2025–26 Syracuse Orange women's basketball team

2025–26 Syracuse Orange women's basketball
2025–26 Syracuse Orange women's basketball
NCAA tournament
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	23–8 (12–6 ACC)
Head coach	Felisha Legette-Jack (4th season);
Associate head coach	Natasha Adair (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Khyreed Carter (4th season); Amber Moore (1st season); Caleb Samson (1st season);
Home arena	JMA Wireless Dome

2025–26 ACC women's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 8 Duke †	16	–	2	.889	24	–	8	.750
No. 13 Louisville	15	–	3	.833	27	–	7	.794
No. 15 North Carolina	14	–	4	.778	26	–	7	.788
NC State	13	–	5	.722	20	–	10	.667
No. 22 Notre Dame	12	–	6	.667	22	–	10	.688
Virginia Tech	12	–	6	.667	23	–	9	.719
Syracuse	12	–	6	.667	23	–	8	.742
Virginia	11	–	7	.611	19	–	11	.633
Clemson	11	–	7	.611	21	–	11	.656
California	9	–	9	.500	19	–	14	.576
Georgia Tech	8	–	10	.444	14	–	18	.438
Miami (FL)	8	–	10	.444	17	–	14	.548
Stanford	8	–	10	.444	19	–	13	.594
Florida State	5	–	13	.278	10	–	21	.323
Wake Forest	4	–	14	.222	14	–	17	.452
SMU	2	–	16	.111	9	–	21	.300
Pittsburgh	1	–	17	.056	8	–	23	.258
Boston College	1	–	17	.056	5	–	26	.161

† 2026 ACC tournament winner As of March 8, 2026 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2025–26 Syracuse Orange women's basketball team represents Syracuse University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Orange are led by fourth-year head coach Felisha Legette-Jack. The Orange are twelfth-year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference and play their home games at the JMA Wireless Dome in Syracuse, New York.

Previous season

The Orange finished the season 12–18 overall and 6–12 in ACC play to finish in a tie for twelfth place. As the thirteenth seed in the ACC tournament, they faced twelfth seed Boston College in a re-match of the regular season finale. The Orange lost the rematch 76–73 after splitting the season series 1–1. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WBIT.

Off-season

Departures

Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Georgia Woolley	5	G	6'0"	Senior	Brisbane, Australia	Graduated
Lexi McNabb	11	G	5'7"	Junior	Chandler, Arizona	Graduated^[1]
Saniaa Wilson	21	F	6'0"	Senior	Rochester, New York	Graduated
Kyra Wood	22	F	6'3"	Senior	Buffalo, New York	Graduated
Dominique Camp	24	G	5'8"	Graduate Student	Dayton, Ohio	Graduated
Izabel Varejão	34	C	6'4"	Graduate Student	Vitória, Brazil	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Incoming transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Aurora Almón	0	F	6'4"	Sophomore	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	Miami (FL)^[2]
Laila Phelia	5	G	6'0"	Graduate Student	Cincinnati, Ohio	Texas^[3]
Dominique Darius	20	G	5'10"	Graduate Student	Jacksonville, Florida	USC^[4]
Oyindamola Akinbolawa	25	C	6'5"	Senior	Lagos, Nigeria	Auburn^[5]

Recruiting class

Source:^[6]

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jasmyn Cooper F	North Easton, Massachusetts	Noble and Greenough	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	N/A	Jul 1, 2025
Jasmyn Cooper F	Recruit ratings: ESPN: (93)
Justus Fitzgerald F	Roswell, Georgia	Roswell	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	N/A	Nov 14, 2024
Justus Fitzgerald F	Recruit ratings: ESPN: (NR)
Camdyn Nelson G	New Canaan, Connecticut	St. Luke's School	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	N/A	Apr 6, 2024
Camdyn Nelson G	Recruit ratings: ESPN: (NR)
Izoje Uche C	Asaba, Nigeria	—	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	N/A	Jun 13, 2025
Izoje Uche C	Recruit ratings: ESPN: (NR)
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources:

Roster

2025–26 Syracuse Orange women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Aurora Almón	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	So	The Webb Schools Miami (FL)	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
F	1	Keira Scott	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	DME Academy	Daytona Beach, FL
F	2	Journey Thompson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Sr	Peters Township Arizona State	McMurray, PA
G	3	Olivia Schmitt	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	So	DME Academy	Staten Island, NY
G	4	Sophie Burrows	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	Viewbank College	Victoria, Australia
G	5	Laila Phelia	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	GS	Mount Notre Dame Texas	Cincinnati, OH
G	13	Camdyn Nelson	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	St. Luke's School	New Canaan, CT
F	14	Shy Hawkins	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Long Island Lutheran	Brookville, NY
G	15	Angelica Velez	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	The Webb School LSU	The Bronx, NY
G	17	Madeline Potts	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Templestowe College	Victoria, Australia
G	20	Dominique Darius	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	GS	Blair Academy USC	Jacksonville, FL
F	22	Justus Fitzgerald	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Roswell	Roswell, GA
C	25	Oyindamola Akinbolawa	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Sr	Zenith League Auburn	Lagos, Nigeria
F	30	Jasmyn Cooper	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Noble and Greenough	North Easton, MA
C	44	Izoje Uche	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Fr		Asaba, Nigeria

Head coach

Felisha Legette-Jack (Syracuse)

Assistant coach(es)

Natasha Adair (South Florida)
Khyreed Carter (Michigan State)
Amber Moore (Illinois)
Caleb Samson (Illinois)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 17, 2025

Schedule

Source:^[7]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 28, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		Daemen	W 98-62	–	19 – Izoje	8 – Tied	6 – Velez	JMA Wireless Dome (537) Syracuse, NY
Regular season
November 4, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		Stony Brook	W 74–50	1–0	13 – Hawkins	8 – Darius	4 – Tied	JMA Wireless Dome (2,052) Syracuse, NY
November 7, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		Albany	W 64–45	2–0	14 – Izoje	7 – Burrows	2 – Tied	JMA Wireless Dome (2,232) Syracuse, NY
November 11, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		Canisius	W 96–72	3–0	22 – Phelia	6 – Tied	3 – Tied	JMA Wireless Dome (2,405) Syracuse, NY
November 16, 2025* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX		Wagner	W 78–29	4–0	15 – Phelia	8 – Akinbolawa	6 – Velez	JMA Wireless Dome (2,351) Syracuse, NY
November 21, 2025* 5:00 p.m., FS2		vs. Utah Hall of Fame Women's Showcase	W 61–49	5–0	16 – Darius	10 – Darius	6 – Burrows	Mohegan Sun Arena (6,312) Uncasville, CT
November 23, 2025* 12:00 p.m., FS1		vs. No. 6 Michigan Hall of Fame Women's Showcase	L 55–81	5–1	13 – Phelia	10 – Izoje	4 – Izoje	Mohegan Sun Arena (6,315) Uncasville, CT
November 30, 2025* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX		Howard	W 78–62	6–1	20 – Izoje	9 – Izoje	9 – Velez	JMA Wireless Dome (2,445) Syracuse, NY
December 3, 2025* 5:00 p.m., ACCN		Auburn ACC–SEC Challenge	W 66–60	7–1	20 – Darius	13 – Izoje	3 – Darius	JMA Wireless Dome (2,166) Syracuse, NY
December 7, 2025 3:00 p.m., ACCNX		at SMU	W 78–69	8–1 (1–0)	22 – Burrows	8 – Darius	5 – Tied	Moody Coliseum (1,211) University Park, TX
December 10, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		Colgate	W 88–42	9–1	16 – Izoje	8 – Izoje	10 – Darius	JMA Wireless Dome (2,283) Syracuse, NY
December 16, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		Binghamton	W 72–54	10–1	17 – Darius	14 – Izoje	4 – Darius	JMA Wireless Dome (2,072) Syracuse, NY
December 19, 2025* 10:30 a.m., ACCNX		Mercyhurst	W 106–40	11–1	23 – Izoje	11 – Izoje	5 – Nelson	JMA Wireless Dome (10,226) Syracuse, NY
December 28, 2025 4:00 p.m., ACCN		Duke	L 51–71	11–2 (1–1)	18 – Darius	7 – Thompson	3 – Burrows	JMA Wireless Dome (3,881) Syracuse, NY
January 1, 2026 6:00 p.m., ACCNX		Florida State	W 82–72	12–2 (2–1)	21 – Izoje	17 – Izoje	5 – Tied	JMA Wireless Dome (2,713) Syracuse, NY
January 4, 2026 2:00 p.m., ACCNX		at Wake Forest	W 73–58	13–2 (3–1)	18 – Izoje	12 – Izoje	9 – Darius	LJVM Coliseum (1,258) Winston-Salem, NC
January 8, 2026 6:00 p.m., ACCNX		Virginia Tech	L 55–75	13–3 (3–2)	14 – Izoje	7 – Izoje	3 – Burrows	JMA Wireless Dome (2,318) Syracuse, NY
January 11, 2026 2:00 p.m., ACCNX		at Virginia	W 79–60	14–3 (4–2)	38 – Phelia	7 – Izoje	5 – Schmitt	John Paul Jones Arena (5,797) Charlottesville, VA
January 15, 2026 6:00 p.m., ACCNX		California	W 90–87 ^3OT	15–3 (5–2)	22 – Izoje	14 – Almón	3 – Tied	JMA Wireless Dome (2,312) Syracuse, NY
January 18, 2026 2:00 p.m., ACCN		Stanford	W 69–58	16–3 (6–2)	26 – Darius	10 – Izoje	4 – Darius	JMA Wireless Dome (3,225) Syracuse, NY
January 25, 2026 12:00 p.m., The CW		at North Carolina	L 71–77 ^OT	16–4 (6–3)	27 – Izoje	12 – Izoje	4 – Burrows	Carmichael Arena (467) Chapel Hill, NC
January 29, 2026 6:00 p.m., ACCNX		Georgia Tech	W 94–70	17–4 (7–3)	23 – Phelia	15 – Izoje	3 – Tied	JMA Wireless Dome (2,350) Syracuse, NY
February 1, 2026 2:00 p.m., ACCNX		at Miami (FL)	W 65–60	18–4 (8–3)	21 – Tied	12 – Izoje	5 – Phelia	Watsco Center (1,505) Coral Gables, FL
February 5, 2026 6:00 p.m., ACCNX		at Boston College	W 93–59	19–4 (9–3)	18 – Izoje	8 – Izoje	10 – Darius	Conte Forum (623) Chestnut Hill, MA
February 8, 2026 12:00 p.m., ACCNX		No. 6 Louisville	L 65–84	19–5 (9–4)	22 – Darius	8 – Izoje	2 – Tied	JMA Wireless Dome (3,617) Syracuse, NY
February 12, 2026 6:00 p.m., ACCNX		at Pittsburgh	W 84–51	20–5 (10–4)	18 – Tied	5 – Tied	9 – Darius	Peterson Events Center (722) Pittsburgh, PA
February 15, 2026 2:00 p.m., ACCNX		Clemson	W 68–64	21–5 (11–4)	19 – Burrows	16 – Burrows	2 – Tied	JMA Wireless Dome (4,847) Syracuse, NY
February 22, 2026 2:00 p.m., The CW		at NC State	L 69–82	21–6 (11–5)	26 – Izoje	14 – Izoje	4 – Darius	Reynolds Coliseum (5,500) Raleigh, NC
February 26, 2026 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		at Notre Dame	L 62–72	21–7 (11–6)	23 – Phelia	10 – Izoje	3 – Tied	Purcell Pavilion (6,833) Notre Dame, IN
March 1, 2026 2:00 p.m., ACCNX		Boston College	W 90–65	22–7 (12–6)	24 – Izoje	12 – Izoje	4 – Tied	JMA Wireless Dome (4,058) Syracuse, NY
ACC tournament
March 5, 2026* 5:00 p.m., ACCN	(7)	vs. (10) California Second Round	W 70–59	23–7	23 – Izoje	10 – Izoje	4 – Darius	Gas South Arena (5,290) Duluth, GA
March 6, 2026* 5:00 p.m., ESPN2	(7)	vs. (2) No. 12 Louisville Quarterfinals	L 61–87	23–8	22 – Izoje	9 – Tied	2 – Tied	Gas South Arena (6,572) Duluth, GA
ACC tournament
March 21, 2026* 5:30 p.m., ESPN2	(9 FW1)	vs. (8 FW1) Iowa State Round of 64						Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. FW1=Fort Worth 1. All times are in Eastern.

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	—	RV	—	RV	RV
Coaches	—	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

References

^ Hricik, Madison (March 6, 2025). "Lexi McNabb doesn't seem to mind if her future isn't in basketball: 'I have a different journey'". The Post-Standard. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
^ Ditota, Donna (April 15, 2025). "Syracuse women's basketball adds a transfer from Auburn (report)". The Post-Standard. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
^ Mink, Nate (May 8, 2025). "Syracuse women's basketball adds transfer off Final Four team". The Post-Standard. Retrieved September 25, 2025.
^ McAllister, Michael (April 13, 2025). "Dominique Darius commits to Syracuse women's basketball". 247Sports. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
^ Ditota, Donna (April 15, 2025). "Syracuse women's basketball adds a transfer from Auburn (report)". The Post-Standard. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
^ "Syracuse Orange". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
^ "2025-26 Women's Basketball Schedule". cuse.com. Syracuse University. Retrieved October 17, 2025.

[1] Hricik, Madison (March 6, 2025). "Lexi McNabb doesn't seem to mind if her future isn't in basketball: 'I have a different journey'". The Post-Standard. Retrieved October 17, 2025.

[2] Ditota, Donna (April 15, 2025). "Syracuse women's basketball adds a transfer from Auburn (report)". The Post-Standard. Retrieved September 28, 2025.

[3] Mink, Nate (May 8, 2025). "Syracuse women's basketball adds transfer off Final Four team". The Post-Standard. Retrieved September 25, 2025.

[4] McAllister, Michael (April 13, 2025). "Dominique Darius commits to Syracuse women's basketball". 247Sports. Retrieved October 17, 2025.

[5] Ditota, Donna (April 15, 2025). "Syracuse women's basketball adds a transfer from Auburn (report)". The Post-Standard. Retrieved October 17, 2025.

[6] "Syracuse Orange". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved October 17, 2025.

[7] "2025-26 Women's Basketball Schedule". cuse.com. Syracuse University. Retrieved October 17, 2025.

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Syracuse Orange women's basketball
Venues	Manley Field House (1970–2006) JMA Wireless Dome (2006–present) Carmelo K. Anthony Basketball Center (practice)
Rivalries	UConn
Culture & lore	Otto the Orange Syracuse ISP Sports Network
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26
NCAA Final Four appearance in italics