2015–16 Syracuse Orange women's basketball team

2015–16 Syracuse Orange women's basketball
South Point Thanksgiving Shootout Champions
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches #22
2015–16 record 20–6 (10–3 ACC)
Head coach Quentin Hillsman (9th year)
Assistant coach Vonn Read
Assistant coach Tammi Reiss
Assistant coach Cedric Solice
Home arena Carrier Dome
2015–16 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#3 Notre Dame 11 – 0   1.000     23 – 1   .958
#12 Louisville 11 – 1   .917     19 – 6   .760
#10 Florida State 10 – 1   .909     20 – 4   .833
#19 Miami (FL) 9 – 3   .750     21 – 4   .840
Syracuse 9 – 3   .750     19 – 6   .760
NC State 8 – 4   .667     17 – 8   .680
Duke 6 – 6   .500     17 – 9   .654
Wake Forest 5 – 7   .417     14 – 11   .560
North Carolina 4 – 7   .364     14 – 12   .538
Georgia Tech 4 – 8   .333     14 – 11   .560
Virginia Tech 3 – 8   .273     15 – 9   .625
Virginia 3 – 8   .273     13 – 12   .520
Pittsburgh 2 – 9   .182     10 – 14   .417
Boston College 1 – 10   .091     13 – 11   .542
Clemson 0 – 11   .000     4 – 20   .167
† 2016 ACC Tournament winner
As of February 14, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 Syracuse Orange women's basketball team will represent Syracuse University during the 2015–16 college basketball season. The Orange, led by ninth year head coach Quentin Hillsman. The Orange are third year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference and play their home games at the Carrier Dome.

Previous season

The Orange finished the 2014–15 season 22–10, 11–5 in ACC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the second round of the ACC Women's Tournament to Wake Forest. They received an at-large bid of the NCAA Women's Tournament where they defeated Nebraska in the first round before losing to South Carolina in the second round.

Roster

2015–16 Syracuse Orange women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Peterson, AlexisAlexis Peterson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Northland Columbus, OH
F 3 Chandler, JuliaJulia Chandler 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Northern Secondary Toronto, ON
G 4 Morrison, MaggieMaggie Morrison 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Sr Archbishop Spalding Millersville, MD
G 5 Phillips, JadeJade Phillips 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Southeast Raleigh Raleigh, NC
F 10 Slim, IsabellaIsabella Slim 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr CTO Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands
G 11 Fondren, CorneliaCornelia Fondren 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Overton Memphis, TN
G 13 Butler, BriannaBrianna Butler 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Nazareth Regional King of Prussia, PA
G 14 Crocetti, SavannahSavannah Crocetti 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Irondequoit Rochester, NY
G 20 Sykes, BrittneyBrittney Sykes 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Jr University Newark, NJ
G 21 Minott, DanielleDanielle Minott 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Miami Country Day Miami, FL
F 22 Ford, TaylorTaylor Ford 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Nazareth Regional Bronx, NY
G 24 Fowler, BrandiBrandi Fowler 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Fr Corcoran Syracuse, NY
G 33 Dale, DavidaDavida Dale 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr St. Andrew's Providence, RI
G 34 Grant, AbbyAbby Grant 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr St. Francis Suwanee, GA
C 50 Day, BrianaBriana Day 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Millbrook Raleigh, NC
F 55 Day, BriaBria Day 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Millbrook Raleigh, NC
Head coach

Quentin Hillsman (St. Mary's (MD))

Assistant coach(es)

Vonn Read (Clark)
Tammi Reiss (Virginia)
Cedric Solice (Charleston Southern)

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

Roster

Schedule

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Date
Time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
5:00 PM		 #23 at Rhode Island W 57–54  1–0
 Ryan Center (1,196)
Kingston, RI
11/20/2015*
7:00 PM		 #25 at #4 Tennessee L 55–57  1–1
 Thompson–Boling Arena (10,007)
Knoxville, TN
11/23/2015*
7:00 PM		 #23 Morgan State W 90–61  2–1
 Carrier Dome (451)
Syracuse, NY
11/27/2015*
9:45 PM		 #23 vs. Washington
South Point Thanksgiving Shootout		 W 66–62  3–1
 South Point Arena
Enterprise, NV
11/28/2015*
7:30 PM		 #23 vs. Fordham
South Point Thanksgiving Shootout		 W 76–54  4–1
 South Point Arena
Enterprise, NV
12/02/2015*
7:00 PM, BTN		 #20 at #5 Maryland
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge		 L 64–82  4–2
 Xfinity Center (3,964)
College Park, MD
12/06/2015*
2:00 PM, TWCSC		 #20 Stony Brook W 64–49  5–2
 Carrier Dome (219)
Syracuse, NY
12/09/2015*
7:00 PM, TWCSC		 #19 Coppin State W 88–56  6–2
 Carrier Dome (335)
Syracuse, NY
12/12/2015*
1:00 PM, ESPN3		 #19 #24 Arizona State L 54–61  6–3
 Carrier Dome (526)
Syracuse, NY
12/21/2015*
7:00 PM, TWCSC		 Jacksonville W 65–49  7–3
 Carrier Dome (404)
Syracuse, NY
12/29/2015*
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 Drexel W 83–62  8–3
 Carrier Dome (567)
Syracuse, NY
12/30/2015*
7:00 PM		 Howard W 97–48  9–3
 Carrier Dome (464)
Syracuse, NY
01/01/2015*
12:00 PM		 Texas–Rio Grande Valley W 91–32  10–3
 Carrier Dome (442)
Syracuse, NY
ACC regular season
01/03/2016
1:00 PM, ESPNU		 #12 Duke W 86–50  11–3 (1–0)
 Carrier Dome (1,585)
Syracuse, NY
01/07/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 at North Carolina L 73–77  11–4 (1–1)
 Carmichael Arena (1,724)
Chapel Hill, NC
01/10/2016
2:00 PM, TWCSC		 Virginia Tech W 60–39  12–4 (2–1)
 Carrier Dome (1,961)
Syracuse, NY
01/14/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 Pittsburgh W 71–48  13–4 (3–1)
 Carrier Dome (424)
Syracuse, NY
01/17/2016
2:00 PM		 at Wake Forest W 91–65  14–4 (4–1)
 LJVM Coliseum (529)
Winston-Salem, NC
01/21/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 at #3 Notre Dame L 62–90  14–5 (4–2)
 Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,312)
South Bend, IN
01/25/2016
7:00 PM, RSN		 #14 Louisville L 53–71  14–6 (4–3)
 Carrier Dome (549)
Syracuse, NY
01/27/2016
7:00 PM, TWCSC		 Boston College W 62–61  15–6 (5–3)
 Carrier Dome (375)
Syracuse, NY
02/01/2016
7:00 PM, RSN		 at #16 Miami (FL) W 57–51  16–6 (6–3)
 BankUnited Center (745)
Coral Gables, FL
02/04/2016
7:00 PM, TWCSC		 Clemson W 83–62  17–6 (7–3)
 Carrier Dome (407)
Syracuse, NY
02/07/2016
2:00 PM, ESPN3		 Georgia Tech W 71–52  18–6 (8–3)
 Carrier Dome (1,490)
Syracuse, NY
02/11/2016
7:00 PM, RSN		 at Virginia W 91–57  19–6 (9–3)
 John Paul Jones Arena (3,081)
Charlottesville, VA
02/14/2016
2:00 PM		 at NC State W 55–52  20–6 (10–3)
 Broughton HS (2,811)
Raleigh, NC
02/18/2016
7:00 PM, RSN		 Florida State   
Carrier Dome
Syracuse, NY
02/21/2016
3:00 PM, ESPN3		 at Pittsburgh   
Peterson Events Center
Pittsburgh, PA
02/25/2016
7:00 PM		 at Boston College   
Conte Forum
Chestnut Hill, MA
ACC Women's Tournament
03/02–06/2016
 vs.    
Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Rankings

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See also

References

  1. ↑ "Syracuse University Athletics". cuse.com.
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