2025–26 Syracuse Orange women's basketball team

2025–26 Syracuse Orange women's basketball
2025–26 Syracuse Orange women's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	11–1 (1–0 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. 13 Louisville	2	–	0	1.000	12	–	3	.800
NC State	2	–	0	1.000	9	–	4	.692
Syracuse	1	–	0	1.000	11	–	1	.917
Stanford	1	–	0	1.000	11	–	2	.846
No. 18 Notre Dame	1	–	0	1.000	9	–	2	.818
Virginia	1	–	0	1.000	9	–	3	.750
Duke	1	–	0	1.000	6	–	6	.500
Virginia Tech	1	–	1	.500	11	–	3	.786
Wake Forest	1	–	1	.500	11	–	3	.786
Clemson	1	–	1	.500	9	–	4	.692
Miami (FL)	1	–	1	.500	8	–	4	.667
No. 16 North Carolina	0	–	1	.000	11	–	3	.786
California	0	–	1	.000	8	–	5	.615
SMU	0	–	1	.000	7	–	6	.538
Pittsburgh	0	–	1	.000	7	–	7	.500
Boston College	0	–	1	.000	4	–	10	.286
Florida State	0	–	2	.000	5	–	9	.357
Georgia Tech	0	–	2	.000	4	–	9	.308

† 2026 ACC tournament winner As of December 22, 2025 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	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 48–29	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						JMA Wireless Dome Syracuse, NY
January 1, 2026 6:00 p.m., ACCNX	Florida State						JMA Wireless Dome Syracuse, NY
January 4, 2026 2:00 p.m., ACCNX	at Wake Forest						LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC
January 8, 2026 6:00 p.m., ACCNX	Virginia Tech						JMA Wireless Dome Syracuse, NY
January 11, 2026 2:00 p.m., ACCNX	at Virginia						John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
January 15, 2026 6:00 p.m., ACCNX	California						JMA Wireless Dome Syracuse, NY
January 18, 2026 2:00 p.m., ACCN	Stanford						JMA Wireless Dome Syracuse, NY
January 25, 2026 2:00 p.m., The CW	at North Carolina						Carmichael Arena Chapel Hill, NC
January 29, 2026 6:00 p.m., ACCNX	Georgia Tech						JMA Wireless Dome Syracuse, NY
February 1, 2026 2:00 p.m., ACCNX	at Miami (FL)						Watsco Center Coral Gables, FL
February 5, 2026 6:00 p.m., ACCNX	at Boston College						Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
February 8, 2026 12:00 p.m., ACCNX	Louisville						JMA Wireless Dome Syracuse, NY
February 12, 2026 6:00 p.m., ACCNX	at Pittsburgh						Peterson Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
February 15, 2026 2:00 p.m., ACCNX	Clemson						JMA Wireless Dome Syracuse, NY
February 22, 2026 2:00 p.m., The CW	at NC State						Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
February 26, 2026 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	at Notre Dame						Purcell Pavilion Notre Dame, IN
March 1, 2026 2:00 p.m., ACCNX	Boston College						JMA Wireless Dome Syracuse, NY
ACC tournament
*	vs.						Gas South Arena Duluth, GA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. 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	—	—	—
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". 247 Sports. 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". 247 Sports. 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)
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