The 2015–16 Syracuse Orange women's basketball team represented Syracuse University during the 2015–16 college basketball season. The Orange, led by ninth year head coach Quentin Hillsman, were third year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference and played their home games at the Carrier Dome.
2015–16 Syracuse Orange women's basketball | |
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South Point Thanksgiving Shootout champions | |
NCAA tournament, Runner-Up | |
Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 3 |
AP | No. 14 |
Record | 30–8 (13–3 ACC) |
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Home arena | Carrier Dome |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 Notre Dame † | 16 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 33 | – | 2 | .943 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Louisville | 15 | – | 1 | .938 | 26 | – | 8 | .765 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 Syracuse | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 30 | – | 8 | .789 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 Florida State | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 25 | – | 8 | .758 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 Miami (FL) | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 24 | – | 9 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 20 | – | 11 | .645 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Tech | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 18 | – | 16 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Tech | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 13 | – | 18 | .419 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 2 | – | 14 | .125 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 0 | – | 16 | .000 | 4 | – | 26 | .133 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2016 ACC tournament winner As of April 5, 2016 Rankings from AP poll |
Syracuse finished its regular season with a 23–6 overall record, matching the program record for most regular season wins. The Orange earned their highest finish as a member of the ACC, with a school-record 13 conference victories, and earned a third-seed spot and first-round bye in the conference tournament.[1] Syracuse also received an at-large invitation to the NCAA Tournament, and advanced to the program's first-ever championship game, before losing 82–51 to Connecticut.[2]
Previous season
editThe Orange finished the 2014–15 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.
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Schedule
editDate time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
11/13/2015* 5:00 pm |
No. 23 | at Rhode Island | W 57–54 | 1–0 |
Ryan Center (1,196) Kingston, RI | ||||||
11/20/2015* 7:00 pm |
No. 25 | at No. 4 Tennessee | L 55–57 | 1–1 |
Thompson–Boling Arena (10,007) Knoxville, TN | ||||||
11/23/2015* 7:00 pm |
No. 23 | Morgan State | W 90–61 | 2–1 |
Carrier Dome (451) Syracuse, NY | ||||||
11/27/2015* 9:45 pm |
No. 23 | vs. Washington South Point Thanksgiving Shootout |
W 66–62 | 3–1 |
South Point Arena Enterprise, NV | ||||||
11/28/2015* 7:30 pm |
No. 23 | vs. Fordham South Point Thanksgiving Shootout |
W 76–54 | 4–1 |
South Point Arena Enterprise, NV | ||||||
12/02/2015* 7:00 pm, BTN |
No. 20 | at No. 5 Maryland ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge |
L 64–82 | 4–2 |
Xfinity Center (3,964) College Park, MD | ||||||
12/06/2015* 2:00 pm, TWCSC |
No. 20 | Stony Brook | W 64–49 | 5–2 |
Carrier Dome (219) Syracuse, NY | ||||||
12/09/2015* 7:00 pm, TWCSC |
No. 19 | Coppin State | W 88–56 | 6–2 |
Carrier Dome (335) Syracuse, NY | ||||||
12/12/2015* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 |
No. 19 | No. 24 Arizona State | L 54–61 | 6–3 |
Carrier Dome (526) Syracuse, NY | ||||||
12/21/2015* 7:00 pm, TWCSC |
Jacksonville | W 65–49 | 7–3 |
Carrier Dome (404) Syracuse, NY | |||||||
12/29/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Drexel | W 83–62 | 8–3 |
Carrier Dome (567) Syracuse, NY | |||||||
12/30/2015* 7:00 pm |
Howard | W 97–48 | 9–3 |
Carrier Dome (464) Syracuse, NY | |||||||
01/01/2016* 12:00 pm |
Texas–Rio Grande Valley | W 91–32 | 10–3 |
Carrier Dome (442) Syracuse, NY | |||||||
ACC regular season | |||||||||||
01/03/2016 1:00 pm, ESPNU |
No. 12 Duke | W 86–50 | 11–3 (1–0) |
Carrier Dome (1,585) Syracuse, NY | |||||||
01/07/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at North Carolina | L 73–77 | 11–4 (1–1) |
Carmichael Arena (1,724) Chapel Hill, NC | |||||||
01/10/2016 2:00 pm, TWCSC |
Virginia Tech | W 60–39 | 12–4 (2–1) |
Carrier Dome (1,961) Syracuse, NY | |||||||
01/14/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Pittsburgh | W 71–48 | 13–4 (3–1) |
Carrier Dome (424) Syracuse, NY | |||||||
01/17/2016 2:00 pm |
at Wake Forest | W 91–65 | 14–4 (4–1) |
LJVM Coliseum (529) Winston-Salem, NC | |||||||
01/21/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at No. 3 Notre Dame | L 62–90 | 14–5 (4–2) |
Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,312) South Bend, IN | |||||||
01/25/2016 7:00 pm, RSN |
No. 14 Louisville | L 53–71 | 14–6 (4–3) |
Carrier Dome (549) Syracuse, NY | |||||||
01/27/2016 7:00 pm, TWCSC |
Boston College | W 62–61 | 15–6 (5–3) |
Carrier Dome (375) Syracuse, NY | |||||||
02/01/2016 7:00 pm, RSN |
at No. 16 Miami (FL) | W 57–51 | 16–6 (6–3) |
BankUnited Center (745) Coral Gables, FL | |||||||
02/04/2016 7:00 pm, TWCSC |
Clemson | W 83–62 | 17–6 (7–3) |
Carrier Dome (407) Syracuse, NY | |||||||
02/07/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Georgia Tech | W 71–52 | 18–6 (8–3) |
Carrier Dome (1,490) Syracuse, NY | |||||||
02/11/2016 7:00 pm, RSN |
at Virginia | W 91–57 | 19–6 (9–3) |
John Paul Jones Arena (3,081) Charlottesville, VA | |||||||
02/14/2016 2:00 pm |
at NC State | W 55–52 | 20–6 (10–3) |
Broughton HS (2,811) Raleigh, NC | |||||||
02/18/2016 7:00 pm, RSN |
No. 23 | No. 10 Florida State | W 83–73 | 21–6 (11–3) |
Carrier Dome (1,535) Syracuse, NY | ||||||
02/21/2016 3:00 pm, RSN |
No. 23 | at Pittsburgh | W 70–56 | 22–6 (12–3) |
Peterson Events Center (4,151) Pittsburgh, PA | ||||||
02/25/2016 7:00 pm |
No. 18 | at Boston College | W 71–55 | 23–6 (13–3) |
Conte Forum (718) Chestnut Hill, MA | ||||||
ACC Women's Tournament | |||||||||||
03/04/2016 8:00 pm, RSN |
No. 17 | vs. NC State Quarterfinals |
W 80–61 | 24–6 |
Greensboro Coliseum (5,034) Greensboro, NC | ||||||
03/05/2016 2:30 pm, ESPNU |
No. 17 | vs. No. 7 Louisville Semifinals |
W 80–75 | 25–6 |
Greensboro Coliseum (5,871) Greensboro, NC | ||||||
03/06/2016 12:30 pm, ESPN |
No. 17 | vs. No. 2 Notre Dame Championship Game |
L 57–68 | 25–7 |
Greensboro Coliseum (5,017) Greensboro, NC | ||||||
NCAA Women's Tournament | |||||||||||
03/18/2016* 2:30 pm, ESPN2 |
(4 SF) No. 14 | (13 SF) Army First Round |
W 73–56 | 26–7 |
Carrier Dome (2,445) Syracuse, NY | ||||||
03/20/2016* 12:00 pm, ESPN2 |
(4 SF) No. 14 | (12 SF) Albany Second Round |
W 76–59 | 27–7 |
Carrier Dome (3,842) Syracuse, NY | ||||||
03/25/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN |
(4 SF) No. 14 | vs. (1 SF) No. 3 South Carolina Sweet Sixteen |
W 80–72 | 28–7 |
Denny Sanford Premier Center (4,610) Sioux Falls, SD | ||||||
03/27/2016* 3:30 pm, ESPN |
(4 SF) No. 14 | vs. (7 SF) Tennessee Elite Eight |
W 89–67 | 29–7 |
Denny Sanford Premier Center (4,055) Sioux Falls, SD | ||||||
04/03/2016* 8:30 pm, ESPN2 |
(4 SF) No. 14 | vs. (7 L) Washington Final Four |
W 80–59 | 30–7 |
Bankers Life Fieldhouse (15,227) Indianapolis, IN | ||||||
04/05/2016* 8:30 pm, ESPN |
(4 SF) No. 14 | vs. (1 B) No. 1 Connecticut Championship Game |
L 51–82 | 30–8 |
Bankers Life Fieldhouse (14,514) Indianapolis, IN | ||||||
Rankings
editPoll | Pre- Season |
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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 |
Week 19 |
Final |
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AP | 23 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 19 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | NR | RV | 23 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | N/A |
Coaches | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 25 | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | RV | 24 | RV | 23 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 3 |