2016–17 Syracuse Orange women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Syracuse Orange women's basketball team represented Syracuse University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Orange, led by tenth year head coach Quentin Hillsman. The Orange were fourth year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference and play their home games at the Carrier Dome. They finished the season 22–11, 11–5 in ACC play to finish in sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals round of the ACC Women's Tournament where they lost to Duke. They received an at-large bid of the NCAA Women's Tournament where they defeated Iowa State in the first round before losing to last year's National Championship rematch to Connecticut in the second round.

2016–17 Syracuse Orange women's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 22
APNo. 21
2016–17 record22–11 (11–5 ACC)
Head coachQuentin Hillsman (10th season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCarrier Dome
2016–17 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 2 Notre Dame†15–1 .938  33–4  .892
No. 9 Duke13–3 .813  28–6  .824
No. 10 Florida State13–3 .813  28–7  .800
No. 13 Louisville12–4 .750  29–8  .784
No. 17 NC State12–4 .750  23–9  .719
No. 21 Syracuse11–5 .688  22–11  .667
No. 16 Miami (FL)10–6 .625  24–9  .727
Virginia7–9 .438  20–13  .606
Wake Forest6–10 .375  16–16  .500
Georgia Tech5–11 .313  22–14  .611
Virginia Tech4–12 .250  20–14  .588
Pittsburgh4–12 .250  13–17  .433
Clemson3–13 .188  15–16  .484
North Carolina3–13 .188  15–16  .484
Boston College2–14 .125  9–21  .300
† 2017 ACC Tournament winner
As of March 29, 2017; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster
2016–17 Syracuse Orange women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Alexis Peterson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SrNorthland Columbus, OH
G 2 Chelayne Bailey 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) FrPickering Pickering, ON
F 3 Julia Chandler 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoNorthern Secondary Toronto, ON
G 5 Jade Phillips 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoSoutheast Raleigh Raleigh, NC
F 10 Isabella Slim 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrCTO Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands
G 11 Gabrielle Cooper 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrMorgan Park Lansing, IL
G 20 Brittney Sykes 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS SrUniversity Newark, NJ
G 21 Danielle Elmore 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrCapital Prep Hartford, CT
G 22 Caroline Rowe 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrHoly Child Gaithersburg, MD
G 24 Brandi Fowler 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) SoCorcoran Syracuse, NY
F 32 Miranda Drummond (I)  6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrHarpursville
St. Bonaventure		 Binghamton, NY
G 33 Davida Dale 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS FrSt. Andrew's Providence, RI
G 34 Abby Grant 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoSt. Francis Suwanee, GA
G 44 Jasmine Nwajei (I)  5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrMurry Bergtraum
Wagner		 Rockaway Park, NJ
C 50 Briana Day 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SrMillbrook Raleigh, NC
F 55 Bria Day 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SrMillbrook Raleigh, NC
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# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
3:00 PM, ACCN Extra		 No. 14 Rhode Island W 95–49  1–0
 Carrier Dome (1,230)
Syracuse, NY
11/14/2016*
7:00 PM, ACCN Extra		 No. 14 Siena W 102–65  2–0
 Carrier Dome (727)
Syracuse, NY
11/18/2016*
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 No. 14 at Stony Brook W 78–60  3–0
 Island Federal Credit Union Arena (1,103)
Stony Brook, NY
11/21/2016*
7:00 PM		 No. 11 at Drexel L 61–62  3–1
 Daskalakis Athletic Center (762)
Philadelphia, PA
11/25/2016*
7:30 PM		 No. 11 vs. George Washington
Gulf Coast Showcase quarterfinals		 W 64–61  4–1
 Germain Arena 
Estero, FL
11/26/2016*
7:30 PM		 No. 11 vs. No. 8 Ohio State
Gulf Coast Showcase semifinals		 L 72–77  4–2
 Germain Arena 
Estero, FL
11/27/2016*
5:00 PM		 No. 11 vs. No. 18 DePaul
Gulf Coast Showcase 3rd place game		 L 84–108  4–3
 Germain Arena 
Estero, FL
11/30/2016*
7:00 PM, ACCN Extra		 No. 20 Michigan State
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge		 W 75–64  5–3
 Carrier Dome (768)
Syracuse, NY
12/04/2016*
2:00 PM, ACCN Extra		 No. 20 Central Connecticut W 95–63  6–3
 Carrier Dome (935)
Syracuse, NY
12/07/2016*
11:00 AM, ACCN Extra		 No. 20 Coppin State W 76–30  7–3
 Carrier Dome (3,932)
Syracuse, NY
12/10/2016*
1:00 PM, ACCN Extra		 No. 20 Niagara W 109–60  8–3
 Carrier Dome (1,072)
Syracuse, NY
12/20/2016*
3:15 PM		 No. 19 vs. Old Dominion
Florida Sunshine Classic		 W 92–66  9–3
 Worden Arena (335)
Winter Haven, FL
12/21/2016*
3:15 PM		 No. 19 vs. Texas A&M
Florida Sunshine Classic		 L 84–105  9–4
 Worden Arena (418)
Winter Haven, FL
ACC regular season
12/29/2016
7:00 PM, ACCN Extra		 No. 25 at No. 8 Louisville L 76–91  9–5 (0–1)
 KFC Yum! Center (8,586)
Louisville, KY
01/02/2017
7:00 PM, ACCN Extra		 Virginia W 54–49  10–5 (1–1)
 Carrier Dome (938)
Syracuse, NY
01/05/2017
7:00 PM, ACCN Extra		 at Clemson W 88–62  11–5 (2–1)
 Littlejohn Coliseum (233)
Clemson, SC
01/08/2017
2:00 PM, ACCN Extra		 Boston College W 79–52  12–5 (3–1)
 Carrier Dome (1,614)
Syracuse, NY
01/12/2017
7:00 PM, ACCN Extra		 No. 23 NC State W 85–75  13–5 (3–2)
 Carrier Dome (872)
Syracuse, NY
01/15/2017
7:00 PM, RSN		 at Georgia Tech L 66–75  13–6 (4–2)
 Hank McCamish Pavilion (1,152)
Atlanta, GA
01/19/2017
7:00 PM, ACCN Extra		 at No. 7 Florida State L 58–77  13–7 (4–3)
 Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (3,716)
Tallahassee, FL
01/22/2017
2:30 PM, RSN		 No. 14 Miami (FL) W 81–48  14–7 (5–3)
 Carrier Dome (1,900)
Syracuse, NY
01/29/2017
2:00 PM, ACCN Extra		 at No. 19 Virginia Tech W 82–72  15–7 (6–3)
 Cassell Coliseum (2,033)
Blacksburg, VA
02/02/2017
7:00 PM, ACCN Extra		 No. 24 Pittsburgh W 93–65  16–7 (7–3)
 Carrier Dome (942)
Syracuse, NY
02/05/2017
2:00 PM, ACCN Extra		 No. 24 at Boston College W 72–45  17–7 (8–3)
 Conte Forum (947)
Chestnut Hill, MA
02/10/2017
7:00 PM, ACCN Extra		 No. 20 at No. 14 Duke L 55–72  17–8 (8–4)
 Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,809)
Durham, NC
02/12/2017
3:00 PM, RSN		 No. 20 North Carolina W 95–64  18–8 (9–4)
 Carrier Dome (1,595)
Syracuse, NY
02/19/2017
5:00 PM, ESPN2		 No. 21 No. 7 Notre Dame L 80–85  18–9 (9–5)
 Carrier Dome (11,021)
Syracuse, NY
02/23/2017
7:00 PM, ACCN Extra		 No. 20 Wake Forest W 85–64  19–9 (10–5)
 Carrier Dome (1,852)
Syracuse, NY
02/26/2017
2:00 PM, ACCN Extra		 No. 20 at Pittsburgh W 73–57  20–9 (11–5)
 Petersen Events Center (4,212)
Pittsburgh, PA
ACC Women's Tournament
03/02/2017
8:00 PM, RSN		 (6) No. 21 vs. (14) North Carolina
Second Round		 W 83–64  21–9
 HTC Center (3,145)
Conway, SC
03/03/2017
8:00 PM, RSN		 (6) No. 21 vs. (3) No. 13 Duke
Quarterfinals		 L 46–68  21–10
 HTC Center (3,600)
Conway, SC
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/18/2017*
1:30 PM, ESPN2		 (8 B) No. 21 vs. (9 B) Iowa State
First Round		 W 85–65  22–10
 Gampel Pavilion (5,670)
Storrs, CT
03/20/2017*
6:30 PM, ESPN2		 (8 B) No. 21 at (1 B) No. 1 Connecticut
Second Round		 L 64–94  22–11
 Gampel Pavilion (8,274)
Storrs, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. B=Bridgeport Region.
All times are in Eastern.

Rankings
Main article: 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Regular Season Polls
PollPre-
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AP 14 14 11т 20 20 21 19 25 RV RV RV RV 24 20 21 20 21 21 21 N/A
Coaches 13 14 18 21 19 18 16 21 25 24 24 24 21 19 21 21 20 21 21 22
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

See also

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