2019–20 Syracuse Orange women's basketball team

The 2019–20 Syracuse Orange women's basketball team represented Syracuse University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Orange were led by thirteenth year head coach Quentin Hillsman. The Orange were seventh year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference and played their home games at the Carrier Dome.

2019–20 Syracuse Orange women's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	16–15 (9–9 ACC)
Head coach	Quentin Hillsman (13th season)
Assistant coaches	Vonn Read Cedric Solice DeLisha Milton-Jones
Home arena	Carrier Dome
Seasons ← 2018–19 2020–21 →

2019–20 ACC women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 6 Louisville	16	–	2		.889			28	–	4		.875
No. 8 NC State†	14	–	4		.778			28	–	4		.875
Duke	12	–	6		.667			18	–	12		.600
No. 18 Florida State	11	–	7		.611			24	–	8		.750
Virginia Tech	11	–	7		.611			21	–	9		.700
Boston College	11	–	7		.611			20	–	12		.625
Georgia Tech	10	–	8		.556			20	–	11		.645
Syracuse	9	–	9		.500			16	–	15		.516
Virginia	8	–	10		.444			13	–	17		.433
Notre Dame	8	–	10		.444			13	–	18		.419
Miami (FL)	7	–	11		.389			15	–	15		.500
North Carolina	7	–	11		.389			16	–	14		.533
Wake Forest	7	–	11		.389			16	–	16		.500
Clemson	3	–	15		.167			8	–	23		.258
Pittsburgh	1	–	17		.056			5	–	26		.161
† 2020 ACC tournament winner As of March 5, 2020 Rankings from AP poll

The Orange finished the season 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]

Previous season

For the 2018–19 season, the Orange finished 11–5 in ACC play and 25–9 overall. Their record achieved fifth place in the ACC. Syracuse was eliminated in the semifinals of the ACC women's tournament by Notre Dame. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament, receiving a three seed in the Portland regional, where they defeated Fordham in the first round before being upset by South Dakota State in the second round.

Off-season

Recruiting Class

Source:^[2]

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Alisha Lewis PG	Wallingford, Pennsylvania	Strath Haven High School	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	N/A
	Recruit ratings: ESPN:    (97)
Teisha Hyman PG	White Plains, New York	Woodlands	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	N/A
	Recruit ratings: ESPN:    (92)
Oceanne Montpierre PG	France	Ropazu	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)	N/A
	Recruit ratings: ESPN:    (90)
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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

2019–20 Syracuse Orange women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Elemy Colomé 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) GS Proctor Academy Morgan State Lawrence, MA G 1 Taleah Washington 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Rock Creek Christian Academy District Heights, MD F 2 Whisper Fisher 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) GS Owings Mills Owings Mills, MD F 3 Maeva Djaldi–Tabdi 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS So Jean Moulin Paris, France G 4 Tiana Mangakahia 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Lake Ginninderra Meadowbrook, QLD, Australia G 5 Teisha Hyman 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Woodlands White Plains, NY G 10 Alisha Lewis 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Strath Haven Wallingford, PA G 11 Gabrielle Cooper 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Morgan Park Lansing, IL G 12 Brooke Alexander 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) GS Prestonwood Christian UT Arlington Frisco, TX G 21 Emily Engstler 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So St. Francis Prep Fresh Meadows, NY C 22 Amaya Finklea–Guity 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Noble & Greenough Dorchester, MA G 23 Kiara Lewis 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Jr Whitney Young Chicago, IL G 25 Lauren Fitzmaurice 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Liberty Bell Mazama, WA F 45 Digna Strautmane 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Riga 66 Riga, Latvia	Head coach Quentin Hillsman (St. Mary's (MD)) Assistant coach(es) Vonn Read (Clark Atlanta) Cedric Solice (Charleston Southern) DeLisha Milton-Jones (Florida) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 4, 2019

Schedule

Source:^[3]

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019* 8:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 21	Ohio	W 66–54	1–0	Carrier Dome (1,297) Syracuse, NY
November 12, 2019* 8:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 20	Maryland Eastern Shore	W 65–50	2–0	Carrier Dome (1,223) Syracuse, NY
November 16, 2019* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 20	Albany	W 75–52	3–0	Carrier Dome (1,421) Syracuse, NY
November 24, 2019* 4:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 17	No. 1 Oregon	L 64–81	3–1	Carrier Dome (3,091) Syracuse, NY
November 28, 2019* 8:00 p.m.	No. 18	vs. Houston Greater Victoria Invitational	W 87–62	4–1	CARSA Performance Gym (907) Victoria, BC
November 29, 2019* 7:30 p.m.	No. 18	vs. No. 3 Stanford Greater Victoria Invitational	L 59–77	4–2	CARSA Performance Gym (1,014) Victoria, BC
November 30, 2019* 8:00 p.m.	No. 18	vs. Green Bay Greater Victoria Invitational	L 73–79 OT	4–3	CARSA Performance Gym (1,224) Victoria, BC
December 5, 2019* 9:00 p.m., ESPN		at No. 24 Michigan ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge	L 76–84 OT	4–4	Crisler Center (1,832) Ann Arbor, MI
December 8, 2019* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX		UMBC	W 82–48	5–4	Carrier Dome (771) Syracuse, NY
December 20, 2019* 1:30 p.m., FloHoops		vs. No. 19 Michigan State Florida Sunshine Classic	W 77–63	6–4	Alfond Sports Center (214) Orlando, FL
December 22, 2019* 1:30 p.m., FloHoops		vs. No. 22 West Virginia Florida Sunshine Classic	L 69–71	6–5	Alfond Sports Center (274) Orlando, FL
ACC regular season
December 29, 2019 2:00 p.m., ESPN2		at No. 7 Louisville	L 58–62	6–6 (0–1)	KFC Yum! Center (10,084) Louisville, KY
January 2, 2020 8:00 p.m., ACCN		No. 8 Florida State	W 90–89 OT	7–6 (1–1)	Carrier Dome (1,489) Syracuse, NY
January 5, 2020 4:00 p.m., ACCN		Notre Dame	W 74–63 OT	8–6 (2–1)	Carrier Dome (4,306) Syracuse, NY
January 12, 2020 12:00 p.m., ACCN		at Miami (FL)	L 62–77	8–7 (2–2)	Watsco Center (951) Coral Gables, FL
January 16, 2020 7:30 p.m., ACCNX		Georgia Tech	L 64–82	8–8 (2–3)	Carrier Dome (1,720) Syracuse, NY
January 19, 2020 7:30 p.m., RSN		at Pittsburgh	W 69–51	9–8 (3–3)	Petersen Events Center (1,364) Pittsburgh, PA
January 23, 2020 8:00 p.m., ACCN		Duke	L 58–88	9–9 (3–4)	Carrier Dome (2,106) Syracuse, NY
January 26, 2020 4:00 p.m., ACCNX		at Wake Forest	L 60–65	9–10 (3–5)	LJVM Coliseum (1,711) Winston-Salem, NC
January 30, 2020 8:00 p.m., ACCN		Virginia Tech	W 67–65	10–10 (4–5)	Carrier Dome (1,096) Syracuse, NY
February 2, 2020 2:00 p.m., ACCNX		at Virginia	L 41–57	10–11 (4–6)	John Paul Jones Arena (2,649) Charlottesville, VA
February 6, 2020 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		at Boston College	W 89–79	11–11 (5–6)	Conte Forum (1,676) Chestnut Hill, MA
February 9, 2020 2:00 p.m., ESPN2		No. 5 Louisville	W 59–51	12–11 (6–6)	Carrier Dome (2,894) Syracuse, NY
February 13, 2020 7:00 p.m., RSN		at North Carolina	W 74–56	13–11 (7–6)	Carmichael Arena (1,564) Chapel Hill, NC
February 16, 2020 1:00 p.m., RSN		Pittsburgh	W 71–53	14–11 (8–6)	Carrier Dome (3,237) Syracuse, NY
February 20, 2020 6:00 p.m., ACCN		Clemson	W 59–46	15–11 (9–6)	Carrier Dome (1,592) Syracuse, NY
February 23, 2020 12:00 p.m., ACCN		at Notre Dame	L 70–72	15–12 (9–7)	Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,086) Notre Dame, IN
February 27, 2020 8:00 p.m., ACCN		at No. 8 NC State	L 60–69	15–13 (9–8)	Reynolds Coliseum (3,779) Raleigh, NC
March 1, 2020 4:00 p.m., RSN		Boston College	L 81–88	15–14 (9–9)	Carrier Dome (3,410) Syracuse, NY
ACC Women's Tournament
March 5, 2020 2:00 p.m., RSN	(8)	vs. (9) Virginia Second round	W 67–50	16–14	Greensboro Coliseum (2,781) Greensboro, NC
March 6, 2020 2:00 p.m., RSN	(8)	vs. (1) No. 4 Louisville Quarterfinals	L 46–71	16–15	Greensboro Coliseum (3,811) Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Rankings

Main article: 2019–20 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	Week 19	Final
AP	21	20	17	18	RV					RV										N/A
Coaches	17	15	16	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

• 2019–20 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team