2021–22 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's basketball team

The 2021–22 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's basketball team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. They were led by third-year head coach Nell Fortner and played their home games at McCamish Pavilion as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

2021–22 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's basketball
NCAA Tournament, First Round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
2021–22 record21–11 (11–7 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMcCamish Pavilion
2021–22 ACC women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 3 NC State †17–1 .94432–4  .889
No. 4 Louisville16–2 .88929–5  .853
No. 17 North Carolina13–5 .72225–7  .781
No. 21 Notre Dame13–5 .72224–9  .727
No. 16 Virginia Tech13–5 .72223–10  .697
Georgia Tech11–7 .61121–11  .656
Boston College10–8 .55621–12  .636
Miami (FL)10–8 .55621–13  .618
Florida State10–8 .55617–14  .548
Duke7–11 .38917–13  .567
Wake Forest4–14 .22216–17  .485
Syracuse4–14 .22211–18  .379
Clemson3–15 .16710–21  .323
Pittsburgh2–16 .11111–19  .367
Virginia2–16 .1115–22  .185
† 2022 ACC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The Yellow Jackets finished the season 21–11 overall and 11–7 in ACC play to finish in sixth place. As the sixth seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated Wake Forest in the Second Round before losing to Notre Dame in the Quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they were the ninth seed in the Spokane Regional. They lost their First Round match-up against Kansas to end their season.

Previous season
Main article: 2020–21 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's basketball team

The Yellow Jackets finished the season 17–9 and 12–6 in ACC play to finish in third place. In the ACC tournament, they defeated to Clemson in the Quarterfinals before losing to eventual champions NC State in the Semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they were the five seed in the HemisFair Regional. In the tournament they defeated twelve seed Stephen F. Austin in the First Round and four seed West Virginia before losing to one seed South Carolina in the Sweet Sixteen to end their season.

Off-season

Departures
Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Anaya Boyd4G5'10"SophomoreMcDonough, GeorgiaTransferred to Gulf Coast State[1]
Ronni Nwora21F/C6'2"SophomoreBuffalo, New York—

Incoming Transfers
Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Digna Strautmane45F6'2"Graduate StudentRiga, LatviaSyracuse[2]

Recruiting Class

Source:[3]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Elizabete Bulane
G		 Ādaži, Latvia Riga Commercial School 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Carmyn Harrison
G		 Memphis, Tennessee Hutchison School N/A N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
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 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 00 Loyal McQueen 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoWilson Florence, SC
    G 3 Sarah Bates 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS SrKansas State Fresno, California
    G 10 Elizabete Bulane 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrRiga Commercial School Ādaži, Latvia
    F 11 Aixa Wone Aranaz 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) JrOhio State Pamplona, Spain
    G 12 Kondalia Montgomery 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrLincoln Tacoma, WA
    G 13 Lorela Cubaj 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) GSIstituto Paritario G. Parini Terni, Italy
    G 14 Anisa Clark 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoUnion Grove McDonough, GA
    G 15 Avyonce Carter 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoWesleyan Norcross, GA
    C 20 Nerea Hermosa 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) JrIES Joaquim Blume Victoria, Spain
    G/F 24 Eylia Love 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoOlathe North Kansas City, MO
    G 31 Lotta-Maj Lahtinen 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SrMakelanrinne Sports Helsinki, Finland
    G 33 Carmyn Harrison 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrHutchison School Memphis, TN
    G 41 Kierra Fletcher 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GSWarren Cousino Warren, MI
    F 45 Digna Strautmane 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) GSRiga 66
    Syracuse    		 Riga, Latvia
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster
    Last update: October 27, 2021

    Schedule

    Source:[4]

    Date
    time, TV    		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    November 1, 2021*
    6:00 p.m.    		 No. 17 Clayton State W 74–53  –
    		 McCamish Pavilion (1,279)
    Atlanta, GA
    Regular Season
    November 9, 2021*
    6:00 p.m., ESPN+    		 No. 17 at Central Michigan W 74–40  1–0
    		 McGuirk Arena (0)
    Mount Pleasant, MI
    November 11, 2021*
    7:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 No. 17 Kennesaw State W 72–45  2–0
    		 McCamish Pavilion (1,474)
    Atlanta, GA
    November 14, 2021*
    2:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 No. 17 Belmont W 58–45  3–0
    		 McCamish Pavilion (1,501)
    Atlanta, GA
    November 17, 2021*
    7:00 p.m., ESPN+    		 No. 18 at East Tennessee State W 65–42  4–0
    		 Brooks Gym (816)
    Johnson City, TN
    November 21, 2021*
    4:00 p.m., ACCN    		 No. 18 Auburn L 51–59  4–1
    		 McCamish Pavilion (1,769)
    Atlanta, GA
    November 24, 2021*
    Noon, ACCNX    		 Hofstra W 65–32  5–1
    		 McCamish Pavilion (1,440)
    Atlanta, GA
    December 1, 2021*
    7:00 p.m., BTN    		 at Purdue
    ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge    		 L 52–53  5–2
    		 Mackey Arena (1,539)
    West Lafayette, IN
    December 5, 2021*
    Noon, SECN    		 at No. 20 Georgia
    Rivalry    		 W 55–54  6–2
    		 Stegeman Coliseum (3,220)
    Athens, GA
    December 9, 2021*
    7:00 p.m., ESPN2    		 No. 3 Connecticut W 57–44  7–2
    		 McCamish Pavilion (4,587)
    Atlanta, GA
    December 12, 2021*
    1:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 Furman W 63–36  8–2
    		 McCamish Pavilion (1,574)
    Atlanta, GA
    December 19, 2021
    6:00 p.m., ACCN    		 No. 18 Wake Forest W 62–45  9–2
    (1–0)    		 McCamish Pavilion (1,667)
    Atlanta, GA
    December 21, 2021*
    1:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 No. 17 Boston W 78–49  10–2
    		 McCamish Pavilion (1,443)
    Atlanta, GA
    December 30, 2021
    6:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 No. 16 at Pittsburgh Postponed due to COVID-19 issues[5] Petersen Events Center 
    Pittsburgh, PA
    January 2, 2022
    Noon, ACCN    		 No. 16 No. 3 Louisville L 48–50  10–3
    (1–1)    		 McCamish Pavilion (1,918)
    Atlanta, GA
    January 6, 2022
    7:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 No. 16 at No. 17 Duke Postponed due to COVID-19 issues[6] Cameron Indoor Stadium 
    Durham, NC
    January 9, 2022
    4:00 p.m., ACCN    		 No. 16 Virginia W 67–31  11–3
    (2–1)    		 McCamish Pavilion (1,841)
    Atlanta, GA
    January 11, 2022
    6:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 No. 15 at Pittsburgh W 63–52  12–3
    (3–1)    		 Petersen Events Center (1,286)
    Pittsburgh, PA
    January 13, 2022
    8:00 p.m., ACCN    		 No. 15 Florida State W 68–64  13–3
    (4–1)    		 McCamish Pavilion (1,459)
    Atlanta, GA
    January 16, 2022
    2:00 p.m., ACCN    		 No. 15 at Miami (FL) L 45–46  13–4
    (4–2)    		 Watsco Center (1,256)
    Coral Gables, FL
    January 20, 2022
    8:00 p.m., ACCN    		 No. 18 at Syracuse W 65–55  14–4
    (5–2)    		 Carrier Dome (746)
    Syracuse, NY
    January 23, 2022
    Noon, ACCN    		 No. 18 No. 20 North Carolina W 55–38  15–4
    (6–2)    		 McCamish Pavilion (2,357)
    Atlanta, GA
    January 27, 2022
    7:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 No. 14 Boston College W 68–49  16–4
    (7–2)    		 McCamish Pavilion (1,528)
    Atlanta, GA
    January 30, 2022
    6:00 p.m., ACCN    		 No. 14 at Clemson W 69–62  17–4
    (8–2)    		 Littlejohn Coliseum (893)
    Clemson, SC
    February 1, 2022
    7:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 No. 12 at Duke
    Rescheduled from Jan. 6    		 W 59–46  18–4
    (9–2)    		 Cameron Indoor Stadium (1,582)
    Durham, NC
    February 7, 2022
    6:00 p.m., ESPN2    		 No. 11 at No. 5 NC State L 48–59  18–5
    (9–3)    		 Reynolds Coliseum (5,500)
    Raleigh, NC
    February 10, 2022
    8:00 p.m., ACCRSN    		 No. 11 at Virginia Tech L 63–73  18–6
    (9–4)    		 Cassell Coliseum (1,551)
    Blacksburg, VA
    February 13, 2022
    Noon, ACCRSN    		 No. 11 Clemson W 92–84 OT 19–6
    (10–4)    		 McCamish Pavilion (2,268)
    Atlanta, GA
    February 17, 2022
    8:00 p.m., ACCN    		 No. 16 No. 19 Notre Dame L 66–72 OT 19–7
    (10–5)    		 McCamish Pavilion (3,099)
    Atlanta, GA
    February 20, 2022
    2:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 No. 16 Miami (FL) L 39–51  19–8
    (10–6)    		 McCamish Pavilion (2,038)
    Atlanta, GA
    February 24, 2022
    6:00 p.m., ACCN    		 No. 22 at Florida State L 63–65 OT 19–9
    (10–7)    		 Donald L. Tucker Center (2,364)
    Tallahassee, FL
    February 27, 2022
    1:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 No. 22 at Wake Forest W 64–56  20–9
    (11–7)    		 LJVM Coliseum 
    Winston–Salem, NC
    ACC Women's Tournament
    March 3, 2022
    8:00 p.m., ACCRSN    		 (6) No. 25 vs. (11) Wake Forest
    Second Round    		 W 45–40  21–9
    		 Greensboro Coliseum (5,648)
    Greensboro, NC
    March 4, 2022
    8:00 p.m., ACCRSN    		 (6) No. 25 vs. (3) No. 20 Notre Dame
    Quarterfinals    		 L 53–71  21–10
    		 Greensboro Coliseum (5,682)
    Greensboro, NC
    NCAA Tournament
    March 18, 2022
    7:30 p.m., ESPNU    		 (9 S) vs. (8 S) Kansas
    First Round    		 L 58–77  21–11
    		 Maples Pavilion 
    Stanford, CA
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll,. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=Spokane.
    All times are in Eastern Time.

    Rankings
    Main article: 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
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    Coaches 20 25 RV RV 21 19 16 17 16 18 17 17 16 18 24 25 RV RV RV
    Legend
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      Decrease in ranking
      Not ranked previous week
    (RV)   Received Votes

    See also

    2021–22 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team

    References
    1. "Anaya Boyd transfers to Gulf State College". usbasket.com. Eurobasket Inc. October 3, 2021. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
    2. Curtis, Mike (April 20, 2021). "Former Syracuse forward Digna Strautmane transfers to ACC rival Georgia Tech". syracuse.com. Advance Local Media LLC. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
    3. "Women's Basketball Signs Pair of Future Jackets". ramblinwreck.com. Georgia Tech Athletics. November 11, 2020. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
    4. "2021-22 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's basketball Schedule". ramblinwreck.com. Georgia Tech Athletics. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
    5. "ACC Women's Basketball Announces Schedule Changes". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. December 29, 2021. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
    6. "ACC Women's Basketball Announces Schedule Changes". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. January 5, 2022. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
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