2024–25 Syracuse Orange women's basketball team
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Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Record | 8–12 (2–7 ACC) |
Head coach |
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Associate head coach | Kristen Sharkey (3rd season) |
Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | JMA Wireless Dome |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Notre Dame | 9 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 18 | – | 2 | .900 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 NC State | 9 | – | 1 | .900 | 17 | – | 4 | .810 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 Duke | 8 | – | 1 | .889 | 17 | – | 4 | .810 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisville | 8 | – | 2 | .800 | 15 | – | 6 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 25 Florida State | 7 | – | 2 | .778 | 17 | – | 4 | .810 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 North Carolina | 7 | – | 3 | .700 | 19 | – | 4 | .826 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 California | 6 | – | 3 | .667 | 18 | – | 4 | .818 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 Georgia Tech | 5 | – | 4 | .556 | 17 | – | 4 | .810 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Tech | 5 | – | 5 | .500 | 14 | – | 7 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 4 | – | 6 | .400 | 11 | – | 10 | .524 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanford | 3 | – | 6 | .333 | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (FL) | 3 | – | 7 | .300 | 13 | – | 8 | .619 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 3 | – | 7 | .300 | 12 | – | 11 | .522 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 3 | – | 7 | .300 | 11 | – | 11 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Syracuse | 2 | – | 7 | .222 | 8 | – | 12 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SMU | 2 | – | 8 | .200 | 10 | – | 12 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh | 1 | – | 8 | .111 | 9 | – | 13 | .409 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 1 | – | 9 | .100 | 8 | – | 13 | .381 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2025 ACC tournament winner As of January 30, 2025 Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2024–25 Syracuse Orange women's basketball team represents Syracuse University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Orange are led by third-year head coach Felisha Legette-Jack. The Orange are eleventh-year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference and play their home games at the JMA Wireless Dome in Syracuse, New York.
Previous season
The Orange finished the season 24–8 overall and 13–5 in ACC play to finish in a three-way tie for second place. As the third seed in the ACC tournament, they earned a bye into the Quarterfinals where they were upset by sixth seed Florida State. They received an at-large invitation to the NCAA Tournament, marking their first appearance since 2021. As the sixth seed in the Portland 3 they defeated eleventh seed Arizona in the First Round before losing to third seed Connecticut in the Second Round to end their season.
Off-season
Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
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Kennedi Perkins | 1 | G | 5'6" | Sophomore | Bolingbrook, Illinois | Transferred to Marquette[1] |
Dyaisha Fair | 2 | G | 5'5" | Graduate Student | Rochester, New York | Graduated; drafted 16th overall in the 2024 WNBA draft[2] |
Cheyenne McEvans | 12 | G | 5'9" | Senior | Detroit, Michigan | Transferred to Florida A&M[3] |
Marilena Triantafylli | 15 | C | 6'5" | Freshman | Athens, Greece | Transferred to Saint Louis[4] |
Alyssa Latham | 23 | F | 6'2" | Freshman | Glenwood, Illinois | Transferred to Tennessee[5] |
Alaina Rice | 25 | G | 5'8" | Graduate Student | Rockledge, Florida | Graduated |
Incoming transfers
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Journey Thompson | 2 | F | 6'3" | Junior | McMurray, Pennsylvania | Arizona State[6] |
Angelica Velez | 15 | G | 5'7" | Sophomore | The Bronx, New York | LSU[7] |
Recruiting class
Source:[8]
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Shy Hawkins F |
Brookville, New York | Long Island Lutheran | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | N/A | Oct 25, 2023 | |
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 91 | ||||||
Madeline Potts G |
Victoria, Australia | Templestowe College | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | N/A | Nov 8, 2023 | |
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Olivia Schmitt G |
Staten Island, New York | DME Academy | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | N/A | Feb 2, 2023 | |
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Keira Scott F |
Daytona Beach, Florida | DME Academy | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | N/A | Mar 8, 2023 | |
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 92 | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule
Source:[9]
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
October 29, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
Daemen | W 90–50 | – |
16 – Tied | 14 – Wood | 6 – Velez | JMA Wireless Dome (536) Syracuse, NY | ||||
Regular season | |||||||||||
November 5, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
Niagara | W 108–84 | 1–0 |
19 – Wood | 8 – Tied | 9 – Camp | JMA Wireless Dome (1,997) Syracuse, NY | ||||
November 10, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX |
Saint Joseph's | L 70–84 | 1–1 |
19 – Woolley | 7 – Burrows | 5 – Velez | JMA Wireless Dome (2,215) Syracuse, NY | ||||
November 13, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCN |
No. 11 Maryland | L 73–84 | 1–2 |
17 – Woolley | 11 – Wood | 4 – Velez | JMA Wireless Dome (2,427) Syracuse, NY | ||||
November 17, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX |
Fairleigh Dickinson | W 77–58 | 2–2 |
12 – Wood | 7 – Tied | 8 – Camp | JMA Wireless Dome (2,259) Syracuse, NY | ||||
November 20, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
Albany | L 70–73 | 2–3 |
23 – Woolley | 9 – Wood | 4 – Woolley | JMA Wireless Dome (2,038) Syracuse, NY | ||||
November 25, 2024* 5:00 p.m., Flo Hoops |
vs. Missouri Emerald Coast Classic Beach Bracket semifinals |
W 82–59 | 3–3 |
17 – Woolley | 7 – Wilson | 7 – Tied | Northwest Florida State College (300) Destin, FL | ||||
November 26, 2024* 8:30 p.m., Flo Hoops |
vs. Creighton Emerald Coast Classic |
L 59–86 | 3–4 |
11 – Scott | 6 – Burrows | 3 – Woolley | Northwest Florida State College (500) Destin, FL | ||||
December 1, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ACCNX |
Yale | W 78–50 | 4–4 |
16 – Woolley | 11 – Varejão | 5 – Camp | JMA Wireless Dome (3,036) Syracuse, NY | ||||
December 4, 2024* 7:15 p.m., ESPNU |
at Texas A&M ACC–SEC Challenge |
L 45–57 | 4–5 |
14 – Scott | 11 – Wood | 4 – Velez | Reed Arena (3,043) College Station, TX | ||||
December 8, 2024 12:00 p.m., ACCN |
No. 10 Notre Dame | L 62–93 | 4–6 (0–1) |
16 – Scott | 10 – Varejão | 2 – Tied | JMA Wireless Dome (4,440) Syracuse, NY | ||||
December 18, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Binghamton | W 87–60 | 5–6 |
18 – Woolley | 6 – Varejão | 8 – Camp | Binghamton University Events Center (2,372) Vestal, NY | ||||
December 21, 2024* 11:00 a.m., ACCNX |
Dartmouth | W 87–52 | 6–6 |
16 – Wilson | 10 – Wood | 10 – Camp | JMA Wireless Dome (2,772) Syracuse, NY | ||||
January 2, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
at No. 13 Georgia Tech | L 68–85 | 6–7 (0–2) |
22 – Woolley | 8 – Tied | 4 – Velez | McCamish Pavilion (2,076) Atlanta, GA | ||||
January 5, 2025 2:00 p.m., ACCN |
at Florida State | L 73–85 | 6–8 (0–3) |
14 – Burrows | 10 – Burrows | 10 – Velez | Donald L. Tucker Center (1,849) Tallahassee, FL | ||||
January 9, 2025 10:30 a.m., ACCN |
SMU | L 71–72 OT | 6–9 (0–4) |
18 – Woolley | 8 – Thompson | 6 – Camp | JMA Wireless Dome (2,856) Syracuse, NY | ||||
January 12, 2025 6:00 p.m., ACCN |
Miami (FL) | W 66–61 | 7–9 (1–4) |
18 – Wood | 10 – Wood | 4 – Tied | JMA Wireless Dome (3,185) Syracuse, NY | ||||
January 16, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
at Louisville | L 62–72 | 7–10 (1–5) |
17 – Tied | 9 – Wood | 5 – Woolley | KFC Yum! Center (7,442) Louisville, KY | ||||
January 19, 2025 12:00 p.m., ACCN |
at Boston College | L 51–92 | 7–11 (1–6) |
15 – Burrows | 8 – Burrows | 4 – Camp | Conte Forum (1,386) Chestnut Hill, MA | ||||
January 23, 2025 6:00 p.m., ACCN |
No. 20 NC State | L 66–74 | 7–12 (1–7) |
16 – Burrows | 9 – Tied | 8 – Camp | JMA Wireless Dome (2,445) Syracuse, NY | ||||
January 26, 2025 2:00 p.m., ACCNX |
at Clemson | W 67–55 | 8–12 (2–7) |
16 – Tied | 12 – Varejão | 4 – Woolley | Littlejohn Coliseum (2,540) Clemson, SC | ||||
February 2, 2025 12:00 p.m., ACCN |
Virginia | JMA Wireless Dome Syracuse, NY | |||||||||
February 6, 2025 6:00 p.m., ACCN |
at Virginia Tech | Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA | |||||||||
February 9, 2025 2:00 p.m., ACCN |
Wake Forest | JMA Wireless Dome Syracuse, NY | |||||||||
February 13, 2025 10:00 p.m., ACCN |
at Stanford | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA | |||||||||
February 16, 2025 6:00 p.m., ACCN |
at California | Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA | |||||||||
February 20, 2025 6:00 p.m., ACCN |
North Carolina | JMA Wireless Dome Syracuse, NY | |||||||||
February 23, 2025 2:00 p.m., The CW |
at Duke | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC | |||||||||
February 27, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
Pittsburgh | JMA Wireless Dome Syracuse, NY | |||||||||
March 2, 2025 4:00 p.m., ACCN |
Boston College | JMA Wireless Dome Syracuse, NY | |||||||||
ACC tournament | |||||||||||
vs. | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC | ||||||||||
Rankings
Week | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Final |
AP | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
Coaches | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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