2022–23 Syracuse Orange women's basketball team

2022–23 Syracuse Orange women's basketball
2022–23 Syracuse Orange women's basketball
WNIT, Super 16
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	20–13 (9–9 ACC)
Head coach	Felisha Legette-Jack (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Sue Ludwig; Khyreed Carter; Kristen Sharkey;
Home arena	JMA Wireless Dome
	Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

2022–23 ACC women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 10т Notre Dame	15	–	3	.833	27	–	6	.818
No. 13 Duke	14	–	4	.778	26	–	7	.788
No. 4 Virginia Tech †	14	–	4	.778	31	–	4	.886
Louisville	12	–	6	.667	26	–	12	.684
Florida State	12	–	6	.667	23	–	10	.697
Miami (FL)	11	–	7	.611	22	–	13	.629
No. 20 North Carolina	11	–	7	.611	22	–	11	.667
NC State	9	–	9	.500	20	–	12	.625
Syracuse	9	–	9	.500	20	–	13	.606
Clemson	7	–	11	.389	19	–	16	.543
Boston College	5	–	13	.278	16	–	17	.485
Wake Forest	5	–	13	.278	17	–	17	.500
Virginia	4	–	14	.222	15	–	15	.500
Georgia Tech	4	–	14	.222	13	–	17	.433
Pittsburgh	3	–	15	.167	10	–	20	.333

† 2023 ACC tournament winner As of March 27, 2023 Rankings from AP poll

The 2022–23 Syracuse Orange women's basketball team represented Syracuse University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Orange were led by first-year head coach Felisha Legette-Jack. The Orange were tenth year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference and played their home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York.

Prior to the season beginning Felisha Legette-Jack was announced as the head coach at Syracuse.^[1] She took over from interim head coach Von Read.

The Orange finished the season 20–13 overall and 9–9 in ACC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. As the ninth seed in the ACC tournament, the received a bye to the Second Round, where they lost to NC State. They received an at-large bid to the WNIT. The Orange defeated Kent State in the First Round and Seton Hall in the Second Round before losing to Columbia in the Super 16 to end their season.

Previous season

Previous head coach Quentin Hillsman resigned amid investigations into allegations of inappropriate behavior on August 2, 2021.^[2] Associate Head Coach Vonn Read was named the interim head coach for the 2021–2022 season on August 4, 2021.^[3]

The Orange finished the season 11–18 overall and 4–14 in ACC play to finish in a tie for eleventh place. As the twelfth seed in the ACC tournament, they lost to Clemson in their First Round matchup. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WNIT.

Off-season

Departures

Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Priscilla Williams	2	G	6'2"	Sophomore	Houston, Texas	Transferred to USF^[4]
Alaysia Styles	4	F	6'3"	Graduate Student	San Diego, California	Graduated
Najé Murray	10	G	5'6"	Graduate Student	Stockton, California	Graduated
Jayla Thornton	11	G	5'10"	Graduate Student	Newark, New Jersey	Graduated; Transferred to George Washington^[5]
Eboni Walker	22	F	6'0"	Junior	Las Vegas, Nevada	Transferred to Ohio State^[6]
Julianna Walker	30	G	5'6"	Freshman	Tacoma, Washington	Transferred to Seattle^[7]
Chrislyn Carr	32	G	5'5"	Senior	Davenport, Iowa	Graduated; Transferred to Louisville^[8]
Christianna Carr	43	G	6'1"	Senior	Eden Prairie, Minnesota	Graduated; Transferred to Arkansas^[9]

Incoming Transfers

Incoming Transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Olivia Owens	00	F	6'4"	Graduate Student	Albany, New York	Kentucky^[10]
Dyaisha Fair	2	G	5'5"	Senior	Rochester, New York	Buffalo^[11]
Georgia Woolley	5	G	6'0"	Sophomore	Brisbane, Australia	Buffalo^[12]
Cheyenne McEvans	12	G	5'9"	Sophomore	Southfield, Michigan	Buffalo^[13]
Asia Strong	15	F	6'2"	Graduate Student	South Bend, Indiana	Wichita State^[14]
Saniaa Wilson	21	F	6'0"	Sophomore	Rochester, New York	Buffalo^[12]
Kyra Wood	22	F	6'3"	Graduate Student	Buffalo, New York	Temple^[10]
Dariauna Lewis	24	F	6'1"	Graduate Student	Omaha, Nebraska	Alabama A&M^[15]

Recruiting Class

Source:^[16]

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
Kennedi Perkins G	Bolingbrook, Illinois	Bolingbrook High School	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	N/A
Kennedi Perkins G	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Lexi McNabb G	Chandler, Arizona	Lincoln Prep High School	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)	N/A
Lexi McNabb G	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
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

2022–23 Syracuse Orange women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	00	Olivia Owens	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	GS	Niskayuna Kentucky	Albany, NY
G	1	Kennedi Perkins	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Fr	Bolingbrook	Bolingbrook, IL
G	2	Dyaisha Fair	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	Sr	Edison Tech Buffalo	Rochester, NY
G	3	Nyah Wilson	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	Duncanville	Dallas, TX
G	4	Teisha Hyman	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	RS Jr	Woodlands	White Plains, NY
G	5	Georgia Woolley	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	St Paul's School Buffalo	Brisbane, Australia
G	10	Ava Irvin	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	Greater Atlanta Christian	Atlanta, GA
G	11	Lexi McNabb	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Fr	Lincoln Prep	Chandler, AZ
G	12	Cheyenne McEvans	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	Southfield A&T Buffalo	Southfield, MI
F	15	Asia Strong	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	GS	Riley Wichita State	South Bend, IN
F	21	Saniaa Wilson	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Bishop Kearney Buffalo	Rochester, NY
F	22	Kyra Wood	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	So	City Honors Temple	Buffalo, NY
F	24	Dariauna Lewis	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	GS	Omaha North Alabama A&M	Omaha, NE
G	25	Alaina Rice	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	IMG Academy Auburn	Rockledge, FL

Head coach

Felisha Legette-Jack (Syracuse)

Assistant coach(es)

Sue Ludwig (Syracuse)
Khyreed Carter (Michigan State)
Kristen Sharkey (Buffalo)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 1, 2022

Schedule

Source:^[17]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 3, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		Le Moyne	W 73–70	–	JMA Wireless Dome (554) Syracuse, NY
Regular Season
November 7, 2022* 3:30 p.m., ACCNX		Stony Brook	W 79–56	1–0	JMA Wireless Dome (1,259) Syracuse, NY
November 10, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		Colgate	W 72–48	2–0	JMA Wireless Dome (1,164) Syracuse, NY
November 14, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		Binghamton	W 92–59	3–0	JMA Wireless Dome (1,522) Syracuse, NY
November 17, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		LIU	W 85–63	4–0	JMA Wireless Dome (1,084) Syracuse, NY
November 21, 2022* 7:00 p.m., BTN+		at Penn State	L 69–82	4–1	Bryce Jordan Center (1,650) University Park, PA
November 25, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		Bucknell	W 65–48	5–1	JMA Wireless Dome (1,363) Syracuse, NY
November 30, 2022* 6:00 p.m., BTN		at Purdue ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge	L 78–87	5–2	Mackey Arena (2,521) West Lafayette, IN
December 4, 2022* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Yale	W 60–58	6–2	Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, CT
December 8, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		Coppin State	W 93–75	7–2	JMA Wireless Dome (1,086) Syracuse, NY
December 11, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX		Wagner	W 83–53	8–2	JMA Wireless Dome (1,468) Syracuse, NY
December 18, 2022 12:00 p.m., ACCN		Wake Forest	W 67–58	9–2 (1–0)	JMA Wireless Dome (1,555) Syracuse, NY
December 20, 2022* 10:30 a.m., ACCNX		Albany	W 87–64	10–2	JMA Wireless Dome (7,311) Syracuse, NY
December 29, 2022 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		at Louisville	L 77–86	10–3 (1–1)	KFC Yum! Center (9,025) Louisville, KY
January 1, 2023 7:00 p.m., ACCRSN		No. 6 NC State	L 54–56	10–4 (1–2)	JMA Wireless Dome (1,994) Syracuse, NY
January 5, 2023 6:00 p.m., ACCN		Pittsburgh	W 89–71	11–4 (2–2)	JMA Wireless Dome (1,956) Syracuse, NY
January 8, 2023 2:00 p.m., ACCNX		at Clemson	W 91–77	12–4 (3–2)	Littlejohn Coliseum (906) Clemson, SC
January 12, 2023 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		at Boston College	W 83–73	13–4 (4–2)	Conte Forum (964) Chestnut Hill, MA
January 15, 2023 2:00 p.m., ACCN		No. 7 Notre Dame	L 56–72	13–5 (4–3)	JMA Wireless Dome (3,736) Syracuse, NY
January 19, 2023 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		at Georgia Tech	L 57–69	13–6 (4–4)	McCamish Pavilion (1,920) Atlanta, GA
January 22, 2023 12:00 p.m., ACCN		at No. 13 Duke	L 50–62	13–7 (4–5)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,147) Durham, NC
January 26, 2023 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		Virginia	W 90–72	14–7 (5–5)	JMA Wireless Dome (1,606) Syracuse, NY
January 29, 2023 7:00 p.m., ACCN		Louisville	L 67–79	14–8 (5–6)	JMA Wireless Dome (6,220) Syracuse, NY
February 2, 2023 12:00 p.m., ACCNX		at No. 13 Virginia Tech	L 64–78	14–9 (5–7)	Cassell Coliseum (2,592) Blacksburg, VA
February 5, 2023 2:00 p.m., ACCNX		Boston College	W 79–72	15–9 (6–7)	JMA Wireless Dome (2,723) Syracuse, NY
February 9, 2023 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		No. 14 North Carolina	W 75–67	16–9 (7–7)	JMA Wireless Dome (1,932) Syracuse, NY
February 12, 2023 4:00 p.m., ACCN		at No. 10 Notre Dame	L 64–73	16–10 (7–8)	Purcell Pavilion (5,239) Notre Dame, IN
February 16, 2023 6:00 p.m., ACCN		at No. 24 Florida State	L 65–78	16–11 (7–9)	Donald L. Tucker Center (2,794) Tallahassee, FL
February 19, 2023 1:00 p.m., ACCRSN		Miami (FL)	W 77–68	17–11 (8–9)	JMA Wireless Dome (4,566) Syracuse, NY
February 23, 2023 6:00 p.m., ACCNX		at Pittsburgh	W 85–55	18–11 (9–9)	Peterson Events Center (517) Pittsburgh, PA
ACC Women's Tournament
March 2, 2023 2:00 p.m., ACCN	(9)	vs. (8) NC State Second round	L 58–83	18–12	Greensboro Coliseum (4,177) Greensboro, NC
WNIT
March 15, 2023 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		Kent State First round	W 84–56	19–12	JMA Wireless Dome (689) Syracuse, NY
March 20, 2023 7:00 p.m., FloHoops		at Seton Hall Second round	W 72–54	20–12	Walsh Gymnasium (871) South Orange, NJ
March 24, 2023 7:00 p.m., SNY		at Columbia Super 16	L 82–88	20–13	Levien Gymnasium (1,537) New York, NY
*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	Final
AP																			N/A
Coaches

Note: The AP does not release a final poll.

**Legend**
		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked in previous week
(RV)		Received Votes
(NR)		Not Ranked

References

^ Jackson, Wilton (March 26, 2022). "Syracuse Hires Program Legend As New Women's Basketball Coach". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
^ Hertel, Alyssa (August 2, 2021). "Syracuse coach Quentin Hillsman resigns amid investigation into allegations of inappropriate behavior". usatoday.com. USA Today. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
^ "Read to Serve as Acting Head Coach for 2021-22 Season". cuse.com. Syracuse University. August 4, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
^ "South Florida Lands Syracuse Transfer, Former McDonalds All-America Priscilla Williams". gousfbulls.com. USF Athletics. April 13, 2022. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
^ "Women's Basketball Adds Two for 2022-23 Season". gwsports.com. George Washington University. May 31, 2022. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
^ "Former Syracuse Forward Eboni Walker Transfers To Ohio State". buckeyesports.com. Buckeye Sports Bulletin. June 2, 2022. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
^ "Redhawks Add Kyrkjebo, Walker". goseattleu.com. Seattle University Athletics. June 23, 2022. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
^ "Louisville Adds Chrislyn Carr to 2022 Class". gocards.com. University of Louisville Athletics. April 20, 2022. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
^ "Hogs pick up grad transfer from Syracuse". razorbackswire.usatoday.com. USA Today. April 22, 2022. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Owens, Wood Transfer to Syracuse". cuse.com. University of Syracuse. April 15, 2022. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
^ "Buffalo women's basketball star Dyaisha Fair transfers to Syracuse". espn.com. Associated Press. April 27, 2022. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Georgia Woolley and Saniaa Wilson to join Felisha Legette-Jack at Syracuse". ubspectrum.com. The Spectrum. April 1, 2022. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
^ "Cheyenne McEvans, a former MAC All-Freshman team honoree, transfers from Buffalo to Syracuse". syracuse.com. Advance Publications. April 21, 2022. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
^ "Orange Land Grad Transfer Asia Strong". cuse.com. University of Syracuse. April 29, 2022. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
^ "Syracuse women's basketball adds a new transfer, a strong rebounder from an HBCU school". syracuse.com. Advance Publications. July 7, 2022. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
^ "Syracuse Orange". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Schedule". cuse.com. Syracuse University. Retrieved November 1, 2022.

[1] Jackson, Wilton (March 26, 2022). "Syracuse Hires Program Legend As New Women's Basketball Coach". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved March 26, 2022.

[2] Hertel, Alyssa (August 2, 2021). "Syracuse coach Quentin Hillsman resigns amid investigation into allegations of inappropriate behavior". usatoday.com. USA Today. Retrieved October 20, 2021.

[3] "Read to Serve as Acting Head Coach for 2021-22 Season". cuse.com. Syracuse University. August 4, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2021.

[4] "South Florida Lands Syracuse Transfer, Former McDonalds All-America Priscilla Williams". gousfbulls.com. USF Athletics. April 13, 2022. Retrieved November 2, 2022.

[5] "Women's Basketball Adds Two for 2022-23 Season". gwsports.com. George Washington University. May 31, 2022. Retrieved November 2, 2022.

[6] "Former Syracuse Forward Eboni Walker Transfers To Ohio State". buckeyesports.com. Buckeye Sports Bulletin. June 2, 2022. Retrieved November 2, 2022.

[7] "Redhawks Add Kyrkjebo, Walker". goseattleu.com. Seattle University Athletics. June 23, 2022. Retrieved November 2, 2022.

[8] "Louisville Adds Chrislyn Carr to 2022 Class". gocards.com. University of Louisville Athletics. April 20, 2022. Retrieved October 18, 2022.

[9] "Hogs pick up grad transfer from Syracuse". razorbackswire.usatoday.com. USA Today. April 22, 2022. Retrieved November 2, 2022.

[owenswood-10] "Owens, Wood Transfer to Syracuse". cuse.com. University of Syracuse. April 15, 2022. Retrieved November 2, 2022.

[11] "Buffalo women's basketball star Dyaisha Fair transfers to Syracuse". espn.com. Associated Press. April 27, 2022. Retrieved November 2, 2022.

[woolleywilson-12] "Georgia Woolley and Saniaa Wilson to join Felisha Legette-Jack at Syracuse". ubspectrum.com. The Spectrum. April 1, 2022. Retrieved November 2, 2022.

[13] "Cheyenne McEvans, a former MAC All-Freshman team honoree, transfers from Buffalo to Syracuse". syracuse.com. Advance Publications. April 21, 2022. Retrieved November 2, 2022.

[14] "Orange Land Grad Transfer Asia Strong". cuse.com. University of Syracuse. April 29, 2022. Retrieved November 2, 2022.

[15] "Syracuse women's basketball adds a new transfer, a strong rebounder from an HBCU school". syracuse.com. Advance Publications. July 7, 2022. Retrieved November 2, 2022.

[16] "Syracuse Orange". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved November 1, 2022.

[17] "2022-23 Women's Basketball Schedule". cuse.com. Syracuse University. Retrieved November 1, 2022.

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v t e Syracuse Orange women's basketball
Venues	Manley Field House (1970–2006) JMA Wireless Dome (2006–present)
Rivalries	UConn
Culture & lore	Otto the Orange Syracuse ISP Sports Network
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA Final Four appearance in italics