Syracuse Women’s Basketball 2021 NCAA Tournament Capsule
March 1, 2021 · CSM Staff
Syracuse Orange
ACC (14-8, 9-7)
Big Wins: 1/19 North Carolina (88-76), 2/4 Wake Forest (85-78), 3/5 vs Florida State (68-67)
Bad Losses: 12/17 at North Carolina (68-92), 1/24 at Clemson (77-86), 2/11 at Florida State (52-67)
Coach: Quentin Hillsman
Probable Starters:
Kiara Lewis, Senior, Guard, 14.3 ppg, 3.0 apg
Tiana Mangakahia, Senior, Guard, 11.6 ppg, 7.5 apg
Maeva Djaldi-Tabdi, Junior, Forward, 5.0 ppg, 2.6 rpg
Digna Strautmane, Senior, Forward, 7.4 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 1.1 bpg
Kamilla Cardoso, Freshman, Center, 13.7 ppg, 8.3 rpg, 2.6 bpg
Key Role Players:
Emily Engstler, Junior, Guard, 10.1 ppg, 2.0 apg, 9.1 rpg, 1.5 bpg
Amaya Finklea-Guity, Senior, Center, 3.5 ppg, 2.8 rpg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 74.0 (48th in nation, 5th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 67.8 (219, 10)
Field-Goal Percentage: 42.2 (91, 6)
Field-Goal Defense: 37.9 (74, 5)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.5 (58, 3)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 31.3 (169, 9)
Free-Throw Percentage: 66.3 (251, 13)
Rebound Margin: 1.4 (123, 8)
Assists Per Game: 15.9 (38, 4)
Turnovers Per Game: 16.8 (224, 11)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
| 2019 | NCAA | First Round win over Fordham |
| 2019 | NCAA | Second Round loss to South Dakota State |
| 2018 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Oklahoma State |
| 2017 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Iowa State |
| 2017 | NIT | First Round win over UNC Greensboro |
| 2017 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Connecticut |
| 2017 | NIT | Second Round loss to Mississippi |
| 2016 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Army |
| 2016 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Albany |
| 2016 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over South Carolina |
| 2016 | NCAA | Regional Final win over Tennessee |
| 2016 | NCAA | National Semifinal win over Washington |
| 2016 | NCAA | National Final loss over Connecticut |
| 2015 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Nebraska |
| 2015 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to South Carolina |
| 2014 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Chattanooga |
| 2014 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Kentucky |
| 2013 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Creighton |
| 2012 | NIT | First Round win over Hartford |
| 2012 | NIT | Second Round win over Drexel |
| 2012 | NIT | Third Round win over Temple |
| 2012 | NIT | Quarterfinal win over Toledo |
| 2012 | NIT | Semifinal loss to James Madison |
| 2011 | NIT | Round of 64 win over Monmouth |
| 2011 | NIT | Round of 32 win over St. Bonaventure |
| 2011 | NIT | Regional Final loss to Toledo |
| 2011 | NIT | Regional Semifinal win over Eastern Michigan |
| 2010 | NIT | Round of 64 win over Harvard |
| 2010 | NIT | Round of 32 win over Richmond |
| 2010 | NIT | Regional Semifinal win over VCU |
| 2010 | NIT | Regional Final loss to Michigan |
| 2009 | NIT | First Round win over Canisius |
| 2009 | NIT | Second Round loss to Bowling Green |
| 2008 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Hartford |
| 2002 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Drake |
*all team stats through 3/4
