2014–15 Syracuse Orange women's basketball team

2014–15 Syracuse Orange women's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
2014–15 record 2210 (115 ACC)
Head coach Quentin Hillsman (8th season)
Assistant coach Vonn Read (4th season)
Assistant coach Kelley Gibson (5th season)
Assistant coach Sasha Palmer (2nd season)
Home arena Carrier Dome
2014–15 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
#2 Notre Dame151 .938  363  .923
#7 Florida State142 .875  325  .865
#8 Louisville124 .750  277  .794
#16 Duke115 .688  2311  .676
Syracuse115 .688  2210  .688
#15 North Carolina106 .625  269  .743
Pittsburgh97 .563  2012  .625
Miami (FL)88 .500  2013  .606
Virginia79 .438  1714  .548
NC State79 .438  1815  .545
Georgia Tech79 .438  1915  .559
Boston College511 .313  1317  .433
Wake Forest214 .125  1320  .394
Virginia Tech115 .063  1220  .375
Clemson115 .063  921  .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 an eighth consecutive season. The Orange were second year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference and play their home games at the Carrier Dome. They finished the 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.

201415 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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Diamond Henderson 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SrSt. Francis Kennesaw, Ga.
G 1 Alexis Peterson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoNorthland Columbus, Ohio
G 4 Maggie Morrison 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrArchbishop Spalding Millersville, Md.
F 10 Isabella Slim 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoCTO Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands
G 11 Cornelia Fondren 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrOverton Memphis, Tenn.
G 13 Brianna Butler 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrNazareth Regional (N.Y.) King of Prussia, Pa.
G 20 Brittney Sykes 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrUniversity Newark, N.J.
G 21 Danielle Minott 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrMiami Country Day Miami, Fla.
F 22 Taylor Ford 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrNazareth Regional Bronx, N.Y.
C 25 Michelle Van Dyke 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) SoEastern Christian Franklin Lakes, N.J.
G 32 Tiara Butler 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS SrNorth Point Waldorf, Md.
C 44 Amber Witherspoon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) FrLincoln Park Chicago, Ill.
C 50 Briana Day 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SoMillbrook Raleigh, N.C.
F 55 Bria Day 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SoMillbrook 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

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
11/16/2014*
12:00 PM
No. 24 Fordham W 59–42  1–0
Carrier Dome (N/A)
Syracuse, NY
11/19/2014*
7:00 PM
No. 23 at Duquesne W 90–84  2–0
Palumbo Center (732)
Pittsburgh, PA
11/22/2014*
3:00 PM
No. 23 at Jacksonville W 76–61  3–0
Swisher Gymnasium (576)
Jacksonville, FL
11/27/2014*
2:00 PM
No. 22 vs. East Carolina
Junkanoo Jam Lucaya Division semifinals
W 69–58  4–0
St. Georges High School (150)
Grand Bahama Island
11/28/2014*
8:00 PM
No. 22 vs. No. 1 South Carolina
Junkanoo Jam Lucaya Division championship
L 63–67  4–1
St. Georges High School (342)
Grand Bahama Island
12/01/2014*
7:00 PM, TWCSC
No. 21 Vermont W 94–63  5–1
Carrier Dome (357)
Syracuse, NY
12/04/2014*
7:00 PM
No. 21 Penn State
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
W 61–39  6–1
Carrier Dome (258)
Syracuse, NY
12/14/2014*
12:00 PM
No. 20 North Carolina Central W 74–25  7–1
Carrier Dome (447)
Syracuse, NY
12/16/2014*
7:00 PM, TWCSC
No. 19 Canisius W 70–37  8–1
Carrier Dome (393)
Syracuse, NY
12/19/2014*
7:00 PM
No. 19 vs. No. 9 Baylor
Florida Sunshine Tournament
L 72–74  8–2
Worden Arena (889)
Winter Haven, FL
12/21/2014*
4:00 PM
No. 19 vs. No. 18 Michigan State
Florida Sunshine Tournament
L 76–89  8–3
Worden Arena (502)
Winter Haven, FL
12/28/2014*
6:00 PM
No. 22 Cornell W 76–59  9–3
Carrier Dome (649)
Syracuse, NY
12/30/2014*
7:00 PM
No. 21 Central Connecticut W 74–43  10–3
Carrier Dome (508)
Syracuse, NY
01/04/2015
1:00 PM, RSN
No. 21 No. 4 Notre Dame L 74–85  10–4 (0–1)
Carrier Dome (2,158)
Syracuse, NY
01/08/2015
6:30 PM, ESPN3
No. 21 at No. 13 Duke L 72–74  10–5 (0–2)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,899)
Durham, NC
01/11/2015
1:00 PM
No. 21 Virginia W 70–58  11–5 (1–2)
Carrier Dome (708)
Syracuse, NY
01/15/2015
7:00 PM, TWCSC
No. 25 Wake Forest W 73–62  12–5 (2–2)
Carrier Dome (364)
Syracuse, NY
01/18/2015
1:00 PM
No. 25 at Boston College W 64–46  13–5 (3–2)
Conte Forum (1,088)
Chestnut Hill, MA
01/22/2015
7:00 PM
No. 23 at Pittsburgh W 68–60  14–5 (4–2)
Peterson Events Center (1,003)
Pittsburgh, PA
01/25/2015
3:00 PM, RSN
No. 23 NC State W 66–49  15–5 (5–2)
Carrier Dome (1,300)
Syracuse, NY
01/29/2015
7:00 PM
No. 23 at No. 8 Louisville L 58–78  15–6 (5–3)
KFC Yum! Center (8,387)
Louisville, KY
02/02/2015
7:00 PM, RSN
No. 25 at No. 9 Florida State L 52–62  15–7 (5–4)
Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (2,758)
Tallahassee, FL
02/05/2015
7:00 PM, TWCSC
No. 25 No. 13 North Carolina W 61–56  16–7 (6–4)
Carrier Dome (564)
Syracuse, NY
02/08/2015
2:00 PM
No. 25 at Georgia Tech W 65–60  17–7 (7–4)
Hank McCamish Pavilion (1,622)
Atlanta, GA
02/12/2015
7:00 PM
No. 23 Miami (FL) L 71–85  17–8 (7–5)
Carrier Dome (435)
Syracuse, NY
02/15/2015
2:00 PM
No. 23 at Virginia Tech W 59–51  18–8 (8–5)
Cassell Coliseum (1,702)
Blacksburg, VA
02/19/2015
7:00 PM
No. 25 Boston College W 73–51  19–8 (9–5)
Carrier Dome (738)
Syracuse, NY
02/22/2015
12:00 PM, TWCSC
No. 25 Pittsburgh W 68–54  20–8 (10–5)
Carrier Dome (1,226)
Syracuse, NY
02/26/2015
7:00 PM
No. 23 at Clemson W 60–55  21–8 (11–5)
Littlejohn Coliseum (454)
Clemson, SC
2015 ACC Tournament
03/05/2015
11:00 AM, RSN
No. 22 vs. Wake Forest
Second Round
L 79–85  21–9
Greensboro Coliseum (9,384)
Greensboro, NC
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/20/2015*
7:36 PM, ESPN2
vs. Nebraska
First Round
W 72–69  22–9
Colonial Life Arena (10,644)
Columbia, SC
03/22/2015*
7:00 PM, ESPN
at No. 3 South Carolina
Second Round
L 68–97  22–10
Colonial Life Arena (10,485)
Columbia, SC
*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

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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
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  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also

References

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