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

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2021–22 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's basketball
WNIT, second round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record16–17 (4–14 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Erin Dickerson Davis
  • Dane Sparrow
  • Cherie Cordoba
Home arenaLJVM Coliseum
Seasons
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 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

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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

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Departures

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Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
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

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Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Niyah Becker 14 G 6'2" Junior Winnipeg, Canada Utah[7]

Recruiting Class

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Source:[8]

College recruiting information
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  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 91
Elise Williams
G
Raleigh, North Carolina Wakefield 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) N/A  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:3/5 stars   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

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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
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 10, 2021

Schedule

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Source:[9]

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

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Regular Season Polls
Poll Pre-
Season
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Week
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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

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References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Wake Forest Demon Deacons Women's Basketball - Demon Deacons News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. November 22, 2014. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  3. ^ Wake Forest Demon Deacons. "Wake Forest Demon Deacons on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  4. ^ "Women's Basketball Rounds Out Recruiting Class With Two Transfers". gseagles.com. Georgia Southern University. June 17, 2021. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
  5. ^ Regalado, Mike (April 13, 2021). "Wake Forest Transfer Gina Conti Commits to UCLA". 247sports.com. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
  6. ^ "Women's Basketball Brings in Four Transfers". appstatesports.com. Appalachian State University. April 12, 2021. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
  7. ^ "Demon Deacons Add a Pair of Players for 2021-22 Season". godeacs.com. Wake Forest University. May 24, 2021. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
  8. ^ "Wake Forest Demon Deacons". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
  9. ^ "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule". WakeForestSports.com. Retrieved November 10, 2021.