2019–20 Syracuse Orange women's basketball team
Intercollegiate basketball season
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 .
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]
Roster
2019–20 Syracuse Orange women's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
0
Elemy Colomé
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
GS
Proctor Academy Morgan State
Lawrence, MA
G
1
Taleah Washington
5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
Fr
Rock Creek Christian Academy
District Heights, MD
F
2
Whisper Fisher
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
GS
Owings Mills
Owings Mills, MD
F
3
Maeva Djaldi–Tabdi
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
RS So
Jean Moulin
Paris, France
G
4
Tiana Mangakahia
5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Sr
Lake Ginninderra
Meadowbrook, QLD, Australia
G
5
Teisha Hyman
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Fr
Woodlands
White Plains, NY
G
10
Alisha Lewis
5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
Fr
Strath Haven
Wallingford, PA
G
11
Gabrielle Cooper
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Sr
Morgan Park
Lansing, IL
G
12
Brooke Alexander
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
GS
Prestonwood Christian UT Arlington
Frisco, TX
G
21
Emily Engstler
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
So
St. Francis Prep
Fresh Meadows, NY
C
22
Amaya Finklea–Guity
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Jr
Noble & Greenough
Dorchester, MA
G
23
Kiara Lewis
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
RS Jr
Whitney Young
Chicago, IL
G
25
Lauren Fitzmaurice
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Jr
Liberty Bell
Mazama, WA
F
45
Digna Strautmane
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Jr
Riga 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
Poll
Pre- 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
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
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA Final Four appearance in italics