# 2019–20 Syracuse Orange women's basketball team

The 2019–20 Syracuse Orange women's basketball team represented Syracuse University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Orange were led by thirteenth year head coach Quentin Hillsman. The Orange were seventh year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference and played their home games at the Carrier Dome.
The Orange finished the season 16–15 and 9–9 in ACC play to finish in eighth place. As the eighth seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated Virginia in the Second Round before losing to Louisville in Quarterfinals. The NCAA tournament and WNIT were cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

## Previous season

For the 2018–19 season, the Orange finished 11–5 in ACC play and 25–9 overall. Their record achieved fifth place in the ACC. Syracuse was eliminated in the semifinals of the ACC women's tournament by Notre Dame. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament, receiving a three seed in the Portland regional, where they defeated Fordham in the first round before being upset by South Dakota State in the second round.

## Off-season
### Recruiting Class

Source:
College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Alisha Lewis PG | Wallingford, Pennsylvania | Strath Haven High School | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 97 ||||||
| Teisha Hyman PG | White Plains, New York | Woodlands | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 92 ||||||
| Oceanne Montpierre PG | France | Ropazu | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 90 ||||||
| 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: ||||||

## Schedule

Source:
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 5, 2019* 8:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 21 | Ohio | W 66–54 | 1–0 | Carrier Dome (1,297) Syracuse, NY |
| November 12, 2019* 8:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 20 | Maryland Eastern Shore | W 65–50 | 2–0 | Carrier Dome (1,223) Syracuse, NY |
| November 16, 2019* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 20 | Albany | W 75–52 | 3–0 | Carrier Dome (1,421) Syracuse, NY |
| November 24, 2019* 4:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 17 | No. 1 Oregon | L 64–81 | 3–1 | Carrier Dome (3,091) Syracuse, NY |
| November 28, 2019* 8:00 p.m. | No. 18 | vs. Houston Greater Victoria Invitational | W 87–62 | 4–1 | CARSA Performance Gym (907) Victoria, BC |
| November 29, 2019* 7:30 p.m. | No. 18 | vs. No. 3 Stanford Greater Victoria Invitational | L 59–77 | 4–2 | CARSA Performance Gym (1,014) Victoria, BC |
| November 30, 2019* 8:00 p.m. | No. 18 | vs. Green Bay Greater Victoria Invitational | L 73–79 $^{OT}$ | 4–3 | CARSA Performance Gym (1,224) Victoria, BC |
| December 5, 2019* 9:00 p.m., ESPN | | at No. 24 Michigan ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge | L 76–84 $^{OT}$ | 4–4 | Crisler Center (1,832) Ann Arbor, MI |
| December 8, 2019* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | UMBC | W 82–48 | 5–4 | Carrier Dome (771) Syracuse, NY |
| December 20, 2019* 1:30 p.m., FloHoops | | vs. No. 19 Michigan State Florida Sunshine Classic | W 77–63 | 6–4 | Alfond Sports Center (214) Orlando, FL |
| December 22, 2019* 1:30 p.m., FloHoops | | vs. No. 22 West Virginia Florida Sunshine Classic | L 69–71 | 6–5 | Alfond Sports Center (274) Orlando, FL |
| ACC regular season ||||||
| December 29, 2019 2:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | at No. 7 Louisville | L 58–62 | 6–6 (0–1) | KFC Yum! Center (10,084) Louisville, KY |
| January 2, 2020 8:00 p.m., ACCN | | No. 8 Florida State | W 90–89 $^{OT}$ | 7–6 (1–1) | Carrier Dome (1,489) Syracuse, NY |
| January 5, 2020 4:00 p.m., ACCN | | Notre Dame | W 74–63 $^{OT}$ | 8–6 (2–1) | Carrier Dome (4,306) Syracuse, NY |
| January 12, 2020 12:00 p.m., ACCN | | at Miami (FL) | L 62–77 | 8–7 (2–2) | Watsco Center (951) Coral Gables, FL |
| January 16, 2020 7:30 p.m., ACCNX | | Georgia Tech | L 64–82 | 8–8 (2–3) | Carrier Dome (1,720) Syracuse, NY |
| January 19, 2020 7:30 p.m., RSN | | at Pittsburgh | W 69–51 | 9–8 (3–3) | Petersen Events Center (1,364) Pittsburgh, PA |
| January 23, 2020 8:00 p.m., ACCN | | Duke | L 58–88 | 9–9 (3–4) | Carrier Dome (2,106) Syracuse, NY |
| January 26, 2020 4:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Wake Forest | L 60–65 | 9–10 (3–5) | LJVM Coliseum (1,711) Winston-Salem, NC |
| January 30, 2020 8:00 p.m., ACCN | | Virginia Tech | W 67–65 | 10–10 (4–5) | Carrier Dome (1,096) Syracuse, NY |
| February 2, 2020 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Virginia | L 41–57 | 10–11 (4–6) | John Paul Jones Arena (2,649) Charlottesville, VA |
| February 6, 2020 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Boston College | W 89–79 | 11–11 (5–6) | Conte Forum (1,676) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| February 9, 2020 2:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | No. 5 Louisville | W 59–51 | 12–11 (6–6) | Carrier Dome (2,894) Syracuse, NY |
| February 13, 2020 7:00 p.m., RSN | | at North Carolina | W 74–56 | 13–11 (7–6) | Carmichael Arena (1,564) Chapel Hill, NC |
| February 16, 2020 1:00 p.m., RSN | | Pittsburgh | W 71–53 | 14–11 (8–6) | Carrier Dome (3,237) Syracuse, NY |
| February 20, 2020 6:00 p.m., ACCN | | Clemson | W 59–46 | 15–11 (9–6) | Carrier Dome (1,592) Syracuse, NY |
| February 23, 2020 12:00 p.m., ACCN | | at Notre Dame | L 70–72 | 15–12 (9–7) | Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,086) Notre Dame, IN |
| February 27, 2020 8:00 p.m., ACCN | | at No. 8 NC State | L 60–69 | 15–13 (9–8) | Reynolds Coliseum (3,779) Raleigh, NC |
| March 1, 2020 4:00 p.m., RSN | | Boston College | L 81–88 | 15–14 (9–9) | Carrier Dome (3,410) Syracuse, NY |
| ACC Women's Tournament ||||||
| March 5, 2020 2:00 p.m., RSN | (8) | vs. (9) Virginia Second round | W 67–50 | 16–14 | Greensboro Coliseum (2,781) Greensboro, NC |
| March 6, 2020 2:00 p.m., RSN | (8) | vs. (1) No. 4 Louisville Quarterfinals | L 46–71 | 16–15 | Greensboro Coliseum (3,811) Greensboro, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||

## Rankings

Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | Not ranked previous week |
| (RV) | Received Votes |
The Coaches Poll releases a final poll after the NCAA tournament, but the AP Poll does not release a poll at this time.