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2021–22 Syracuse Orange women's basketball team

The 2021–22 Syracuse Orange women's basketball team represented Syracuse University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Orange were led by interim head coach Vonn Read. The Orange are ninth year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference and played their home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York.

2021–22 Syracuse Orange women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record11–18 (4–14 ACC)
Head coach
  • Vonn Read (Interim) (1st season)
Assistant coaches
  • John Marcum
  • Erica Morrow
Home arenaCarrier Dome
Seasons
2021–22 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 NC State † 17 – 1   .944 32 – 4   .889
No. 4 Louisville 16 – 2   .889 29 – 5   .853
No. 17 North Carolina 13 – 5   .722 25 – 7   .781
No. 21 Notre Dame 13 – 5   .722 24 – 9   .727
No. 16 Virginia Tech 13 – 5   .722 23 – 10   .697
Georgia Tech 11 – 7   .611 21 – 11   .656
Boston College 10 – 8   .556 21 – 12   .636
Miami (FL) 10 – 8   .556 21 – 13   .618
Florida State 10 – 8   .556 17 – 14   .548
Duke 7 – 11   .389 17 – 13   .567
Wake Forest 4 – 14   .222 16 – 17   .485
Syracuse 4 – 14   .222 11 – 18   .379
Clemson 3 – 15   .167 10 – 21   .323
Pittsburgh 2 – 16   .111 11 – 19   .367
Virginia 2 – 16   .111 5 – 22   .185
† 2022 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Previous head coach Quentin Hillsman resigned amid investigations into allegations of inappropriate behavior on August 2, 2021.[1] Associate head coach Vonn Read was named the interim head coach for the 2021–2022 season on August 4, 2021.[2]

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.

Previous season

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Main article: 2020–21 Syracuse Orange women's basketball team

The Orange finished the season 15–9 and 9–7 in ACC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. As the fifth seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated to Boston College in the Second Round and Florida State in the Quarterfinals before losing to Louisville in the Semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they were the eight seed in the Riverwalk Regional. In the tournament they defeated nine seed South Dakota State in the First Round before losing to one seed UConn to end their season.

Off-season

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Departures

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Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Taleah Washington 1 G 5'7" Sophomore District Heights, Maryland Transferred to Old Dominion[3]
Maeva Djaldi-Tabdi 3 F 6'2"   Junior Paris, France Transferred to Miami (FL)[4]
Tiana Mangakahia 4 G 5'6" Graduate Student Meadowbrook, Queensland Graduated
Khamya McNeal 11 G 5'8" Freshman Milwaukee, Wisconsin Transferred to Stetson[5]
Faith Blackstone 12 G 6'0" Freshman Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Transferred to North Carolina A&T[6]
Maud Huijbens 13 F 6'5" Freshman Hilversum, Netherlands Transferred to Gonzaga[7]
Kamilla Cardoso 14 C 6'7" Freshman Montes Claros, Brazil Transferred to South Carolina[8]
Kiara Fisher 15 G 5'7" Freshman Elmira, New York Transferred to Marist[9]
Emily Engstler 21 G 6'0" Junior Fresh Meadows, New York Transferred to Louisville[10]
Amaya Finklea-Guity 22 C 6'4" Senior Dorchester, Massachusetts Transferred to Duke[11]
Kiara Lewis 23 G 5'8"   Senior Chicago, Illinois Transferred to Clemson[12]
Lauren Fitzmaurice 25 G 5'8" Senior Mazama, Washington Transferred to Marist[13]
Digna Strautmane 45 F 6'2" Senior Riga, Latvia Transferred to Georgia Tech[14]

Incoming Transfers

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Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Alaysia Styles 4 F 6'3" Graduate Student San Diego, California Maryland[15]
Najé Murray 10 G 5'6" Graduate Student Stockton, California Texas Tech[16]
Jayla Thornton 11 G 5'10" Graduate Student Newark, New Jersey Howard[17]
Eboni Walker 22 F 6'0" Junior Las Vegas, Nevada Arizona State[18]
Alaina Rice 25 G 5'8" Junior Rockledge, Florida Auburn
Chrislyn Carr 32 G 5'5" Senior Davenport, Iowa Texas Tech[19]
Christianna Carr 43 G 6'1" Senior Eden Prairie, Minnesota Kansas State[20]

Recruiting class

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Source:[21]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Nyah Wilson
G 		Dallas, Texas Duncanville High School 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) N/A Apr 18, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 91
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:

Roster

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2021–22 Syracuse Orange women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Ava Irvin 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Greater Atlanta Christian School Atlanta, GA
G 2 Priscilla Williams 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Branson Branson, MO
G 3 Nyah Wilson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Duncanville Dallas, TX
F 4 Alaysia Styles 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) GS La Jolla Country Day
Maryland 		San Diego, CA
G 5 Teisha Hyman 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS So Woodlands White Plains, NY
G 10 Najé Murray 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) GS St. Mary's
Texas Tech 		Stockton, CA
G 11 Jayla Thornton 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) GS Newark Tech
Howard 		Newark, NJ
F 22 Eboni Walker 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Centennial
Arizona State 		Las Vegas, NV
G 25 Alaina Rice 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr IMG Academy
Auburn 		Rockledge, FL
G 30 Julianna Walker 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Annie Wright Schools Tacoma, WA
G 32 Chrislyn Carr 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Sr Rock Island
Texas Tech
Baylor 		Davenport, IA
G 43 Christianna Carr 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Manhattan
Kansas State 		Eden Prairie, MN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 5, 2021

Schedule

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Source:[22]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
November 10, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Monmouth W 87–46  1–0
 Carrier Dome (1,008)
Syracuse, NY
November 14, 2021
Noon, ACCN 		Notre Dame L 56–82  1–1
(0–1) 		Carrier Dome (3,345)
Syracuse, NY
November 17, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Morgan State W 79–60  2–1
 Carrier Dome (825)
Syracuse, NY
November 20, 2021*
2:30 p.m., FloHoops 		vs. No. 23 South Florida
Battle 4 Atlantis quarterfinals 		L 53–77  2–2
 Imperial Arena (993)
Paradise Island, Bahamas
November 21, 2021*
5:00 p.m., FloHoops 		vs. Minnesota
Battle 4 Atlantis 		L 63–70  2–3
 Imperial Arena (420)
Paradise Island, Bahamas
November 22, 2021*
2:00 p.m., FloHoops 		vs. Buffalo
Battle 4 Atlantis 		L 79–88  2–4
 Imperial Arena (329)
Paradise Island, Bahamas
November 28, 2021*
2:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Colgate W 79–57  3–4
 Carrier Dome (918)
Syracuse, NY
December 1, 2021*
8:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 18т Ohio State
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge 		W 97–91  4–4
 Carrier Dome (847)
Syracuse, NY
December 5, 2021*
2:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Central Connecticut State W 116–65  5–4
 Carrier Dome (907)
Syracuse, NY
December 8, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Cornell W 85–55  6–4
 Carrier Dome (801)
Syracuse, NY
December 11, 2021
6:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Clemson W 86–46  7–4
(1–1) 		Carrier Dome (1,009)
Syracuse, NY
December 18, 2021*
11:00 a.m., ACCNX 		UMBC W 82–50  8–4
 Carrier Dome (915)
Syracuse, NY
December 22, 2021*
2:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Siena Canceled due to COVID-19 issues[23] Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
December 30, 2021
6:00 p.m., ACCN 		at No. 24 North Carolina L 43–79  8–5
(1–2) 		Carmichael Arena (1,625)
Chapel Hill, NC
January 2, 2022
2:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Florida State Postponed due to COVID-19 issues[24] Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
January 6, 2022
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at Boston College L 71–95  8–6
(1–3) 		Conte Forum (424)
Chestnut Hill, MA
January 9, 2022
2:00 p.m., ACCRSN 		No. 17 Duke L 65–74  8–7
(1–4) 		Carrier Dome (1,133)
Syracuse, NY
January 13, 2022
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at No. 3 Louisville L 71–84  8–8
(1–5) 		KFC Yum! Center (7,307)
Louisville, KY
January 16, 2022
1:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at Virginia Postponed due to inclement weather[25] John Paul Jones Arena 
Charlottesville, VA
January 20, 2022
8:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 18 Georgia Tech L 55–65  8–9
(1–6) 		Carrier Dome (746)
Syracuse, NY
January 27, 2022
6:00 p.m., ACCN 		at No. 20 Notre Dame L 62–83  8–10
(1–7) 		Purcell Pavilion (4,493)
Notre Dame, IN
January 30, 2022
Noon, ACCN 		Pittsburgh W 80–72  9–10
(2–7) 		Carrier Dome (1,056)
Syracuse, NY
February 3, 2022
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at Miami (FL) L 65–71  9–11
(2–8) 		Watsco Center 
Coral Gables, FL
February 6, 2022
Noon, ACCRSN 		No. 4 Louisville L 64–100  9–12
(2–9) 		Carrier Dome (1,401)
Syracuse, NY
February 8, 2022
6:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at Virginia
Rescheduled from Jan. 16, 2022 		W 77–70  10–12
(3–9) 		John Paul Jones Arena (1,556)
Charlottesville, VA
February 13, 2022
2:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Pittsburgh W 67–65  11–12
(4–9) 		Peterson Events Center (2,073)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 15, 2022
6:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Florida State
Rescheduled from Jan 2, 2022 		L 67–73  11–13
(4–10) 		Carrier Dome (881)
Syracuse, NY
February 17, 2022
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 23 Virginia Tech L 53–102  11–14
(4–11) 		Carrier Dome (801)
Syracuse, NY
February 20, 2022
2:00 p.m., ACCRSN 		at No. 4 NC State L 35–95  11–15
(4–12) 		Reynolds Coliseum (5,500)
Raleigh, NC
February 24, 2022
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at Wake Forest L 60–76  11–16
(4–13) 		LJVM Coliseum (1,997)
Winston–Salem, NC
February 27, 2022
Noon, ACCN 		Boston College L 75–91  11–17
(4–14) 		Carrier Dome (1,214)
Syracuse, NY
ACC Women's Tournament
March 2, 2022
1:00 p.m., ACCRSN 		(12) vs. (13) Clemson
First Round 		L 69–88  11–18
 Greensboro Coliseum (3,619)
Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Rankings

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Main article: 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Regular Season Polls
Poll Pre-
Season		 Week
2		 Week
3		 Week
4		 Week
5		 Week
6		 Week
7		 Week
8		 Week
9		 Week
10		 Week
11		 Week
12		 Week
13		 Week
14		 Week
15		 Week
16		 Week
17		 Week
18		 Final
AP
Coaches
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked in previous week
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll and AP does not release a poll after the NCAA tournament.

See also

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References

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  2. ^ "Read to Serve as Acting Head Coach for 2021-22 Season". cuse.com. Syracuse University. August 4, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
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