WBB Media Day 10/17/14 3:00

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Josh Hyber‏@JoshHyber 19m19 minutes ago
Syracuse women's basketball (@CuseWBB) media day is Friday at 3. Will hear from @CoachQatSU as well as the players. Men's team starts at 4.

 

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Women's Basketball | 10/14/2014 6:03:00 PM |
Women's Basketball Recognized by USA TODAY

Syracuse Athletics‏@Cuse 4m4 minutes ago
.@CuseWBB recognized in USA TODAY Sports Weekly Special Edition College Basketball Preview. http://bit.ly/1rtnW90

Ranked No. 24 in preseason projections
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The Syracuse women's basketball team was ranked No. 24 in the country in the USA TODAY Sports Weekly Special Edition College Basketball Preview, which hit newsstands on Monday, Oct. 7.

The USA TODAY Sports Weekly Special Edition College Basketball Preview provides projections and analysis heading into the 2014-15 men's and women's basketball seasons. USA TODAY Sports' Tess Quinlan projected the preseason Top 25 teams in women's basketball.

Syracuse was one of five Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) teams to be ranked by USA TODAY. Notre Dame was ranked No. 2, North Carolina came in at No. 7, Duke was ninth, and Louisville was ranked No. 11. In addition, Syracuse will face at least seven teams, potentially eight, ranked in this rankings release.

The Orange finished the 2013-14 season with a 23-10 overall mark and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament for the first time in program history. Syracuse returns its top two scorers from a year ago in junior guards Brittney Sykes and Brianna Butler.

The Syracuse women's basketball team opens the season on Sunday, Nov. 16 when it hosts Fordham in the Carrier Dome. Opening tipoff is scheduled for 12 p.m.
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Josh Hyber‏@JoshHyber 7m7 minutes ago
Today is SU basketball media day for both the men's and women's teams. I'll be tweeting updates starting around 3. Also follow @DOsports.

 

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Jacob Klinger ‏@Jacob_Klinger_ 32m32 minutes ago
Quentin Hillsman and the Syracuse women's basketball team @dosports

 

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Z89 Sports ‏@Z89sports 31m31 minutes ago
.@CoachQatSU addresses the media with new glasses and a new season to look forward to.

Coach Q: We want to stay healthy. We have depth but it's important to stay healthy.

Coach Q: Sykes will come back when she is 100%, not 80% or 75%.

Coach Q: The PG spot will be filled in by committee with Rachel Coffey gone. Fondren and Peterson put us in a good position.

Coach Q: We're trying to develop players 8, 9 and 10. That'll make us deeper and give us an advantage.

Coach Q: 3 possessions. We were 3 possessions from the Sweet 16.

Coach Q: We feel we have 7 players who could start for us. Knock on wood, we have 2 players who could step in if we have injuries.

Coach Q: The biggest challenge for us is to create more shots than our opponents. We can do that with turnovers and playing fast.

 

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Matt Schneidman ‏@matt_schneidman 7m7 minutes ago
Brittney Sykes doesn't have a specific percentage she's at now after ACL tear last year but "feels great."

 

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  12:22 PM - 17 Oct 2014
  SU Women's Hoops‏@CuseWBB 1h1 hour ago
  .@Sykes_20 getting some attention at media day

 

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  12:27 PM - 17 Oct 2014
  SU Women's Hoops‏@CuseWBB 1h1 hour ago
  .@bribut_13 talks about heading into her junior season at media day. She hit a program record 100 3s last season.

 

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  12:41 PM - 17 Oct 2014
  SU Women's Hoops‏@CuseWBB 47m47 minutes ago
  Diamond Henderson getting the photo treatment

 

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Women's Basketball | 10/17/2014 4:52:00 PM |
Media Day for SU Women's Basketball
Team is coming off second straight trip to NCAA Tournament


SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The 2014-15 Syracuse University women's basketball team held its annual media day on Friday afternoon in the Carmelo K. Anthony Center. Head coach Quentin Hillsman, his staff, and student-athletes hosted a large contingent of media in this year's media event.

"We're very happy to be back," stated Hillsman. "We feel very good about what we have. We are going to be an athletic team."

"We're really athletic, it's scary," junior guard Brittney Sykes commented. "You look and see how much this team has evolved over my three years that I've been here; it's been great and the evolution has been amazing."

Syracuse is coming off its second straight appearance in the NCAA Tournament, a program first. In addition, the Orange won its first game in the NCAA Tournament in school history last season when it defeated Chattanooga on March 22.

SU returns plenty of experience as it looks to earn a berth into the NCAA Tournament for a third year in-a-row. Junior guards Brianna Butler and Sykes, the team's top two leading scorers from a year ago, will look to steer the ship.

"Everyone on this team is able to step up," said Butler. "As Coach said, we have seven starters and can go even deeper in our bench this year. I think we are definitely improving as a team and there's more that we can do."

Some new faces joined the squad for the upcoming season, as well. Sophomore center Michelle Van Dyke, freshman guard Danielle Minott, and freshman center Amber Witherspoon all are looking to earn this first minutes on a collegiate court. Senior guards Diamond Henderson and Maggie Morrison transferred to Syracuse and will don the Orange uniform for first time in 2014-15.

Following media day, the club will participate in Orange Madness in the Carrier Dome. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the event begins at 8 p.m. Fans can watch on Time Warner SportsChannel.

The Syracuse women's basketball team opens the season on Sunday, Nov. 16 when it hosts Fordham. Tipoff is scheduled for 12 p.m. in the Carrier Dome.
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