The Orange were led by twelfth year head coach Quentin Hillsman.

The Orange were sixth year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference and played their home games at the Carrier Dome.

They advanced to the semifinals of the ACC women's tournament, where they lost to Notre Dame.

Syracuse was eliminated in the second round of the ACC tournament by Virginia Tech.

The Orange received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as an eight-seed, they lost in the first round to Oklahoma State.