2024–25 Syracuse Orange women's basketball team

2024–25 Syracuse Orange women's basketball
2024–25 Syracuse Orange women's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	10–15 (4–10 ACC)
Head coach	Felisha Legette-Jack (3rd season);
Associate head coach	Kristen Sharkey (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Khyreed Carter (3rd season); Ty Evans (1st season);
Home arena	JMA Wireless Dome
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 ACC women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 Notre Dame	14	–	0	1.000	23	–	2	.920
No. 13 NC State	12	–	2	.857	20	–	5	.800
No. 9 North Carolina	11	–	3	.786	23	–	4	.852
No. 11 Duke	11	–	3	.786	20	–	6	.769
Louisville	11	–	3	.786	18	–	7	.720
Florida State	10	–	4	.714	20	–	6	.769
No. 20 Georgia Tech	9	–	5	.643	21	–	5	.808
California	9	–	5	.643	21	–	6	.778
Virginia Tech	7	–	7	.500	16	–	9	.640
Clemson	6	–	9	.400	13	–	13	.500
Stanford	5	–	9	.357	13	–	12	.520
Virginia	5	–	9	.357	13	–	13	.500
Syracuse	4	–	10	.286	10	–	15	.400
Boston College	4	–	11	.267	13	–	15	.464
Miami (FL)	3	–	11	.214	13	–	12	.520
Pittsburgh	3	–	11	.214	11	–	16	.407
SMU	2	–	12	.143	10	–	16	.385
Wake Forest	1	–	13	.071	8	–	17	.320

† 2025 ACC tournament winner As of February 17, 2025 Rankings from AP Poll

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

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

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

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
Shy Hawkins F	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
Madeline Potts G	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
Olivia Schmitt G	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
Keira Scott F	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

Felisha Legette-Jack (Syracuse)

Assistant coach(es)

Kristen Sharkey (Buffalo)
Khyreed Carter (Michigan State)
Ty Evans (Wisconsin–Whitewater)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: September 2, 2024

Schedule

Source:^[9]

Date time, TV	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., Flo Hoops	vs. Missouri Emerald Coast Classic Beach Bracket semifinals	W 82–59	3–3	17 – Woolley	7 – Wilson	7 – Tied	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 – Tied	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 – Tied	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 – Tied	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 – Tied	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 – Tied	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 – Tied	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	W 93–87	9–13 (3–8)	28 – Burrows	5 – Wood	10 – Camp	Cassell Coliseum (4,902) Blacksburg, VA
February 9, 2025 2:00 p.m., ACCN	Wake Forest	W 62–50	10–13 (4–8)	21 – Woolley	10 – Burrows	3 – Woolley	JMA Wireless Dome (3,735) Syracuse, NY
February 13, 2025 10:00 p.m., ACCN	at Stanford	L 58–79	10–14 (4–9)	18 – Woolley	8 – Burros	3 – Schmitt	Maples Pavilion (2,914) Stanford, CA
February 16, 2025 6:00 p.m., ACCN	at California	L 69–75	10–15 (4–10)	23 – Woolley	8 – Wood	4 – Schmitt	Haas Pavilion (3,849) Berkeley, CA
February 20, 2025 6:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 9 North Carolina						JMA Wireless Dome Syracuse, NY
February 23, 2025 2:00 p.m., The CW	at No. 11 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 movements
**Legend:** ██ 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

^ 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.
^ Wolf, Zak (April 16, 2024). "Dyaisha Fair selected No. 16 overall by Las Vegas Aces in 2024 WNBA Draft". The Daily Orange. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
^ Barnes, Randall (May 27, 2024). "Former Syracuse standout Cheyenne McEvans lands at Florida A&M". ClutchPoints. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
^ "Billikens Add Transfers Glanton and Triantafylli to 2024-25 Roster". slubillikens.com. University of Saint Louis Athletics. April 30, 2024. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ "Syracuse Orange". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". cuse.com. Syracuse University. Retrieved October 28, 2024.

[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 (April 16, 2024). "Dyaisha Fair selected No. 16 overall by Las Vegas Aces in 2024 WNBA Draft". The Daily Orange. Retrieved April 17, 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.

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