2019–20 Syracuse Orange women's basketball team

The 2019–20 Syracuse Orange women's basketball team represented Syracuse University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Orange were led by thirteenth year head coach Quentin Hillsman. The Orange were seventh year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference and played their home games at the Carrier Dome.

2019–20 Syracuse Orange women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
2019–20 record16–15 (9–9 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Vonn Read
  • Cedric Solice
  • DeLisha Milton-Jones
Home arenaCarrier Dome
2019–20 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 6 Louisville162 .889  284  .875
No. 8 NC State†144 .778  284  .875
Duke126 .667  1812  .600
No. 18 Florida State117 .611  248  .750
Virginia Tech117 .611  219  .700
Boston College117 .611  2012  .625
Georgia Tech108 .556  2011  .645
Syracuse99 .500  1615  .516
Virginia810 .444  1317  .433
Notre Dame810 .444  1318  .419
Miami (FL)711 .389  1515  .500
North Carolina711 .389  1614  .533
Wake Forest711 .389  1616  .500
Clemson315 .167  823  .258
Pittsburgh117 .056  526  .161
2020 ACC Tournament winner
As of March 5, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll

The Orange finished the season 16–15 and 9–9 in ACC play to finish in eighth place. As the eighth seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated Virginia in the Second Round before losing to Louisville in Quarterfinals. The NCAA Tournament and WNIT were cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak.[1]

Previous season

For the 2018–19 season, the Orange finished 11–5 in ACC play and 25–9 overall. Their record achieved fifth place in the ACC. Syracuse was eliminated in the semifinals of the ACC Women's Tournament by Notre Dame. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament, receiving a three seed in the Portland regional, where they defeated Fordham in the first round before being upset by South Dakota State in the second round.

Off-season

Recruiting Class

Source:[2]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Alisha Lewis
PG
Wallingford, Pennsylvania Strath Haven High School 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 97
Teisha Hyman
PG
White Plains, New York Woodlands 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 92
Oceanne Montpierre
PG
France Ropazu 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 90
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

    2019–20 Syracuse Orange women's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 Elemy Colomé 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) GSProctor Academy
    Morgan State
    Lawrence, MA
    G 1 Taleah Washington 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrRock Creek Christian Academy District Heights, MD
    F 2 Whisper Fisher 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) GSOwings Mills Owings Mills, MD
    F 3 Maeva Djaldi–Tabdi 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS SoJean Moulin Paris, France
    G 4 Tiana Mangakahia 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SrLake Ginninderra Meadowbrook, QLD, Australia
    G 5 Teisha Hyman 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrWoodlands White Plains, NY
    G 10 Alisha Lewis 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrStrath Haven Wallingford, PA
    G 11 Gabrielle Cooper 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrMorgan Park Lansing, IL
    G 12 Brooke Alexander 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) GSPrestonwood Christian
    UT Arlington
    Frisco, TX
    G 21 Emily Engstler 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoSt. Francis Prep Fresh Meadows, NY
    C 22 Amaya Finklea–Guity 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) JrNoble & Greenough Dorchester, MA
    G 23 Kiara Lewis 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS JrWhitney Young Chicago, IL
    G 25 Lauren Fitzmaurice 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrLiberty Bell Mazama, WA
    F 45 Digna Strautmane 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrRiga 66 Riga, Latvia
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster
    Last update: December 4, 2019

    Schedule

    Source:[3]

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Non-conference regular season
    November 5, 2019*
    8:00 p.m., ACCNX
    No. 21 Ohio W 66–54  1–0
    Carrier Dome (1,297)
    Syracuse, NY
    November 12, 2019*
    8:00 p.m., ACCNX
    No. 20 Maryland Eastern Shore W 65–50  2–0
    Carrier Dome (1,223)
    Syracuse, NY
    November 16, 2019*
    1:00 p.m., ACCNX
    No. 20 Albany W 75–52  3–0
    Carrier Dome (1,421)
    Syracuse, NY
    November 24, 2019*
    4:00 p.m., ACCN
    No. 17 No. 1 Oregon L 64–81  3–1
    Carrier Dome (3,091)
    Syracuse, NY
    November 28, 2019*
    8:00 p.m.
    No. 18 vs. Houston
    Greater Victoria Invitational
    W 87–62  4–1
    CARSA Performance Gym (907)
    Victoria, BC
    November 29, 2019*
    7:30 p.m.
    No. 18 vs. No. 3 Stanford
    Greater Victoria Invitational
    L 59–77  4–2
    CARSA Performance Gym (1,014)
    Victoria, BC
    November 30, 2019*
    8:00 p.m.
    No. 18 vs. Green Bay
    Greater Victoria Invitational
    L 73–79 OT 4–3
    CARSA Performance Gym (1,224)
    Victoria, BC
    December 5, 2019*
    9:00 p.m., ESPN
    at No. 24 Michigan
    ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
    L 76–84 OT 4–4
    Crisler Center (1,832)
    Ann Arbor, MI
    December 8, 2019*
    2:00 p.m., ACCNX
    UMBC W 82–48  5–4
    Carrier Dome (771)
    Syracuse, NY
    December 20, 2019*
    1:30 p.m., FloHoops
    vs. No. 19 Michigan State
    Florida Sunshine Classic
    W 77–63  6–4
    Alfond Sports Center (214)
    Orlando, FL
    December 22, 2019*
    1:30 p.m., FloHoops
    vs. No. 22 West Virginia
    Florida Sunshine Classic
    L 69–71  6–5
    Alfond Sports Center (274)
    Orlando, FL
    ACC regular season
    December 29, 2019
    2:00 p.m., ESPN2
    at No. 7 Louisville L 58–62  6–6
    (0–1)
    KFC Yum! Center (10,084)
    Louisville, KY
    January 2, 2020
    8:00 p.m., ACCN
    No. 8 Florida State W 90–89 OT 7–6
    (1–1)
    Carrier Dome (1,489)
    Syracuse, NY
    January 5, 2020
    4:00 p.m., ACCN
    Notre Dame W 74–63 OT 8–6
    (2–1)
    Carrier Dome (4,306)
    Syracuse, NY
    January 12, 2020
    12:00 p.m., ACCN
    at Miami (FL) L 62–77  8–7
    (2–2)
    Watsco Center (951)
    Coral Gables, FL
    January 16, 2020
    7:30 p.m., ACCNX
    Georgia Tech L 64–82  8–8
    (2–3)
    Carrier Dome (1,720)
    Syracuse, NY
    January 19, 2020
    7:30 p.m., RSN
    at Pittsburgh W 69–51  9–8
    (3–3)
    Petersen Events Center (1,364)
    Pittsburgh, PA
    January 23, 2020
    8:00 p.m., ACCN
    Duke L 58–88  9–9
    (3–4)
    Carrier Dome (2,106)
    Syracuse, NY
    January 26, 2020
    4:00 p.m., ACCNX
    at Wake Forest L 60–65  9–10
    (3–5)
    LJVM Coliseum (1,711)
    Winston-Salem, NC
    January 30, 2020
    8:00 p.m., ACCN
    Virginia Tech W 67–65  10–10
    (4–5)
    Carrier Dome (1,096)
    Syracuse, NY
    February 2, 2020
    2:00 p.m., ACCNX
    at Virginia L 41–57  10–11
    (4–6)
    John Paul Jones Arena (2,649)
    Charlottesville, VA
    February 6, 2020
    7:00 p.m., ACCNX
    at Boston College W 89–79  11–11
    (5–6)
    Conte Forum (1,676)
    Chestnut Hill, MA
    February 9, 2020
    2:00 p.m., ESPN2
    No. 5 Louisville W 59–51  12–11
    (6–6)
    Carrier Dome (2,894)
    Syracuse, NY
    February 13, 2020
    7:00 p.m., RSN
    at North Carolina W 74–56  13–11
    (7–6)
    Carmichael Arena (1,564)
    Chapel Hill, NC
    February 16, 2020
    1:00 p.m., RSN
    Pittsburgh W 71–53  14–11
    (8–6)
    Carrier Dome (3,237)
    Syracuse, NY
    February 20, 2020
    6:00 p.m., ACCN
    Clemson W 59–46  15–11
    (9–6)
    Carrier Dome (1,592)
    Syracuse, NY
    February 23, 2020
    12:00 p.m., ACCN
    at Notre Dame L 70–72  15–12
    (9–7)
    Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,086)
    Notre Dame, IN
    February 27, 2020
    8:00 p.m., ACCN
    at No. 8 NC State L 60–69  15–13
    (9–8)
    Reynolds Coliseum (3,779)
    Raleigh, NC
    March 1, 2020
    4:00 p.m., RSN
    Boston College L 81–88  15–14
    (9–9)
    Carrier Dome (3,410)
    Syracuse, NY
    ACC Women's Tournament
    March 5, 2020
    2:00 p.m., RSN
    (8) vs. (9) Virginia
    Second round
    W 67–50  16–14
    Greensboro Coliseum (2,781)
    Greensboro, NC
    March 6, 2020
    2:00 p.m., RSN
    (8) vs. (1) No. 4 Louisville
    Quarterfinals
    L 46–71  16–15
    Greensboro Coliseum (3,811)
    Greensboro, NC
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Eastern.

    Rankings

    Regular Season Polls
    PollPre-
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    Final
    AP 21 20 17 18 RV RV N/A
    Coaches 17 15 16 RV RV
    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. "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships".
    2. "Syracuse Orange". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
    3. "2019-20 Women's Basketball Schedule". cuse.com. Syracuse University. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
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