Skip to main content
All Syracuse

Syracuse Gets the 8-Seed in the River Walk Region

The Orange women are going to the NCAA Tournament for the eighth straight year.
Mike McAllister|
Syracuse Gets the 8-Seed in the River Walk Region
Syracuse Gets the 8-Seed in the River Walk Region

Syracuse women's basketball is back in the NCAA Tournament and will face a familiar foe in the first round. The Orange was given the eight seed in the River Walk Region and will face nine seeded South Dakota State. The game will take place on 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 21st and will be broadcast on ESPN2. 

In the last NCAA Tournament (in 2019 as the 2020 tournament was cancelled due to the pandemic), Syracuse lost to South Dakota State 75-64 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Now the Orange has a chance for revenge. 

The winner of the first round matchup will take on the region's top seed Connecticut Huskies. UConn is one of the favorites to win the national championship, but head coach Geno Auriemma tested positive for covid-19 on Sunday. He will miss at least the first two games of the NCAA Tournament, meaning if Syracuse advances to face the Huskies, UConn will be without its head coach. 

South Dakota State enters the tournament 21-3. This is the 10th selection to the big dance for the Jackrabbits, but the first time being in the field as an at-large team. SDSU was 14-0 in conference play during the regular season, but lost in the first round to then 6-12 Omaha in the conference tournament. 

The Jackrabbits are led by junior forward Myah Selland, who averages 19.2 points and 5.8 rebounds per game. Senior Tylee Irwin and freshman Madysen Vlastuin are the team's best three point shooters, both at over 40% on the season. 

Add us as a preferred source on Google

Loading recommendations... Please wait while we load personalized content recommendations

Published
Mike McAllister
MIKE MCALLISTER

Title: Publisher All Syracuse Education: Roberts Wesleyan College Location: Syracuse, New York Expertise: Syracuse basketball, football and recruiting.  EXPERIENCE Mike McAllister has been covering Syracuse basketball, football and recruiting for more than a decade. Mike's career started with his own free blog as a way to vent following sporting events. Shortly thereafter, a network of basketball sites called Coast 2 Coast Hoops asked him to run their Syracuse site. That site was called Nation of Orange, and Mike quickly established it as a go-to for Syracuse fans.  After running Nation of Orange for several months, a position with the Syracuse site on the Scout network became available. After one year as the recruiting expert with Cuse Nation, he was named the publisher. Mike oversaw the transition from Scout to 247Sports, and ran the site on that network for years.  Presented with the opportunity to join one of the biggest names in the sports journalism industry, Sports Illustrated, Mike jumped at the chance. All Syracuse was started from scratch by Mike and the Fan Nation team. It has now become a staple for Orange fans of various sports.  Mike has broken news on recruiting, Syracuse basketball and football team information and has established himself as the top recruiting inside in the market. He has appeared on local radio shows, television broadcasts, national radio shows and much more. Mr. McAllister has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting and Information Management from Roberts Wesleyan College. 

Share on XFollow McAllisterMike1
Home/Basketball