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 resumeed 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
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record22–10 (11–5 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Vonn Read (4th season)
  • Kelley Gibson (5th season)
  • Sasha Palmer (2nd season)
Home arenaCarrier Dome
Seasons
2014–15 ACC women's basketball standings
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

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Syracuse IMG Sports Network

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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

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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

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

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2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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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
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(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule".