games at the Carrier Dome. They finish the season 22-10, 11-5 in ACC play for a tie for a fourth-place finish. They lost in the second round of the 2015 ACC Women's Basketball Tournament to Wake Forest. They received an at-large bid of the 2015 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament which they lost to South Carolina in the second round.

2014–15 media

Syracuse IMG Sports Network

The Syracuse Orange IMG Sports Network will broadcast all Orange games on WTLA ESPN Radio 97.7/100.1 FM & 1200 AM with Brian Higgins on the call. The games will also be streamed online at Cuse.com. The Orange can also be followed on social media: Twitter @CuseWBB and Facebook /SyracuseWBB.

2014–15 Roster

2014–15 Syracuse Orange women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year High School/Junior College Home town
G 0 Henderson, DiamondDiamond Henderson style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr St. Francis Kennesaw, Ga.
G 1 Peterson, AlexisAlexis Peterson style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Northland Columbus, Ohio
G 4 Morrison, MaggieMaggie Morrison style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Archbishop Spalding Millersville, Md.
F 10 Slim, IsabellaIsabella Slim style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So CTO Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands
G 11 Fondren, CorneliaCornelia Fondren style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Overton Memphis, Tenn.
G 13 Butler, BriannaBrianna Butler style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Nazareth Regional (N.Y.) King of Prussia, Pa.
G 20 Sykes, BrittneyBrittney Sykes style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr University Newark, N.J.
G 21 Minott, DanielleDanielle Minott style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Miami Country Day Miami, Fla.
F 22 Ford, TaylorTaylor Ford style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Nazareth Regional Bronx, N.Y.
C 25 Van Dyke, MichelleMichelle Van Dyke style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) So Eastern Christian Franklin Lakes, N.J.
G 32 Butler, TiaraTiara Butler style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Sr North Point Waldorf, Md.
C 44 Witherspoon, AmberAmber Witherspoon style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Lincoln Park Chicago, Ill.
C 50 Day, BrianaBriana Day style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Millbrook Raleigh, N.C.
F 55 Day, BriaBria Day style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Millbrook Raleigh, N.C.
Head coach

Quentin Hillsman

Assistant coach(es)

Vonn Read
Kelley Gibson
Sasha Palmer

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

Roster
Last update: 2014-09-13

Schedule

[1]

Date Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
Regular Season
11/16/2014* #24 Fordham W 59–42  1–0 Carrier Dome (N/A)
11/19/2014* #23 at Duquesne W 90–84  2–0 Palumbo Center (732)
11/22/2014* #23 at Jacksonville W 76–61  3–0 Swisher Gymnasium (576)
11/27/2014* #22 vs. East Carolina
(Junkanoo Jam Lucaya Division semifinals)		 W 69–58  4–0 St. Georges High School (150)
11/28/2014* #22 vs. #1 South Carolina
(Junkanoo Jam Lucaya Division championship)		 L 63–67  4–1 St. Georges High School (342)
12/01/2014* #21 Vermont W 94–63  5–1 Carrier Dome (357)
12/04/2014* #21 Penn State
(ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge)		 W 61–39  6–1 Carrier Dome (258)
12/14/2014* #20 North Carolina Central W 74–25  7–1 Carrier Dome (447)
12/16/2014* #19 Canisius W 70–37  8–1 Carrier Dome (393)
12/19/2014* #19 vs. #9 Baylor
(Florida Sunshine Tournament)		 L 72–74  8–2 Worden Arena (889)
12/21/2014* #19 vs. #18 Michigan State
(Florida Sunshine Tournament)		 L 76–89  8–3 Worden Arena (502)
12/28/2014* #22 Cornell W 76–59  9–3 Carrier Dome (649)
12/30/2014* #21 Central Connecticut W 74–43  10–3 Carrier Dome (508)
01/04/2015 #21 #4 Notre Dame L 74–85  10–4 (0–1) Carrier Dome (2,158)
01/08/2015 #21 at #13 Duke L 72–74  10–5 (0–2) Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,899)
01/11/2015 #21 Virginia W 70–58  11–5 (1–2) Carrier Dome (708)
01/15/2015 #25 Wake Forest W 73–62  12–5 (2–2) Carrier Dome (364)
01/18/2015 #25 at Boston College W 64–46  13–5 (3–2) Conte Forum (1,088)
01/22/2015 #23 at Pittsburgh W 68–60  14–5 (4–2) Peterson Events Center (1,003)
01/25/2015 #23 NC State W 66–49  15–5 (5–2) Carrier Dome (1,300)
01/29/2015 #23 at #8 Louisville L 58–78  15–6 (5–3) KFC Yum! Center (8,387)
02/02/2015 #25 at #9 Florida State L 52–62  15–7 (5–4) Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (2,758)
02/05/2015 #25 #13 North Carolina W 61–56  16–7 (6–4) Carrier Dome (564)
02/08/2015 #25 at Georgia Tech W 65–60  17–7 (7–4) Hank McCamish Pavilion (1,622)
02/12/2015 #23 Miami (FL) L 71–85  17–8 (7–5) Carrier Dome (435)
02/15/2015 #23 at Virginia Tech W 59–51  18–8 (8–5) Cassell Coliseum (1,702)
02/19/2015 #25 Boston College W 73–51  19–8 (9–5) Carrier Dome (738)
02/22/2015 #25 Pittsburgh W 68–54  20–8 (10–5) Carrier Dome (1,226)
02/26/2015 #23 at Clemson W 60–55  21–8 (11–5) Littlejohn Coliseum (454)
2015 ACC Tournament
03/05/2015 #22 vs. Wake Forest
(Second Round)		 L 79–85  21–9 Greensboro Coliseum (9,384)
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/20/2015* vs. Nebraska
(First Round)		 W 72–69  22–9 Colonial Life Arena (10,644)
03/22/2015* at #3 South Carolina
(Second Round)		 L 68–97  22–10 Colonial Life Arena (10,485)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Rankings

2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball 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 		Final
AP 24т 23 22т 21 20т 19т 22 21 21 25 23 23 25 23 25 23 22 RV RV
Coaches 25 22 23 22 22 22 23 22 21 24 22 22 25 22 RV RV 24 RV RV
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also

References