2015–16 Syracuse Orange women's basketball team Intercollegiate basketball season
The 2015–16 Syracuse Orange women's basketball team represented Syracuse University during the 2015–16 college basketball season. The Orange, led by ninth year head coach Quentin Hillsman , were third year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference and played their home games at the Carrier Dome .
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
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
1
Alexis Peterson
5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
Jr
Northland
Columbus, OH
F
3
Julia Chandler
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Fr
Northern Secondary
Toronto, ON
G
4
Maggie Morrison
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
RS Sr
Archbishop Spalding
Millersville, MD
G
5
Jade Phillips
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Fr
Southeast Raleigh
Raleigh, NC
F
10
Isabella Slim
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Jr
CTO Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
G
11
Cornelia Fondren
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Sr
Overton
Memphis, TN
G
13
Brianna Butler
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Sr
Nazareth Regional
King of Prussia, PA
G
14
Savannah Crocetti
5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
Fr
Irondequoit
Rochester, NY
G
20
Brittney Sykes
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
RS Jr
University
Newark, NJ
G
21
Danielle Minott
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
So
Miami Country Day
Miami, FL
F
22
Taylor Ford
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Sr
Nazareth Regional
Bronx, NY
G
24
Brandi Fowler
5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Fr
Corcoran
Syracuse, NY
G
33
Davida Dale
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Fr
St. Andrew's
Providence, RI
G
34
Abby Grant
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Fr
St. Francis
Suwanee, GA
C
50
Briana Day
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Jr
Millbrook
Raleigh, NC
F
55
Bria Day
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Jr
Millbrook
Raleigh, NC
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
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 movementLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Received votes.
Poll
Pre- Season
Week 1
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
23
25
23
20
19
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
NR
RV
23
18
17
14
14
N/A
Coaches
RV
RV
RV
25
25
RV
RV
RV
RV
25
RV
24
RV
23
22
18
18
17
15
15
3
See also
References
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA Final Four appearance in italics
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