2020–21 Syracuse Orange women's basketball team
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NCAA tournament, second round | |
Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Record | 15–9 (9–7 ACC) |
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Home arena | Carrier Dome |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Louisville | 14 | – | 2 | .875 | 26 | – | 4 | .867 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 NC State† | 12 | – | 2 | .857 | 22 | – | 3 | .880 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Tech | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 17 | – | 9 | .654 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Syracuse | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 15 | – | 9 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida State | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 10 | – | 9 | .526 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notre Dame | 8 | – | 7 | .533 | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Tech | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 15 | – | 10 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 8 | – | 9 | .471 | 13 | – | 11 | .542 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (FL) | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 11 | – | 11 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 12 | – | 13 | .480 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 5 | – | 12 | .294 | 12 | – | 14 | .462 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh | 3 | – | 12 | .200 | 5 | – | 14 | .263 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 2 | – | 11 | .154 | 7 | – | 12 | .368 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 0 | – | 1 | .000 | 3 | – | 1 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 0 | – | 2 | .000 | 0 | – | 5 | .000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke suspended their season on December 25, 2020 Virginia suspended their season on January 14, 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2021 ACC tournament winner As of March 30, 2021 Rankings from AP poll |
The 2020–21 Syracuse Orange women's basketball team represented Syracuse University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Orange were led by fifteenth year head coach Quentin Hillsman. The Orange were eighth year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference and played their home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York.
The Orange finished the season 15–9 and 9–7 in ACC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. As the fifth seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated to Boston College in the Second Round and Florida State in the Quarterfinals before losing to Louisville in the Semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they were the eight seed in the Riverwalk Regional. In the tournament they defeated nine seed South Dakota State in the First Round before losing to one seed UConn to end their season.
Previous season
[edit]For the 2019–20 season, the Orange finished 16–15 overall record and a 9–9 in record ACC play securing an eighth-place finish. 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]
Off-season
[edit]Departures
[edit]Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
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Elemy Colomé | 0 | G | 5'8" | Graduate Student | Lawrence, MA | Graduated[2] |
Whisper Fisher | 2 | F | 6'2" | Graduate Student | Owings Mills, MD | Graduated[3] |
Alisha Lewis | 10 | G | 5'7" | Freshman | Wallingford, PA | Transferred to UCF[4] |
Gabrielle Cooper | 11 | G | 5'10" | Senior | Lansing, IL | Graduated[5] |
Brooke Alexander | 12 | G | 6'0" | Graduate Student | Frisco, TX | Graduated |
Recruiting Class
[edit]Source:[6]
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Kamilla Cardoso C |
Montes Claros, Brazil | Hamilton Heights Christian Academy | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | N/A | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN:![]() | ||||||
Priscilla Williams G |
Branson, MO | Branson | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | N/A | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN:![]() | ||||||
Faith Blackstone G |
Harrisburg, PA | Hillside | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | N/A | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN:![]() | ||||||
Maud Huijbens F |
Hilversum, Netherlands | Hilversum | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | N/A | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN:![]() | ||||||
Khamya McNeal G |
Milwaukee, WI | Rufus King | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | N/A | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN:![]() | ||||||
Laura Salmeron PG |
Spain | N/A | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | N/A | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN:![]() | ||||||
Kiara Fisher PG |
Elmira, NY | Elmira | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | N/A | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN:![]() | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule
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Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular Season | |||||||||||
November 29, 2020* 2:00 p.m. |
No. 23 | Stony Brook | W 50–39 | 1–0 |
Island Federal Credit Union Arena (0) Stony Brook, NY | ||||||
December 2, 2020* 6:00 p.m. |
No. 22 | Lincoln | W 90–39 | 2–0 |
Carrier Dome (0) Syracuse, NY | ||||||
December 6, 2020* 2:00 p.m., ACCN |
No. 22 | Penn State | W 82–72 | 3–0 |
Carrier Dome (0) Syracuse, NY | ||||||
December 10, 2020 8:00 p.m., ACCN |
No. 20 | at Miami (FL) | W 69–58 | 4–0 (1–0) |
Watsco Center (0) Coral Gables, FL | ||||||
December 17, 2020 6:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 18 | at North Carolina | L 68–92 | 4–1 (1–1) |
Carmichael Arena (0) Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
December 20, 2020 2:00 p.m., ACCN |
No. 18 | at Boston College | W 83–70 | 5–1 (2–1) |
Conte Forum (0) Chestnut Hill, MA | ||||||
December 28, 2020* 7:00 p.m., ACCNN |
No. 22 | Morgan State | Canceled [8] | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY | |||||||
December 31, 2020 2:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 22 | North Carolina | Postponed [9] | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY | |||||||
January 7, 2021 6:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 24 | Virginia | Postponed [10] | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY | |||||||
January 10, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPNU |
No. 24 | Notre Dame | Postponed[11] | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY | |||||||
January 14, 2021 2:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 24 | at Georgia Tech | Postponed[12] | McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA | |||||||
January 17, 2021 Noon, RSN |
No. 24 | Miami (FL) | W 99–64 | 6–1 (3–1) |
Carrier Dome (0) Syracuse, NY | ||||||
January 19, 2021 Noon, ACCN |
No. 23 | North Carolina | W 88–76 | 7–1 (4–1) |
Carrier Dome (0) Syracuse, NY | ||||||
January 21, 2021 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 23 | at Duke | Canceled [13] | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC | |||||||
January 21, 2021 9:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
No. 23 | at No. 1 Louisville | L 54–67 | 7–2 (4–2) |
KFC Yum! Center (2,643) Louisville, KY | ||||||
January 24, 2021 Noon, ACCN |
No. 23 | at Clemson | L 77–86 OT | 7–3 (4–3) |
Littlejohn Coliseum (421) Clemson, SC | ||||||
January 28, 2021 6:00 p.m., ACCNX |
Pittsburgh | W 80–57 | 8–3 (5–3) |
Carrier Dome (0) Syracuse, NY | |||||||
January 31, 2021 11:00 a.m., ACCN |
Notre Dame | W 81–69 | 9–3 (6–3) |
Carrier Dome (0) Syracuse, NY | |||||||
February 2, 2021 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
at Georgia Tech | L 63–76 | 9–4 (6–4) |
McCamish Pavilion (1,200) Atlanta, GA | |||||||
February 4, 2021 6:00 p.m., ACCN |
Wake Forest | W 85–78 | 10–4 (7–4) |
Carrier Dome (0) Syracuse, NY | |||||||
February 7, 2021 2:00 p.m., RSN |
at Pittsburgh | W 71–67 | 11–4 (8–4) |
Petersen Events Center (500) Pittsburgh, PA | |||||||
February 11, 2021 8:00 p.m., ACCN |
at Florida State | L 52–67 | 11–5 (8–5) |
Donald L. Tucker Center (1,156) Tallahassee, FL | |||||||
February 14, 2021 1:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
No. 3 Louisville | Postponed[14] | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY | ||||||||
February 18, 2021 8:00 p.m., ACCN |
at Notre Dame | Postponed[15] | Purcell Pavilion Notre Dame, IN | ||||||||
February 21, 2021 Noon, RSN |
at Virginia Tech | L 68–76 | 11–6 (8–6) |
Cassell Coliseum (250) Blacksburg, VA | |||||||
February 25, 2021 8:00 p.m., ACCN |
Boston College | W 92–75 | 12–6 (9–6) |
Carrier Dome (0) Syracuse, NY | |||||||
February 28, 2021 Noon, ACCN |
No. 2 NC State | L 61–68 | 12–7 (9–7) |
Carrier Dome (0) Syracuse, NY | |||||||
ACC Women's Tournament | |||||||||||
March 4, 2021 2:30 p.m., RSN |
(5) | vs. (13) Boston College Second Round |
W 67–61 | 13–7 |
Greensboro Coliseum (609) Greensboro, NC | ||||||
March 5, 2021 2:30 p.m., RSN |
(5) | vs. (4) Florida State Quarterfinals |
W 68–67 | 14–7 |
Greensboro Coliseum (592) Greensboro, NC | ||||||
March 6, 2021 Noon, ACCN |
(5) | vs. (1) No. 5 Louisville Semifinals |
L 59–72 | 14–8 |
Greensboro Coliseum (1,122) Greensboro, NC | ||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
March 21, 2021 5:30 p.m., ESPN2 |
(8 R) | vs. (9 R) South Dakota State First Round |
W 72–55 | 15–8 |
Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX | ||||||
March 23, 2021 9:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
(8 R) | vs. (1 R) No. 1 UConn First Round |
L 47–83 | 15–9 |
Alamodome San Antonio, TX | ||||||
Rankings
[edit]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 |
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AP | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | RV | RV | RV | N/A | |||||||
Coaches | 21 | 18 | 16 | 20т | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | RV | RV | RV |
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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships". Archived from the original on March 12, 2020.
- ^ Emerman, Danny (November 4, 2019). "GROWING UP: At Syracuse, graduate transfer Elemy Colome has a final chance to prove her maturity". The Daily Orange. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
- ^ Herman, Jason (July 9, 2020). "Pro Orange: Whisper Fisher Signs with Clube Galitos Aveiro". SU Athletics. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
- ^ "UCF Adds Syracuse Transfer Alisha Lewis". UCF Athletics (Press release). June 11, 2020. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
- ^ "Pro Orange: Gabrielle Cooper Makes Professional Debut". SU Athletics. January 27, 2021. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
- ^ "Syracuse Orange". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
- ^ "2020-21 Women's Basketball Schedule". cuse.com. Syracuse University. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
- ^ "Women's Basketball Game vs. Morgan State Canceled". cuse.com. Syracuse University Athletics. December 27, 2020. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
- ^ "ACC Women's Basketball Announces Schedule Changes". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. December 28, 2020. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
- ^ "Women's Basketball Game vs. Virginia Postponed". cuse.com. Syracuse Athletics. January 3, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
- ^ "ACC Women's Basketball Announces Schedule Changes". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. January 5, 2021. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
- ^ "ACC Women's Basketball Announces Schedule Changes". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. January 12, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
- ^ "Duke Blue Devils end women's basketball season amid coronavirus concerns". espn.com. ESPN. December 25, 2020. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
- ^ "ACC Announces Women's Basketball Postponements". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. February 12, 2021. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
- ^ "ACC Women's Basketball Announces Schedule Changes". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. February 15, 2021. Retrieved February 17, 2021.