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2024–25 Syracuse Orange women's basketball team

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2024–25 Syracuse Orange women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record2–3 (0–0 ACC)
Head coach
Associate head coachKristen Sharkey (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Khyreed Carter (3rd season)
  • Ty Evans (1st season)
Home arenaJMA Wireless Dome
Seasons
2024–25 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
California 0 0   5 0   1.000
Georgia Tech 0 0   4 0   1.000
Miami (FL) 0 0   4 0   1.000
No. 6 Notre Dame 0 0   4 0   1.000
Boston College 0 0   5 1   .833
No. 14 Duke 0 0   4 1   .800
Florida State 0 0   4 1   .800
Pittsburgh 0 0   4 1   .800
Stanford 0 0   4 1   .800
Virginia 0 0   4 1   .800
Virginia Tech 0 0   4 1   .800
Clemson 0 0   3 1   .750
No. 16 North Carolina 0 0   3 1   .750
Wake Forest 0 0   3 2   .600
No. 25 Louisville 0 0   2 2   .500
No. 20 NC State 0 0   2 2   .500
SMU 0 0   2 3   .400
Syracuse 0 0   2 3   .400
2025 ACC tournament winner
As of November 20, 2024
Rankings from AP Poll

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

Previous season

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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

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Departures

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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

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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

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Source:[8]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college 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 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 91
Madeline Potts
G
Victoria, Australia Templestowe College 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A Nov 8, 2023 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: NR
Olivia Schmitt
G
Staten Island, New York DME Academy 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) N/A Feb 2, 2023 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: NR
Keira Scott
F
Daytona Beach, Florida DME Academy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A Mar 8, 2023 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 92
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

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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
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: September 2, 2024

Schedule

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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.
vs. Missouri
Emerald Coast Classic Beach Bracket semifinals
      Northwest Florida State College 
Destin, FL
November 26, 2024*
7:30 p.m.
vs. Creighton/Wichita State
Emerald Coast Classic
      Northwest Florida State College 
Destin, FL
December 1, 2024*
12:00 p.m., ACCNX
Yale       JMA Wireless Dome 
Syracuse, NY
December 4, 2024*
7:15 p.m., ESPNU
at Texas A&M
ACC–SEC Challenge
      Reed Arena 
College Station, TX
December 8, 2024
12:00 p.m., ACCN
Notre Dame       JMA Wireless Dome 
Syracuse, NY
December 18, 2024*
6:00 p.m.
at Binghamton       Binghamton University Events Center 
Vestal, NY
December 21, 2024*
11:00 a.m., ACCNX
Dartmouth       JMA Wireless Dome 
Syracuse, NY
January 2, 2025
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Georgia Tech       McCamish Pavilion 
Atlanta, GA
January 5, 2025
2:00 p.m., ACCN
at Florida State       Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, FL
January 9, 2025
10:30 a.m., ACCN
SMU       JMA Wireless Dome 
Syracuse, NY
January 12, 2025
6:00 p.m., ACCN
Miami (FL)       JMA Wireless Dome 
Syracuse, NY
January 16, 2025
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Louisville       KFC Yum! Center 
Louisville, KY
January 19, 2025
12:00 p.m., ACCN
at Boston College       Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, MA
January 23, 2025
6:00 p.m., ACCN
NC State       JMA Wireless Dome 
Syracuse, NY
January 26, 2025
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Clemson       Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, SC
February 2, 2025
12:00 p.m., ACCN
Virginia       JMA Wireless Dome 
Syracuse, NY
February 6, 2025
6:00 p.m., ACCN
at Virginia Tech       Cassell Coliseum 
Blacksburg, VA
February 9, 2025
2:00 p.m., ACCN
Wake Forest       JMA Wireless Dome 
Syracuse, NY
February 13, 2025
10:00 p.m., ACCN
at Stanford       Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, CA
February 16, 2025
6:00 p.m., ACCN
at California       Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, CA
February 20, 2025
6:00 p.m., ACCN
North Carolina       JMA Wireless Dome 
Syracuse, NY
February 23, 2025
2:00 p.m., The CW
at Duke       Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
February 27, 2025
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Pittsburgh       JMA Wireless Dome 
Syracuse, NY
March 2, 2025
4:00 p.m., ACCN
Boston College       JMA Wireless Dome 
Syracuse, NY
ACC tournament

vs.        Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Rankings

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

References

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  1. ^ Steele, Ben (June 13, 2024). "What is the scouting report on six newcomers to the Marquette women's basketball team?". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
  2. ^ Wolf, Zak (16 April 2024). "Dyaisha Fair selected No. 16 overall by Las Vegas Aces in 2024 WNBA Draft". The Daily Orange. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  3. ^ Barnes, Randall (May 27, 2024). "Former Syracuse standout Cheyenne McEvans lands at Florida A&M". ClutchPoints. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
  4. ^ "Billikens Add Transfers Glanton and Triantafylli to 2024-25 Roster". slubillikens.com. University of Saint Louis Athletics. April 30, 2024. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
  5. ^ Hall, Cora (April 21, 2024). "Syracuse forward Alyssa Latham commits to Lady Vols basketball out of transfer portal". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
  6. ^ Murphy, Kevin (May 10, 2024). "College sports notebook: Peters Township grad Thompson transfers to Syracuse women's basketball". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
  7. ^ Darcey, Reed (May 5, 2024). "Two former LSU women's basketball guards have announced their transfer destinations". The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
  8. ^ "Syracuse Orange". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
  9. ^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". cuse.com. Syracuse University. Retrieved October 28, 2024.