2017–18 Syracuse Orange women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Syracuse Orange women's basketball team represents Syracuse University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Orange, led by eleventh year head coach Quentin Hillsman. The Orange were fifth year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference and play their home games at the Carrier Dome. They finished the season 22–9, 10–6 in ACC play to finish in a 3 way tie for sixth place. They lost in the second round of the ACC women's tournament to Virginia Tech. They received an at-large bid of the NCAA women's tournament where they lost to Oklahoma State in the first round.

2017–18 Syracuse Orange women's basketball
Paradise Jam Tournament
Reef Division champions
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record229 (106 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCarrier Dome
2017–18 ACC women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 3 Louisville *†151 .938363  .923
No. 5 Notre Dame151 .938353  .921
No. 11 Florida State124 .750267  .788
No. 21 NC State115 .688269  .743
No. 20 Duke115 .688249  .727
Syracuse106 .625229  .710
Miami (FL)106 .6252111  .656
Virginia106 .6251914  .576
Virginia Tech610 .3752314  .622
Georgia Tech610 .3752014  .588
Wake Forest511 .3131417  .452
North Carolina412 .2501516  .484
Pittsburgh214 .1251020  .333
Boston College214 .125723  .233
Clemson115 .0631119  .367
2018 ACC tournament winner
* Tournament #1 seed
As of 31 March 2018
Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2017–18 Syracuse Orange women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Raven Fox 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrElizabeth Seton Bladensburg, MD
G 2 Chelayne Bailey 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SoPickering Pickering, ON
F 3 Maeva Djaldi–Tabdi 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrJean Moulin Paris, France
G 4 Tiana Mangakahia 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SoLake Ginninderra Meadowbrook, QLD, Australia
F 10 Marie–Paule Foppossi 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrLycée Marcelin Berthelot Strasbourg, France
G 11 Gabrielle Cooper 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoMorgan Park Lansing, IL
G 12 Kiara Lewis 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoWhitney Young Chicago, IL
G 14 Nikki Oppenheimer 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrMontini Catholic Glenview, IL
G 20 Marisa Romeo 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS SrChristian Brothers Academy Syracuse, NY
G 21 Desiree Elmore 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoCapital Prep Hartford, CT
C 22 Amaya Finklea–Guity 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) FrNoble & Greenough Dorchester, MA
G 23 Isis Young 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS JrLife Center Academy Berlin, NJ
G 24 Brandi Fowler 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) JrCorcoran Syracuse, NY
F 32 Miranda Drummond 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS JrHarpursville
St. Bonaventure
Binghamton, NY
G 34 Abby Grant 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrSt. Francis Suwanee, GA
F 45 Digna Strautmane 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrRiga 66 Riga, Latvia
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
November 10, 2017*
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Morgan State W 95–68  1–0
Carrier Dome (1,234)
Syracuse, NY
November 16, 2017*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Maryland Eastern Shore W 68–45  2–0
Carrier Dome (1,221)
Syracuse, NY
November 20, 2017*
11:00 am, ACCN Extra
Hartford W 75–63  3–0
Carrier Dome (5,144)
Syracuse, NY
November 23, 2017*
11:00 am
vs. Wisconsin
Paradise Jam Tournament Reef Division
W 77–74  4–0
Charles E. Smith Center 
Washington, D.C.
November 24, 2017*
3:30 pm
vs. Vanderbilt
Paradise Jam Tournament Reef Division
W 84–78  5–0
Charles E. Smith Center (933)
Washington, D.C.
November 25, 2017*
3:30 pm
vs. George Washington
Paradise Jam Tournament Reef Division
W 74–62  6–0
Charles E. Smith Center (788)
Washington, D.C.
November 30, 2017*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Northwestern
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
W 81–74  7–0
Carrier Dome (1,167)
Syracuse, NY
December 3, 2017*
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Stony Brook W 81–70 OT 8–0
Carrier Dome (1,617)
Syracuse, NY
December 6, 2017*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Colgate W 79–39  9–0
Carrier Dome (1,131)
Syracuse, NY
December 9, 2017*
6:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Drexel W 72–62  10–0
Carrier Dome (1,471)
Syracuse, NY
December 17, 2017*
6:30 pm
vs. Coastal Carolina
Carolinas Challenge
W 69–57  11–0
Myrtle Beach Convention Center 
Myrtle Beach, SC
December 21, 2017*
5:30 pm
vs. No. 5 Mississippi State
Duel in the Desert
L 65–76  11–1
Cox Pavilion 
Paradise, NV
December 22, 2017*
5:30 pm
at UNLV
Duel in the Desert
W 69–55  12–1
Cox Pavilion 
Paradise, NV
ACC regular season
December 28, 2017
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at No. 2 Notre Dame L 72–87  12–2
(0–1)
Purcell Pavilion (8,288)
South Bend, IN
December 31, 2017
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at Virginia L 63–68  12–3
(0–2)
John Paul Jones Arena (2,979)
Charlottesville, VA
January 4, 2018
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Georgia Tech W 88–77  13–3
(1–2)
Carrier Dome (1,231)
Syracuse, NY
January 7, 2018
1:00 pm, RSN
No. 11 Florida State W 76–69  14–3
(2–2)
Carrier Dome (1,803)
Syracuse, NY
January 14, 2018
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at NC State L 56–60  14–4
(2–3)
Reynolds Coliseum (2,855)
Raleigh, NC
January 18, 2018
7:00 pm, RSN
at Miami (FL) L 67–72  14–5
(2–4)
Watsco Center (631)
Coral Gables, FL
January 21, 2018
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Pittsburgh W 70–52  15–5
(3–4)
Carrier Dome (8,126)
Syracuse, NY
January 25, 2018
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Clemson W 86–51  16–5
(4–4)
Carrier Dome (1,264)
Syracuse, NY
January 28, 2018
1:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at Boston College W 75–57  17–5
(5–4)
Conte Forum (1,817)
Chestnut Hill, MA
February 1, 2018
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Virginia Tech L 64–73  17–6
(5–5)
Carrier Dome (1,416)
Syracuse, NY
February 4, 2018
1:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 4 Louisville L 77–84  17–7
(5–6)
Carrier Dome (2,575)
Syracuse, NY
February 11, 2018
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Wake Forest W 71–61  18–7
(6–6)
LJVM Coliseum (1,097)
Winston–Salem, NC
February 15, 2018
2:00 pm, RSN
No. 17 Duke W 68–65  19–7
(7–6)
Carrier Dome (2,666)
Syracuse, NY
February 19, 2018
7:00 pm, RSN
at Pittsburgh W 62–53  20–7
(8–6)
Peterson Events Center (638)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 22, 2018
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at North Carolina W 86–80  21–7
(9–6)
Carmichael Arena (2,357)
Chapel Hill, NC
February 25, 2018
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Boston College W 69–63  22–7
(10–6)
Carrier Dome (3,196)
Syracuse, NY
ACC Women's Tournament
March 1, 2018*
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
(8) vs. (9) Virginia Tech
Second Round
L 70–85  22–8
Greensboro Coliseum (2,886)
Greensboro, NC
NCAA Women's Tournament
March 17, 2018*
3:30 pm, ESPN2
(8 KC) vs. (9 KC) Oklahoma State
First Round
L 57–84  22–9
Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, MS
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
KC=Kansas City Region.
All times are in Eastern.

Rankings

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Legend
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See also

References

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