2020–21 Syracuse Orange women's basketball team

The 2020–21 Syracuse Orange women's basketball team represents Syracuse University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Orange are led by fourteenth year head coach Quentin Hillsman. The Orange are eighth year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference and play their home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York.

2020–21 Syracuse Orange women's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. RV
AP	No. RV
2020–21 record	10–4 (7–4 ACC)
Head coach	Quentin Hillsman (14th season)
Assistant coaches	Vonn Read John Marcum Cedric Solice
Home arena	Carrier Dome

2020–21 ACC women's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 1 Louisville	10	–	1		.909			17	–	1		.944
No. 4 NC State	7	–	1		.875			12	–	1		.923
Georgia Tech	9	–	2		.818			11	–	3		.786
Syracuse	7	–	4		.636			10	–	4		.714
Florida State	5	–	4		.556			6	–	4		.600
Notre Dame	6	–	5		.545			8	–	7		.533
Clemson	5	–	7		.417			10	–	7		.588
Virginia Tech	5	–	7		.417			10	–	7		.588
Wake Forest	5	–	7		.417			8	–	8		.500
Miami (FL)	4	–	7		.364			7	–	7		.500
Pittsburgh	2	–	5		.286			4	–	6		.400
North Carolina	3	–	8		.273			8	–	8		.500
Boston College	1	–	8		.111			5	–	8		.385
Duke	0	–	1		.000			3	–	1		.750
Virginia	0	–	2		.000			0	–	5		.000
Duke suspended their season on December 25, 2020 Virginia suspended their season on January 14, 2021
† 2021 ACC Tournament winner As of February 4, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

For the 2019–20 season, the Orange finished 16–15 and 9–9 in ACC play to finish in eighth place. As the eighth seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated Virginia in the Second Round before losing to Louisville in Quarterfinals. The NCAA Tournament and WNIT were cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak.[1]

Off-season

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Elemy Colomé	0	G	5'8"	Graduate Student	Lawrence, MA	Graduated
Whisper Fisher	2	F	6'2"	Graduate Student	Owings Mills, MD	Graduated
Alisha Lewis	10	G	5'7"	Freshman	Wallingford, PA	Transferred to UCF
Gabrielle Cooper	11	G	5'10"	Senior	Lansing, IL	Graduated
Brooke Alexander	12	G	6'0"	Graduate Student	Frisco, TX	Graduated

Recruiting Class

Source:[2]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Kamilla Cardoso C	Montes Claros, Brazil	Hamilton Heights Christian Academy	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	N/A
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 98
Priscilla Williams G	Branson, MO	Branson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	N/A
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 98
Faith Blackstone G	Harrisburg, PA	Hillside	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	N/A
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 94
Maud Huijbens F	Hilversum, Netherlands	Hilversum	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	N/A
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 90
Khamya McNeal G	Milwaukee, WI	Rufus King	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	N/A
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 90
Laura Salmeron PG	Spain	N/A	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	N/A
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 90
Kiara Fisher PG	Elmira, NY	Elmira	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)	N/A
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 89
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources:

Roster

2020–21 Syracuse Orange women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Ava Irvin 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Greater Atlanta Christian School Atlanta, GA G 1 Taleah Washington 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Rock Creek Christian Academy District Heights, MD G 2 Priscilla Williams 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Branson Branson, MO F 3 Maeva Djaldi–Tabdi 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Jr Jean Moulin Paris, France G 4 Tiana Mangakahia 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) GS Lake Ginninderra Meadowbrook, QLD, Australia G 5 Teisha Hyman 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Woodlands White Plains, NY G 11 Khamya McNeal 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Rufus King Milwaukee, WI G 12 Faith Blackstone 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Hillside Harrisburg, PA F 13 Maud Huijbens 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Fr Hilversum Hilversum, Netherlands C 14 Kamilla Cardoso 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Fr Hamilton Heights Christian Academy Montes Claros, Brazil G 15 Kiara Fisher 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Elmira Elmira, NY G 21 Emily Engstler 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr St. Francis Prep Fresh Meadows, NY C 22 Amaya Finklea–Guity 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr Noble & Greenough Dorchester, MA G 23 Kiara Lewis 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Sr Whitney Young Chicago, IL G 25 Lauren Fitzmaurice 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Liberty Bell Mazama, WA F 45 Digna Strautmane 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Riga 66 Riga, Latvia	Head coach Quentin Hillsman (St. Mary's (MD)) Assistant coach(es) Vonn Read (Clark) John Marcum (Oklahoma Baptist) Cedric Solice (Charleston Southern) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 8, 2020

Schedule

Source:[3]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
November 29, 2020* 2:00 p.m.	No. 23	Stony Brook	W 50–39	1–0	Island Federal Credit Union Arena (0) Stony Brook, NY
December 2, 2020* 6:00 p.m.	No. 22	Lincoln	W 90–39	2–0	Carrier Dome (0) Syracuse, NY
December 6, 2020* 2:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 22	Penn State	W 82–72	3–0	Carrier Dome (0) Syracuse, NY
December 10, 2020 8:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 20	at Miami (FL)	W 69–58	4–0 (1–0)	Watsco Center (0) Coral Gables, FL
December 17, 2020 6:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 18	at North Carolina	L 68–92	4–1 (1–1)	Carmichael Arena (0) Chapel Hill, NC
December 20, 2020 2:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 18	at Boston College	W 83–70	5–1 (2–1)	Conte Forum (0) Chestnut Hill, MA
December 28, 2020* 7:00 p.m., ACCNN	No. 22	Morgan State	Canceled [4]		Carrier Dome  Syracuse, NY
December 31, 2020 2:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 22	North Carolina	Postponed [5]		Carrier Dome  Syracuse, NY
January 7, 2021 6:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 24	Virginia	Postponed [6]		Carrier Dome  Syracuse, NY
January 10, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPNU	No. 24	Notre Dame	Postponed[7]		Carrier Dome  Syracuse, NY
January 14, 2021 2:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 24	at Georgia Tech	Postponed[8]		McCamish Pavilion  Atlanta, GA
January 17, 2021 Noon, RSN	No. 24	Miami (FL)	W 99–64	6–1 (3–1)	Carrier Dome (0) Syracuse, NY
January 19, 2021 Noon, ACCN	No. 23	North Carolina	W 88–76	7–1 (4–1)	Carrier Dome (0) Syracuse, NY
January 21, 2021 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 23	at Duke	Canceled [9]		Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, NC
January 21, 2021 9:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 23	at No. 1 Louisville	L 54–67	7–2 (4–2)	KFC Yum! Center (2,643) Louisville, KY
January 24, 2021 Noon, ACCN	No. 23	at Clemson	L 77–86 ^OT	7–3 (4–3)	Littlejohn Coliseum (421) Clemson, SC
January 28, 2021 6:00 p.m., ACCNX		Pittsburgh	W 80–57	8–3 (5–3)	Carrier Dome (0) Syracuse, NY
January 31, 2021 11:00 a.m., ACCN		Notre Dame	W 81–69	9–3 (6–3)	Carrier Dome (0) Syracuse, NY
February 2, 2021 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		at Georgia Tech	L 63–76	9–4 (6–4)	McCamish Pavilion (1,200) Atlanta, GA
February 4, 2021 6:00 p.m., ACCN		Wake Forest	W 85–78	10–4 (7–4)	Carrier Dome (0) Syracuse, NY
February 7, 2021 2:00 p.m., RSN		at Pittsburgh			Petersen Events Center  Pittsburgh, PA
February 11, 2021 8:00 p.m., ACCN		at Florida State			Donald L. Tucker Center  Tallahassee, FL
February 14, 2021 1:00 p.m., ESPN2		Louisville			Carrier Dome  Syracuse, NY
February 18, 2021 8:00 p.m., ACCN		at Notre Dame			Purcell Pavilion  Notre Dame, IN
February 21, 2021 Noon, RSN		at Virginia Tech			Cassell Coliseum  Blacksburg, VA
February 25, 2021 8:00 p.m., ACCN		Boston College			Carrier Dome  Syracuse, NY
February 28, 2021 Noon, ESPN2/ACCN		NC State			Carrier Dome  Syracuse, NY
ACC Women's Tournament
		vs.			Greensboro Coliseum  Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

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	23	22	20	18	22	22	24	24	23	RV	RV									N/A
Coaches	21	18	16	20т	20	20	21	20	RV	RV

Legend

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

The Coaches Poll releases a final poll after the NCAA tournament, but the AP Poll does not release a poll at this time.

See also

• 2020–21 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team

References

1. "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships".
2. "Syracuse Orange". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
3. "2020-21 Women's Basketball Schedule". cuse.com. Syracuse University. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
4. "Women's Basketball Game vs. Morgan State Canceled". cuse.com. Syracuse University Athletics. December 27, 2020. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
5. "ACC Women's Basketball Announces Schedule Changes". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. December 28, 2020. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
6. "Women's Basketball Game vs. Virginia Postponed". cuse.com. Syracuse Athletics. January 3, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
7. "ACC Women's Basketball Announces Schedule Changes". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. January 5, 2021. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
8. "ACC Women's Basketball Announces Schedule Changes". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. January 12, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
9. "Duke Blue Devils end women's basketball season amid coronavirus concerns". espn.com. ESPN. December 25, 2020. Retrieved December 28, 2020.