2015–16 Syracuse Orange women's basketball team

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2015–16 Syracuse Orange women's basketball
Syracuse Orange logo.svg
South Point Thanksgiving Shootout champions
NCAA Tournament, Runner-Up
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 14
2015–16 record30–8 (13–3 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCarrier Dome
Seasons
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Notre Dame 16 0   1.000 33 2   .943
No. 8 Louisville 15 1   .938 26 8   .765
No. 14 Syracuse 13 3   .813 30 8   .789
No. 17 Florida State 13 3   .813 25 8   .758
No. 19 Miami (FL) 10 6   .625 24 9   .727
NC State 10 6   .625 20 11   .645
Duke 8 8   .500 20 12   .625
Georgia Tech 8 8   .500 20 13   .606
Virginia 6 10   .375 18 16   .529
Wake Forest 6 10   .375 17 16   .515
Virginia Tech 5 11   .313 18 14   .563
North Carolina 4 12   .250 14 18   .438
Pittsburgh 4 12   .250 13 18   .419
Boston College 2 14   .125 15 16   .484
Clemson 0 16   .000 4 26   .133
2016 ACC Tournament winner
As of April 5, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

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

Syracuse finished its regular season with a 23-6 overall record, matching the program record for most regular season wins. The Orange earned their highest finish as a member of the ACC, with a school-record 13 conference victories, and earned a third-seed spot and first-round bye in the conference tournament.[1] Syracuse also received an at-large invitation to the NCAA Tournament, and advanced to the program's first-ever championship game, before losing 82–51 to Connecticut.[2]

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 Alexis Peterson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Northland Columbus, OH
F 3 Julia Chandler 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Northern Secondary Toronto, ON
G 4 Maggie Morrison 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Sr Archbishop Spalding Millersville, MD
G 5 Jade Phillips 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Southeast Raleigh Raleigh, NC
F 10 Isabella Slim 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr CTO Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands
G 11 Cornelia Fondren 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Overton Memphis, TN
G 13 Brianna Butler 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Nazareth Regional King of Prussia, PA
G 14 Savannah Crocetti 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Irondequoit Rochester, NY
G 20 Brittney Sykes 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Jr University Newark, NJ
G 21 Danielle Minott 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Miami Country Day Miami, FL
F 22 Taylor Ford 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Nazareth Regional Bronx, NY
G 24 Brandi Fowler 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Fr Corcoran Syracuse, NY
G 33 Davida Dale 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr St. Andrew's Providence, RI
G 34 Abby Grant 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr St. Francis Suwanee, GA
C 50 Briana Day 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Millbrook Raleigh, NC
F 55 Bria 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[]

[3]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
5:00 pm
No. 23 at Rhode Island W 57–54  1–0
Ryan Center (1,196)
Kingston, RI
11/20/2015*
7:00 pm
No. 25 at No. 4 Tennessee L 55–57  1–1
Thompson–Boling Arena (10,007)
Knoxville, TN
11/23/2015*
7:00 pm
No. 23 W 90–61  2–1
Carrier Dome (451)
Syracuse, NY
11/27/2015*
9:45 pm
No. 23 vs. Washington
South Point Thanksgiving Shootout
W 66–62  3–1
South Point Arena 
Enterprise, NV
11/28/2015*
7:30 pm
No. 23 vs. Fordham
South Point Thanksgiving Shootout
W 76–54  4–1
South Point Arena 
Enterprise, NV
12/02/2015*
7:00 pm, BTN
No. 20 at No. 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
No. 20 Stony Brook W 64–49  5–2
Carrier Dome (219)
Syracuse, NY
12/09/2015*
7:00 pm, TWCSC
No. 19 W 88–56  6–2
Carrier Dome (335)
Syracuse, NY
12/12/2015*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 19 No. 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
W 97–48  9–3
Carrier Dome (464)
Syracuse, NY
01/01/2016*
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
No. 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 No. 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
No. 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 No. 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
No. 23 No. 10 Florida State W 83–73  21–6 (11–3)
Carrier Dome (1,535)
Syracuse, NY
02/21/2016
3:00 pm, RSN
No. 23 at Pittsburgh W 70–56  22–6 (12–3)
Peterson Events Center (4,151)
Pittsburgh, PA
02/25/2016
7:00 pm
No. 18 at Boston College W 71–55  23–6 (13–3)
Conte Forum (718)
Chestnut Hill, MA
ACC Women's Tournament
03/04/2016
8:00 pm, RSN
No. 17 vs. NC State
Quarterfinals
W 80–61  24–6
Greensboro Coliseum (5,034)
Greensboro, NC
03/05/2016
2:30 pm, ESPNU
No. 17 vs. No. 7 Louisville
Semifinals
W 80–75  25–6
Greensboro Coliseum (5,871)
Greensboro, NC
03/06/2016
12:30 pm, ESPN
No. 17 vs. No. 2 Notre Dame
Championship Game
L 57–68  25–7
Greensboro Coliseum (5,017)
Greensboro, NC
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/18/2016*
2:30 pm, ESPN2
(4 SF) No. 14 (13 SF) Army
First Round
W 73–56  26–7
Carrier Dome (2,445)
Syracuse, NY
03/20/2016*
12:00 pm, ESPN2
(4 SF) No. 14 (12 SF) Albany
Second Round
W 76–59  27–7
Carrier Dome (3,842)
Syracuse, NY
03/25/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN
(4 SF) No. 14 vs. (1 SF) No. 3 South Carolina
Sweet Sixteen
W 80–72  28–7
Denny Sanford Premier Center (4,610)
Sioux Falls, SD
03/27/2016*
3:30 pm, ESPN
(4 SF) No. 14 vs. (7 SF) Tennessee
Elite Eight
W 89–67  29–7
Denny Sanford Premier Center (4,055)
Sioux Falls, SD
04/03/2016*
8:30 pm, ESPN2
(4 SF) No. 14 vs. (7 L) Washington
Final Four
W 80–59  30–7
Bankers Life Fieldhouse (15,227)
Indianapolis, IN
04/05/2016*
8:30 pm, ESPN
(4 SF) No. 14 vs. (1 B) No. 1 Connecticut
Championship Game
L 51–82  30–8
Bankers Life Fieldhouse (14,514)
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SF=Sioux Falls Region.
All times are in Eastern.

Rankings[]

Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Received votes.
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AP 23 25 23 20 19 RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV NR RV 23 18 17 14 14 N/A
Coaches RV RV RV 25 25 RV RV RV RV 25 RV 24 RV 23 22 18 18 17 15 15 3

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Women's Hoops Earns Third Seed
  2. ^ UConn Defeats Syracuse in the NCAA Title Game
  3. ^ "Syracuse University Athletics". cuse.com.
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