SU Women's Season Ends But Not Before Some Records Shattered

Shame on me for not paying more attention the SU women's run though the WNIT.  That run ended in the quarterfinals this weekend in a 78-52 loss to Michigan.   Before it ended, the ladies put together what might just have been the best season in the history of the program. To wit:

• SU's 25 wins were the most in a season since it began competing in the NCAA in 1981-82.
• Syracuse's 12-0 start was the best start in school history.  That also matched the program’s longest winning streak.
• The Orange won more than one postseason game for the first time in a single season.  Three to be exact.
• Senior Nicole Michael became the only SU player to reach 500- points in a single season twice.  She passed the mark during the Michigan game to garner 501 on this season. She also became SU’s all-time leading scorer (1787) and rebounder (996).
• SU made it's third consecutive winning season, the first time since it posted six straight from 1984-85 to 1989-90.

Compared to the men's program, it might not seem like much but you gotta applaud the job Coach Q has done with the women's team.  He's taken a Big East doormat and turned them into a perennial post-season team.  Another quality season, tons of lessons learned and you can expect the program to keep growing in 2011.