Preview: Syracuse Orange
Last Season: 24-8 and 13-5 in league play
Syracuse has started the season 2-2
The Coaches:
Felisha Legette-Jack is in her 3rd year as the Head Coach. Legette-Jack has been a Head Coach for 22 years.
Kristen Sharkey is in her 3rd year as Associate Head Coach. Sharkey has played or coached with Legette-Jack for the play 10 years.
Khyreed Carter is in his 3rd year at Syracuse.
Ty Evans is in his first year.
Losses:
Dyaisha Fair who averaged 22 ppg and 115 threes just over half of the team total.
Alaina Rice who averaged 10 points and 5 rebounds.
Marilena Triantafilly, 6’5, C, Fr. (0.8 ppg) → Saint Louis
Kennedi Perkins, 5’6, G, Soph. (2.6 ppg) → Marquette
Cheyenne McEvans, 5’9, G, Sr. (2.8 ppg) → Florida A&M
Alyssa Latham, 6’2, F, Fr. (8.6 ppg, 7 rpg) → Tennessee
Additions:
Keira Scott, 6-1 Frosh Forward
Shy Hawkins, 6-2 Frosh Wing
Madeline Potts, 6-0 Frosh Guard from Australia.
Olivia Schmitt, 5-5 Frosh Guard
Schedule:
Maryland, Texas A&M and Missouri are the highlights.
The Team:
Sophie Burrows, 6-2 Soph Wing who averaged 4 points and 3 rebounds.
Dominique Camp, 5-8 Grad Student Guard who missed last season at Syracuse with injuries. However the season before she averaged 10 points and 4 assists at Akron.
Lexie McNabb, 5-7 JR Guard who averaged 1 ppg.
Journey Thompson, 6-3 JR Forward.
Georgia Woolley, 6-0 SR Guard who averaged 14 points and 5 rebounds. In the first 4 games this season Woolley is averaging 16 ppg.
Angelica Velez, 5-7 Soph Guard
Izabel Varejao, 6-4 Grad Student Post who averaged 5 points and 3 rebounds.
Saniaa Wilson, 6-0 SR Forward who averaged 5 points and 4 rebounds.
Kyra Wood, 6-3 SR Forward who averaged 6 points and 7 rebounds. In the first 4 games of this season Wood is averaging 13 ppg thus far.
Prediction: Preseason ranked 11th in ACC out of 18 teams
2025 Recruiting:
Jasmyn Cooper, 6-1 Wing from MA. Ranked # 48.
Camdyn Nelson, 5-8 Point Guard from CT
Justus Fitzgerald, 6-1 Wing from GA