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2016–17 Syracuse Orange women's basketball team

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2016–17 Syracuse Orange women's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 22
APNo. 21
Record22–11 (11–5 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCarrier Dome
Seasons
2016–17 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Notre Dame 15 1   .938 33 4   .892
No. 9 Duke 13 3   .813 28 6   .824
No. 10 Florida State 13 3   .813 28 7   .800
No. 13 Louisville 12 4   .750 29 8   .784
No. 17 NC State 12 4   .750 23 9   .719
No. 21 Syracuse 11 5   .688 22 11   .667
No. 16 Miami (FL) 10 6   .625 24 9   .727
Virginia 7 9   .438 20 13   .606
Wake Forest 6 10   .375 16 16   .500
Georgia Tech 5 11   .313 22 14   .611
Virginia Tech 4 12   .250 20 14   .588
Pittsburgh 4 12   .250 13 17   .433
Clemson 3 13   .188 15 16   .484
North Carolina 3 13   .188 15 16   .484
Boston College 2 14   .125 9 21   .300
2017 ACC tournament winner
As of March 29, 2017
Rankings from AP poll


The 2016–17 Syracuse Orange women's basketball team represented Syracuse University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Orange, led by tenth year head coach Quentin Hillsman. The Orange were fourth year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference and play their home games at the Carrier Dome. They finished the season 22–11, 11–5 in ACC play to finish in sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals round of the ACC women's tournament where they lost to Duke. They received an at-large bid of the NCAA women's tournament where they defeated Iowa State in the first round before losing to last year's National Championship rematch to Connecticut in the second round.

Roster

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2016–17 Syracuse Orange women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Alexis Peterson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Northland Columbus, OH
G 2 Chelayne Bailey 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Pickering Pickering, ON
F 3 Julia Chandler 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Northern Secondary Toronto, ON
G 5 Jade Phillips 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Southeast Raleigh Raleigh, NC
F 10 Isabella Slim 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr CTO Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands
G 11 Gabrielle Cooper 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Morgan Park Lansing, IL
G 20 Brittney Sykes 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Sr University Newark, NJ
G 21 Danielle Elmore 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Capital Prep Hartford, CT
G 22 Caroline Rowe 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Holy Child Gaithersburg, MD
G 24 Brandi Fowler 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) So Corcoran Syracuse, NY
F 32 Miranda Drummond (I) Current redshirt 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Harpursville
St. Bonaventure
Binghamton, NY
G 33 Davida Dale 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Fr St. Andrew's Providence, RI
G 34 Abby Grant 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So St. Francis Suwanee, GA
G 44 Jasmine Nwajei (I) Current redshirt 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Murry Bergtraum
Wagner
Rockaway Park, NJ
C 50 Briana Day 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr Millbrook Raleigh, NC
F 55 Bria Day 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr Millbrook Raleigh, NC
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
11/11/2016*
3:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 14 Rhode Island W 95–49  1–0
Carrier Dome (1,230)
Syracuse, NY
11/14/2016*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 14 Siena W 102–65  2–0
Carrier Dome (727)
Syracuse, NY
11/18/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 14 at Stony Brook W 78–60  3–0
Island Federal Credit Union Arena (1,103)
Stony Brook, NY
11/21/2016*
7:00 pm
No. 11 at Drexel L 61–62  3–1
Daskalakis Athletic Center (762)
Philadelphia, PA
11/25/2016*
7:30 pm
No. 11 vs. George Washington
Gulf Coast Showcase quarterfinals
W 64–61  4–1
Germain Arena 
Estero, FL
11/26/2016*
7:30 pm
No. 11 vs. No. 8 Ohio State
Gulf Coast Showcase semifinals
L 72–77  4–2
Germain Arena 
Estero, FL
11/27/2016*
5:00 pm
No. 11 vs. No. 18 DePaul
Gulf Coast Showcase 3rd place game
L 84–108  4–3
Germain Arena 
Estero, FL
11/30/2016*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 20 Michigan State
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
W 75–64  5–3
Carrier Dome (768)
Syracuse, NY
12/04/2016*
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 20 Central Connecticut W 95–63  6–3
Carrier Dome (935)
Syracuse, NY
12/07/2016*
11:00 am, ACCN Extra
No. 20 Coppin State W 76–30  7–3
Carrier Dome (3,932)
Syracuse, NY
12/10/2016*
1:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 20 Niagara W 109–60  8–3
Carrier Dome (1,072)
Syracuse, NY
12/20/2016*
3:15 pm
No. 19 vs. Old Dominion
Florida Sunshine Classic
W 92–66  9–3
Worden Arena (335)
Winter Haven, FL
12/21/2016*
3:15 pm
No. 19 vs. Texas A&M
Florida Sunshine Classic
L 84–105  9–4
Worden Arena (418)
Winter Haven, FL
ACC regular season
12/29/2016
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 25 at No. 8 Louisville L 76–91  9–5 (0–1)
KFC Yum! Center (8,586)
Louisville, KY
01/02/2017
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Virginia W 54–49  10–5 (1–1)
Carrier Dome (938)
Syracuse, NY
01/05/2017
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at Clemson W 88–62  11–5 (2–1)
Littlejohn Coliseum (233)
Clemson, SC
01/08/2017
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Boston College W 79–52  12–5 (3–1)
Carrier Dome (1,614)
Syracuse, NY
01/12/2017
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 23 NC State W 85–75  13–5 (3–2)
Carrier Dome (872)
Syracuse, NY
01/15/2017
7:00 pm, RSN
at Georgia Tech L 66–75  13–6 (4–2)
Hank McCamish Pavilion (1,152)
Atlanta, GA
01/19/2017
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at No. 7 Florida State L 58–77  13–7 (4–3)
Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (3,716)
Tallahassee, FL
01/22/2017
2:30 pm, RSN
No. 14 Miami (FL) W 81–48  14–7 (5–3)
Carrier Dome (1,900)
Syracuse, NY
01/29/2017
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at No. 19 Virginia Tech W 82–72  15–7 (6–3)
Cassell Coliseum (2,033)
Blacksburg, VA
02/02/2017
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 24 Pittsburgh W 93–65  16–7 (7–3)
Carrier Dome (942)
Syracuse, NY
02/05/2017
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 24 at Boston College W 72–45  17–7 (8–3)
Conte Forum (947)
Chestnut Hill, MA
02/10/2017
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 20 at No. 14 Duke L 55–72  17–8 (8–4)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,809)
Durham, NC
02/12/2017
3:00 pm, RSN
No. 20 North Carolina W 95–64  18–8 (9–4)
Carrier Dome (1,595)
Syracuse, NY
02/19/2017
5:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 21 No. 7 Notre Dame L 80–85  18–9 (9–5)
Carrier Dome (11,021)
Syracuse, NY
02/23/2017
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 20 Wake Forest W 85–64  19–9 (10–5)
Carrier Dome (1,852)
Syracuse, NY
02/26/2017
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 20 at Pittsburgh W 73–57  20–9 (11–5)
Petersen Events Center (4,212)
Pittsburgh, PA
ACC Women's Tournament
03/02/2017
8:00 pm, RSN
(6) No. 21 vs. (14) North Carolina
Second Round
W 83–64  21–9
HTC Center (3,145)
Conway, SC
03/03/2017
8:00 pm, RSN
(6) No. 21 vs. (3) No. 13 Duke
Quarterfinals
L 46–68  21–10
HTC Center (3,600)
Conway, SC
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/18/2017*
1:30 pm, ESPN2
(8 B) No. 21 vs. (9 B) Iowa State
First Round
W 85–65  22–10
Gampel Pavilion (5,670)
Storrs, CT
03/20/2017*
6:30 pm, ESPN2
(8 B) No. 21 at (1 B) No. 1 Connecticut
Second Round
L 64–94  22–11
Gampel Pavilion (8,274)
Storrs, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
B=Bridgeport Region.
All times are in Eastern.

Rankings

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Regular Season Polls
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Final
AP 14 14 11т 20 20 21 19 25 RV RV RV RV 24 20 21 20 21 21 21 N/A
Coaches 13 14 18 21 19 18 16 21 25 24 24 24 21 19 21 21 20 21 21 22
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Syracuse University Athletics". cuse.com.