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
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record22–9 (10–6 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCarrier Dome
Seasons
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

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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
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
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

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Legend
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  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

See also

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References

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