GAME 13 - FEBRUARY 2, 2021 INSIDE THE MATCHUP - RV/RV SYRACUSE VS. GEORGIA TECH 2020-21 SCHEDULE Syracuse Record: 9-3 (6-3 ACC) Location: Atlanta, GA Georgia Tech Record: 9-3 (7-2 ACC) Nov. 29 ........at Stony Brook (ESPN+) .........................W, 50-39 Ranking: RV/RV Arena: McCamish Pavilion Ranking: N/A Dec. 2 ..........LINCOLN (ACCNX) .....................................W, 90-39 Head Coach: Quentin Hillsman Capacity: 8.600 Head Coach: Nell Fortner Dec. 6 ..........PENN STATE (ACC Network) ......................W, 82-72 Alma Mater: St. Mary’s (Md.) ‘93 Television: ACC Network Extra Alma Mater: Texas '82 Overall Record: 313-163 Talent: Andy Demetra & Fallon Stokes Overall Record: 191-131 Dec. 10 ........at Miami * (ACC Network) .......................W, 69-58 Record at School: Same Radio: Syracuse IMG Radio Record at School: 29-14 Dec. 13 ........BINGHAMTON (ACC Network) ................CANCELED Hillsman vs. Georgia Tech: 5-2 Live Audio: Cuse.com Fortner vs. Syracuse: 1-0 Dec. 17 ........at North Carolina * (ACC Network) ...........L, 92-68 Live Stats: Cuse.com Dec. 20 ........at Boston College * (ACC Network) .........W, 83-70 Hillsman at the helm: Facebook: /SyracuseWBB Fortner at the helm: Dec. 28 ........MORGAN STATE (ACC Network) .............CANCELED NCAA Tournaments: 8 Instagram: @CuseWBB NCAA Tournaments: 1*, 2^ NCAA Final Fours: 1 Twitter: @Cuse, @CuseWBB NCAA Final Fours: 0 Dec. 31 ........NORTH CAROLINA * ((ACCNX) ............POSTPONED NCAA Finals: 1 NCAA Finals: 0 Jan. 7 ..........VIRGINIA * (ACCNX) ..............................CANCELED National Championships: 0 Series Record: Syracuse leads, 5-2 National Championships: 0 Jan. 10 ........NOTRE DAME * (ESPNU) .....................POSTPONED *at Purdue Jan. 14 ........at Georgia Tech * (ACC Network) ........POSTPONED ^at Auburn Jan. 17 ........MIAMI * (RSN/YES Network) ..................W, 99-64 Jan. 19 ........NORTH CAROLINA * (ACC Network) .........W, 88-76 SYRACUSE’S PROJECTED STARTING FIVE Jan. 21 ........at Duke * (ACCNX) .................................CANCELED Jan. 21 ........at #1 Louisville (ESPN2) ...........................L, 67-54 TIANA MANGAKAHIA • G • 2X All-ACC First Team, 2019 WBCA All-America Honorable Mention Jan. 24 ........at Clemson * (ACC Network) ............... L, 86-77 OT 5-6, Gr., Brisbane, Australia • Missed the 2019-20 season while battling stage 2 breast cancer Jan. 28 ........PITTSBURGH * (ACCNX) ...........................W, 80-57 4 • Recorded her 100th career 3-pointer vs. Miami (1/17/21) Jan. 31 ........NOTRE DAME * (ACC Network) ................W, 81-69 GP-GS PPG RPG APG MIN • Naismith, Wade Trophy and Nancy Liemberman Award Watch Lists 11-11 10.4 3.8 7.8 30.5 • 2020 Preseason All-ACC Team Feb. 2 ..........Georgia Tech * (ACCNX) ...............................7 p.m. • Syracuse’s all-time leader in career assists (677), the first to surpass 600 Feb. 4 ..........WAKE FOREST * (ACC Network) ...................6 p.m. assists in program history, and fastest player to score 1,000 career points Feb. 7 ..........at Pittsburgh * (RSN/YES Network) ............2 p.m. KIARA LEWIS • G • Recorded her 1,000 career point at Syracuse vs. Notre Dame (1/31/21) Feb. 11 ........at Florida State (ACC Network) ...................8 p.m. 5-8, R-Sr., Lansing, Ill. • 2019-20 All-ACC First Team, All-ECAC Second Team Feb. 14 ........LOUISVILLE (ESPN/ESPN2/ACCN) ................1 p.m. 23 • Ranks third in the ACC in steals per game (1.8) Feb. 18 ........at Notre Dame * (ACC Network) ..................8 p.m. GP-GS PPG RPG APG MIN • Led the Orange in scoring last season with 17.3 ppg Feb. 21 ........at Virginia Tech * (RSN/YES Network) ...........Noon 12-12 14.3 3.5 3.5 35.3 • Selected to the 2020 Preseason All-ACC Team Feb. 25 ........BOSTON COLLEGE * (ACC Network) ..............8 p.m. • Ann Meyers Drysdale Preseason Watch List, Naismith Trophy Watch List Feb. 28 ........NC STATE * (ESPN2/ACCN) .........................12 p.m. • 2016 Illinois State Gatorade High School Player of the Year Home games in CAPS | All times are Eastern PRISCILLA WILLIAMS • G • ACC Freshman of the Week (Jan. 18) * - Atlantic Coast Conference game 6-2, Fr., Branson, Mo. • 7th in the ACC with a .394 3-point FG% (26-for-66) 2 • Tied program record for three-pointers made in a game (8) in her first GP-GS PPG RPG APG MIN career start against Lincoln (Dec. 2) 12-11 10.7 3.6 0.9 21.7 • Tied program mark for FG% in a game going 9-9 against Miami (Jan. 18) ACC STANDINGS • Mother, Joelle Williams, played at Kansas State for head coach Susan Yow Team Overall Conference and father, Eric, played at Arkansas State #1 Louisville 16-0 9-0 #2 NC State 11-1 6-1 • 7 points shy of 1,000 career points DIGNA STRAUTMANE • F Georgia Tech 9-3 7-2 6-2, Sr., Riga, Latvia • Recorded a career-high 13 rebounds against Lincoln (Dec. 2) 45 Syracuse 8-3 5-3 • Youngest member of the Latvian Senior National Team that made its FIBA Notre Dame 8-6 6-4 GP-GS PPG RPG APG MIN Women’s World Cup debut in Sept. 2018 Wake Forest 8-6 5-5 12-12 7.4 6.7 1.7 28.3 • Member of the Latvian U20 national team for the FIBA U20 Women’s Florida State 5-4 4-4 European Championship in Sopron, Hungary in 2018 Clemson 9-6 4-6 • Has played and started in all 108 games of her Syracuse career Miami 7-7 4-7 KAMILLA CARDOSO • C • Back-to-back ACC Freshman of the Week (Jan. 26 and Feb. 1) North Carolina 8-6 3-6 Pitt 4-5 2-4 6-7, Fr., Montes Claros, Brazil • Leads the ACC in blocked shots (40), blocks per game (3.33) and FG% (.612) 14 Virginia Tech 8-7 3-7 • Career-high 9 blocks vs. Notre Dame (1/31/21); t4th-most in ACC history Boston College 5-7 1-7 GP-GS PPG RPG APG MIN • Highest ranked recruit in program history (No. 5 overall, No. 1 center) Duke 3-1 0-1 12-11 14.4 8.8 0.8 22.8 • McDonald’s All-American, 1st Team All-American & Jordan Brand Classic Virginia 0-5 0-2 • English is her second language • Lisa Leslie Watch List, 2020 ACC Newcomer Watch List SYRACUSE’S RESERVES 2020-21 A SYRACUSE WIN WOULD... No. Pos. Name (Ht., Yr., Hometown) GP-GS PPG RPG APG MPG ... Be the 314th win for Head Coach Quentin Hillsman 0 G Ava Irvin, 5-8, Fr., Atlanta, Ga. 2-0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.0 ... Improve Syracuse to 10-3 overall and 7-3 in the ACC 1 G Taleah Washington, 5-7, So., District Heights, Md. 8-0 2.1 1.0 0.3 13.1 ... Improve Syracuse's road record to 4-3 3 F Maeva Djaldi-Tabdi, 6-2, R-Jr., Paris, France 12-1 3.9 2.3 0.5 13.8 5 G Teisha Hyman, 5-8, So., White Plains, N.Y. 0-0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 ... Improve Syracuse’s all-time record vs. Georgia Tech to 6-2 11 G Khamya McNeal, 5-8, Fr., Milwaukee, Wisc. 3-0 0.7 0.0 1.3 5.0 ... Extend Syracuse's win streak to three games 12 G Faith Blackstone, 6-0, Fr., Harrisburg, Pa. 4-0 3.3 0.8 0.3 10.8 13 F Maud Huijbens, 6-4, Fr., Hilversum, Netherlands 1-0 0.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 15 G Kiara Fisher, 5-7, Fr., Elmira, N.Y. 8-1 3.4 1.0 0.6 9.0 21 G/F Emily Engstler, 6-1, Jr., New York, N.Y. 10-0 10.9 10.2 1.6 28.9 22 C Amaya Finklea-Guity, 6-4, Sr., Dorchester, Mass. 7-1 4.3 3.7 0.0 13.9 /SYRACUSEWBB @CUSEWBB@CUSEWBB @CUSEWBB GAME 13 - FEBRUARY 2, 2021 2020-21 QUICK FACTS NUMERICAL ROSTER General Information No. Name Pos. Ht. Class Hometown/High School School ................................................................Syracuse University 0 Ava Irvin G 5-8 Fr. Atlanta, Ga./Greater Atlanta Christian School Location .....................................................................Syracuse, N.Y. 1 Taleah Washington G 5-7 So. District Heights, Md./Rock Creek Academy Founded .................................................................................. 1870 Enrollment........................................................................... 15,226 2 Priscilla Williams G 6-2 Fr. Branson, Mo./Branson Chancellor ...............................................................Kent D. Syverud 3 Maeva Djaldi-Tabdi F 6-2 R-Jr. Paris, France/Jean Moulin Athletic Director ......................................................John Wildhack 4 Tiana Mangakahia G 5-6 Gr. Brisbane, Australia/Lake Ginninderra Faculty Athletics Representative ..............................Rick Burton 5 Teisha Hyman G 5-8 So. White Plains, N.Y./Woodlands Senior Women’s Administrator .......Kimberly Keenan-Kirkpatrick Nickname .............................................................................Orange 11 Khamya McNeal G 5-8 Fr. Milwaukee, Wisc./Rufus King Color .....................................................................................Orange 12 Faith Blackstone G 6-0 Fr. Harrisburg, Pa./Hillside (N.C.) Arena (Capacity) .....................................................Dome (35,642) 13 Maud Huijbens F 6-4 Fr. Hilversum, Netherlands/Alberdingk Thijm College Affiliation ................................................................ NCAA Division I 14 Kamilla Cardoso C 6-7 Fr. Montes Claros, Brazil/Hamilton Heights Christian Academy (Tenn.) Conference.............................................. Atlantic Coast Conference 15 Kiara Fisher G 5-7 Fr. Elmira, N.Y./Elmira Program History 21 Emily Engstler G 6-1 Jr. New York, N.Y. St. Francis Prep First Season .......................................................................1971-72 22 Amaya Finklea-Guity C 6-4 Sr. Dorchester, Mass./Noble & Greenough All-Time Record .......................................................728-614 (.541) 23 Kiara Lewis G 5-8 R-Sr. Chicago, Ill./Whitney Young NCAA Tournament Appearances/Last ............................12/2019 45 Digna Strautmane F 6-2 Sr. Riga, Latvia/Riga 66 Coaching Staff Head Coach ..........................Quentin Hillsman, St. Mary’s (Md.) ‘93 Head Coach: Quentin Hillsman, 15th Season (St. Mary’s (Md.) ‘93) Record at Syracuse .......................................... 313-163 (15 years) Associate Head Coach: Vonn Read, 10th Season (Clark ‘97) Career Record ........................................................................ Same Assistant Coach: John Marcum, First Season (Oklahoma Baptist ‘97) Associate Head Coach ...................................