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Gallery: Shots from Syracuse’s NCAA Tournament trip to Storrs

Syracuse center Uche Izoje thanks Syracuse fans after the Orange were eliminated by UConn in the NCAA Tournament Second Round at Gampel Pavilion. Izoje finished her freshman year averaging 15.6 points per game.

Tara Deluca | Asst. Photo Editor

Syracuse center Uche Izoje thanks Syracuse fans after the Orange were eliminated by UConn in the NCAA Tournament Second Round at Gampel Pavilion. Izoje finished her freshman year averaging 15.6 points per game.

SU’s Uche Izoje and Iowa State’s Audi Crooks reach up for the opening tipoff in the Orange’s 72-63 win over the Cyclones in the NCAA Tournament First Round. Izoje and Crooks combined for 60 points, although Syracuse outlasted ISU.

Tara Deluca | Asst. Photo Editor

SU’s Uche Izoje and Iowa State’s Audi Crooks reach up for the opening tipoff in the Orange’s 72-63 win over the Cyclones in the NCAA Tournament First Round. Izoje and Crooks combined for 60 points, although Syracuse outlasted ISU.

Olivia Schmitt sets up Syracuse’s offense in the first half of the Orange’s first-round win over Iowa State. Schmitt erupted for a career-high 15 points on five made 3-pointers, helping lift SU to the second round.

Tara Deluca | Asst. Photo Editor

Olivia Schmitt sets up Syracuse’s offense in the first half of the Orange’s first-round win over Iowa State. Schmitt erupted for a career-high 15 points on five made 3-pointers, helping lift SU to the second round.

Syracuse Chancellor-elect Mike Haynie sits in the stands as SU plays in the NCAA Tournament. Haynie, the university’s vice chancellor for strategic initiatives and innovation and executive dean of the Whitman School of Management, will start his new role on July 1.

Tara Deluca | Asst. Photo Editor

Syracuse Chancellor-elect Mike Haynie sits in the stands as SU plays in the NCAA Tournament. Haynie, the university’s vice chancellor for strategic initiatives and innovation and executive dean of the Whitman School of Management, will start his new role on July 1.

Syracuse’s bench celebrates a 3-pointer in the Orange’s win over Iowa State. SU went 9-of-25 on 3-pointers, which eventually made the difference in the nine-point win.

Tara Deluca | Asst. Photo Editor

Syracuse’s bench celebrates a 3-pointer in the Orange’s win over Iowa State. SU went 9-of-25 on 3-pointers, which eventually made the difference in the nine-point win.

Syracuse guard Laila Phelia makes a move on UConn guard Azzi Fudd in SU’s second-round loss to the Huskies. Phelia scored 10 points in her final game of the season, finishing the year averaging 13.7 points per game.

Tara Deluca | Asst. Photo Editor

Syracuse guard Laila Phelia makes a move on UConn guard Azzi Fudd in SU’s second-round loss to the Huskies. Phelia scored 10 points in her final game of the season, finishing the year averaging 13.7 points per game.

Syracuse head coach Felisha Legette-Jack shouts at the referees during her team’s win against Iowa State. “Our goal is to continue to tell our story, one possession, one day at a time,” she said after the win. (Updated Sunday, March 29, at 1:00 p.m. EST.)

Tara Deluca | Asst. Photo Editor

Syracuse head coach Felisha Legette-Jack shouts at the referees during her team’s win against Iowa State. “Our goal is to continue to tell our story, one possession, one day at a time,” she said after the win. (Updated Sunday, March 29, at 1:00 p.m. EST.)

Syracuse fans cheer on forward Shy Hawkins and center Uche Izoje from the stands at Gampel Pavilion. The Orange were crushed by the Huskies, but enjoyed a 24-9 season overall, a major turnaround from last year’s 12-18 campaign.

Tara Deluca | Asst. Photo Editor

Syracuse fans cheer on forward Shy Hawkins and center Uche Izoje from the stands at Gampel Pavilion. The Orange were crushed by the Huskies, but enjoyed a 24-9 season overall, a major turnaround from last year’s 12-18 campaign.

Uche Izoje rises for a mid-range jump shot over 6-foot-4 forward Serah Williams. Izoje scored 12 points in Syracuse’s season-ending loss to UConn.

Tara Deluca | Asst. Photo Editor

Uche Izoje rises for a mid-range jump shot over 6-foot-4 forward Serah Williams. Izoje scored 12 points in Syracuse’s season-ending loss to UConn.

Syracuse players congregate on the bench during a timeout in SU’s loss to UConn Monday. The Orange’s 53-point defeat was their worst under fourth-year head coach Felisha Legette-Jack.

Tara Deluca | Asst. Photo Editor

Syracuse players congregate on the bench during a timeout in SU’s loss to UConn Monday. The Orange’s 53-point defeat was their worst under fourth-year head coach Felisha Legette-Jack.