Syracuse Orange
Big East (18-14, 6-10 )
Big Wins: 2/4 South Florida (76-61), 2/18 Marquette (79-63), 2/21 at DePaul (81-65)
Bad Losses: 12/2 vs Arizona (74-80), 12/3 vs BYU (59-83), 1/28 Cincinnati (54-55)
Coach: Quentin Hillsman (5 seasons at Syracuse)
Probable Starters:
Rachel Coffey, Sophomore, Guard, 4.7 ppg, 2.9 apg
Elashier Hall, Junior, Guard, 8.2 ppg, 3.1 apg, 5.1 rpg
Carmen Tyson-Thomas, Junior, Guard , 10.9 ppg, 7.6 rpg
Iasia Hemingway, Senior, Forward, 15.3 ppg, 6.4 rpg
Kayla Alexander, Junior, Center, 14.6 ppg, 7.2 rpg, 2.5 bpg
Key Roleplayers:
Phylesha Bullard, Sophomore, Guard, 2.9 ppg, 2.5 rpg
Shakeya Leary, Sophomore, Center, 5.2 ppg, 5.6 rpg
La’Shay Taft, Sophomore, Guard, 4.1 ppg, 1.1 apg
Shanee Williams, Junior, Guard, 2.5 ppg, 2.2 rpg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 69.4 (48th in nation, 5th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 62.8 (199, 14)
Field-Goal Percentage: 38.2 (193, 11)
Field-Goal Defense: 37.4 (105, 9)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 3.9 (247, 13)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: na
Free-Throw Percentage: 76.1 (18, 2)
Rebound Margin: 9.6 (11, 3)
Assists Per Game: 13.1 (127, 8)
Turnovers Per Game: 18.3 (227, 13)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
Syracuse 2011 NIT Round of 64 win over Monmouth
Syracuse 2011 NIT Round of 32 win over St. Bonaventure
Syracuse 2011 NIT Regional Semifinal win over Eastern Michigan
Syracuse 2011 NIT Regional Final loss to Toledo
Syracuse 2010 NIT Round of 64 win over Harvard
Syracuse 2010 NIT Round of 32 win over Richmond
Syracuse 2010 NIT Regional Semifinal win over VCU
Syracuse 2010 NIT Regional Final loss to Michigan
Syracuse 2009 NIT First Round win over Canisius
Syracuse 2009 NIT Second Round loss to Bowling Green
Syracuse 2008 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Hartford
Syracuse 2002 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Drake
*all team stats through 3/1
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