Game 2 • Syracuse at Duquense • Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014 • Pittsburgh, Pa. • A.J. Palumbo Center Anthony Prisco, Assistant Director of Athletic Communications Manley Field House 1301 East Colvin Street, Syracuse, NY 13244 Office: 315-443-2608 • Cell: 315-391-0469 • E-Mail: [email protected] WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Cuse.com • Twitter: @CuseWBB Six NCAA Tournament Appearances • Two Consecutive NCAA Tournament Appearances 2014-15 Schedule/Results At a Glance November 16 FORDHAM W, 59-42 Date .............................Wednesday, Nov. 19 19 at Duquesne 7 p.m. Site .......................................Pittsburgh, Pa. 22 at Jacksonville 3 p.m. Arena ...........................A.J. Palumbo Center 27 vs. East Carolina ! 2 p.m. Time .................................................. 7 p.m. 28 vs. South Carolina/Wisconsin ! TBA Radio .....................................ESPN 97.7 FM TV ..........................................................N/A December Series ............................Syracuse leads, 2-0 1 VERMONT 7 p.m. SYRACUSE (1-0) Last ..................SYR won, 76-74 (12/26/88) DUQUESNE (0-1) 4 PENN STATE 7 p.m. ORANGE DUKES 14 N.C. CENTRAL 12 p.m. 16 CANISIUS 7 p.m. 19 vs. Baylor @ 7 p.m. PROJECTED SYRACUSE STARTERS 21 vs. Michigan State @ 4 p.m. 28 CORNELL 6 p.m. Notes: Led the team with a career-high 19 points in her 30 CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE 7 p.m. ALEXIS PETERSON • G second career start in the season-opener against Fordham 1 5-7 • So. • Columbus, Ohio (11/16) ... Played in 32 games last season, starting one January Northland contest ... Matched a season-high with 12 points in the NCAA 4 NOTRE DAME * (RSN/FOX) 1 p.m. Tournament second round at Kentucky (3/24/14) ... In her 8 at Duke * 6:30 p.m. PPG APG FG% MIN first career start, dished out a career-best nine assists against Florida State (2/13/14) ... Recorded five assists in the team’s 11 VIRGINIA * 1 p.m. 19.0 2.0 .615 31.0 15 WAKE FOREST * 7 p.m. win against Maryland Eastern Shore (11/20/13) ... Registered 18 at Boston College * 1 p.m. a career-best three steals against No. 2 Notre Dame (2/9/14). 22 at Pittsburgh * 7 p.m. 25 NC STATE * (RSN/FOX) 3 p.m. Notes: Led the squad in assists (3) and steals (2) in the 29 at Louisville * 7 p.m. CORNELIA FONDREN • G season-opening win against Fordham (11/16) ... Has played 11 5-8 • Jr. • Memphis, Tenn. in all but three games during her Syracuse career ... Led the February Overton 2013-14 team in free throw percentage, shooting at a clip 2 at Florida State * (RSN/FOX) 7 p.m. of .837 from the line ... Matched her career-high with nine 5 NORTH CAROLINA * (ESPN3) 7 p.m. PPG APG FG% MIN points against Virginia Tech (2/6/14) ... Led the club with three assists in the NCAA Tournament second round against 8 at Georgia Tech * 2 p.m. 8.0 3.0 .333 30.0 12 MIAMI * 7 p.m. Kentucky (3/24/14) ... Started all but one game during her 15 at Virginia Tech * 2 p.m. freshman campaign. 19 BOSTON COLLEGE * 7 p.m. 22 PITTSBURGH * 12 p.m. Notes: Has started every contest since she joined the Orange 26 at Clemson * 7 p.m. BRIANNA BUTLER • G ... 2013 BIG EAST All-Freshman Team ... Owns the Syracuse 13 5-11 • Jr. • King of Prussia, Pa. single-season record with 100 3-point field goals, the third ! - Junkanoo Jam (Freeport, Bahamas) Nazareth Regional (N.Y.) highest total in ACC history ... Led the team in scoring 14 @ - Florida Sunshine Tournament (Orlando, Fla.) times in 2013-14 ... Scored a career-high 29 points against * - Atlantic Coast Conference game PPG RPG FG% MIN No. 12/11 Texas A&M (11/30/13) at the 2013 Paradise Jam ... Knocked down a career-best seven 3-point field goals at Home games in BOLD CAPS 5.0 3.0 .222 28.0 Game times subject to change Boston College (2/16/14), which ranks third in SU history ... Dished out a career-high 12 assists against Virginia (1/26/14). Radio (Syracuse IMG Sports Network) Notes: Matched her career-high with five rebounds Play-by-Play ....................................................... Brian Higgins ISABELLA SLIM • F against Fordham (11/16) ... Has started every game since 6-0 • So. • Amsterdam, Netherlands arriving to Syracuse ... Had a career-day scoring 17 points 10 CTO Amsterdam and grabbing five rebounds, both personal-bests, against Niagara (12/19/13) ... Sank five 3-point field goals against PPG RPG FG% MIN the Purple Eagles ... Scored in double figures for the first time against Dartmouth (11/14/13), going 6-for-8 from the line 0.0 5.0 .000 18.0 ... Registered a career-best two steals against No. 8 Maryland (2/2/14). Notes: Pulled down a team-high nine boards in her first BRIANA DAY • C career start against Fordham (11/16) ... Saw action in all 33 6-4 • So. • Raleigh, N.C. games her freshman year ... Pulled down an average of 5.8 re- 50 Millbrook bounds per game, which leads all Syracuse returners ... Led all ACC bench players in rebounds and blocks ... Recorded three PPG RPG FG% MIN double-doubles in 2013-14 ... Tallied a career-high 14 points on 5-for-6 shooting against Pittsburgh (2/23/14) ... Matched 5.0 9.0 1.000 19.0 her career-best with 12 rebounds and set a personal-high with six blocks against Virginia Tech (2/6/14). SYRACUSE’S TOP RESERVES No. Pos. Name (Ht., Yr., Hometown, High School) GP-GS PPG RPG APG MPG 0 G Diamond Henderson, 5-6, Sr., Kennesaw, Ga., St. Francis 1-0 7.0 2.0 0.0 11.0 4 G Maggie Morrison, 5-8, Sr., Millersville, Md., Archbishop Spaulding 1-0 0.0 1.0 2.0 19.0 21 G Danielle Minott, 5-8, Fr., Miami, Fla., Miami Country Day 1-0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.0 22 F Taylor Ford, 6-0, Jr., Bronx, N.Y., Nazareth Regional 1-0 11.0 6.0 1.0 18.0 44 C Amber Witherspoon, 6-4, Fr., Chicago, Ill., Lincoln Park 1-0 2.0 2.0 0.0 9.0 55 F Bria Day, 6-4, So., Raleigh, N.C., Millbrook 1-0 2.0 1.0 0.0 13.0 1 2014-15 SYRACUSE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Quick Facts SYRACUSE NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Class Hometown/High School General Information 0 Diamond Henderson G 5-6 Sr. Kennesaw, Ga./St. Francis School ...................................................... Syracuse University 1 Alexis Peterson G 5-7 So. Columbus, Ohio/Northland Location ............................................................Syracuse, N.Y. 4 Maggie Morrison G 5-8 Sr. Millersville, Md./Archbishop Spalding Founded .........................................................................1870 10 Isabella Slim F 6-0 So. Amsterdam, Netherlands/CTO Amsterdam Enrollment ..................................................................13,850 11 Cornelia Fondren G 5-8 Jr. Memphis, Tenn./Overton Chancellor .....................................................Kent D. Syverud 13 Brianna Butler G 5-11 Jr. King of Prussia, Pa./Nazareth Regional (N.Y.) Athletic Director .............................................Dr. Daryl Gross 20 Brittney Sykes G 5-9 Jr. Newark, N.J /University Faculty Athletics Representative .................... Rick Burton 21 Danielle Minott G 5-8 Fr. Miami, Fla./Miami Country Day Senior Women’s Administrator ......Dr. Renee Baumgartner 22 Taylor Ford F 6-0 Jr. Bronx, N.Y./Nazareth Regional Nickname ...................................................................Orange 25 Michelle Van Dyke C 6-6 So. Franklin Lakes, N.J./Eastern Christian Colors ..........................................................................Orange 32 Tiara Butler G 5-10 R-Sr. Waldorf, Md./North Point Arena (Capacity) ................................Carrier Dome (35, 121) 44 Amber Witherspoon C 6-4 Fr. Chicago, Ill./Lincoln Park Affiliation .......................................................NCAA Division I 50 Briana Day C 6-4 So. Raleigh, N.C./Millbrook Conference ............................Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) 55 Bria Day F 6-4 So. Raleigh, N.C./Millbrook Program History Head Coach: Quentin Hillsman, Ninth Season (St. Mary’s (Md.), ‘93) First Season.............................................................. 1971-72 Associate Head Coach: Vonn Read, Fourth Season (Clark, ‘97) All-Time Record .............................................585-550 (.515) Assistant Coach: Kelley Gibson, Fifth Season (Maryland, ‘99) NCAA Tournament Appearances/Last .................... 6/2014 Assistant Coach: Sasha Palmer, Second Season (Northern Michigan ‘00) Director of Operations: Cedric Solice, Ninth Season (Charleston Southern ‘05) Coaching Staff Director of Multimedia and Technology: Ryan Nichols, Second Season (Texas A&M ‘10) Head Coach ................ Quentin Hillsman, St. Mary’s (Md.) ‘93 Graduate Assistant: Kathleen Moroney, Second Season (Tulsa ‘10) Record at Syracuse ......................................167-98 (8 years) Academic Coordinator: Elena Paolini, Second Season (Florida ‘09) Career Record ...............................................................Same Athletic Trainer: Karen McKinney, 17th Season (Iowa ’93) Associate Head Coach ...........................Vonn Read, Clark ‘97 Strength and Conditioning: Ryan Cabiles, Eighth Season (UNLV ‘98) Assistant Coach .........................Kelley Gibson, Maryland ‘99 Equipment Manager: Dan Shworles, 14th Season (Xavier ‘00) Assistant Coach ...........Sasha Palmer, Northern Michigan ‘00 Director of Ops............Cedric Solice, Charleston Southern ‘05 PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Team Information 2013-14 Overall Record .............................................. 23-10 Brianna Butler ....................................................................BREE-ah-nuh Briana Day ...........................................................................BREE-ah-nuh 2013-14 ACC Record/Finish ................................... 10-6/5th Tiara Butler .............................................................................TEE-air-uh