Syracuse Orange
ACC (21-10, 10-6)
Big Wins: 11/28 vs Texas (77-65), 11/30 vs Texas A&M (78-63), 1/30 at North Carolina (78-73)
Bad Losses: 12/5 at Iowa (91-97), 12/30 at Arizona State (60-63), 2/13 Florida State (59-83)
Coach: Quentin Hillsman (8 seasons at Syracuse)
Probable Starters:
Brittney Sykes, Sophomore, Guard, 17.0 ppg, 1.8 apg, 4.9 rpg
Brianna Butler, Sophomore, Guard, 14.8 ppg, 2.6 apg
Shakeya Leary, Senior, Center, 8.0 ppg, 7.5 rpg
Rachel Coffey, Senior, Guard, 5.8 ppg, 4.2 apg
Isabella Slim, Freshman, Guard, 3.2 ppg
Key Roleplayers:
La’Shay Taft, Senior, Guard, 6.0 ppg
Briana Day, Freshman, Forward, 5.8 ppg, 5.8 rpg
Taylor Ford, Sophomore, Forward, 5.5 ppg, 4.6 rpg
Cornelia Fondren, Sophomore, Guard, 3.6 ppg, 1.3 apg
Alexis Peterson, Freshman, Guard, 2.7 ppg, 1.8 apg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 73.8 (59th in nation, 7th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 63.4 (82, 4)
Field-Goal Percentage: 40.0 (193, 13)
Field-Goal Defense: 38.8 (102, 7)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.5 (43, 3)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 32.0 (145, 9)
Free-Throw Percentage: 73.1 (61, 5)
Rebound Margin: 1.8 (132, 10)
Assists Per Game: 14.5 (98, 8)
Turnovers Per Game: 14.2 (61, 2)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2013 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Creighton
2012 NIT First Round win over Hartford
2012 NIT Second Round win over Drexel
2012 NIT Third Round win over Temple
2012 NIT Quarterfinal win over Toledo
2012 NIT Semifinal loss to James Madison
2011 NIT Regional Semifinal win over Eastern Michigan
2011 NIT Round of 64 win over Monmouth
2011 NIT Round of 32 win over St. Bonaventure
2011 NIT Regional Final loss to Toledo
2010 NIT Round of 64 win over Harvard
2010 NIT Round of 32 win over Richmond
2010 NIT Regional Semifinal win over VCU
2010 NIT Regional Final loss to Michigan
2009 NIT First Round win over Canisius
2009 NIT Second Round loss to Bowling Green
2008 NCAA Round o 64 loss to Hartford
2002 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Drake
*all team stats through 3/6
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