2017–18 Syracuse Orange women's basketball team
{{short description|Intercollegiate basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
|mode=Women's Basketball
|year=2017–18
|team=Syracuse Orange
|image=Syracuse Orange logo.svg
|image_size=100px
|conference=Atlantic Coast Conference
|division=
|short_conf=ACC
|APRank=
|CoachRank=
|record=22–9
|conf_record=10–6
|head_coach=Quentin Hillsman
|hc_year = 11th
|asst_coach1=Vonn Read
|asst_coach2=Tammi Reiss
|asst_coach3=Adeniyi Amadou
|stadium=Carrier Dome
|champion=Paradise Jam Tournament
Reef Division champions
|bowl= NCAA tournament
|bowl_result = first round
}}
{{2017–18 ACC women's basketball standings}}
The 2017–18 Syracuse Orange women's basketball team represented Syracuse University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Orange, led by eleventh year head coach Quentin Hillsman. The Orange were fifth year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference and played their home games at the Carrier Dome. They finished the season 22–9, 10–6 in ACC play to finish in a 3 way tie for sixth place. They lost in the second round of the ACC women's tournament to Virginia Tech. They received an at-large bid of the NCAA women's tournament, where they lost to Oklahoma State in the first round.
Roster
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{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Chelayne|last=Bailey|link=n|num=2|pos=G|ft=5|in=6|class=SO|rs=|home=Pickering, ON|high_school=Pickering}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Maeva|last=Djaldi–Tabdi|link=n|num=3|pos=F|ft=6|in=2|class=FR|rs=|home=Paris, France|high_school=Jean Moulin}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Tiana|last=Mangakahia|link=y|num=4|pos=G|ft=5|in=6|class=SO|rs=|home=Meadowbrook, QLD, Australia|high_school=Lake Ginninderra}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Marie–Paule|last=Foppossi|link=n|num=10|pos=F|ft=6|in=1|class=FR|rs=|home=Strasbourg, France|high_school=Lycée Marcelin Berthelot}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Gabrielle|last=Cooper|link=n|num=11|pos=G|ft=5|in=10|class=SO|rs=|home=Lansing, IL|high_school=Morgan Park}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Kiara|last=Lewis|link=n|num=12|pos=G|ft=5|in=8|class=SO|rs=|home=Chicago, IL|high_school=Whitney Young}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Nikki|last=Oppenheimer|link=n|num=14|pos=G|ft=5|in=9|class=FR|rs=|home=Glenview, IL|high_school=Montini Catholic}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Marisa|last=Romeo|link=n|num=20|pos=G|ft=5|in=9|class=SR|rs=y|home=Syracuse, NY|high_school=Christian Brothers Academy}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Desiree|last=Elmore|link=n|num=21|pos=G|ft=5|in=9|class=SO|rs=|home=Hartford, CT|high_school=Capital Prep}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Amaya|last=Finklea–Guity|link=n|num=22|pos=C|ft=6|in=4|class=FR|rs=|home=Dorchester, MA|high_school=Noble & Greenough}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Isis|last=Young|link=n|num=23|pos=G|ft=5|in=7|class=JR|rs=y|home=Berlin, NJ|high_school=Life Center Academy}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Brandi|last=Fowler|link=n|num=24|pos=G|ft=5|in=4|class=JR|rs=|home=Syracuse, NY|high_school=Corcoran}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Miranda|last=Drummond|link=n|num=32|pos=F|ft=6|in=1|class=JR|rs=y|home=Binghamton, NY|high_school=Harpursville
St. Bonaventure}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Abby|last=Grant|link=n|num=34|pos=G|ft=5|in=9|class=JR|rs=|home=Suwanee, GA|high_school=St. Francis}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Digna|last=Strautmane|link=y|num=45|pos=F|ft=6|in=2|class=FR|rs=|home=Riga, Latvia|high_school=Riga 66}}
{{CBB roster/Footer
|head_coach=
- Quentin Hillsman ({{college|St. Mary's (MD)}})
|asst_coach=
- Vonn Read ({{college|Clark Atlanta}})
- Adeniyi Amadou ({{college|Indiana (PA)}})
- Tammi Reiss ({{college|Virginia}})
|roster_url=http://cuse.com/roster.aspx?path=wbasket&
|accessdate=
}}
Schedule
{{CBB schedule start|time=|ranklink=2017-18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings|rankyear=2017|rank=|tv=|record=yes|attend=yes}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#D44500; color:#212B6D;"|Non-conference regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 10, 2017
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Morgan State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Carrier Dome
| site_cityst = Syracuse, NY
| gamename =
| tv = ACCN Extra
| score = 95–68
| overtime =
| record = 1–0
| attend = 1,234
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 16, 2017
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Maryland Eastern Shore
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Carrier Dome
| site_cityst = Syracuse, NY
| gamename =
| tv = ACCN Extra
| score = 68–45
| overtime =
| record = 2–0
| attend = 1,221
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 20, 2017
| time = 11:00 am
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Hartford
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Carrier Dome
| site_cityst = Syracuse, NY
| gamename =
| tv = ACCN Extra
| score = 75–63
| overtime =
| record = 3–0
| attend = 5,144
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 23, 2017
| time = 11:00 am
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Wisconsin
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Charles E. Smith Center
| site_cityst = Washington, D.C.
| gamename = Paradise Jam Tournament Reef Division
| tv =
| score = 77–74
| overtime =
| record = 4–0
| attend =
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 24, 2017
| time = 3:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Vanderbilt
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Charles E. Smith Center
| site_cityst = Washington, D.C.
| gamename = Paradise Jam Tournament Reef Division
| tv =
| score = 84–78
| overtime =
| record = 5–0
| attend = 933
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 25, 2017
| time = 3:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = George Washington
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Charles E. Smith Center
| site_cityst = Washington, D.C.
| gamename = Paradise Jam Tournament Reef Division
| tv =
| score = 74–62
| overtime =
| record = 6–0
| attend = 788
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 30, 2017
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Northwestern
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Carrier Dome
| site_cityst = Syracuse, NY
| gamename = ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
| tv = ACCN Extra
| score = 81–74
| overtime =
| record = 7–0
| attend = 1,167
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 3, 2017
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Stony Brook
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Carrier Dome
| site_cityst = Syracuse, NY
| gamename =
| tv = ACCN Extra
| score = 81–70
| overtime = OT
| record = 8–0
| attend = 1,617
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 6, 2017
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Colgate
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Carrier Dome
| site_cityst = Syracuse, NY
| gamename =
| tv = ACCN Extra
| score = 79–39
| overtime =
| record = 9–0
| attend = 1,131
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 9, 2017
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Drexel
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Carrier Dome
| site_cityst = Syracuse, NY
| gamename =
| tv = ACCN Extra
| score = 72–62
| overtime =
| record = 10–0
| attend = 1,471
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 17, 2017
| time = 6:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Coastal Carolina
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Myrtle Beach Convention Center
| site_cityst = Myrtle Beach, SC
| gamename = Carolinas Challenge
| tv =
| score = 69–57
| overtime =
| record = 11–0
| attend =
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 21, 2017
| time = 5:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Mississippi State
| opprank = 5
| site_stadium = Cox Pavilion
| site_cityst = Paradise, NV
| gamename = Duel in the Desert
| tv =
| score = 65–76
| overtime =
| record = 11–1
| attend =
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 22, 2017
| time = 5:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = UNLV
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Cox Pavilion
| site_cityst = Paradise, NV
| gamename = Duel in the Desert
| tv =
| score = 69–55
| overtime =
| record = 12–1
| attend =
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#D44500; color:#212B6D;"| ACC regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 28, 2017
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Notre Dame
| opprank = 2
| site_stadium = Purcell Pavilion
| site_cityst = South Bend, IN
| gamename =
| tv = ACCN Extra
| score = 72–87
| overtime =
| record = 12–2
| conference = 0–1
| attend = 8,288
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 31, 2017
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Virginia
| opprank =
| site_stadium = John Paul Jones Arena
| site_cityst = Charlottesville, VA
| gamename =
| tv = ACCN Extra
| score = 63–68
| overtime =
| record = 12–3
| conference = 0–2
| attend = 2,979
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 4, 2018
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Georgia Tech
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Carrier Dome
| site_cityst = Syracuse, NY
| gamename =
| tv = ACCN Extra
| score = 88–77
| overtime =
| record = 13–3
| conference = 1–2
| attend = 1,231
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 7, 2018
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Florida State
| opprank = 11
| site_stadium = Carrier Dome
| site_cityst = Syracuse, NY
| gamename =
| tv = RSN
| score = 76–69
| overtime =
| record = 14–3
| conference = 2–2
| attend = 1,803
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 14, 2018
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = NC State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Reynolds Coliseum
| site_cityst = Raleigh, NC
| gamename =
| tv = ACCN Extra
| score = 56–60
| overtime =
| record = 14–4
| conference = 2–3
| attend = 2,855
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 18, 2018
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Miami (FL)
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Watsco Center
| site_cityst = Coral Gables, FL
| gamename =
| tv = RSN
| score = 67–72
| overtime =
| record = 14–5
| conference = 2–4
| attend = 631
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 21, 2018
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Pittsburgh
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Carrier Dome
| site_cityst = Syracuse, NY
| gamename =
| tv = ACCN Extra
| score = 70–52
| overtime =
| record = 15–5
| conference = 3–4
| attend = 8,126
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 25, 2018
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Clemson
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Carrier Dome
| site_cityst = Syracuse, NY
| gamename =
| tv = ACCN Extra
| score = 86–51
| overtime =
| record = 16–5
| conference = 4–4
| attend = 1,264
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 28, 2018
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Boston College
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Conte Forum
| site_cityst = Chestnut Hill, MA
| gamename =
| tv = ACCN Extra
| score = 75–57
| overtime =
| record = 17–5
| conference = 5–4
| attend = 1,817
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 1, 2018
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Virginia Tech
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Carrier Dome
| site_cityst = Syracuse, NY
| gamename =
| tv = ACCN Extra
| score = 64–73
| overtime =
| record = 17–6
| conference = 5–5
| attend = 1,416
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 4, 2018
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Louisville
| opprank = 4
| site_stadium = Carrier Dome
| site_cityst = Syracuse, NY
| gamename =
| tv = ACCN Extra
| score = 77–84
| overtime =
| record = 17–7
| conference = 5–6
| attend = 2,575
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 11, 2018
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Wake Forest
| opprank =
| site_stadium = LJVM Coliseum
| site_cityst = Winston–Salem, NC
| gamename =
| tv = ACCN Extra
| score = 71–61
| overtime =
| record = 18–7
| conference = 6–6
| attend = 1,097
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 15, 2018
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Duke
| opprank = 17
| site_stadium = Carrier Dome
| site_cityst = Syracuse, NY
| gamename =
| tv = RSN
| score = 68–65
| overtime =
| record = 19–7
| conference = 7–6
| attend = 2,666
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 19, 2018
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Pittsburgh
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Peterson Events Center
| site_cityst = Pittsburgh, PA
| gamename =
| tv = RSN
| score = 62–53
| overtime =
| record = 20–7
| conference = 8–6
| attend = 638
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 22, 2018
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = North Carolina
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Carmichael Arena
| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
| gamename =
| tv = ACCN Extra
| score = 86–80
| overtime =
| record = 21–7
| conference = 9–6
| attend = 2,357
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 25, 2018
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Boston College
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Carrier Dome
| site_cityst = Syracuse, NY
| gamename =
| tv = ACCN Extra
| score = 69–63
| overtime =
| record = 22–7
| conference = 10–6
| attend = 3,196
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#D44500; color:#212B6D;"| ACC Women's Tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 1, 2018
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| seed = 8
| opponent = Virginia Tech
| opprank =
| oppseed = 9
| site_stadium = Greensboro Coliseum
| site_cityst = Greensboro, NC
| gamename = Second Round
| tv = ACCN Extra
| score = 70–85
| overtime =
| record = 22–8
| attend = 2,886
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#D44500; color:#212B6D;"| NCAA Women's Tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 17, 2018
| time = 3:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| seed = 8 KC
| opponent = Oklahoma State
| opprank =
| oppseed = 9 KC
| site_stadium = Humphrey Coliseum
| site_cityst = Starkville, MS
| gamename = First Round
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 57–84
| overtime =
| record = 22–9
| attend =
}}
{{CBB schedule end|rank=| poll=AP Poll|timezone=Eastern|region=KC|regionname=Kansas City Region}}
Rankings
{{main|2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings}}
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See also
References
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