2018–19 Syracuse Orange women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Syracuse Orange women's basketball team represents Syracuse University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Orange, led by twelfth year head coach Quentin Hillsman. The Orange were sixth year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference and play their home games at the Carrier Dome. They finished the season 25–9, 11–5 in ACC play to finish in fifth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the ACC Women's Tournament where they lost to Notre Dame. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament, receiving a No. 3 seed in the Portland regional, where they defeated Fordham in the first round before being upset by South Dakota State in the second round.

2018–19 Syracuse Orange women's basketball
Cancún Challenge Riviera Division Champions
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 16
APNo. 12
2018–19 record25–9 (11–5 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCarrier Dome
2018–19 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 3 Notre Dame†14–2 .875  35–4  .897
No. 5 Louisville14–2 .875  32–4  .889
No. 10 NC State12–4 .750  28–6  .824
No. 19 Miami (FL)12–4 .750  25–9  .735
No. 12 Syracuse11–5 .688  25–9  .735
No. 25 Florida State10–6 .625  24–9  .727
Clemson9–7 .563  20–13  .606
North Carolina8–8 .500  18–15  .545
Georgia Tech7–9 .438  17–13  .567
Virginia Tech6–10 .375  22–12  .647
Duke6–10 .375  15–15  .500
Virginia5–11 .313  12–19  .387
Boston College3–13 .188  14–16  .467
Pittsburgh2–14 .125  11–20  .355
Wake Forest1–15 .063  10–20  .333
† 2019 ACC Tournament winner
As of March 7, 2019; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

For the 2017–18 season, the Orange finished 10–6 in ACC play and 22–9 overall. Their record achieved a tie for sixth in the ACC. Syracuse was eliminated in the second round of the ACC Tournament by Virginia Tech. The Orange received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as an eight-seed, they lost in the first round to Oklahoma State.

Off-season

Recruiting Class

Source:[1]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Emily Engstler
G/F		 Fresh Meadows, New York St. Francis Preparatory School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 98
Kadiatou Sissoko
G		 Paris, France Ropazu 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 98
Kenza Salgues
G		 Paris, France INSEP Academy 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 90
Taleah Washington
PG		 District Heights, Maryland Rock Creek Christian Academy 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 89
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

    Roster
    2018–19 Syracuse Orange women's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 1 Raven Fox 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrElizabeth Seton Bladensburg, MD
    G 2 Chelayne Bailey 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) JrPickering Pickering, ON
    F 3 Maeva Djaldi–Tabdi 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS FrJean Moulin Paris, France
    G 4 Tiana Mangakahia 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) JrLake Ginninderra Meadowbrook, QLD, Australia
    F 10 Marie–Paule Foppossi 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS FrLycée Marcelin Berthelot Strasbourg, France
    G 11 Gabrielle Cooper 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrMorgan Park Lansing, IL
    G 12 Kiara Lewis 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS SoWhitney Young Chicago, IL
    G 13 Veronika Vorackova 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrNone České Budějovice, Czech Republic
    G/F 21 Emily Engstler 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrSt. Francis Prep Fresh Meadows, NY
    C 22 Amaya Finklea–Guity 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SoNoble & Greenough Dorchester, MA
    G 23 Isis Young 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS SrLife Center Academy Berlin, NJ
    G 24 Brandi Fowler 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) SrCorcoran Syracuse, NY
    G 25 Lauren Fitzmaurice 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoLiberty Bell Mazama, WA
    G 30 Kadiatou Sissoko 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrRopazu Paris, France
    F 32 Miranda Drummond 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS SrHarpursville
    St. Bonaventure    		 Binghamton, NY
    F 45 Digna Strautmane 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoRiga 66 Riga, Latvia
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster
    Last update: October 29, 2018

    Schedule
    Date
    time, TV    		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Non-conference regular season
    November 6, 2018*
    3:00 pm, ACCN Extra    		 No. 18 North Dakota W 85–49  1–0
    		 Carrier Dome (1,161)
    Syracuse, NY
    November 10, 2018*
    4:00 pm    		 No. 18 at No. 3 Oregon L 73–75  1–1
    		 Matthew Knight Arena (4,334)
    Eugene, OR
    November 14, 2018*
    7:00 pm, ACCN Extra    		 No. 18 vs. No. 20 Texas A&M W 75–65  2–1
    		 Westchester County Center (211)
    White Plains, NY
    November 18, 2018*
    2:00 pm, ACCN Extra    		 No. 18 Bucknell W 70–56  3–1
    		 Carrier Dome (1,409)
    Syracuse, NY
    November 22, 2018*
    1:30 pm    		 No. 14 vs. Kansas State
    Cancún Challenge Riviera Division    		 W 70–61  4–1
    		 Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort 
    Cancún, Mexico
    November 23, 2018*
    1:30 pm    		 No. 14 vs. Princeton
    Cancún Challenge Riviera Division    		 W 92–61  5–1
    		 Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort 
    Cancún, Mexico
    November 24, 2018*
    1:30 pm    		 No. 14 vs. No. 16 DePaul
    Cancún Challenge Riviera Division    		 W 83–81 OT 6–1
    		 Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort (300)
    Cancún, Mexico
    November 29, 2018*
    6:30 pm, BTN    		 No. 12 at No. 20 Minnesota
    ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge    		 L 68–72  6–2
    		 Williams Arena (4,178)
    Minneapolis, MN
    December 2, 2018*
    2:00 pm, ACCN Extra    		 No. 12 Towson W 98–55  7–2
    		 Carrier Dome (1,450)
    Syracuse, NY
    December 5, 2018*
    7:00 pm, ACCN Extra    		 No. 15 Maryland Eastern Shore W 96–51  8–2
    		 Carrier Dome (1,155)
    Syracuse, NY
    December 17, 2018*
    11:00 am, ACCN Extra    		 No. 15 Niagara W 94–45  9–2
    		 Carrier Dome (6,093)
    Syracuse, NY
    December 21, 2018*
    7:30 pm    		 No. 15 vs. Duquesne
    St. Pete Classic    		 W 87–71  10–2
    		 McArthur Center (264)
    St. Petersburg, FL
    December 22, 2018*
    7:30 pm    		 No. 15 vs. UCF
    St. Pete Classic    		 W 57–52  11–2
    		 McArthur Center (204)
    St. Petetersburg, FL
    ACC regular season
    January 3, 2019
    7:00 pm, ACCN Extra    		 No. 14 at Clemson W 84–75  12–2
    (1–0)    		 Littlejohn Coliseum (781)
    Clemson, SC
    January 6, 2019
    2:00 pm, ACCN Extra    		 No. 14 at Virginia Tech W 75–73 OT 13–2
    (2–0)    		 Cassell Coliseum (2,287)
    Blacksburg, VA
    January 13, 2019
    3:00 pm, ACCN Extra    		 No. 12 North Carolina W 90–77  14–2
    (3–0)    		 Carrier Dome (4,982)
    Syracuse, NY
    January 17, 2019
    7:00 pm, ACCN Extra    		 No. 12 at Pittsburgh W 82–50  15–2
    (4–0)    		 Petersen Events Center (752)
    Pittsburgh, PA
    January 20, 2019
    2:00 pm, ACCN Extra    		 No. 12 at Georgia Tech L 55–65  15–3
    (4–1)    		 McCamish Pavilion (2,106)
    Atlanta, GA
    January 23, 2019
    7:00 pm, ACCN Extra    		 No. 13 Miami (FL) L 71–84  15–4
    (4–2)    		 Carrier Dome (1,332)
    Syracuse, NY
    January 27, 2019
    1:00 pm, RSN    		 No. 13 at Duke W 64–55  16–4
    (5–2)    		 Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,004)
    Durham, NC
    January 31, 2019
    7:00 pm, ACCN Extra    		 No. 18 Virginia W 72–68  17–4
    (6–2)    		 Carrier Dome (1,585)
    Syracuse, NY
    February 7, 2019
    7:00 pm, ACCN Extra    		 No. 15 at No. 2 Louisville L 51–76  17–5
    (6–3)    		 KFC Yum! Center (8,521)
    Louisville, KY
    February 10, 2019
    2:00 pm, ACCN Extra    		 No. 15 Boston College W 96–69  18–5
    (7–3)    		 Carrier Dome (2,730)
    Syracuse, NY
    February 13, 2019
    7:00 pm, ACCN Extra    		 No. 16 No. 12 NC State L 73–77  18–6
    (7–4)    		 Carrier Dome 
    Syracuse, NY
    February 17, 2019
    2:00 pm, ACCN Extra    		 No. 16 Wake Forest W 77–57  19–6
    (8–4)    		 Carrier Dome (2,579)
    Syracuse, NY
    February 21, 2019
    7:00 pm, ACCN Extra    		 No. 18 Pittsburgh W 90–63  20–6
    (9–4)    		 Carrier Dome (1,585)
    Syracuse, NY
    February 25, 2019
    6:00 pm, ESPN2    		 No. 17 No. 4 Notre Dame L 68–98  20–7
    (9–5)    		 Carrier Dome (7,556)
    Syracuse, NY
    February 28, 2019
    7:00 pm, ACCN Extra    		 No. 17 at No. 22 Florida State W 94–88  21–7
    (10–5)    		 Donald L. Tucker Center (2,732)
    Tallahassee, FL
    March 3, 2019
    2:00 pm, ACCN Extra    		 No. 17 at Boston College W 76–59  22–7
    (11–5)    		 Conte Forum (2,245)
    Chestnut Hill, MA
    ACC Women's Tournament
    March 7, 2019
    11:00 am, RSN    		 (5) No. 18 vs. (12) Virginia
    Second Round    		 W 67–57  23–7
    		 Greensboro Coliseum (6,522)
    Greensboro, NC
    March 8, 2019
    11:00 am, RSN    		 (5) No. 18 vs. (4) Miami (FL)
    Quarterfinals    		 W 92–85  24–7
    		 Greensboro Coliseum (8,121)
    Greensboro, NC
    March 9, 2019
    12:00 pm, ESPNU    		 (5) No. 18 vs. (1) No. 4 Notre Dame
    Semifinals    		 L 66–91  24–8
    		 Greensboro Coliseum (6,943)
    Greensboro, NC
    NCAA Women's Tournament
    March 23, 2019*
    1:00 pm, ESPN2    		 (3 P) No. 12 (14 P) Fordham
    First Round    		 W 70–49  25–8
    		 Carrier Dome (2,785)
    Syracuse, NY
    March 25, 2019*
    7:00 pm, ESPN    		 (3 P) No. 12 (6 P) South Dakota State
    Second Round    		 L 64–75  25–9
    		 Carrier Dome (2,474)
    Syracuse, NY
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. P=Portland.
    All times are in Eastern.
    [2]

    Rankings
    Main article: 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
    Regular Season Polls
    PollPre-
    Season    		Week
    2    		Week
    3    		Week
    4    		Week
    5    		Week
    6    		Week
    7    		Week
    8    		Week
    9    		Week
    10    		Week
    11    		Week
    12    		Week
    13    		Week
    14    		Week
    15    		Week
    16    		Week
    17    		Week
    18    		Week
    19    		Final
    AP 18 18 14 12 15 15 15 15 14 12 12 13 18 15 16 18 17 18 15 N/A
    Coaches 18 15 12 12 14 14 14 14 14 12 12 14 16 14 16 18 17 16 14 16
    Legend
      Increase in ranking
      Decrease in ranking
      Not ranked previous week
    (RV)   Received Votes

    The Coaches Poll releases a final poll after the NCAA tournament, but the AP Poll does not release a poll at this time.

    See also

    References
    1. "Syracuse Orange". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
    2. "2018-19 Women's Basketball Schedule". cuse.com. Syracuse University. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
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