Syracuse Orange women's basketball

Syracuse Orange
Syracuse Orange
	2019–20 Syracuse Orange women's basketball team
University	Syracuse University
First season	1971–72
All-time record	612–561 (.522), 44th season
Head coach	Quentin Hillsman (13th season)
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Location	Syracuse, New York
Arena	Carrier Dome ; (capacity: 49,262)
Nickname	Orange
Colors	Orange;
Uniforms
Home	Away ;
NCAA tournament runner-up
	2016
NCAA tournament Final Four
	2016
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
	2016
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
	2016
NCAA tournament second round
	1998, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019
NCAA tournament appearances
	1985, 1988, 2002, 2008, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019

The Syracuse Orange women's basketball program is an intercollegiate women's basketball team representing Syracuse University. The program is classified in the NCAA's Division I, and the team competes in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Orange play their home basketball games at the Carrier Dome in the University Hill neighborhood of Syracuse, New York. The team is currently coached by Quentin Hillsman in his 11th year.

2019–20 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

Roster
Last update: December 4, 2019

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1985	#8	Second Round	#1 Old Dominion	L 88-63
1988	#6	Second Round	#3 Ohio State	L 116-75
2002	#10	First Round	#7 Drake	L 87-69
2008	#7	First Round	#10 Hartford	L 59-55
2013	#7	First Round	#10 Creighton	L 61-56
2014	#6	First Round Second Round	#11 Chattanooga #3 Kentucky	W 59-53 L 59-54
2015	#8	First Round Second Round	#9 Nebraska #1 South Carolina	W 72-69 L 97-68
2016	#4	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four Championship	#13 Army #12 Albany #1 South Carolina #7 Tennessee #7 Washington #1 Connecticut	W 73-56 W 76-59 W 80-72 W 89-67 W 80-59 L 81-52
2017	#8	First Round Second Round	#9 Iowa State #1 Connecticut	W 85-65 L 94-64
2018	#8	First Round	#9 Oklahoma State	L 84-57
2019	#3	First Round Second Round	#14 Fordham #6 South Dakota State	W 70-49 L 75-64

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Venues	Manley Field House (1970–2006) JMA Wireless Dome (2006–present)
Rivalries	UConn
Culture & lore	Otto the Orange Syracuse ISP Sports Network
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
NCAA Final Four appearance in italics