2021–22 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's basketball team Intercollegiate basketball season
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
Incoming Transfers
Incoming Transfers
Name
Number
Pos.
Height
Year
Hometown
Previous School
Niyah Becker
14
G
6'2"
Junior
Winnipeg, Canada Utah [ 7]
Recruiting Class
Source:[ 8]
Roster
2021–22 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G 0
Alyssa Andrews 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Fr Colgan
Woodbridge, VA
G 2
Kaia Harrison 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
Jr Baldwin
Baldwin, NY
G 3
Mack Maier 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Jr Chaparral
Parker, CO
G 4
Aliah McWhorter 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
So Sycamore
Cincinnati, OH
G 5
Malaya Cowles 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Fr Winston-Salem Christian
Wilkesboro, NC
G 11
Raegyn Conley 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Fr Baylor School
Chattanooga, TN
G 12
Kaylen Dickson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Sr Warren Township
Gurnee, IL
G 14
Niyah Becker 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Jr Lincoln PrepUtah
Winnipeg, Canada
F 20
Olivia Summiel 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Jr Marianapolis Prep
Dayville, CT
F 23
Christina Morra 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Sr King's Christian Collegiate
Toronto, Canada
G 24
Jewel Spear 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
So The Colony
The Colony, TX
F 25
DeMeara Hinds 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
So Lithia Springs
Douglasville, GA
G 32
Alexandria Scruggs 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Jr E. E. Smith
Fayetteville, NC
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on Roster
Schedule
Source:[ 9]
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance)
Non-Conference regular Season
November 9, 2021 *7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Mercer
W 68–55 1–0
Hawkins Arena Macon, GA
November 12, 2021 *4:00 p.m., ACCNX
Cornell W 64–42 2–0
LJVM Coliseum 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 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
McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA
December 30, 2021 7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Florida State W 75–69 OT
11–2
LJVM Coliseum (703)Winston-Salem, NC
January 2, 2022 4:00 p.m., ACCN
Virginia Tech L 53–66 11–3
LJVM Coliseum (776)Winston-Salem, NC
January 6, 2022 7:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Miami (FL)
W 47–46 12–3
Watsco Center Coral Gables, FL
January 9, 2022 Noon, ACCN
at Florida State
L 46–87 12–4
Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL
January 13, 2022 7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 20 Notre Dame
L 64–74 12—5
LJVM Coliseum (1,260)Winston-Salem, NC
January 16, 2022 2:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Pittsburgh
L 57–65 12—6
Peterson Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
January 20, 2022 7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Clemson L 44–66 12—7
LJVM Coliseum (1,547)Winston-Salem, NC
January 23, 2022 2:00 p.m., ACCN
at No. 3 Louisville
L 60–72 12–8
KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY
January 27, 2022 7:00 p.m., ACCRSN
Miami (FL) L 59–66 12–9
LJVM Coliseum (1,690)Winston-Salem, NC
February 3, 2022 8:00 p.m., ACCRSN
No. 24 North Carolina
L 59–78 12–10
LJVM Coliseum (1,916)Winston-Salem, NC
February 6, 2022 6:00 p.m., ACCN
at Duke
L 76–81 12–11
Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
February 10, 2022 2:00 p.m., ACCN
at Clemson
L 78–87 12–12
Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
February 13, 2022 4:00 p.m., ACCN
Virginia W 68–53 13–12
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
Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
February 20, 2022 Noon, ACCN
at Boston College
L 70–82 13–14
Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
February 24, 2022 7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Syracuse W 76–60 14–14
LJVM Coliseum (1,997)Winston-Salem, NC
February 27, 2022 1:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 22 Georgia Tech
L 56–64 14–15
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 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 Murfreesboro, TN
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern .
Rankings
Regular Season Polls
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Final
AP
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Coaches
RV
RV
RV
Legend
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 .
