Tag: women’s basketball
Orange Tip-Off: Fans get 1st look at Syracuse’s 2023-24 basketball teams
On Friday, Syracuse basketball fans had the chance to see the 2023-24 men's and women's teams in action. Both squads participated in scrimmages and a variety of skills competitions. Read More »
ACC releases 2023-24 SU women's basketball slate
Syracuse went 9-9 in conference play last season but bowed out in the first round of the ACC Tournament to NC State. Read More »
ACC votes to add Cal, Stanford, SMU
Syracuse likely voted to admit the three institutions, per ESPN, which will bring the ACC to 18 teams beginning in 2024. Read More »
Top 10 sporting events to watch this fall
From SU’s football game against Clemson to its Women’s Soccer game against UNC, the fall semester has no shortage of games to watch. Here are the top 10 sporting events this semester. Read More »
Dyaisha Fair, United States qualify for FIBA U23 Nations League Final
Fair helped the United States win the FIBA U23 Nations League Americas conference in Chile, helping the team qualify for the finals in Mongolia. Read More »
Dyaisha Fair to represent USA at 2023 U23 3x3 Nations League
Fair, who chose to stay for another season at Syracuse will participate in the 3x3 tournament, taking place in Rancagua Chile. Read More »
Syracuse men's basketball will host LSU in 1st ACC/SEC Challenge, women's team to play Alabama
For the inaugural ACC/SEC challenge Syracuse men's will host LSU for the second time ever while the women's program is set to face Alabama. Read More »
Former SU guard Tiana Mangakahia announces retirement after cancer returns
Mangakahia, who played for Syracuse from 2017-21, was diagnosed with Stage IV cancer. She had previously battled Stage II breast cancer in 2019. Read More »
Dyaisha Fair earns invite to USA Women’s AmeriCup Team trails
Fair is one of 22 athletes that will compete in Colorado for a spot on the United States’ 2023 FIBA Women’s AmeriCup team. Read More »
Former Syracuse guard Nyah Wilson commits to New Mexico
Wilson averaged 1.6 points and 0.8 rebounds in 20 games last season. She entered the transfer portal on March 27. Read More »
Former Syracuse guard Teisha Hyman transfers to Rhode Island
Hyman entered the transfer portal in late March after averaging 10.4 points and 4.0 rebounds per game this past season. Read More »
Guard Dominique Camp transfers to Syracuse for her graduate year
Guard Dominique Camp will reunite with head coach Felisha Legette-Jack at her fifth school in as many years. Read More »
Dyaisha Fair named WBCA All-America honorable mention
Fair averaged a team-best 19.9 points and recently announced that she’d be returning to Syracuse for her final year of eligibility. Read More »
Syracuse guard Teisha Hyman enters transfer portal
Hyman averaged 10.4 points and 4.0 rebounds per game this season, including a season-high 27 points at Louisville in late December. Read More »
Bambini: Despite NCAA Tournament miss, Felisha Legette-Jack’s 1st season shows positive future
Syracuse missed out on the NCAA Tournament after sitting in the bubble. Our beat writer writes how this season was a success given the proper context of the program, which was under investigation just over a year and a half ago. Read More »
Syracuse forward Dariauna Lewis declares for WNBA draft
Lewis broke Felisha Legette-Jack’s single-season program record for total rebounds in her lone season with the Orange after stints at Missouri State and Alabama A&M. Read More »
Syracuse guard Nyah Wilson enters transfer portal
Nyah Wilson will enter the transfer portal after totalling 68 points and 24 assists in two years with Syracuse. Read More »
Felisha Legette-Jack's 1st season at Syracuse ends in 88-82 loss to Columbia
Georgia Woolley poured in a season-high 30 points. But it wasn’t enough to topple Columbia as the Lions knocked the Orange out of the WNIT as Syracuse's season ends. Read More »
From Australia to SU, women’s basketball commit Sophie Burrows always finds ways to develop
Competing with her sisters in their backyard during the COVID-19 pandemic, Sophie Burrows developed new skills that have helped her become one of SU’s women’s basketball’s recruits. Read More »
Dyaisha Fair announces return for 5th season
Fair averages a team-best 20 points per game and led the ACC in steals per game. She ranks third among all active players in Division-I with 2,675 career points. Read More »
After going 4-17 in 2022, Central Square girls' basketball made their 1st sectional final
After a four win season, Central Square girls' basketball bounced back by winning 15 games and reached its first ever sectional final. Read More »
Syracuse uses dominant 26-8 2nd quarter run to progress to Super 16
The Orange used a big second quarter run to beat Seton Hall in the second round of the WNIT, advancing to face Columbia on Friday. Read More »
Syracuse defeats Seton Hall 72-54 after strong 2nd quarter, advances to Super 16
Dyaisha Fair scored 24 points for the second game running while Georgia Woolley and Teisha Hyman added 19 and 10, respectively. Read More »
Syracuse blows out Kent State 84-56 in 1st round of WNIT
Dyaisha Fair dropped 24 points on 10-of-19 shooting as the Orange picked up their first postseason win under head coach Felisha Legette-Jack. Read More »