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

2021–22 ACC women's basketball standings
	† 2022 ACC Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll

2021–22 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's basketball
2021–22 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's basketball
WNIT, Second Round
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
2021–22 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

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

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

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]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
Raegyn Conley G	Chattanooga, Tennessee	Baylor School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	N/A
Raegyn Conley G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A 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
Elise Williams G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A 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:[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

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.

References

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"Wake Forest Demon Deacons Women's Basketball - Demon Deacons News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. 2014-11-22. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
Wake Forest Demon Deacons. "Wake Forest Demon Deacons on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
"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.
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"2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule". WakeForestSports.com. Retrieved November 10, 2021.

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Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's basketball
Venues	Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum (1972–1989) LJVM Coliseum (1989–present)
Culture & lore	Demon Deacon "O Here's to Wake Forest" Spirit of the Old Gold and Black Tobacco Road
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22

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

Previous season

Off-season

Departures

Incoming Transfers

Recruiting Class

Roster

Schedule

Rankings

See also

References