After getting to the NCAA Tournament this season, the Orange are being forced to replace large portions of their roster.
After getting to the NCAA Tournament this past season, the Syracuse women's basketball team is being forced to replace large portions of its roster.
As of this posting, the Orange have had five players from this year's team enter the transfer portal, including guard Sophie Burrows, who just committed to North Carolina.
In response, head coach Felisha Legette-Jack is working hard to replace all that talent. The program hosted at least three potential transfer portal additions on campus this weekend.
We covered the visits of Sarah Rambus (Oregon) and Deniya Prowl (Tennessee), but also included was Isimenme Ozzy-Momodu of Maryland. That came from Dushawn London of On3.
About Ozzy-Momodu
The United Kingdom native just finished her first collegiate season with the Terrapins, averaging 8.0 ppg and 6.4 rebounds. She played in 31 games, starting 21, and saw 18 minutes a game.
She played two seasons at Gulf Coast State, a junior college, before redshirting in 2024-25 with the Terps. She'll have one season left of eligibility.
A solid interior player, she had 18 points and 12 rebounds against No. 10 Iowa and also had 16 rebounds and three blocks against No. 25 Washington.
At 6'3, she would pair with Uche Izoje to make up an excellent front line for Legette-Jack.
Maryland Terrapins forward Isimenme Ozzy-Momodu (9) celebrates Thursday, March 5, 2026, during a Big Ten women's basketball tournament game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. The Oregon Ducks defeated the Maryland Terrapins, 73-68. Grace Smith/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn ImagesMore about the Syracuse women
Syracuse finished in a three-way tie for fifth place in the Atlantic Coast Conference before ultimately getting the No. 7 seed in the league tournament based on tiebreakers.
They were given a No. 9 seed in the NCAA Tournament and defeated Iowa State in the Round of 64. They were beaten by top seed UConn in the Round of 32, prompting Legette-Jack to take umbrage with how the tournament is set up.
Moving forward
Burrows and Maddie Potts are both big losses out of the portal, and it's unclear as to whether or not Dominique Darius will be back at the point guard position. She's working to gain another year of eligibility, but nothing has been decided yet.
While a number of the players that Syracuse has been connected to thus far are frontcourt players, it's clear they are going to need some help at the guard position as well.
Syracuse Orange guard Sophie Burrow (4) grabs a rebound against UConn Huskies guard Ashlynn Shade (12) during the first half of the second round game of the women’s 2026 NCAA Tournament at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion. Gregory Fisher-Imagn ImagesAlso on campus
--The Syracuse football team, coming off a 3-9 season in 2025, took the field for the first time in 2026 on Saturday night for the annual spring football game. Our own Tom Goslowski was there and wrote his takeaways from the contest, although it's hard to fully gauge where the Orange are at right now because projected starting quarterback Steve Angeli didn't play. Neither did six top defensive players, including standout DB Demetres Samuel Jr.
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