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Monday, April 15, 2013  On Monday night, Kayla Alexander became the first player in Orange history to be selected in the first round of the WNBA draft.

Monday, March 18, 2013  It's been a long time coming for Coach Quentin Hillsman and the Syracuse Orange womens basketball team, but this winter's historic season just got a lot sweeter.

Monday, March 11, 2013  Breanna Stewart and Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis each scored 14 points and No. 3 Connecticut beat 22nd-ranked Syracuse 64-51 on Monday night in the Big East tournament semifinals.

Monday, March 04, 2013  With the win, Syracuse finishes the regular season at 23-6 and has earned a double-bye in the Big East Tournament by finishing 3rd in the conference standings---only behind #2 UConn and #3 Louisville.

Tuesday, February 26, 2013  The Syracuse Orange womens basketball team is already enjoying its best season in program history. It almost earned a program defining win on Tuesday night.

Tuesday, February 12, 2013  Brianna Butler scored 16 points and Kayla Alexander had 13 points and 10 rebounds as No. 23 Syracuse pulled ahead with a 20-4 second-half run for a 69-60 win over Georgetown on Tuesday night.

Saturday, February 02, 2013  The RV/#24 Syracuse women's basketball team is off to the best start in program history after a 75-59 victory against Providence at the Carrier Dome. The win set a new program mark, besting the 2007-08 season record of 17-4 in its first 21 games. Carmen Tyson-Thomas led the Orange (18-3, 6-2 BIG EAST) in scoring with 15 points for the fourth time this season.

Saturday, January 19, 2013  Cicero-North Syracuse alum Breanna Stewart, now a freshman star for the Huskies finally got the chance to play against her hometown team.

Friday, December 21, 2012  The Syracuse women's basketball team extended its non-conference home winning streak to 52 games with a 64-51 triumph against Washington State (3-7).

Saturday, November 24, 2012  Elashier Hall made two free throws with .4 seconds left to give Syracuse women's basketball (6-0) a thrilling 74-73 victory vs. Virginia (4-1) on Saturday at the Mario Morales Coliseum. The undefeated Orange went 2-0 at the San Juan Shootout as it defeated another ACC foe, Georgia Tech, on Friday, 75-72 in overtime.

Friday, November 23, 2012  The Syracuse Orange beat Georgia Tech in overtime on Friday.

Sunday, March 04, 2012  OCC held off a furious rally from Fulton-Montgomery Community College and took home the Region 3 Championship with a 64-57 victory

Tuesday, February 21, 2012  Behind a career-night by sophomore Rachel Coffey the Syracuse women’s basketball team (17-11, 6-8 BIG EAST) defeated No. 21/20 DePaul (20-8, 8-6 BIG EAST), 81-65 on Wednesday, Feb. 21. Coffey set four career-highs against the Blue Demons.

Wednesday, January 25, 2012  It's a potentially program-changing game tonight, as the SU Womens basketball team prepares to battle #3 Connecticut in the Carrier Dome.

Saturday, January 07, 2012  Iasia Hemingway's career-high 33 points and a strong second half defensive effort led Syracuse women’s basketball (12-5, 1-2 BIG EAST) to a 83-60 conference victory at Pittsburgh’s (8-8, 0-3) Peterson Events Center on Saturday afternoon.