2017–18 Syracuse Orange women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Syracuse Orange women's basketball team represented 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 played 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
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	22–9 (10–6 ACC)
Head coach	Quentin Hillsman (11th season)
Assistant coaches	Vonn Read Tammi Reiss Adeniyi Amadou
Home arena	Carrier Dome

2017–18 ACC women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 3 Louisville *†	15	–	1		.938			36	–	3		.923
No. 5 Notre Dame	15	–	1		.938			35	–	3		.921
No. 11 Florida State	12	–	4		.750			26	–	7		.788
No. 21 NC State	11	–	5		.688			26	–	9		.743
No. 20 Duke	11	–	5		.688			24	–	9		.727
Syracuse	10	–	6		.625			22	–	9		.710
Miami (FL)	10	–	6		.625			21	–	11		.656
Virginia	10	–	6		.625			19	–	14		.576
Virginia Tech	6	–	10		.375			23	–	14		.622
Georgia Tech	6	–	10		.375			20	–	14		.588
Wake Forest	5	–	11		.313			14	–	17		.452
North Carolina	4	–	12		.250			15	–	16		.484
Pittsburgh	2	–	14		.125			10	–	20		.333
Boston College	2	–	14		.125			7	–	23		.233
Clemson	1	–	15		.063			11	–	19		.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
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Raven Fox 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Elizabeth Seton Bladensburg, MD G 2 Chelayne Bailey 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Pickering Pickering, ON F 3 Maeva Djaldi–Tabdi 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Jean Moulin Paris, France G 4 Tiana Mangakahia 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Lake Ginninderra Meadowbrook, QLD, Australia F 10 Marie–Paule Foppossi 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Lycée Marcelin Berthelot Strasbourg, France G 11 Gabrielle Cooper 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Morgan Park Lansing, IL G 12 Kiara Lewis 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Whitney Young Chicago, IL G 14 Nikki Oppenheimer 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Montini Catholic Glenview, IL G 20 Marisa Romeo 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Sr Christian Brothers Academy Syracuse, NY G 21 Desiree Elmore 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Capital Prep Hartford, CT C 22 Amaya Finklea–Guity 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Noble & Greenough Dorchester, MA G 23 Isis Young 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Jr Life Center Academy Berlin, NJ G 24 Brandi Fowler 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Jr Corcoran Syracuse, NY F 32 Miranda Drummond 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Jr Harpursville St. Bonaventure Binghamton, NY G 34 Abby Grant 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr St. Francis Suwanee, GA F 45 Digna Strautmane 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Riga 66 Riga, Latvia	Head coach Quentin Hillsman (St. Mary's (MD)) Assistant coach(es) Vonn Read (Clark Atlanta) Adeniyi Amadou (Indiana (PA)) Tammi Reiss (Virginia) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

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

Main article: 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls

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
AP	RV	RV		RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV		RV			RV	RV			N/A
Coaches	RV	RV	RV	25	24	23	22	23	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	24	23	RV	RV	RV

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
(RV)		Received Votes

See also

• 2017–18 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team