2024–25 Syracuse Orange women's basketball team

The 2024–25 Syracuse Orange women's basketball team represented Syracuse University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Orange were led by third-year head coach Felisha Legette-Jack. The Orange were eleventh-year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference and played their home games at the JMA Wireless Dome in Syracuse, New York.

2024–25 Syracuse Orange women's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	12–18 (6–12 ACC)
Head coach	Felisha Legette-Jack (3rd season)
Associate head coach	Kristen Sharkey (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Khyreed Carter (3rd season) Ty Evans (1st season)
Home arena	JMA Wireless Dome
Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 ACC women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 9 NC State	16	–	2		.889			28	–	7		.800
No. 8 Notre Dame	16	–	2		.889			28	–	6		.824
No. 7 Duke †	14	–	4		.778			29	–	8		.784
No. 22 Florida State	13	–	5		.722			24	–	9		.727
No. 12 North Carolina	13	–	5		.722			29	–	8		.784
Louisville	13	–	5		.722			22	–	11		.667
California	12	–	6		.667			25	–	9		.735
Virginia Tech	9	–	9		.500			19	–	13		.594
Georgia Tech	9	–	9		.500			22	–	11		.667
Virginia	8	–	10		.444			17	–	15		.531
Stanford	8	–	10		.444			16	–	15		.516
Boston College	6	–	12		.333			16	–	18		.471
Syracuse	6	–	12		.333			12	–	18		.400
Clemson	6	–	12		.333			14	–	17		.452
Pittsburgh	5	–	13		.278			13	–	19		.406
Miami (FL)	4	–	14		.222			14	–	15		.483
Wake Forest	2	–	16		.111			9	–	20		.310
SMU	2	–	16		.111			10	–	20		.333
† 2025 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The Orange started the season with a win against Niagara but then lost their next two games, one against Saint Joseph's and the second against eleventh-ranked Maryland. Their struggles continued as they went 3–3 over the next portion of their non-conference schedule. During this stretch, they participated in the Emerald Coast Classic where they defeated Missouri but lost to Creighton. They also lost their ACC–SEC Challenge game against Texas A&M during that run. They lost their ACC opener to tenth ranked Notre Dame 93–62. They won their final two non-conference games in 2024. 2025 started on a difficult note, as the Orange lost their first three games of the calendar year. The losses included thirteenth-ranked Georgia Tech and an overtime loss to SMU. Their first win in the calendar year came against Miami, 66–61. After the win, the Orange went on another three game losing streak. Their record improved after that streak, as they went 3–1 over their next four games. This was followed by a rough patch as they lost both games on a trip to California, and then also lost to ninth-ranked North Carolina and eleventh-ranked Duke. The Orange won their final two games against Pittsburgh and Boston College.

The Orange finished the season 12–18 overall and 6–12 in ACC play to finish in a tie for twelfth place. As the thirteenth seed in the ACC tournament, they faced twelfth seed Boston College in a re-match of the regular season finale. The Orange lost the rematch 76–73 after splitting the season series 1–1. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WBIT.

Previous season

Main article: 2023–24 Syracuse Orange women's basketball team

The Orange finished the season 24–8 overall and 13–5 in ACC play to finish in a three-way tie for second place. As the third seed in the ACC tournament, they earned a bye into the Quarterfinals where they were upset by sixth seed Florida State. They received an at-large invitation to the NCAA Tournament, marking their first appearance since 2021. As the sixth seed in the Portland 3 they defeated eleventh seed Arizona in the First Round before losing to third seed Connecticut in the Second Round to end their season.

Off-season

Departures

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Kennedi Perkins	1	G	5'6"	Sophomore	Bolingbrook, Illinois	Transferred to Marquette[1]
Dyaisha Fair	2	G	5'5"	Graduate Student	Rochester, New York	Graduated; drafted 16th overall in the 2024 WNBA draft[2]
Cheyenne McEvans	12	G	5'9"	Senior	Detroit, Michigan	Transferred to Florida A&M[3]
Marilena Triantafylli	15	C	6'5"	Freshman	Athens, Greece	Transferred to Saint Louis[4]
Alyssa Latham	23	F	6'2"	Freshman	Glenwood, Illinois	Transferred to Tennessee[5]
Alaina Rice	25	G	5'8"	Graduate Student	Rockledge, Florida	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Journey Thompson	2	F	6'3"	Junior	McMurray, Pennsylvania	Arizona State[6]
Angelica Velez	15	G	5'7"	Sophomore	The Bronx, New York	LSU[7]

Recruiting class

Source:^[8]

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Shy Hawkins F	Brookville, New York	Long Island Lutheran	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	N/A	Oct 25, 2023
	Recruit ratings: ESPN:    (91)
Madeline Potts G	Victoria, Australia	Templestowe College	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	N/A	Nov 8, 2023
	Recruit ratings: ESPN:    (NR)
Olivia Schmitt G	Staten Island, New York	DME Academy	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	N/A	Feb 2, 2023
	Recruit ratings: ESPN:    (NR)
Keira Scott F	Daytona Beach, Florida	DME Academy	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	N/A	Mar 8, 2023
	Recruit ratings: ESPN:    (92)
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

2024–25 Syracuse Orange women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown F 1 Keira Scott 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr DME Academy Daytona Beach, FL F 2 Journey Thompson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Peters Township Arizona State McMurray, PA G 3 Olivia Schmitt 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr DME Academy Staten Island, NY G 4 Sophie Burrows 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Viewbank College Victoria, Australia G 5 Georgia Woolley 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr St Paul's School Buffalo Brisbane, Australia G 11 Lexi McNabb 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Lincoln Prep Chandler, AZ F 14 Shy Hawkins 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Long Island Lutheran Brookville, NY G 15 Angelica Velez 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So The Webb School LSU The Bronx, NY G 17 Madeline Potts 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Templestowe College Victoria, Australia F 21 Saniaa Wilson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Bishop Kearney Buffalo Rochester, NY F 22 Kyra Wood 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr City Honors Temple Buffalo, NY G 24 Dominique Camp 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) GS Lakota West Akron Dayton, OH C 34 Izabel Varejão 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) GS Neuse Christian Academy Michigan Vitória, Brazil	Head coach Felisha Legette-Jack (Syracuse) Assistant coach(es) Kristen Sharkey (Buffalo) Khyreed Carter (Michigan State) Ty Evans (Wisconsin–Whitewater) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: September 2, 2024

Schedule

Source:^[9]

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		Daemen	W 90–50	–	16 – Tied	14 – Wood	6 – Velez	JMA Wireless Dome (536) Syracuse, NY
Regular season
November 5, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		Niagara	W 108–84	1–0	19 – Wood	8 – Tied	9 – Camp	JMA Wireless Dome (1,997) Syracuse, NY
November 10, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX		Saint Joseph's	L 70–84	1–1	19 – Woolley	7 – Burrows	5 – Velez	JMA Wireless Dome (2,215) Syracuse, NY
November 13, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCN		No. 11 Maryland	L 73–84	1–2	17 – Woolley	11 – Wood	4 – Velez	JMA Wireless Dome (2,427) Syracuse, NY
November 17, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX		Fairleigh Dickinson	W 77–58	2–2	12 – Wood	7 – Tied	8 – Camp	JMA Wireless Dome (2,259) Syracuse, NY
November 20, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		Albany	L 70–73	2–3	23 – Woolley	9 – Wood	4 – Woolley	JMA Wireless Dome (2,038) Syracuse, NY
November 25, 2024* 5:00 p.m., Flo Hoops		vs. Missouri Emerald Coast Classic Beach Bracket semifinals	W 82–59	3–3	17 – Woolley	7 – Wilson	7 – Tied	Northwest Florida State College (300) Destin, FL
November 26, 2024* 8:30 p.m., Flo Hoops		vs. Creighton Emerald Coast Classic	L 59–86	3–4	11 – Scott	6 – Burrows	3 – Woolley	Northwest Florida State College (500) Destin, FL
December 1, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ACCNX		Yale	W 78–50	4–4	16 – Woolley	11 – Varejão	5 – Camp	JMA Wireless Dome (3,036) Syracuse, NY
December 4, 2024* 7:15 p.m., ESPNU		at Texas A&M ACC–SEC Challenge	L 45–57	4–5	14 – Scott	11 – Wood	4 – Velez	Reed Arena (3,043) College Station, TX
December 8, 2024 12:00 p.m., ACCN		No. 10 Notre Dame	L 62–93	4–6 (0–1)	16 – Scott	10 – Varejão	2 – Tied	JMA Wireless Dome (4,440) Syracuse, NY
December 18, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Binghamton	W 87–60	5–6	18 – Woolley	6 – Varejão	8 – Camp	Binghamton University Events Center (2,372) Vestal, NY
December 21, 2024* 11:00 a.m., ACCNX		Dartmouth	W 87–52	6–6	16 – Wilson	10 – Wood	10 – Camp	JMA Wireless Dome (2,772) Syracuse, NY
January 2, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		at No. 13 Georgia Tech	L 68–85	6–7 (0–2)	22 – Woolley	8 – Tied	4 – Velez	McCamish Pavilion (2,076) Atlanta, GA
January 5, 2025 2:00 p.m., ACCN		at Florida State	L 73–85	6–8 (0–3)	14 – Burrows	10 – Burrows	10 – Velez	Donald L. Tucker Center (1,849) Tallahassee, FL
January 9, 2025 10:30 a.m., ACCN		SMU	L 71–72 OT	6–9 (0–4)	18 – Woolley	8 – Thompson	6 – Camp	JMA Wireless Dome (2,856) Syracuse, NY
January 12, 2025 6:00 p.m., ACCN		Miami (FL)	W 66–61	7–9 (1–4)	18 – Wood	10 – Wood	4 – Tied	JMA Wireless Dome (3,185) Syracuse, NY
January 16, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		at Louisville	L 62–72	7–10 (1–5)	17 – Tied	9 – Wood	5 – Woolley	KFC Yum! Center (7,442) Louisville, KY
January 19, 2025 12:00 p.m., ACCN		at Boston College	L 51–92	7–11 (1–6)	15 – Burrows	8 – Burrows	4 – Camp	Conte Forum (1,386) Chestnut Hill, MA
January 23, 2025 6:00 p.m., ACCN		No. 20 NC State	L 66–74	7–12 (1–7)	16 – Burrows	9 – Tied	8 – Camp	JMA Wireless Dome (2,445) Syracuse, NY
January 26, 2025 2:00 p.m., ACCNX		at Clemson	W 67–55	8–12 (2–7)	16 – Tied	12 – Varejão	4 – Woolley	Littlejohn Coliseum (2,540) Clemson, SC
February 2, 2025 12:00 p.m., ACCN		Virginia	L 67–70	8–13 (2–8)	22 – Burrows	15 – Wood	7 – Camp	JMA Wireless Dome (3,994) Syracuse, NY
February 6, 2025 6:00 p.m., ACCN		at Virginia Tech	W 93–87	9–13 (3–8)	28 – Burrows	5 – Wood	10 – Camp	Cassell Coliseum (4,902) Blacksburg, VA
February 9, 2025 2:00 p.m., ACCN		Wake Forest	W 62–50	10–13 (4–8)	21 – Woolley	10 – Burrows	3 – Woolley	JMA Wireless Dome (3,735) Syracuse, NY
February 13, 2025 10:00 p.m., ACCN		at Stanford	L 58–79	10–14 (4–9)	18 – Woolley	8 – Burros	3 – Schmitt	Maples Pavilion (2,914) Stanford, CA
February 16, 2025 6:00 p.m., ACCN		at California	L 69–75	10–15 (4–10)	23 – Woolley	8 – Wood	4 – Schmitt	Haas Pavilion (3,849) Berkeley, CA
February 20, 2025 6:00 p.m., ACCN		No. 9 North Carolina	L 58–68	10–16 (4–11)	17 – Woolley	4 – Tied	4 – Woolley	JMA Wireless Dome (3,271) Syracuse, NY
February 23, 2025 2:00 p.m., The CW		at No. 11 Duke	L 49–80	10–17 (4–12)	14 – Woolley	8 – Burrows	3 – Burrows	Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,078) Durham, NC
February 27, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		Pittsburgh	W 83–65	11–17 (5–12)	25 – Woolley	8 – Wood	9 – Tied	JMA Wireless Dome (2,667) Syracuse, NY
March 2, 2025 4:00 p.m., ACCN		Boston College	W 82–57	12–17 (6–12)	19 – Woolley	9 – Varejão	6 – Tied	JMA Wireless Dome (3,640) Syracuse, NY
ACC tournament
March 5, 2025* 1:00 p.m., ACCN	(13)	vs. (12) Boston College First Round	L 73–76	12–18	23 – Burrows	5 – Tied	6 – Woolley	Greensboro Coliseum (6,932) Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Rankings

See also: 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—