Tag: women’s basketball
EARNED INTEREST: SU's run for the 2016 national championship has attracted immense talent to the program
The new players include three five-star freshmen and three now-eligible Division I transfers. Read More »
BEHIND THE NUMBER: The death of Gabrielle Cooper’s father fueled her passion for basketball, which led her to become a star at Syracuse
After his death in 2011, Cooper began to take basketball seriously. She joined several AAU teams and in a few years became a Division I prospect. Read More »
UP TO SPEED: Desiree Elmore “won” the offseason and is ready to step into a bigger role
SU lost four starters and Elmore, a five-star recruit last year, needs to step up as a sophomore. Read More »
Class of 2018 3-star guard Taleah "Noo" Washington commits to Syracuse
Washington joins two five-star recruits and another three-star prospect in the Orange's 2018 class. Read More »
Atlantic Coast Conference to move to 18-game conference schedule
The move was made at the ACC Fall Meetings earlier in the week. Read More »
Syracuse's nonconference schedule released
Seven of the 13 nonconference games will be at home and the only currently-ranked team Syracuse will face is No. 2 Mississippi State. Read More »
Former Ohio State guard Kiara Lewis to transfer to Syracuse
The former five-star recruit averaged 6.7 points over 19.4 minutes per game last season for the Buckeyes. Read More »
The Daily Orange Sports Awards: Best Team
Men's cross country, men's lacrosse, men's soccer and women's basketball are the four nominees for this award. Read More »
SU Athletics’ new season pass system misses the mark on trying to generate bigger crowds at home games
The Daily Orange Editorial Board examines the worthiness of SU Athletics’ new four-tiered season pass for football, men’s and women’s basketball and men’s lacrosse games. Read More »
Former Syracuse center Briana Day signs training camp contract with WNBA's San Antonio Stars
Briana Day signed a training camp contract with the San Antonio Stars on Monday afternoon. Read More »
Alexis Peterson drafted by the Seattle Storm with the 15th pick in the 2017 WNBA Draft
Peterson was the second former Syracuse player drafted on Thursday night, going in the second round Read More »
Brittney Sykes drafted by the Atlanta Dream with the 7th pick in the 2017 WNBA Draft
Sykes was the first former Syracuse player drafted on Thursday night, going in the 1st round. Read More »
Syracuse’s 3 best players have a shot in the WNBA Draft
Alexis Peterson, Brittney Sykes and Briana Day all have a chance of being drafted on Thursday night. Read More »
Former Syracuse point guard Alexis Peterson named to All-America Second Team
She becomes SU’s first AP All-America honoree since Nicole Michael in 2010 and the program’s third overall. Read More »
UConn ends the careers of Syracuse greats Alexis Peterson and Brittney Sykes
"America's best backcourt" played together one last time on Monday night. Read More »
Kia Nurse's historic night for UConn ends Syracuse's season, 94-64, in NCAA Tournament second round
Kia Nurse had a historic night from beyond the arc, and ended Syracuse's season in the process. Read More »
Fast reactions: 3 quick takeaways from Syracuse's 94-64 season-ending loss to Connecticut
Syracuse's season ended against Connecticut for the second straight season. This time, it came in the Round of 32 of the NCAA Tournament. Here are three takeaways from the game. Read More »
Top-seeded Connecticut blows out No. 8 Syracuse, 94-64, ending SU’s quest for repeat Final Four run
Monday night proved one thing held true from a year ago: no one is better than Connecticut. Read More »
Q&A with The Daily Campus UConn beat writer, Dan Madigan
Connecticut beat writer Dan Madigan of The Daily Campus, the independent student newspaper of UConn, answered a few questions for The Daily Orange ahead of the matchup. Read More »
3 things Geno Auriemma said at his pre-Syracuse press conference
Here are three notable things Auriemma said ahead of four-time defending national champion Connecticut's game against Syracuse Monday at 6:30 p.m. on ESPN2. Read More »
3 things Quentin Hillsman said at his pre-Connecticut press conference
Three notable things Hillsman said ahead of Syracuse's 2016 national championship game rematch against Connecticut. Read More »
Beat writers predict Syracuse-Connecticut matchup
All three beat writers predict Syracuse to fall to Connecticut on Monday night. Read More »
Syracuse women's basketball opponent preview: What to know about Connecticut
Connecticut is the most accomplished program in college basketball history, and will pose problems for SU. Read More »
Brittney Sykes is more than a mentor to freshman Gabby Cooper
The fifth-year senior has taken the freshman under her wing. The two have had similar experiences, which has helped them bond. Read More »