GAME 28 - SYRACUSE VS. WAKE FOREST - THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2017 2016-17 SCHEDULE Date: Thursday, February 23, 2017 Time: 7:00 p.m. EST RHODE ISLAND W, 95-49 Location: Syracuse, N.Y. Carrier Dome Friday, Nov. 11 Arena: Carrier Dome SIENA W, 102-65 Capacity: 35,121 Carrier Dome Monday, Nov. 14 Series: Wake Forest leads, 3-1 at Syracuse: Syracuse leads, 1-0 AT STONY BROOK W, 78-60 at Wake Forest: Syracuse leads, 2-0 Stony Brook, N.Y. Friday, Nov. 18 Neutral: Wake Forest leads, 1-0 AT DREXEL L, 62-61 Tickets: Cuse.com Philadelphia Monday, Nov. 21 Television: ACC Network Extra VS. GEORGE WASHINGTON W, 74-71 Michael Tricarico, play-by-play Estero, Fla. Friday, Nov. 25 SYRACUSE ORANGE Nicole Jones, analyst FOREST WAKE DEMON DEACONS VS. #8/8 OHIO STATE L, 77-72 Radio: Syracuse IMG Sports Network Estero, Fla. Saturday, Nov. 26 Record: 18-9, 9-5 ACC Brian Higgins, play-by-play Record: 15-12, 6-8 ACC Ranking: 20 (AP) Student Radio: WJPZ 89.1 FM Ranking: NR (AP) VS. #18/17 DEPAUL L, 108-84 21 (Coaches) Live Audio: Cuse.com NR (Coaches) Estero, Fla. Sunday, Nov. 27 Head Coach: Quentin Hillsman Live Stats: Cuse.com Head Coach: Jen Hoover #22 MICHIGAN STATE W, 75-64 Alma Mater: St. Mary’s (Md.) ‘93 Live Video: WatchESPN Alma Mater: Wake Forest ‘91 Carrier Dome Wednesday, Nov. 30 Overall Record: 237-125 (.655) Facebook: /SyracuseWBB Overall Record: 93-96 (.492) CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE W, 95-63 Record at School: Same Instagram: @CuseWBB Record at School: 73-83 (.468) Carrier Dome Sunday, Dec. 4 vs. Wake Forest: 3-1 (.750) Twitter: @Cuse, @CuseWBB vs. Syracuse: 1-3 (.250) COPPIN STATE W, 76-30 Carrier Dome Wednesday, Dec. 7 NIAGARA W, 109-60 SYRACUSE’S STARTING FIVE Carrier Dome Saturday, Dec. 10 • Nancy Lieberman Award finalist and recognized on the VS. OLD DOMINION W, 92-66 ALEXIS PETERSON • G 5-7, Sr., Columbus, Ohio Ann Meyers Drysdale Award, Dawn Staley Award, Naismith Winter Park, Fla. Tuesday, Dec. 20 1 Trophy, Wade Trophy, and Wooden Award watch lists. VS. TEXAS A&M L, 105-84 • Four-time ACC Player of the Week. Winter Park, Fla. Wednesday, Dec. 21 GP-GS PPG RPG APG MIN • Set a program single-game record with 45 points against AT #8/8 LOUISVILLE * L, 91-76 27-27 23.4 3.5 7.3 35.3 NC State on Jan. 12. Louisville, Ky. Thursday, Dec. 29 • Notched 19 points and 14 assists, her eighth career VIRGINIA * W, 54-49 double-double, against Notre Dame on Feb. 19. Carrier Dome Monday, Jan. 2 • Ranks second in school history with 1,840 career points. AT CLEMSON * W, 88-62 GABBY COOPER • G • Named the ACC Rookie of the Week following the Florida Clemson, S.C. Thursday, Jan. 5 5-10, Fr., Lansing, Ill. Sunshine Classic. BOSTON COLLEGE * W, 79-52 11 • Knocked down a personal-best six 3-point field goals Carrier Dome Sunday, Jan. 8 against Notre Dame on Feb. 19. #23/22 NC STATE * W, 85-75 GP-GS PPG RPG APG MIN • First Syracuse freshman to start a game since Alexis Carrier Dome Thursday, Jan. 12 26-26 8.4 2.6 1.0 28.4 Peterson did so against Florida State on Feb. 13, 2014. • Tallied 12 points in her collegiate debut against Rhode AT GEORGIA TECH * L, 75-66 Island on Nov. 11. Atlanta Sunday, Jan 15 • Second on the team with 57 3-point field goals made. AT #7/6 FLORIDA STATE * L, 77-58 Tallahassee, Fla. Thursday, Jan. 19 BRITTNEY SYKES • G • Named to the Dawn Staley Award and Wade Trophy watch #14/14 MIAMI * W, 81-48 5-9, R-Sr., Newark, N.J. lists. Carrier Dome Sunday, Jan. 22 20 • Record a career-high 34 points performance against North Carolina on Feb. 12. AT #19/21 VIRGINIA TECH * W, 82-72 GP-GS PPG RPG APG MIN Blacksburg, Va. Sunday, Jan. 29 • Pulled down a personal-best 14 rebounds against Central 27-27 19.4 7.7 3.4 32.6 Connecticut State on Dec. 4. PITTSBURGH * W, 93-65 • Ranks fourth in school history with 1,737 career points. Carrier Dome Thursday Feb. 2 • Third in program history with 131 starts in her collegiate AT BOSTON COLLEGE * W, 72-45 career. Chestnut Hill, Mass. Sunday, Feb. 5 AT #14/15 DUKE * L, 72-55 ISABELLA SLIM • F • Registered 16 points and 11 boards, her first career Durham, N.C. Friday, Feb. 10 10 6-0, Sr., Amsterdam double-double, against Siena on Nov. 14. NORTH CAROLINA * W, 95-64 • Tallied 15 points, six rebounds, and dished out four assists Carrier Dome Sunday, Feb. 12 against Boston College on Jan. 8. GP-GS PPG RPG APG MIN • Had a career-high 14 rebounds at Georgia Tech on Jan. 15. #7/6 NOTRE DAME * L, 85-80 27-27 4.7 4.2 1.4 26.5 • Has started all 130 games of her collegiate career, which Carrier Dome Sunday, Feb. 19 ranks fourth in program history. WAKE FOREST * 7:00 p.m. (ACCN Extra) • Helped the Dutch U20 national team to a third-place finish Carrier Dome Thursday, Feb. 23 at the 2015 FIBA U20 European Championship. AT PITTSBURGH * 2:00 p.m. (ACCN Extra) Pittsburgh Sunday, Feb. 26 BRIANA DAY • C • Tallied a personal-best 31 points against Pittsburgh on 6-4, Sr., Raleigh, N.C. Feb. 2. * - Atlantic Coast Conference game 50 • Ranks 15th in school history with 1,221 career points. • Syracuse’s all-time leading rebounder with 1,056 boards in NUMBERS TO KNOW GP-GS PPG RPG APG MIN her collegiate career. 27-27 13.4 9.0 0.8 25.8 • Fourth in program history with 231 career blocks. • Has 30 double-doubles in her collegiate career. • 4 – The Syracuse women’s basketball team has defeated four • Set the Orange single-season record with 322 rebounds on nationally ranked opponents during the 2016-17 regular season, the 2014-15 campaign. eclipsing its program record set a year ago. • 42.8 - Alexis Peterson (23.4) and Brittney Sykes (19.4) are the country’s top-scoring backcourt, averaging 42.8 points per contest SYRACUSE’S RESERVES for the Orange. No. Pos. Name (Ht., Yr., Hometown) GP-GS PPG RPG APG MPG 55 C Bria Day, 6-4, Sr., Raleigh, N.C. 25-0 2.4 4.0 0.2 18.2 • 237 – Head coach Quentin Hillsman is the all-time winningest 3 F Julia Chandler, 6-2, So., Toronto 23-0 3.2 1.5 0.3 11.6 coach in Syracuse women’s basketball history. Hillsman sports a 21 G Desiree Elmore, 5-9, Fr., Hartford, Conn. 18-0 2.5 2.1 0.2 9.8 237-125 overall record. 34 G Abby Grant, 5-9, So., Suwanee, Ga. 26-1 2.1 0.4 0.2 8.5 33 G Davida Dale, 5-9, R-Fr., Providence, R.I. 10-0 2.0 1.6 0.9 6.8 • 11,021 – The Syracuse women’s basketball set a home single- 5 G Jade Phillips, 5-11, So., Raleigh, N.C. 18-0 2.0 1.0 0.2 5.8 game attendance record against Notre Dame on Feb. 19 when it 2 G Chelayne Bailey, 5-6, Fr., Pickering, Ontario 24-0 0.2 0.5 0.8 4.8 drew 11,021 people, breaking its previous top mark by more than 24 G Brandi Fowler, 5-4, So., Syracuse, N.Y. 2-0 0.0 0.0 0.5 2.5 6,000 fans. 22 G Caroline Rowe, 5-8, Fr., Gaithersburg, Md. 2-0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.5 /SYRACUSEWBB @CUSEWBB @CUSEWBB GAME 28 - SYRACUSE VS. WAKE FOREST - THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2017 2016-17 QUICK FACTS SYRACUSE NUMERICAL ROSTER General Information No. Name Pos. Ht. Class Hometown/High School School ................................................................Syracuse University 1 Alexis Peterson G 5-7 Sr. Columbus, Ohio/Northland Location .....................................................................Syracuse, N.Y. 2 Chelayne Bailey G 5-6 Fr. Pickering, Ontario/Pickering Founded .................................................................................. 1870 3 Julia Chandler F 6-2 So. Toronto/Northern Secondary School Enrollment........................................................................... 14,362 5 Jade Phillips G 5-11 So. Raleigh, N.C./Southeast Raleigh Chancellor ...............................................................Kent D. Syverud 10 Isabella Slim F 6-0 Sr. Amsterdam/CTO Amsterdam Athletic Director ......................................................John Wildhack 11 Gabby Cooper G 5-10 Fr. Lansing, Ill./Morgan Park Faculty Athletics Representative ..............................Rick Burton 20 Brittney Sykes G 5-9 R-Sr. Newark, N.J./University Senior Women’s Administrator .......Kimberly Keenan-Kirkpatrick 21 Desiree Elmore G 5-9 Fr. Hartford, Conn./Capital Prep Nickname .............................................................................Orange 22 Caroline Rowe G 5-8 Fr. Gaithersburg, Md./Holy Child Colors ....................................................................................Orange 23 Isis Young G 5-7 R-So. Berlin, N.J./Life Center Academy Arena (Capacity) ......................................... Carrier Dome (35,121) 24 Brandi Fowler G 5-4 So. Syracuse, N.Y./Corcoran Affiliation ................................................................ NCAA Division I 32 Miranda Drummond F 6-1 R-So. Binghamton, N.Y./Harpursville Conference.............................................. Atlantic Coast Conference 33 Davida Dale G 5-9 R-Fr. Providence, R.I./St. Andrew’s 34 Abby Grant G 5-9 So. Suwanee, Ga./St. Francis Program History 44 Jasmine Nwajei G 5-8 R-Jr. Rockaway Park, N.Y./Murry Bergtraum First Season .......................................................................1971-72 50 Briana Day C 6-4 Sr. Raleigh, N.C./Millbrook All-Time Record .......................................................655-577 (.532) 55 Bria Day C 6-4 Sr. Raleigh, N.C./Millbrook NCAA Tournament Appearances/Last ..............................8/2016 Head Coach: Quentin Hillsman, 11th Season (St.