# 2014–15 Syracuse Orange women's basketball team

The 2014–15 Syracuse Orange women's basketball team represented Syracuse University during the 2014–15 college basketball season. Quentin Hillsman resumeed the responsibility as head coach for an eighth consecutive season. The Orange were second year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference and played their home games at the Carrier Dome. They finished the season 22–10, 11–5 in ACC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the second round of the ACC women's tournament to Wake Forest. They received an at-large bid of the NCAA women's tournament where they defeated Nebraska in the first round before losing to South Carolina in the second round.

## 2014–15 media
### Syracuse IMG Sports Network

The Syracuse Orange IMG Sports Network broadcast all Orange games on WTLA ESPN Radio 97.7/100.1 FM & 1200 AM with Brian Higgins on the call. The games also were streamed online at Cuse.com.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 11/16/2014* 12:00 pm | No. 24 | Fordham | W 59–42 | 1–0 | Carrier Dome (N/A) Syracuse, NY |
| 11/19/2014* 7:00 pm | No. 23 | at Duquesne | W 90–84 | 2–0 | Palumbo Center (732) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 11/22/2014* 3:00 pm | No. 23 | at Jacksonville | W 76–61 | 3–0 | Swisher Gymnasium (576) Jacksonville, FL |
| 11/27/2014* 2:00 pm | No. 22 | vs. East Carolina Junkanoo Jam Lucaya Division semifinals | W 69–58 | 4–0 | St. Georges High School (150) Grand Bahama Island |
| 11/28/2014* 8:00 pm | No. 22 | vs. No. 1 South Carolina Junkanoo Jam Lucaya Division championship | L 63–67 | 4–1 | St. Georges High School (342) Grand Bahama Island |
| 12/01/2014* 7:00 pm, TWCSC | No. 21 | Vermont | W 94–63 | 5–1 | Carrier Dome (357) Syracuse, NY |
| 12/04/2014* 7:00 pm | No. 21 | Penn State ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge | W 61–39 | 6–1 | Carrier Dome (258) Syracuse, NY |
| 12/14/2014* 12:00 pm | No. 20 | North Carolina Central | W 74–25 | 7–1 | Carrier Dome (447) Syracuse, NY |
| 12/16/2014* 7:00 pm, TWCSC | No. 19 | Canisius | W 70–37 | 8–1 | Carrier Dome (393) Syracuse, NY |
| 12/19/2014* 7:00 pm | No. 19 | vs. No. 9 Baylor Florida Sunshine Tournament | L 72–74 | 8–2 | Worden Arena (889) Winter Haven, FL |
| 12/21/2014* 4:00 pm | No. 19 | vs. No. 18 Michigan State Florida Sunshine Tournament | L 76–89 | 8–3 | Worden Arena (502) Winter Haven, FL |
| 12/28/2014* 6:00 pm | No. 22 | Cornell | W 76–59 | 9–3 | Carrier Dome (649) Syracuse, NY |
| 12/30/2014* 7:00 pm | No. 21 | Central Connecticut | W 74–43 | 10–3 | Carrier Dome (508) Syracuse, NY |
| 01/04/2015 1:00 pm, RSN | No. 21 | No. 4 Notre Dame | L 74–85 | 10–4 (0–1) | Carrier Dome (2,158) Syracuse, NY |
| 01/08/2015 6:30 pm, ESPN3 | No. 21 | at No. 13 Duke | L 72–74 | 10–5 (0–2) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,899) Durham, NC |
| 01/11/2015 1:00 pm | No. 21 | Virginia | W 70–58 | 11–5 (1–2) | Carrier Dome (708) Syracuse, NY |
| 01/15/2015 7:00 pm, TWCSC | No. 25 | Wake Forest | W 73–62 | 12–5 (2–2) | Carrier Dome (364) Syracuse, NY |
| 01/18/2015 1:00 pm | No. 25 | at Boston College | W 64–46 | 13–5 (3–2) | Conte Forum (1,088) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 01/22/2015 7:00 pm | No. 23 | at Pittsburgh | W 68–60 | 14–5 (4–2) | Peterson Events Center (1,003) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 01/25/2015 3:00 pm, RSN | No. 23 | NC State | W 66–49 | 15–5 (5–2) | Carrier Dome (1,300) Syracuse, NY |
| 01/29/2015 7:00 pm | No. 23 | at No. 8 Louisville | L 58–78 | 15–6 (5–3) | KFC Yum! Center (8,387) Louisville, KY |
| 02/02/2015 7:00 pm, RSN | No. 25 | at No. 9 Florida State | L 52–62 | 15–7 (5–4) | Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (2,758) Tallahassee, FL |
| 02/05/2015 7:00 pm, TWCSC | No. 25 | No. 13 North Carolina | W 61–56 | 16–7 (6–4) | Carrier Dome (564) Syracuse, NY |
| 02/08/2015 2:00 pm | No. 25 | at Georgia Tech | W 65–60 | 17–7 (7–4) | Hank McCamish Pavilion (1,622) Atlanta, GA |
| 02/12/2015 7:00 pm | No. 23 | Miami (FL) | L 71–85 | 17–8 (7–5) | Carrier Dome (435) Syracuse, NY |
| 02/15/2015 2:00 pm | No. 23 | at Virginia Tech | W 59–51 | 18–8 (8–5) | Cassell Coliseum (1,702) Blacksburg, VA |
| 02/19/2015 7:00 pm | No. 25 | Boston College | W 73–51 | 19–8 (9–5) | Carrier Dome (738) Syracuse, NY |
| 02/22/2015 12:00 pm, TWCSC | No. 25 | Pittsburgh | W 68–54 | 20–8 (10–5) | Carrier Dome (1,226) Syracuse, NY |
| 02/26/2015 7:00 pm | No. 23 | at Clemson | W 60–55 | 21–8 (11–5) | Littlejohn Coliseum (454) Clemson, SC |
| 2015 ACC Tournament ||||||
| 03/05/2015 11:00 am, RSN | No. 22 | vs. Wake Forest Second Round | L 79–85 | 21–9 | Greensboro Coliseum (9,384) Greensboro, NC |
| NCAA Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/20/2015* 7:36 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. Nebraska First Round | W 72–69 | 22–9 | Colonial Life Arena (10,644) Columbia, SC |
| 03/22/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN | | at No. 3 South Carolina Second Round | L 68–97 | 22–10 | Colonial Life Arena (10,485) Columbia, SC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||

## Rankings

2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | No Change |
| (RV) | Received Votes |
| (NR) | Not Ranked |