2021–22 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's basketball team

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.

2021–22 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's basketball
WNIT, second round
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	16–17 (4–14 ACC)
Head coach	Jen Hoover (10th season)
Assistant coaches	Erin Dickerson Davis Dane Sparrow Cherie Cordoba
Home arena	LJVM Coliseum

2021–22 ACC women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
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 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

Main article: 2020–21 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's basketball team

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

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Maya Banks	0	F	6'4"	Senior	Chandler, Arizona	Transferred to Georgia Southern
Anaia Hoard	1	G	5'10"	Sophomore	Carnon, France	–
Gina Conti	5	G	5'10"	Senior	Grove City, Ohio	Transferred to UCLA
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

Incoming Transfers

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Niyah Becker	14	G	6'2"	Junior	Winnipeg, Canada	Utah

Recruiting Class

Source:

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
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:   ESPN grade: 91
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:   ESPN grade: 90
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources:

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 Prep Utah 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 Jen Hoover (Wake Forest) Assistant coach(es) Erin Dickerson Davis (Northwestern) Cherie Cordoba (UNLV) Dane Sparrow (UNC Greensboro) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 10, 2021

Schedule

Source:

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
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
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Rankings

Main article: 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls

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
AP																				N/A
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

• 2021–22 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team