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 record2211 (115 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCarrier Dome
2016–17 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 2 Notre Dame151 .938  334  .892
No. 9 Duke133 .813  286  .824
No. 10 Florida State133 .813  287  .800
No. 13 Louisville124 .750  298  .784
No. 17 NC State124 .750  239  .719
No. 21 Syracuse115 .688  2211  .667
No. 16 Miami (FL)106 .625  249  .727
Virginia79 .438  2013  .606
Wake Forest610 .375  1616  .500
Georgia Tech511 .313  2214  .611
Virginia Tech412 .250  2014  .588
Pittsburgh412 .250  1317  .433
Clemson313 .188  1516  .484
North Carolina313 .188  1516  .484
Boston College214 .125  921  .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

Regular Season Polls
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Final
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

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