2024–25 Syracuse Orange women's basketball team Intercollegiate basketball season
The 2024–25 Syracuse Orange women's basketball team represents Syracuse University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season . The Orange are led by third-year head coach Felisha Legette-Jack . The Orange are eleventh-year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference and play their home games at the JMA Wireless Dome in Syracuse, New York .
Previous season
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
Incoming transfers
Recruiting class
Source:[ 8]
College recruiting information
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
Star ratings : Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN : ESPN grade: 91
Madeline Potts G
Victoria, Australia
Templestowe College
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
N/A
Nov 8, 2023
Star ratings : Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN : N/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
Star ratings : Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN : N/A ESPN grade: NR
Keira Scott F
Daytona Beach, Florida
DME Academy
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
N/A
Mar 8, 2023
Star ratings : Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN : 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
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
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 –
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 –
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 –
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 –
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 –
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 –
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 –
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 –
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 –
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 –
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
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
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ 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 20 Final AP RV — — — — — — — — — — — — Coaches — — — — — — — — — — — — —
References
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^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule" . cuse.com . Syracuse University. Retrieved October 28, 2024 .
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