# 2022–23 Syracuse Orange women's basketball team

The 2022–23 Syracuse Orange women's basketball team represented Syracuse University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Orange were led by first-year head coach Felisha Legette-Jack. The Orange were tenth year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference and played their home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York.
Prior to the season beginning Felisha Legette-Jack was announced as the head coach at Syracuse. She took over from interim head coach Von Read.
The Orange finished the season 20–13 overall and 9–9 in ACC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. As the ninth seed in the ACC tournament, the received a bye to the Second Round, where they lost to NC State. They received an at-large bid to the WNIT. The Orange defeated Kent State in the First Round and Seton Hall in the Second Round before losing to Columbia in the Super 16 to end their season.

## Previous season

Previous head coach Quentin Hillsman resigned amid investigations into allegations of inappropriate behavior on August 2, 2021. Associate Head Coach Vonn Read was named the interim head coach for the 2021–2022 season on August 4, 2021.
The Orange finished the season 11–18 overall and 4–14 in ACC play to finish in a tie for eleventh place. As the twelfth seed in the ACC tournament, they lost to Clemson in their First Round matchup. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WNIT.

## Off-season
### Departures

Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| Priscilla Williams | 2 | G | 6'2" | Sophomore | Houston, Texas | Transferred to USF |
| Alaysia Styles | 4 | F | 6'3" | Graduate Student | San Diego, California | Graduated |
| Najé Murray | 10 | G | 5'6" | Graduate Student | Stockton, California | Graduated |
| Jayla Thornton | 11 | G | 5'10" | Graduate Student | Newark, New Jersey | Graduated; Transferred to George Washington |
| Eboni Walker | 22 | F | 6'0" | Junior | Las Vegas, Nevada | Transferred to Ohio State |
| Julianna Walker | 30 | G | 5'6" | Freshman | Tacoma, Washington | Transferred to Seattle |
| Chrislyn Carr | 32 | G | 5'5" | Senior | Davenport, Iowa | Graduated; Transferred to Louisville |
| Christianna Carr | 43 | G | 6'1" | Senior | Eden Prairie, Minnesota | Graduated; Transferred to Arkansas |

### Incoming Transfers

Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Olivia Owens | 00 | F | 6'4" | Graduate Student | Albany, New York | Kentucky |
| Dyaisha Fair | 2 | G | 5'5" | Senior | Rochester, New York | Buffalo |
| Georgia Woolley | 5 | G | 6'0" | Sophomore | Brisbane, Australia | Buffalo |
| Cheyenne McEvans | 12 | G | 5'9" | Sophomore | Southfield, Michigan | Buffalo |
| Asia Strong | 15 | F | 6'2" | Graduate Student | South Bend, Indiana | Wichita State |
| Saniaa Wilson | 21 | F | 6'0" | Sophomore | Rochester, New York | Buffalo |
| Kyra Wood | 22 | F | 6'3" | Graduate Student | Buffalo, New York | Temple |
| Dariauna Lewis | 24 | F | 6'1" | Graduate Student | Omaha, Nebraska | Alabama A&M |

### Recruiting Class

Source:
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Kennedi Perkins G | Bolingbrook, Illinois | Bolingbrook High School | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Lexi McNabb G | Chandler, Arizona | Lincoln Prep High School | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| 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 |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 3, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Le Moyne | W 73–70 | – | JMA Wireless Dome (554) Syracuse, NY |
| Regular Season ||||||
| November 7, 2022* 3:30 p.m., ACCNX | | Stony Brook | W 79–56 | 1–0 | JMA Wireless Dome (1,259) Syracuse, NY |
| November 10, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Colgate | W 72–48 | 2–0 | JMA Wireless Dome (1,164) Syracuse, NY |
| November 14, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Binghamton | W 92–59 | 3–0 | JMA Wireless Dome (1,522) Syracuse, NY |
| November 17, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | LIU | W 85–63 | 4–0 | JMA Wireless Dome (1,084) Syracuse, NY |
| November 21, 2022* 7:00 p.m., BTN+ | | at Penn State | L 69–82 | 4–1 | Bryce Jordan Center (1,650) University Park, PA |
| November 25, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Bucknell | W 65–48 | 5–1 | JMA Wireless Dome (1,363) Syracuse, NY |
| November 30, 2022* 6:00 p.m., BTN | | at Purdue ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge | L 78–87 | 5–2 | Mackey Arena (2,521) West Lafayette, IN |
| December 4, 2022* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Yale | W 60–58 | 6–2 | Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, CT |
| December 8, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Coppin State | W 93–75 | 7–2 | JMA Wireless Dome (1,086) Syracuse, NY |
| December 11, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Wagner | W 83–53 | 8–2 | JMA Wireless Dome (1,468) Syracuse, NY |
| December 18, 2022 12:00 p.m., ACCN | | Wake Forest | W 67–58 | 9–2 (1–0) | JMA Wireless Dome (1,555) Syracuse, NY |
| December 20, 2022* 10:30 a.m., ACCNX | | Albany | W 87–64 | 10–2 | JMA Wireless Dome (7,311) Syracuse, NY |
| December 29, 2022 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Louisville | L 77–86 | 10–3 (1–1) | KFC Yum! Center (9,025) Louisville, KY |
| January 1, 2023 7:00 p.m., ACCRSN | | No. 6 NC State | L 54–56 | 10–4 (1–2) | JMA Wireless Dome (1,994) Syracuse, NY |
| January 5, 2023 6:00 p.m., ACCN | | Pittsburgh | W 89–71 | 11–4 (2–2) | JMA Wireless Dome (1,956) Syracuse, NY |
| January 8, 2023 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Clemson | W 91–77 | 12–4 (3–2) | Littlejohn Coliseum (906) Clemson, SC |
| January 12, 2023 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Boston College | W 83–73 | 13–4 (4–2) | Conte Forum (964) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| January 15, 2023 2:00 p.m., ACCN | | No. 7 Notre Dame | L 56–72 | 13–5 (4–3) | JMA Wireless Dome (3,736) Syracuse, NY |
| January 19, 2023 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Georgia Tech | L 57–69 | 13–6 (4–4) | McCamish Pavilion (1,920) Atlanta, GA |
| January 22, 2023 12:00 p.m., ACCN | | at No. 13 Duke | L 50–62 | 13–7 (4–5) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,147) Durham, NC |
| January 26, 2023 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Virginia | W 90–72 | 14–7 (5–5) | JMA Wireless Dome (1,606) Syracuse, NY |
| January 29, 2023 7:00 p.m., ACCN | | Louisville | L 67–79 | 14–8 (5–6) | JMA Wireless Dome (6,220) Syracuse, NY |
| February 2, 2023 12:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at No. 13 Virginia Tech | L 64–78 | 14–9 (5–7) | Cassell Coliseum (2,592) Blacksburg, VA |
| February 5, 2023 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Boston College | W 79–72 | 15–9 (6–7) | JMA Wireless Dome (2,723) Syracuse, NY |
| February 9, 2023 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | No. 14 North Carolina | W 75–67 | 16–9 (7–7) | JMA Wireless Dome (1,932) Syracuse, NY |
| February 12, 2023 4:00 p.m., ACCN | | at No. 10 Notre Dame | L 64–73 | 16–10 (7–8) | Purcell Pavilion (5,239) Notre Dame, IN |
| February 16, 2023 6:00 p.m., ACCN | | at No. 24 Florida State | L 65–78 | 16–11 (7–9) | Donald L. Tucker Center (2,794) Tallahassee, FL |
| February 19, 2023 1:00 p.m., ACCRSN | | Miami (FL) | W 77–68 | 17–11 (8–9) | JMA Wireless Dome (4,566) Syracuse, NY |
| February 23, 2023 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Pittsburgh | W 85–55 | 18–11 (9–9) | Peterson Events Center (517) Pittsburgh, PA |
| ACC Women's Tournament ||||||
| March 2, 2023 2:00 p.m., ACCN | (9) | vs. (8) NC State Second round | L 58–83 | 18–12 | Greensboro Coliseum (4,177) Greensboro, NC |
| WNIT ||||||
| March 15, 2023 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Kent State First round | W 84–56 | 19–12 | JMA Wireless Dome (689) Syracuse, NY |
| March 20, 2023 7:00 p.m., FloHoops | | at Seton Hall Second round | W 72–54 | 20–12 | Walsh Gymnasium (871) South Orange, NJ |
| March 24, 2023 7:00 p.m., SNY | | at Columbia Super 16 | L 82–88 | 20–13 | Levien Gymnasium (1,537) New York, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||

## Rankings

Note: The AP does not release a final poll.
Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | Not ranked in previous week |
| (RV) | Received Votes |
| (NR) | Not Ranked |