The Orange, led by ninth year head coach Quentin Hillsman, were third year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference and played their home games at the Carrier Dome.

The Orange earned their highest finish as a member of the ACC, with a school-record 13 conference victories, and earned a third-seed spot and first-round bye in the conference tournament.

[1] Syracuse also received an at-large invitation to the NCAA Tournament, and advanced to the program's first-ever championship game, before losing 82–51 to Connecticut.

They lost in the second round of the ACC women's tournament to Wake Forest.

They received an at-large bid of the NCAA women's tournament where they defeated Nebraska in the first round before losing to South Carolina in the second round.