The Orange will be part of the Thanksgiving event on the island.
The Syracuse Orange women's basketball team will be spending the Thanksgiving holiday in Puerto Rico.
On Friday, the program announced that it will be competing in the Discover Puerto Rico Shootout this November.
The event is a round-robin style tournament over the course of three days at the Guillermo Angulo Coliseum.
This will be the first time that a Syracuse women's basketball team plays any games in Puerto Rico.
More on the Puerto Rico Shootout schedule
Syracuse will take on Southern on Nov. 25 at 11 a.m. ET. That's Thanksgiving Eve.
Game 2 of the event will feature Syracuse against Wisconsin on Thanksgiving (Nov. 26) at 1:30 p.m. ET.
Game 3 is Syracuse and Auburn. That's Nov. 27 at 11 a.m. ET.
Syracuse women's basketball other confirmed games for 2026-2027
The Discover Puerto Rico Shootout now joins these other games as confirmed non-conference match ups for the upcoming season:
--The team tips off the 2026-27 campaign at home against Sacred Heart on Nov. 3
--The November slate also includes home games against Cornell (Nov. 8), Siena (Nov. 11), and Canisius (Nov. 15).
--The Orange hit the road for their first road game of the season on Nov. 18 vs. Harvard.
--As a part of the ACC/SEC Challenge, the Orange will host Oklahoma on Dec. 3
--Plus, Syracuse will stay in Central New York when they travel to LeMoyne on Dec. 16.
--The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) schedule was released earlier in September. The Orange will begin league play on Dec. 6 vs. SMU.
About the Orange a season ago
Syracuse put together a strong season in 2025-26, earning a No. 9 seed in the NCAA Tournament and defeating Iowa State in the Round of 64. The Orange were beaten by UConn in the Round of 32, but it was still a solid year for Felicia Legette-Jack's program.
A look at the Syracuse Orange women's basketball roster
Syracuse will return Uche Izoje, who won the ACC Rookie of the Year last season and helped the Orange to that NCAA Tournament win.
The team has added multiple transfers including: Sarah Rambus (Oregon), Tyi Skinner- (SMU), Jaleesa Molina (Temple), and Emely Rodriguez (Iowa)
This season's roster features two international prospects as well: Elif Cayir hails from Turkey while Celaine Ricco is a newly signed player from France.
Madison Howard and Destiny Robinson are the two high school players who are set to make their collegiate debut this season.
