2014–15 Syracuse Orange women's basketball team

The 2014–15 Syracuse Orange women's basketball team represented Syracuse University during the 2014–15 college basketball season. Quentin Hillsman resumed the responsibility as head coach for an eighth consecutive season. The Orange were second year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference and played their home games at the Carrier Dome. They finished the 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.

2014–15 Syracuse Orange women's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	22–10 (11–5 ACC)
Head coach	Quentin Hillsman (8th season)
Assistant coaches	Vonn Read (4th season) Kelley Gibson (5th season) Sasha Palmer (2nd season)
Home arena	Carrier Dome
Seasons ← 2013–14 2015–16 →

2014–15 ACC women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 2 Notre Dame†	15	–	1		.938			36	–	3		.923
No. 7 Florida State	14	–	2		.875			32	–	5		.865
No. 8 Louisville	12	–	4		.750			27	–	7		.794
No. 16 Duke	11	–	5		.688			23	–	11		.676
Syracuse	11	–	5		.688			22	–	10		.688
No. 15 North Carolina	10	–	6		.625			26	–	9		.743
Pittsburgh	9	–	7		.563			20	–	12		.625
Miami (FL)	8	–	8		.500			20	–	13		.606
Virginia	7	–	9		.438			17	–	14		.548
NC State	7	–	9		.438			18	–	15		.545
Georgia Tech	7	–	9		.438			19	–	15		.559
Boston College	5	–	11		.313			13	–	17		.433
Wake Forest	2	–	14		.125			13	–	20		.394
Virginia Tech	1	–	15		.063			12	–	20		.375
Clemson	1	–	15		.063			9	–	21		.300
† 2015 ACC tournament winner As of 7 April 2015 Rankings from AP poll

2014–15 media

Syracuse IMG Sports Network

The Syracuse Orange IMG Sports Network broadcast all Orange games on WTLA ESPN Radio 97.7/100.1 FM & 1200 AM with Brian Higgins on the call. The games also were streamed online at Cuse.com.

2014–15 Roster

2014–15 Syracuse Orange women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Diamond Henderson 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr St. Francis Kennesaw, Ga. G 1 Alexis Peterson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Northland Columbus, Ohio G 4 Maggie Morrison 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Archbishop Spalding Millersville, Md. F 10 Isabella Slim 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So CTO Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands G 11 Cornelia Fondren 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Overton Memphis, Tenn. G 13 Brianna Butler 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Nazareth Regional (N.Y.) King of Prussia, Pa. G 20 Brittney Sykes 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr University Newark, N.J. G 21 Danielle Minott 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Miami Country Day Miami, Fla. F 22 Taylor Ford 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Nazareth Regional Bronx, N.Y. C 25 Michelle Van Dyke 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) So Eastern Christian Franklin Lakes, N.J. G 32 Tiara Butler 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Sr North Point Waldorf, Md. C 44 Amber Witherspoon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Lincoln Park Chicago, Ill. C 50 Briana Day 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Millbrook Raleigh, N.C. F 55 Bria Day 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Millbrook Raleigh, N.C.	Head coach Quentin Hillsman Assistant coach(es) Vonn Read Kelley Gibson Sasha Palmer Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 2014-09-13

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
11/16/2014* 12:00 pm	No. 24	Fordham	W 59–42	1–0	Carrier Dome (N/A) Syracuse, NY
11/19/2014* 7:00 pm	No. 23	at Duquesne	W 90–84	2–0	Palumbo Center (732) Pittsburgh, PA
11/22/2014* 3:00 pm	No. 23	at Jacksonville	W 76–61	3–0	Swisher Gymnasium (576) Jacksonville, FL
11/27/2014* 2:00 pm	No. 22	vs. East Carolina Junkanoo Jam Lucaya Division semifinals	W 69–58	4–0	St. Georges High School (150) Grand Bahama Island
11/28/2014* 8:00 pm	No. 22	vs. No. 1 South Carolina Junkanoo Jam Lucaya Division championship	L 63–67	4–1	St. Georges High School (342) Grand Bahama Island
12/01/2014* 7:00 pm, TWCSC	No. 21	Vermont	W 94–63	5–1	Carrier Dome (357) Syracuse, NY
12/04/2014* 7:00 pm	No. 21	Penn State ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge	W 61–39	6–1	Carrier Dome (258) Syracuse, NY
12/14/2014* 12:00 pm	No. 20	North Carolina Central	W 74–25	7–1	Carrier Dome (447) Syracuse, NY
12/16/2014* 7:00 pm, TWCSC	No. 19	Canisius	W 70–37	8–1	Carrier Dome (393) Syracuse, NY
12/19/2014* 7:00 pm	No. 19	vs. No. 9 Baylor Florida Sunshine Tournament	L 72–74	8–2	Worden Arena (889) Winter Haven, FL
12/21/2014* 4:00 pm	No. 19	vs. No. 18 Michigan State Florida Sunshine Tournament	L 76–89	8–3	Worden Arena (502) Winter Haven, FL
12/28/2014* 6:00 pm	No. 22	Cornell	W 76–59	9–3	Carrier Dome (649) Syracuse, NY
12/30/2014* 7:00 pm	No. 21	Central Connecticut	W 74–43	10–3	Carrier Dome (508) Syracuse, NY
01/04/2015 1:00 pm, RSN	No. 21	No. 4 Notre Dame	L 74–85	10–4 (0–1)	Carrier Dome (2,158) Syracuse, NY
01/08/2015 6:30 pm, ESPN3	No. 21	at No. 13 Duke	L 72–74	10–5 (0–2)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,899) Durham, NC
01/11/2015 1:00 pm	No. 21	Virginia	W 70–58	11–5 (1–2)	Carrier Dome (708) Syracuse, NY
01/15/2015 7:00 pm, TWCSC	No. 25	Wake Forest	W 73–62	12–5 (2–2)	Carrier Dome (364) Syracuse, NY
01/18/2015 1:00 pm	No. 25	at Boston College	W 64–46	13–5 (3–2)	Conte Forum (1,088) Chestnut Hill, MA
01/22/2015 7:00 pm	No. 23	at Pittsburgh	W 68–60	14–5 (4–2)	Peterson Events Center (1,003) Pittsburgh, PA
01/25/2015 3:00 pm, RSN	No. 23	NC State	W 66–49	15–5 (5–2)	Carrier Dome (1,300) Syracuse, NY
01/29/2015 7:00 pm	No. 23	at No. 8 Louisville	L 58–78	15–6 (5–3)	KFC Yum! Center (8,387) Louisville, KY
02/02/2015 7:00 pm, RSN	No. 25	at No. 9 Florida State	L 52–62	15–7 (5–4)	Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (2,758) Tallahassee, FL
02/05/2015 7:00 pm, TWCSC	No. 25	No. 13 North Carolina	W 61–56	16–7 (6–4)	Carrier Dome (564) Syracuse, NY
02/08/2015 2:00 pm	No. 25	at Georgia Tech	W 65–60	17–7 (7–4)	Hank McCamish Pavilion (1,622) Atlanta, GA
02/12/2015 7:00 pm	No. 23	Miami (FL)	L 71–85	17–8 (7–5)	Carrier Dome (435) Syracuse, NY
02/15/2015 2:00 pm	No. 23	at Virginia Tech	W 59–51	18–8 (8–5)	Cassell Coliseum (1,702) Blacksburg, VA
02/19/2015 7:00 pm	No. 25	Boston College	W 73–51	19–8 (9–5)	Carrier Dome (738) Syracuse, NY
02/22/2015 12:00 pm, TWCSC	No. 25	Pittsburgh	W 68–54	20–8 (10–5)	Carrier Dome (1,226) Syracuse, NY
02/26/2015 7:00 pm	No. 23	at Clemson	W 60–55	21–8 (11–5)	Littlejohn Coliseum (454) Clemson, SC
2015 ACC Tournament
03/05/2015 11:00 am, RSN	No. 22	vs. Wake Forest Second Round	L 79–85	21–9	Greensboro Coliseum (9,384) Greensboro, NC
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/20/2015* 7:36 pm, ESPN2		vs. Nebraska First Round	W 72–69	22–9	Colonial Life Arena (10,644) Columbia, SC
03/22/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN		at No. 3 South Carolina Second Round	L 68–97	22–10	Colonial Life Arena (10,485) Columbia, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Rankings

2014–15 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	Final
AP	24т	23	22т	21	20т	19т	22	21	21	25	23	23	25	23	25	23	22	RV	RV
Coaches	25	22	23	22	22	22	23	22	21	24	22	22	25	22	RV	RV	24	RV	RV

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		No Change
(RV)		Received Votes
(NR)		Not Ranked

See also

• Syracuse Orange women's basketball
• 2014–15 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team