The Syracuse Orange women’s basketball team, led by All-Conference stars Tiana Mangakahia and Kiara Lewis, are picked to finish third in the Atlantic Coast Conference this season according to the league’s Coaches’ and Blue Ribbon Panel Preseason Polls.
Mangakahia and Lewis were named to the Preseason All-ACC Team, while freshman five-star recruit Kamilla Cardoso was recognized on the Newcomer Watch List. Mangakahia also earned three votes for ACC Player of the Year by the Blue Ribbon Panel.
Mangakahia sat out of the 2019-20 season while battling breast cancer. In just two years with the Orange, the Australian native has earned multiple accolades including All-ACC First Team honoree twice and was a 2019 WBCA All-America Honorable Mention selection.