GAMES 12/13 - DUEL IN THE DESERT - DECEMBER 21-22, 2017 Date: Thursday, December 21, 2017 2017-18 SCHEDULE Friday, December 22, 2017 Time: 5:30 p.m. EST MORGAN STATE W, 95-68 Location: Las Vegas, Nev. Carrier Dome Friday, Nov. 10 Arena: Cox Pavilion MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE W, 68-45 Capacity: 3,100 BULLDOGS Carrier Dome Thursday, Nov. 16 Miss. State Series: 0-0 UNLV Series: 0-0 HARTFORD W, 75-63 Television: FloHoops MISS. STATE Carrier Dome Monday, Nov. 20 Radio: Syracuse IMG Sports Network VS. WISCONSIN W, 77-74 Sean Cameron, play-by-play Washington, D.C. Thursday, Nov. 23 Live Audio: Cuse.com VS. VANDERBILT W, 84-78 Live Stats: Cuse.com UNLV REBELS SYRACUSE SYRACUSE ORANGE Washington, D.C. Friday, Nov. 24 Facebook: /SyracuseWBB Instagram: @CuseWBB AT GEORGE WASHINGTON W, 72-64 Record: 11-0, 0-0 ACC Miss. State Record: 11-0, 0-0 SEC Washington, D.C. Saturday, Nov. 25 Ranking: RV/23 Twitter: @Cuse, @CuseWBB Ranking: 5/3 Head Coach: Quentin Hillsman Head Coach: Kathy Olivier NORTHWESTERN W, 81-74 Alma Mater: St. Mary’s (Md.) ‘93 Carrier Dome Thursday, Nov. 30 Overall Record: 252-127 (.665) UNLV Record: 5-4, 0-0 Mountain West STONY BROOK W, 81-70 OT Record at School: Same Ranking: Not ranked Carrier Dome Sunday, Dec. 3 vs. Mississippi State: N/A Head Coach: Vic Schaefer COLGATE W, 79-39 vs. UNLV: N/A Carrier Dome Wednesday, Dec. 6 DREXEL W, 72-62 Carrier Dome Saturday, Dec. 9 SYRACUSE’S PROJECTED STARTING FIVE VS. COASTAL CAROLINA W, 69-57 Myrtle Beach, S.C. Sunday, Dec. 17 • Recorded a career-best 29 points against Stony Brook and TIANA MANGAKAHIA • G VS. MISSISSIPPI STATE 5:30 p.m. 5-6, So., Meadowbrook, Australia tallied her seventh double-double with 11 assists, as well 4 • Named ACC Co-Player of the Week (Nov. 27), after averaging Las Vegas, N.V. Thursday, Dec. 21 14.5 points, 12.8 assists and 3.8 rebounds in four games AT UNLV 5:30 p.m. GP-GS PPG RPG APG MIN • Set a new Syracuse program record for single-game assists Las Vegas, N.V. Friday, Dec. 22 11-11 16.0 2.8 11.4 33.8 with 17 against Vanderbilt. AT NOTRE DAME * 7:00 p.m. • Led the Orange in assists against Morgan State with 10 Notre Dame, Ind. Thursday, Dec. 28 • Led Australia to a third-place finish at the 2013 FIBA U19 AT VIRGINIA * 2:00 p.m. World Cup Charlottesville, Va. Sunday, Dec. 31 GABRIELLE COOPER • G • Tied her career-high with 24 points against Coastal GEORGIA TECH * 7:00 p.m. 5-10, So., Lansing, Ill. Carolina and notched eight rebounds Carrier Dome Thursday, Jan. 4 11 • Knocked down a team-best five 3-pointers against FLORIDA STATE * 1:00 p.m. Hartford Carrier Dome Sunday, Jan. 7 GP-GS PPG RPG APG MIN • Blue Ribbon Panel and Coaches’ ACC All-Freshman Team AT NC STATE * 2:00 p.m. 11-11 10.3 6.5 1.4 30.6 • Matched the program single-game record with eight Raleigh, N.C. Sunday, Jan. 14 3-point field goals made against Iowa State on March 18 AT MIAMI * 7:00 p.m. • Set an Orange freshman single-season record with 81 Coral Gables, Fla. Thursday, Jan 18 3-point field goals made in 2016-17 PITTSBURGH * 2:00 p.m. MIRANDA DRUMMOND • F • Has scored in double-figures in 10 of 11 games this year Carrier Dome Sunday, Jan. 21 6-1, R-Jr., Binghamton, N.Y. and set a new career-high (29 points) against Northwestern CLEMSON * 7:00 p.m. 32 • Tallied her first double-double of the year with 13 points Carrier Dome Thursday, Jan. 25 and 10 rebounds against Hartford AT BOSTON COLLEGE * 1:00 p.m. GP-GS PPG RPG APG MIN • Did not play in 2016-17 due to her redshirt season Chestnut Hill, Mass. Sunday, Jan. 28 11-11 17.5 7.5 1.0 32.1 • As a sophomore, ranked second at St. Bonaventure in scoring and rebounding VIRGINIA TECH * 7:00 p.m. • Named the Atlantic 10 Player of the Week after a 23-point, Carrier Dome Thursday Feb. 1 six-rebound effort against Niagara on December 23 LOUISVILLE * 1:00 p.m. Carrier Dome Sunday, Feb. 4 DIGNA STRAUTMANE • F • Recorded a career-high 19 points and 11 rebounds against AT WAKE FOREST * 2:00 p.m. 45 6-2, Fr., Riga, Latvia Drexel for her second career double-double Winston-Salem, N.C. Sunday, Feb. 11 • Tallied her first career double-double in the season opener DUKE * 7:00 p.m. against Morgan State Carrier Dome Thursday, Feb. 15 GP-GS PPG RPG APG MIN • Helped Latvia to an eighth-place showing at the 2017 FIBA 11-11 8.6 8.2 1.0 26.1 U20 European Championship AT PITTSBURGH * 7:00 p.m. • A five-star recruit coming into Syracuse, earning a 97 scout Pittsburgh, Pa. Monday, Feb. 19 grade and ranking 22nd in the 2017 class according to AT NORTH CAROLINA * 7:00 p.m. espnW HoopGurlz Chapel Hill, N.C. Thursday, Feb. 22 BOSTON COLLEGE * 2:00 p.m. AMAYA FINKLEA-GUITY • C • Had a career-outing with 18 points and eight rebounds at Carrier Dome Sunday, Feb. 25 6-4, Fr., Dorchester, Mass. Coastal Carolina 22 • Totaled a career-best 10 rebounds (three offensive, seven * - Atlantic Coast Conference game defensive) against Stony Brook GP-GS PPG RPG APG MIN • Scored in double digits in two consecutive games (12 11-11 6.5 5.2 0.1 20.9 points/Morgan State, 11 points/Maryland Eastern Shore) • A five-star recruit, named the No. 40 player in her class by QUICK HITS espnW HoopGurlz and the fifth-best post player • 2017 McDonald’s All-American candidate - At 11-0, Syracuse is just one game shy of tying the program record for the best start in school SYRACUSE’S RESERVES 2017-2018 history (12-0 during the 2009-10 season). No. Pos. Name (Ht., Yr., Hometown) GP-GS PPG RPG APG MPG 1 G Raven Fox, 5-8, Jr., Bladensburg, Md. 11-0 4.0 3.9 0.5 15.8 - The Orange have posted eight victories 2 G Chelayne Bailey, 5-6, So., Pickering, Ontario 8-0 0.4 0.1 0.6 4.8 by double-digits this season, including 14 G Nikki Oppenheimer, 5-9, Fr., Glenview, Ill. 10-0 1.3 0.1 0.2 6.3 Sunday’s 69-57 win over Coastal Carolina. 20 G Marisa Romeo, 5-9, Gr., Syracuse, N.Y. 2-0 0.0 0.5 0.0 1.0 21 G Desiree Elmore, 5-9, So., Hartford, Conn. 0-0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 23 G Isis Young, 5-7, R-Jr., Berlin, N.J. 11-0 8.9 2.0 1.2 20.8 - Sophomore Tiana Mangakahia is averaging 24 G Brandi Fowler, 5-4, Jr., Syracuse, N.Y. 1-0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 11.4 assists per game this season, good for 34 G Abby Grant, 5-9, Jr., Suwanee, Ga. 5-0 1.2 0.2 0.0 4.6 first in the both the ACC and in the nation. 44 G Jasmine Nwajei, 5-8, R-Sr., Rockaway Park, N.Y. 11-0 3.8 2.1 1.0 10.5 /SYRACUSEWBB @CUSEWBB @CUSEWBB GAMES 12/13 - DUEL IN THE DESERT - DECEMBER 21-22, 2017 2017-18 QUICK FACTS SYRACUSE NUMERICAL ROSTER General Information No. Name Pos. Ht. Class Hometown/High School School ................................................................Syracuse University 1 Raven Fox G 5-8 Jr. Bladensburg, Md./Elizabeth Seton Location .....................................................................Syracuse, N.Y. 2 Chelayne Bailey G 5-6 So. Pickering, Ontario/Pickering Founded .................................................................................. 1870 3 Maeva Djaldi-Tabdi F 6-2 Fr. Paris, France/Jean Moulin Enrollment........................................................................... 14,847 4 Tiana Mangakahia G 5-6 So. Meadowbrook, Australia/Lake Ginninderra Chancellor ...............................................................Kent D. Syverud 10 Marie-Paule Foppossi F 6-1 Fr. Strasbourg, France/Lycee Marcelin-Berthelot Athletic Director ......................................................John Wildhack 11 Gabrielle Cooper G 5-10 So. Lansing, Ill./Morgan Park Faculty Athletics Representative ..............................Rick Burton 12 Kiara Lewis G 5-8 So. Chicago, Ill./Whitney Young Senior Women’s Administrator .......Kimberly Keenan-Kirkpatrick 14 Nikki Oppenheimer G 5-9 Fr. Glenview, Ill./Montini Catholic Nickname .............................................................................Orange 20 Marisa Romeo G 5-9 Gr. Syracuse, N.Y./Christian Brothers Academy Colors ....................................................................................Orange 21 Desiree Elmore G 5-9 So. Hartford, Conn./Capital Prep Arena (Capacity) ......................................... Carrier Dome (35,446) 22 Amaya Finklea-Guity C 6-4 Fr. Dorchester, Mass./Noble & Greenough Affiliation ................................................................ NCAA Division I 23 Isis Young G 5-7 R-Jr. Berlin, N.J./Life Center Academy Conference.............................................. Atlantic Coast Conference 24 Brandi Fowler G 5-4 Jr. Syracuse, N.Y./Corcoran 32 Miranda Drummond F 6-1 R-Jr. Binghamton, N.Y./Harpursville Program History 34 Abby Grant G 5-9 Jr. Suwanee, Ga./St. Francis First Season .......................................................................1971-72 All-Time Record .......................................................668-579 (.533) 44 Jasmine Nwajei G 5-8 R-Sr. Rockaway Park, N.Y./Murry Bergtraum NCAA Tournament Appearances/Last ..............................9/2017 45 Digna Strautmane F 6-2 Fr. Riga, Latvia/Riga 66 Coaching Staff Head Coach: Quentin Hillsman, 12th Season (St. Mary’s (Md.) ‘93) Head Coach ..........................Quentin Hillsman, St. Mary’s (Md.) ‘93 Associate Head Coach: Vonn Read, Seventh Season (Clark ‘97) Record at Syracuse .......................................... 252-127 (12 years) Assistant Coach: Adeniyi Amadou, Second Season (Indiana (Pa.) ‘08) Career Record .......................................................................