The 2023–24 Syracuse Orange women's basketball team represented

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during the

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. The Orange were led by second-year head coach

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. The Orange were tenth year members of the

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and played their home games at the

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. The Orange started the season with three straight wins before losing to number 20

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. That would be their final loss of the non-conference regular season as they won the South Point Shootout and defeated

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in their

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game. They finished the non-conference regular season 10–1. The began the ACC regular season with a win over number 13 Notre Dame and became ranked for the first time during the season at number 25. They lost their first game after becoming ranked to

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. They fell out of the rankings after that, but then they won seven straight games to return to the rankings. The seven game winning streak included wins over number 15

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and a second win over then number 15 Notre Dame. They then lost two straight games against number 19

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and number 16

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. The Orange then won five straight games including avenging their earlier loss against Louisville. They finished the season only winning one of their last three games, with the final game of the season being an overtime loss to number 12

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. The Orange finished the season 24–8 overall and 13–5 in ACC play to finish in a three way tie for second place. As the third seed in the ACC tournament, they earned a bye into the Quarterfinals where they were upset by sixth seed Florida State. They received an at-large invitation to the NCAA Tournament, marking their first appearance since 2021. As the sixth seed in the Portland 3 they defeated eleventh seed

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in the First Round before losing to third seed

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in the Second Round to end their season.

Previous season

Prior to the season beginning

was announced as the head coach at

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. She took over from interim head coach Von Read. The Orange finished the season 20–13 overall and 9–9 in ACC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. As the ninth seed in the ACC tournament, the received a bye to the Second Round, where they lost to

. They received an at-large bid to the WNIT. The Orange defeated in the First Round and in the Second Round before losing to Columbia in the Super 16 to end their season.

Off-season

Departures

Incoming Transfers

Recruiting Class

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Roster

Schedule

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Rankings

2024 WNBA Draft

References

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