# 2017–18 Syracuse Orange women's basketball team

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.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 10, 2017* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Morgan State | W 95–68 | 1–0 | Carrier Dome (1,234) Syracuse, NY |
| November 16, 2017* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Maryland Eastern Shore | W 68–45 | 2–0 | Carrier Dome (1,221) Syracuse, NY |
| November 20, 2017* 11:00 am, ACCN Extra | | Hartford | W 75–63 | 3–0 | Carrier Dome (5,144) Syracuse, NY |
| November 23, 2017* 11:00 am | | vs. Wisconsin Paradise Jam Tournament Reef Division | W 77–74 | 4–0 | Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. |
| November 24, 2017* 3:30 pm | | vs. Vanderbilt Paradise Jam Tournament Reef Division | W 84–78 | 5–0 | Charles E. Smith Center (933) Washington, D.C. |
| November 25, 2017* 3:30 pm | | vs. George Washington Paradise Jam Tournament Reef Division | W 74–62 | 6–0 | Charles E. Smith Center (788) Washington, D.C. |
| November 30, 2017* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Northwestern ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge | W 81–74 | 7–0 | Carrier Dome (1,167) Syracuse, NY |
| December 3, 2017* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Stony Brook | W 81–70 $^{OT}$ | 8–0 | Carrier Dome (1,617) Syracuse, NY |
| December 6, 2017* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Colgate | W 79–39 | 9–0 | Carrier Dome (1,131) Syracuse, NY |
| December 9, 2017* 6:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Drexel | W 72–62 | 10–0 | Carrier Dome (1,471) Syracuse, NY |
| December 17, 2017* 6:30 pm | | vs. Coastal Carolina Carolinas Challenge | W 69–57 | 11–0 | Myrtle Beach Convention Center Myrtle Beach, SC |
| December 21, 2017* 5:30 pm | | vs. No. 5 Mississippi State Duel in the Desert | L 65–76 | 11–1 | Cox Pavilion Paradise, NV |
| December 22, 2017* 5:30 pm | | at UNLV Duel in the Desert | W 69–55 | 12–1 | Cox Pavilion Paradise, NV |
| ACC regular season ||||||
| December 28, 2017 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at No. 2 Notre Dame | L 72–87 | 12–2 (0–1) | Purcell Pavilion (8,288) South Bend, IN |
| December 31, 2017 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at Virginia | L 63–68 | 12–3 (0–2) | John Paul Jones Arena (2,979) Charlottesville, VA |
| January 4, 2018 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Georgia Tech | W 88–77 | 13–3 (1–2) | Carrier Dome (1,231) Syracuse, NY |
| January 7, 2018 1:00 pm, RSN | | No. 11 Florida State | W 76–69 | 14–3 (2–2) | Carrier Dome (1,803) Syracuse, NY |
| January 14, 2018 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at NC State | L 56–60 | 14–4 (2–3) | Reynolds Coliseum (2,855) Raleigh, NC |
| January 18, 2018 7:00 pm, RSN | | at Miami (FL) | L 67–72 | 14–5 (2–4) | Watsco Center (631) Coral Gables, FL |
| January 21, 2018 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Pittsburgh | W 70–52 | 15–5 (3–4) | Carrier Dome (8,126) Syracuse, NY |
| January 25, 2018 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Clemson | W 86–51 | 16–5 (4–4) | Carrier Dome (1,264) Syracuse, NY |
| January 28, 2018 1:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at Boston College | W 75–57 | 17–5 (5–4) | Conte Forum (1,817) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| February 1, 2018 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Virginia Tech | L 64–73 | 17–6 (5–5) | Carrier Dome (1,416) Syracuse, NY |
| February 4, 2018 1:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | No. 4 Louisville | L 77–84 | 17–7 (5–6) | Carrier Dome (2,575) Syracuse, NY |
| February 11, 2018 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Wake Forest | W 71–61 | 18–7 (6–6) | LJVM Coliseum (1,097) Winston–Salem, NC |
| February 15, 2018 2:00 pm, RSN | | No. 17 Duke | W 68–65 | 19–7 (7–6) | Carrier Dome (2,666) Syracuse, NY |
| February 19, 2018 7:00 pm, RSN | | at Pittsburgh | W 62–53 | 20–7 (8–6) | Peterson Events Center (638) Pittsburgh, PA |
| February 22, 2018 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at North Carolina | W 86–80 | 21–7 (9–6) | Carmichael Arena (2,357) Chapel Hill, NC |
| February 25, 2018 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Boston College | W 69–63 | 22–7 (10–6) | Carrier Dome (3,196) Syracuse, NY |
| ACC Women's Tournament ||||||
| March 1, 2018* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | (8) | vs. (9) Virginia Tech Second Round | L 70–85 | 22–8 | Greensboro Coliseum (2,886) Greensboro, NC |
| NCAA Women's Tournament ||||||
| March 17, 2018* 3:30 pm, ESPN2 | (8 KC) | vs. (9 KC) Oklahoma State First Round | L 57–84 | 22–9 | Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. KC=Kansas City Region. All times are in Eastern. ||||||

## Rankings

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