2021–22 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's basketball team
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Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Record | 16–17 (4–14 ACC) |
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Home arena | LJVM Coliseum |
Seasons |
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No. 3 NC State † | 17 | – | 1 | .944 | 32 | – | 4 | .889 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 Louisville | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 29 | – | 5 | .853 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 North Carolina | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 25 | – | 7 | .781 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 21 Notre Dame | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 24 | – | 9 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Virginia Tech | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 23 | – | 10 | .697 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Tech | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (FL) | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 21 | – | 13 | .618 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida State | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 17 | – | 14 | .548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 17 | – | 13 | .567 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 16 | – | 17 | .485 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Syracuse | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 11 | – | 18 | .379 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 10 | – | 21 | .323 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 5 | – | 22 | .185 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2022 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll |
The 2021–22 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's basketball team represented Wake Forest University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Demon Deacons were led by tenth year head coach Jen Hoover, competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference and played their home games at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum.[1][2][3]
The Demon Deacons finished the season 16–17 overall and 4–14 in ACC play to finish in a tie for eleventh place. As the eleventh seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated fourteenth seed Virginia in the First Round before losing to sixth seed Georgia Tech in the Second Round. They received an at-large bid to the WNIT. They defeated Akron in the First Round before losing to Middle Tennessee in the Second Round to end their season.
Previous season
The Demon Deacons finished the season 12–13 and 8–10 in ACC play to finish in a tie for ninth place. As the ninth seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated North Carolina in the Second Round before losing to Louisville in the Quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the nine seed in the Alamo Region. In the tournament, they lost in the First Round to eight seed Oklahoma State.
Off-season
Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
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Maya Banks | 0 | F | 6'4" | Senior | Chandler, Arizona | Transferred to Georgia Southern[4] |
Anaia Hoard | 1 | G | 5'10" | Sophomore | Carnon, France | – |
Gina Conti | 5 | G | 5'10" | Senior | Grove City, Ohio | Transferred to UCLA[5] |
Ivana Raca | 11 | F | 6'2" | Senior | Belgrade, Serbia | Graduated; Declared for 2021 WNBA draft |
Nevaeah Brown | 15 | G | 5'8" | Freshman | Charlotte, North Carolina | Transferred to Appalachian State[6] |
Incoming Transfers
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Niyah Becker | 14 | G | 6'2" | Junior | Winnipeg, Canada | Utah[7] |
Recruiting Class
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Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Raegyn Conley G | Chattanooga, Tennessee | Baylor School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | N/A | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN:![]() | ||||||
Elise Williams G | Raleigh, North Carolina | Wakefield | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | N/A | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN:![]() | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule
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Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Non-Conference regular Season | |||||||||||
November 9, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Mercer | W 68–55 | 1–0 | Hawkins Arena (1,263) Macon, GA | |||||||
November 12, 2021* 4:00 p.m., ACCNX | Cornell | W 64–42 | 2–0 | LJVM Coliseum (312) Winston-Salem, NC | |||||||
November 14, 2021* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX | UNC Greensboro | W 56–45 | 3–0 | LJVM Coliseum (387) Winston-Salem, NC | |||||||
November 18, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | Charlotte | W 55–49 | 4–0 | LJVM Coliseum (207) Winston-Salem, NC | |||||||
November 21, 2021* 6:00 p.m., ACCN | East Carolina | W 73–52 | 5–0 | LJVM Coliseum (384) Winston-Salem, NC | |||||||
November 24, 2021* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at High Point | W 79–50 | 6–0 | Qubein Center (834) High Point, NC | |||||||
November 27, 2021* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX | UMBC | W 98–48 | 7–0 | LJVM Coliseum (462) Winston-Salem, NC | |||||||
December 1, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ACCRSN | Nebraska ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge | L 60–86 | 7–1 | LJVM Coliseum (501) Winston-Salem, NC | |||||||
December 4, 2021* 3:00 p.m., ACCNX | Troy | W 90–61 | 8–1 | LJVM Coliseum (524) Winston-Salem, NC | |||||||
December 13, 2021* 11:00 a.m., ACCNX | ETSU | W 90–58 | 9–1 | LJVM Coliseum (1,245) Winston-Salem, NC | |||||||
December 15, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | South Carolina State | W 94–40 | 10–1 | LJVM Coliseum (529) Winston-Salem, NC | |||||||
ACC regular Season | |||||||||||
December 19, 2021 6:00 p.m., ACCN | at No. 18 Georgia Tech | L 45–62 | 10–2 (0–1) | McCamish Pavilion (1,667) Atlanta, GA | |||||||
December 30, 2021 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | Florida State | W 75–69 OT | 11–2 (1–1) | LJVM Coliseum (703) Winston-Salem, NC | |||||||
January 2, 2022 4:00 p.m., ACCN | Virginia Tech | L 53–66 | 11–3 (1–2) | LJVM Coliseum (776) Winston-Salem, NC | |||||||
January 6, 2022 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | at Miami (FL) | W 47–46 | 12–3 (2–2) | Watsco Center (1,135) Coral Gables, FL | |||||||
January 9, 2022 Noon, ACCN | at Florida State | L 46–87 | 12–4 (2–3) | Donald L. Tucker Center (2,068) Tallahassee, FL | |||||||
January 13, 2022 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 20 Notre Dame | L 64–74 | 12—5 (2–4) | LJVM Coliseum (1,260) Winston-Salem, NC | |||||||
January 16, 2022 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | at Pittsburgh | L 57–65 | 12—6 (2–5) | Peterson Events Center (1,164) Pittsburgh, PA | |||||||
January 20, 2022 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | Clemson | L 44–66 | 12—7 (2–6) | LJVM Coliseum (1,547) Winston-Salem, NC | |||||||
January 23, 2022 2:00 p.m., ACCN | at No. 3 Louisville | L 60–72 | 12–8 (2–7) | KFC Yum! Center (8,802) Louisville, KY | |||||||
January 27, 2022 7:00 p.m., ACCRSN | Miami (FL) | L 59–66 | 12–9 (2–8) | LJVM Coliseum (1,690) Winston-Salem, NC | |||||||
February 3, 2022 8:00 p.m., ACCRSN | No. 24 North Carolina | L 59–78 | 12–10 (2–9) | LJVM Coliseum (1,916) Winston-Salem, NC | |||||||
February 6, 2022 6:00 p.m., ACCN | at Duke | L 76–81 | 12–11 (2–10) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,487) Durham, NC | |||||||
February 10, 2022 2:00 p.m., ACCN | at Clemson | L 78–87 | 12–12 (2–11) | Littlejohn Coliseum (580) Clemson, SC | |||||||
February 13, 2022 4:00 p.m., ACCN | Virginia | W 68–53 | 13–12 (3–11) | LJVM Coliseum (1,994) Winston-Salem, NC | |||||||
February 17, 2022 8:00 p.m., ACCRSN | at No. 4 NC State | L 61–92 | 13–13 (3–12) | Reynolds Coliseum (5,500) Raleigh, NC | |||||||
February 20, 2022 Noon, ACCN | at Boston College | L 70–82 | 13–14 (3–13) | Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA | |||||||
February 24, 2022 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | Syracuse | W 76–60 | 14–14 (4–13) | LJVM Coliseum (1,997) Winston-Salem, NC | |||||||
February 27, 2022 1:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 22 Georgia Tech | L 56–64 | 14–15 (4–14) | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC | |||||||
ACC Women's Tournament | |||||||||||
March 2, 2022 6:30 p.m., ACCRSN | (11) | vs. (14) Virginia First round | W 61–53 | 15–15 | Greensboro Coliseum (3,619) Greensboro, NC | ||||||
March 3, 2022 8:00 p.m., ACCRSN | (11) | vs. (6) No. 25 Georgia Tech Second round | L 40–45 | 15–16 | Greensboro Coliseum (5,648) Greensboro, NC | ||||||
WNIT | |||||||||||
March 17, 2022 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | Akron First Round | W 71–59 | 16–16 | LJVM Coliseum (282) Winston-Salem, NC | |||||||
March 21, 2022 7:30 p.m. | at Middle Tennessee Second Round | L 55–67 | 16–17 | Murphy Center (2,050) Murfreesboro, TN | |||||||
Rankings
Poll | Pre- Season | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 | Week 16 | Week 17 | Week 18 | Week 19 | Final |
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Coaches | RV | RV | RV |
Increase in ranking | ||
Decrease in ranking | ||
Not ranked in previous week | ||
(RV) | Received Votes | |
(NR) | Not Ranked |
Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll and AP does not release a final poll.
See also
References
- ^ "Wake Forest Women's Basketball - WakeForestSports.com - The Official Site of Demon Deacon Athletics". WakeForestSports.com. Archived from the original on January 16, 2000. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
- ^ "Wake Forest Demon Deacons Women's Basketball - Demon Deacons News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. November 22, 2014. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
- ^ Wake Forest Demon Deacons. "Wake Forest Demon Deacons on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
- ^ "Women's Basketball Rounds Out Recruiting Class With Two Transfers". gseagles.com. Georgia Southern University. June 17, 2021. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
- ^ Regalado, Mike (April 13, 2021). "Wake Forest Transfer Gina Conti Commits to UCLA". 247sports.com. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
- ^ "Women's Basketball Brings in Four Transfers". appstatesports.com. Appalachian State University. April 12, 2021. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
- ^ "Demon Deacons Add a Pair of Players for 2021-22 Season". godeacs.com. Wake Forest University. May 24, 2021. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
- ^ "Wake Forest Demon Deacons". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
- ^ "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule". WakeForestSports.com. Retrieved November 10, 2021.