The circumstance of losing in a conference tournament is one that should not define the Syracuse Orange women’s basketball team, especially when that conference is the toughest in women’s college basketball and the loss came to the defending national champions.
After Syracuse lost to No. 1 seed Notre Dame on Saturday, there is not only plenty of action to look forward to, but there is still anticipation that the Orange can make a run deep into the women’s NCAA tournament.
Entering Saturday’s conference semifinals, Syracuse (24-8) was projected as a No. 3 seed in the Portland, Ore.