The 2021–22 Syracuse Orange women's basketball team represented

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during the

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. The Orange were led by interim head coach Vonn Read. The Orange are ninth year members of the

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and played their home games at the

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. Previous head coach

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resigned amid investigations into allegations of inappropriate behavior on August 2, 2021. Associate head coach Vonn Read was named the interim head coach for the 2021–2022 season on August 4, 2021. The Orange finished the season 11–18 overall and 4–14 in ACC play to finish in a tie for eleventh place. As the twelfth seed in the ACC tournament, they lost to Clemson in their First Round matchup. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WNIT.

Previous season

The Orange finished the season 15–9 and 9–7 in ACC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. As the fifth seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated to

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in the Second Round and

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in the Quarterfinals before losing to

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in the Semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they were the eight seed in the Riverwalk Regional. In the tournament they defeated nine seed

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in the First Round before losing to one seed

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to end their season.

Off-season

Departures

Incoming Transfers

Recruiting class

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Roster

Schedule

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Rankings

Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll and AP does not release a poll after the NCAA tournament.

References

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