2015–16 Syracuse Orange women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Syracuse Orange women's basketball team represents Syracuse University during the 2015–16 college basketball season. The Orange, led by ninth year head coach Quentin Hillsman. The Orange were third year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference and play their home games at the Carrier Dome.

2015–16 Syracuse Orange women's basketball
South Point Thanksgiving Shootout champions
NCAA Tournament, Runner-Up
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 14
2015–16 record308 (133 ACC)
Head coachQuentin Hillsman (9th season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCarrier Dome
2015–16 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 2 Notre Dame160 1.000  332  .943
No. 8 Louisville151 .938  268  .765
No. 14 Syracuse133 .813  308  .789
No. 17 Florida State133 .813  258  .758
No. 19 Miami (FL)106 .625  249  .727
NC State106 .625  2011  .645
Duke88 .500  2012  .625
Georgia Tech88 .500  2013  .606
Virginia610 .375  1816  .529
Wake Forest610 .375  1716  .515
Virginia Tech511 .313  1814  .563
North Carolina412 .250  1418  .438
Pittsburgh412 .250  1318  .419
Boston College214 .125  1516  .484
Clemson016 .000  426  .133
2016 ACC Tournament winner
As of April 5, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

Syracuse finished its regular season with a 23-6 overall record, matching the program record for most regular season wins. The Orange earned their highest finish as a member of the ACC, with a school-record 13 conference victories, and earned a third-seed spot and first-round bye in the conference tournament.[1] Syracuse also received an at-large invitation to the NCAA Tournament, and advanced to the program's first-ever championship game, before losing 82–51 to Connecticut.[2]

Previous season

The Orange finished the 2014–15 season 22–10, 11–5 in ACC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the second round of the ACC Women's Tournament to Wake Forest. They received an at-large bid of the NCAA Women's Tournament where they defeated Nebraska in the first round before losing to South Carolina in the second round.

Roster

2015–16 Syracuse Orange women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Alexis Peterson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrNorthland Columbus, OH
F 3 Julia Chandler 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrNorthern Secondary Toronto, ON
G 4 Maggie Morrison 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS SrArchbishop Spalding Millersville, MD
G 5 Jade Phillips 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrSoutheast Raleigh Raleigh, NC
F 10 Isabella Slim 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrCTO Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands
G 11 Cornelia Fondren 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrOverton Memphis, TN
G 13 Brianna Butler 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SrNazareth Regional King of Prussia, PA
G 14 Savannah Crocetti 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrIrondequoit Rochester, NY
G 20 Brittney Sykes 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS JrUniversity Newark, NJ
G 21 Danielle Minott 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoMiami Country Day Miami, FL
F 22 Taylor Ford 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrNazareth Regional Bronx, NY
G 24 Brandi Fowler 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) FrCorcoran Syracuse, NY
G 33 Davida Dale 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrSt. Andrew's Providence, RI
G 34 Abby Grant 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrSt. Francis Suwanee, GA
C 50 Briana Day 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) JrMillbrook Raleigh, NC
F 55 Bria Day 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) JrMillbrook Raleigh, NC
Head coach

Quentin Hillsman (St. Mary's (MD))

Assistant coach(es)

Vonn Read (Clark)
Tammi Reiss (Virginia)
Cedric Solice (Charleston Southern)


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

[3]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
5:00 PM
No. 23 at Rhode Island W 57–54  1–0
Ryan Center (1,196)
Kingston, RI
11/20/2015*
7:00 PM
No. 25 at No. 4 Tennessee L 55–57  1–1
Thompson–Boling Arena (10,007)
Knoxville, TN
11/23/2015*
7:00 PM
No. 23 Morgan State W 90–61  2–1
Carrier Dome (451)
Syracuse, NY
11/27/2015*
9:45 PM
No. 23 vs. Washington
South Point Thanksgiving Shootout
W 66–62  3–1
South Point Arena 
Enterprise, NV
11/28/2015*
7:30 PM
No. 23 vs. Fordham
South Point Thanksgiving Shootout
W 76–54  4–1
South Point Arena 
Enterprise, NV
12/02/2015*
7:00 PM, BTN
No. 20 at No. 5 Maryland
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
L 64–82  4–2
Xfinity Center (3,964)
College Park, MD
12/06/2015*
2:00 PM, TWCSC
No. 20 Stony Brook W 64–49  5–2
Carrier Dome (219)
Syracuse, NY
12/09/2015*
7:00 PM, TWCSC
No. 19 Coppin State W 88–56  6–2
Carrier Dome (335)
Syracuse, NY
12/12/2015*
1:00 PM, ESPN3
No. 19 No. 24 Arizona State L 54–61  6–3
Carrier Dome (526)
Syracuse, NY
12/21/2015*
7:00 PM, TWCSC
Jacksonville W 65–49  7–3
Carrier Dome (404)
Syracuse, NY
12/29/2015*
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Drexel W 83–62  8–3
Carrier Dome (567)
Syracuse, NY
12/30/2015*
7:00 PM
Howard W 97–48  9–3
Carrier Dome (464)
Syracuse, NY
01/01/2016*
12:00 PM
Texas–Rio Grande Valley W 91–32  10–3
Carrier Dome (442)
Syracuse, NY
ACC regular season
01/03/2016
1:00 PM, ESPNU
No. 12 Duke W 86–50  11–3 (1–0)
Carrier Dome (1,585)
Syracuse, NY
01/07/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3
at North Carolina L 73–77  11–4 (1–1)
Carmichael Arena (1,724)
Chapel Hill, NC
01/10/2016
2:00 PM, TWCSC
Virginia Tech W 60–39  12–4 (2–1)
Carrier Dome (1,961)
Syracuse, NY
01/14/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Pittsburgh W 71–48  13–4 (3–1)
Carrier Dome (424)
Syracuse, NY
01/17/2016
2:00 PM
at Wake Forest W 91–65  14–4 (4–1)
LJVM Coliseum (529)
Winston-Salem, NC
01/21/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3
at No. 3 Notre Dame L 62–90  14–5 (4–2)
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,312)
South Bend, IN
01/25/2016
7:00 PM, RSN
No. 14 Louisville L 53–71  14–6 (4–3)
Carrier Dome (549)
Syracuse, NY
01/27/2016
7:00 PM, TWCSC
Boston College W 62–61  15–6 (5–3)
Carrier Dome (375)
Syracuse, NY
02/01/2016
7:00 PM, RSN
at No. 16 Miami (FL) W 57–51  16–6 (6–3)
BankUnited Center (745)
Coral Gables, FL
02/04/2016
7:00 PM, TWCSC
Clemson W 83–62  17–6 (7–3)
Carrier Dome (407)
Syracuse, NY
02/07/2016
2:00 PM, ESPN3
Georgia Tech W 71–52  18–6 (8–3)
Carrier Dome (1,490)
Syracuse, NY
02/11/2016
7:00 PM, RSN
at Virginia W 91–57  19–6 (9–3)
John Paul Jones Arena (3,081)
Charlottesville, VA
02/14/2016
2:00 PM
at NC State W 55–52  20–6 (10–3)
Broughton HS (2,811)
Raleigh, NC
02/18/2016
7:00 PM, RSN
No. 23 No. 10 Florida State W 83–73  21–6 (11–3)
Carrier Dome (1,535)
Syracuse, NY
02/21/2016
3:00 PM, RSN
No. 23 at Pittsburgh W 70–56  22–6 (12–3)
Peterson Events Center (4,151)
Pittsburgh, PA
02/25/2016
7:00 PM
No. 18 at Boston College W 71–55  23–6 (13–3)
Conte Forum (718)
Chestnut Hill, MA
ACC Women's Tournament
03/04/2016
8:00 PM, RSN
No. 17 vs. NC State
Quarterfinals
W 80–61  24–6
Greensboro Coliseum (5,034)
Greensboro, NC
03/05/2016
2:30 PM, ESPNU
No. 17 vs. No. 7 Louisville
Semifinals
W 80–75  25–6
Greensboro Coliseum (5,871)
Greensboro, NC
03/06/2016
12:30 PM, ESPN
No. 17 vs. No. 2 Notre Dame
Championship Game
L 57–68  25–7
Greensboro Coliseum (5,017)
Greensboro, NC
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/18/2016*
2:30 PM, ESPN2
(4 SF) No. 14 (13 SF) Army
First Round
W 73–56  26–7
Carrier Dome (2,445)
Syracuse, NY
03/20/2016*
12:00 PM, ESPN2
(4 SF) No. 14 (12 SF) Albany
Second Round
W 76–59  27–7
Carrier Dome (3,842)
Syracuse, NY
03/25/2016*
7:00 PM, ESPN
(4 SF) No. 14 vs. (1 SF) No. 3 South Carolina
Sweet Sixteen
W 80–72  28–7
Denny Sanford Premier Center (4,610)
Sioux Falls, SD
03/27/2016*
3:30 PM, ESPN
(4 SF) No. 14 vs. (7 SF) Tennessee
Elite Eight
W 89–67  29–7
Denny Sanford Premier Center (4,055)
Sioux Falls, SD
04/03/2016*
8:30 PM, ESPN2
(4 SF) No. 14 vs. (7 L) Washington
Final Four
W 80–59  30–7
Bankers Life Fieldhouse (15,227)
Indianapolis, IN
04/05/2016*
8:30 PM, ESPN
(4 SF) No. 14 vs. (1 B) No. 1 Connecticut
Championship Game
L 51–82  30–8
Bankers Life Fieldhouse (14,514)
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SF=Sioux Falls Region.
All times are in Eastern.

Rankings

Ranking movement
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See also

References

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