# 2016–17 Syracuse Orange women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Syracuse Orange women's basketball team represented Syracuse University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Orange, led by tenth year head coach Quentin Hillsman. The Orange were fourth year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference and play their home games at the Carrier Dome. They finished the season 22–11, 11–5 in ACC play to finish in sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals round of the ACC women's tournament where they lost to Duke. They received an at-large bid of the NCAA women's tournament where they defeated Iowa State in the first round before losing to last year's National Championship rematch to Connecticut in the second round.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 3:00 pm, ACCN Extra | No. 14 | Rhode Island | W 95–49 | 1–0 | Carrier Dome (1,230) Syracuse, NY |
| 11/14/2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | No. 14 | Siena | W 102–65 | 2–0 | Carrier Dome (727) Syracuse, NY |
| 11/18/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | No. 14 | at Stony Brook | W 78–60 | 3–0 | Island Federal Credit Union Arena (1,103) Stony Brook, NY |
| 11/21/2016* 7:00 pm | No. 11 | at Drexel | L 61–62 | 3–1 | Daskalakis Athletic Center (762) Philadelphia, PA |
| 11/25/2016* 7:30 pm | No. 11 | vs. George Washington Gulf Coast Showcase quarterfinals | W 64–61 | 4–1 | Germain Arena Estero, FL |
| 11/26/2016* 7:30 pm | No. 11 | vs. No. 8 Ohio State Gulf Coast Showcase semifinals | L 72–77 | 4–2 | Germain Arena Estero, FL |
| 11/27/2016* 5:00 pm | No. 11 | vs. No. 18 DePaul Gulf Coast Showcase 3rd place game | L 84–108 | 4–3 | Germain Arena Estero, FL |
| 11/30/2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | No. 20 | Michigan State ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge | W 75–64 | 5–3 | Carrier Dome (768) Syracuse, NY |
| 12/04/2016* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | No. 20 | Central Connecticut | W 95–63 | 6–3 | Carrier Dome (935) Syracuse, NY |
| 12/07/2016* 11:00 am, ACCN Extra | No. 20 | Coppin State | W 76–30 | 7–3 | Carrier Dome (3,932) Syracuse, NY |
| 12/10/2016* 1:00 pm, ACCN Extra | No. 20 | Niagara | W 109–60 | 8–3 | Carrier Dome (1,072) Syracuse, NY |
| 12/20/2016* 3:15 pm | No. 19 | vs. Old Dominion Florida Sunshine Classic | W 92–66 | 9–3 | Worden Arena (335) Winter Haven, FL |
| 12/21/2016* 3:15 pm | No. 19 | vs. Texas A&M Florida Sunshine Classic | L 84–105 | 9–4 | Worden Arena (418) Winter Haven, FL |
| ACC regular season ||||||
| 12/29/2016 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | No. 25 | at No. 8 Louisville | L 76–91 | 9–5 (0–1) | KFC Yum! Center (8,586) Louisville, KY |
| 01/02/2017 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Virginia | W 54–49 | 10–5 (1–1) | Carrier Dome (938) Syracuse, NY |
| 01/05/2017 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at Clemson | W 88–62 | 11–5 (2–1) | Littlejohn Coliseum (233) Clemson, SC |
| 01/08/2017 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Boston College | W 79–52 | 12–5 (3–1) | Carrier Dome (1,614) Syracuse, NY |
| 01/12/2017 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | No. 23 NC State | W 85–75 | 13–5 (3–2) | Carrier Dome (872) Syracuse, NY |
| 01/15/2017 7:00 pm, RSN | | at Georgia Tech | L 66–75 | 13–6 (4–2) | Hank McCamish Pavilion (1,152) Atlanta, GA |
| 01/19/2017 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at No. 7 Florida State | L 58–77 | 13–7 (4–3) | Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (3,716) Tallahassee, FL |
| 01/22/2017 2:30 pm, RSN | | No. 14 Miami (FL) | W 81–48 | 14–7 (5–3) | Carrier Dome (1,900) Syracuse, NY |
| 01/29/2017 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at No. 19 Virginia Tech | W 82–72 | 15–7 (6–3) | Cassell Coliseum (2,033) Blacksburg, VA |
| 02/02/2017 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | No. 24 | Pittsburgh | W 93–65 | 16–7 (7–3) | Carrier Dome (942) Syracuse, NY |
| 02/05/2017 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | No. 24 | at Boston College | W 72–45 | 17–7 (8–3) | Conte Forum (947) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 02/10/2017 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | No. 20 | at No. 14 Duke | L 55–72 | 17–8 (8–4) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,809) Durham, NC |
| 02/12/2017 3:00 pm, RSN | No. 20 | North Carolina | W 95–64 | 18–8 (9–4) | Carrier Dome (1,595) Syracuse, NY |
| 02/19/2017 5:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 21 | No. 7 Notre Dame | L 80–85 | 18–9 (9–5) | Carrier Dome (11,021) Syracuse, NY |
| 02/23/2017 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | No. 20 | Wake Forest | W 85–64 | 19–9 (10–5) | Carrier Dome (1,852) Syracuse, NY |
| 02/26/2017 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | No. 20 | at Pittsburgh | W 73–57 | 20–9 (11–5) | Petersen Events Center (4,212) Pittsburgh, PA |
| ACC Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/02/2017 8:00 pm, RSN | (6) No. 21 | vs. (14) North Carolina Second Round | W 83–64 | 21–9 | HTC Center (3,145) Conway, SC |
| 03/03/2017 8:00 pm, RSN | (6) No. 21 | vs. (3) No. 13 Duke Quarterfinals | L 46–68 | 21–10 | HTC Center (3,600) Conway, SC |
| NCAA Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/18/2017* 1:30 pm, ESPN2 | (8 B) No. 21 | vs. (9 B) Iowa State First Round | W 85–65 | 22–10 | Gampel Pavilion (5,670) Storrs, CT |
| 03/20/2017* 6:30 pm, ESPN2 | (8 B) No. 21 | at (1 B) No. 1 Connecticut Second Round | L 64–94 | 22–11 | Gampel Pavilion (8,274) Storrs, CT |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. B=Bridgeport Region. All times are in Eastern. ||||||

## Rankings

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