# 2024–25 Syracuse Orange women's basketball team

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 |
| Dyaisha Fair | 2 | G | 5'5" | Graduate Student | Rochester, New York | Graduated; drafted 16th overall in the 2024 WNBA draft |
| Cheyenne McEvans | 12 | G | 5'9" | Senior | Detroit, Michigan | Transferred to Florida A&M |
| Marilena Triantafylli | 15 | C | 6'5" | Freshman | Athens, Greece | Transferred to Saint Louis |
| Alyssa Latham | 23 | F | 6'2" | Freshman | Glenwood, Illinois | Transferred to Tennessee |
| 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 |
| Angelica Velez | 15 | G | 5'7" | Sophomore | The Bronx, New York | LSU |

### Recruiting class

Source:
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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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: ||||||

## Schedule

Source:
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | 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 | L 58–68 | 10–16 (4–11) | 17 – Woolley | 4 – Tied | 4 – Woolley | JMA Wireless Dome (3,271) Syracuse, NY |
| February 23, 2025 2:00 p.m., The CW | | at No. 11 Duke | L 49–80 | 10–17 (4–12) | 14 – Woolley | 8 – Burrows | 3 – Burrows | Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,078) Durham, NC |
| February 27, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Pittsburgh | W 83–65 | 11–17 (5–12) | 25 – Woolley | 8 – Wood | 9 – Tied | JMA Wireless Dome (2,667) Syracuse, NY |
| March 2, 2025 4:00 p.m., ACCN | | Boston College | W 82–57 | 12–17 (6–12) | 19 – Woolley | 9 – Varejão | 6 – Tied | JMA Wireless Dome (3,640) Syracuse, NY |
| ACC tournament |||||||||
| March 5, 2025* 1:00 p.m., ACCN | (13) | vs. (12) Boston College First Round | L 73–76 | 12–18 | 23 – Burrows | 5 – Tied | 6 – Woolley | Greensboro Coliseum (6,932) 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 :
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final |
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