2021–22 Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball team

The 2021–22 Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hokies, were led by sixth year head coach Kenny Brooks, and played their home games at Cassell Coliseum as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.[1][2][3]

2021–22 Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 25
APNo. 16
Record23–10 (13–5 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Shawn Poppie
  • Lindsey Hicks
  • Camille Collier
Home arenaCassell Coliseum
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 Hokies finished the season 23–10 overall and 13–5 in ACC play to finish in a three way tie for third place. As the fifth seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated thirteenth seed Clemson in the Second Round and fourth seed North Carolina in the Quarterfinals before losing to eventual champions and first seed NC State in the Semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they were the fifth seed in the Spokane Region. They lost to twelfth seed Florida Gulf Coast in the First Round to end their season.

Previous season
Main article: 2020–21 Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball team

The Hokies finished the season 15–10 and 8–8 in ACC play to finish in seventh place. In the ACC tournament, they defeated to Miami in the Second Round before losing to eventual champions NC State in the Quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they were the seven seed in the Riverwalk Regional. In the tournament they defeated ten seed Marquette in the First Round before losing to two seed Baylor in the Second Round to end their season.

Off-season

Departures
Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Makayla Ennis0G/F6'0"SophomoreOntario, CanadaTransferred to Hofstra[4]
Da'ja Green10G5'6"Redshirt SeniorEllenwood, GeorgiaTransferred to East Carolina[5]
Shelby Calhoun12G5'11"FreshmanLouisville, KentuckyTransferred to Xavier[6]
Asiah Jones23F6'3"Redshirt SeniorSacramento, CaliforniaGraduated
Nevaeh Dean31F6'2"FreshmanHamilton, OhioTransferred to Cincinnati[7]
Alex Obouh Fegue40C6'4"Redshirt SeniorChâteauroux, FranceTransferred to UC San Diego

Incoming transfers
Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Kayana Traylor23G5'9"SeniorMartinsville, IndianaPurdue[8]
Emily Lytle24G/F5'11"Graduate StudentMemphis, TennesseeLiberty[9]
Rochelle Norris31C6'5"Redshirt SophomoreStafford, VirginiaWest Virginia[10]

Roster
2021–22 Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 2 Aisha Sheppard 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GSSt. John's Alexandria, VA
G 3 Chloe Brooks 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS JrSpotswood Harrisonburg, VA
G 5 Georgia Amoore 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) SoLoretto College Ballarat, Australia
F 11 D'asia Gregg 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrWilson
Georgia Tech/Gulf Coast State		 Florence, SC
G 15 Azana Baines 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrGloucester Catholic
Duke		 Blackwood, NJ
G 21 Shamarla King 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS FrWatkinson Hartford, CT
G 22 Cayla King 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrNorthwest Guilford Greensboro, NC
G 23 Kayana Traylor 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrMartinsville
Purdue		 Martinsville, IN
G/F 24 Emily Lytle 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) GSEvangelical Christian School
Liberty		 Memphis, TN
C 31 Rochelle Norris 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) RS SoNew Hope Academy
West Virginia		 Stafford, VA
C 33 Elizabeth Kitley 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) JrNorthwest Guilford Summerfield, NC
G/F 35 Taylor Geiman 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrSouth Western Hanover, PA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

Source:[11]

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021*
5:00 p.m., ACCNX		 No. 24 Davidson W 76–57  1–0
 Cassell Coliseum (1,487)
Blacksburg, VA
November 11, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 No. 24 at George Washington W 75–38  2–0
 Charles E. Smith Center (366)
Washington, D.C.
November 14, 2021*
Noon, ESPN+		 No. 24 at George Mason W 81–52  3–0
 EagleBank Arena (1,239)
Fairfax, VA
November 17, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		 No. 25 Coppin State W 85–32  4–0
 Cassell Coliseum (1,202)
Blacksburg, VA
November 20, 2021*
5:00 p.m., ACCNX		 No. 25 Campbell W 84–39  5–0
 Cassell Coliseum (1,263)
Blacksburg, VA
November 26, 2021*
10:00 a.m., FloHoops		 No. 24 vs. Missouri State
San Juan Shootout		 L 68–76  5–1
 Roberto Clemente Coliseum (200)
San Juan, Puerto Rico
November 27, 2021*
10:00 a.m., FloHoops		 No. 24 vs. UT Martin
San Juan Shootout		 W 54–49  6–1
 Roberto Clemente Coliseum (200)
San Juan, Puerto Rico
December 1, 2021*
7:30 p.m., BTN+		 at Wisconsin
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge		 W 70–60  7–1
 Kohl Center (2,096)
Madison, WI
December 5, 2021*
2:00 p.m., ACCN		 No. 11 Tennessee L 58–64  7–2
 Cassell Coliseum (2,631)
Blacksburg, VA
December 7, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Liberty L 40–59  7–3
 Liberty Arena (1,265)
Lynchburg, VA
December 12, 2021*
2:00 p.m., ACCNX		 Radford
Rivalry		 W 89–40  8–3
 Cassell Coliseum (1,489)
Blacksburg, VA
ACC regular season
December 19, 2021
2:00 p.m., ACCN		 at Florida State W 92–75  9–3
(1–0)		 Donald L. Tucker Center (2,155)
Tallahassee, FL
December 30, 2021
8:00 p.m., ACCN		 No. 15 Duke W 77–55  10–3
(2–0)		 Cassell Coliseum (1,664)
Blacksburg, VA
January 2, 2022
4:00 p.m., ACCN		 at Wake Forest W 66–53  11–3
(3–0)		 LJVM Coliseum (776)
Winston–Salem, NC
January 6, 2022
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		 Virginia
Commonwealth Clash		 Postponed due to COVID-19 issues[12] Cassell Coliseum 
Blacksburg, VA
January 9, 2022
6:00 p.m., ACCN		 at No. 19 North Carolina L 46–71  11–4
(3–1)		 Carmichael Arena (1,547)
Chapel Hill, NC
January 13, 2022
6:00 p.m., ACCN		 at No. 16 Duke W 65–54  12–4
(4–1)		 Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,209)
Durham, NC
January 16, 2022
6:00 p.m., ACCN		 Clemson Postponed due to inclement weather[13] Cassell Coliseum 
Blacksburg, VA
January 18, 2022
5:00 p.m., ACCN		 Virginia
Commonwealth Clash
Rescheduled from Jan 6, 2022		 W 69–52  13–4
(5–1)		 Cassell Coliseum (1,518)
Blacksburg, VA
January 20, 2022
6:00 p.m., ACCN		 Pittsburgh W 75–65  14–4
(6–1)		 Cassell Coliseum (1,472)
Blacksburg, VA
January 23, 2022
4:00 p.m., ACCN		 at No. 4 NC State L 45–51  14–5
(6–2)		 Reynolds Coliseum (5,500)
Raleigh, NC
January 27, 2022
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		 at Virginia
Commonwealth Clash		 W 71–42  15–5
(7–2)		 John Paul Jones Arena (1,779)
Charlottesville, VA
February 3, 2022
8:00 p.m., ACCN		 at No. 20 Notre Dame L 55–68  15–6
(7–3)		 Purcell Pavilion (4,230)
South Bend, IN
February 6, 2022
2:00 p.m., ACCRSN		 Boston College W 85–62  16–6
(8–3)		 Cassell Coliseum (1,649)
Blacksburg, VA
February 8, 2022
6:00 p.m., ACCNX		 Clemson
Rescheduled from Jan. 16		 W 73–42  17–6
(9–3)		 Cassell Coliseum (1,232)
Blacksburg, VA
February 10, 2022
8:00 p.m., ACCRSN		 No. 11 Georgia Tech W 73–63  18–6
(10–3)		 Cassell Coliseum (1,551)
Blacksburg, VA
February 13, 2022
1:00 p.m., ACCNX		 No. 23 North Carolina W 66–61  19–6
(11–3)		 Cassell Coliseum (1,964)
Blacksburg, VA
February 17, 2022
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		 No. 23 at Syracuse W 102–53  20–6
(12–3)		 Carrier Dome (801)
Syracuse, NY
February 20, 2022
2:00 p.m., ACCN		 No. 23 at No. 3 Louisville L 56–70  20–7
(12–4)		 KFC Yum! Center (10,294)
Louisville, KY
February 24, 2022
6:00 p.m., ACCRSN		 No. 23 Miami (FL) W 70–63  21–7
(13–4)		 Cassell Coliseum (1,522)
Blacksburg, VA
February 27, 2022
6:00 p.m., ACCN		 No. 23 No. 3 NC State L 66–68  21–8
(13–5)		 Cassell Coliseum (3,702)
Blacksburg, VA
ACC Women's Tournament
March 3, 2022
11:00 a.m., ACCRSN		 (5) No. 21 vs. (13) Clemson
Second Round		 W 82–60  22–8
 Greensboro Coliseum (5,648)
Greensboro, NC
March 4, 2022
2:00 p.m., ACCRSN		 (5) No. 21 vs. (4) No. 16 North Carolina
Quarterfinals		 W 87–80 OT 23–8
 Greensboro Coliseum (5,682)
Greensboro, NC
March 5, 2022
Noon, ACCN		 (5) No. 21 vs. (1) No. 3 NC State
Semifinals		 L 55–70  23–9
 Greensboro Coliseum (7,923)
Greensboro, NC
NCAA tournament
March 18, 2022
2:30 p.m., ESPNU		 (5 S) No. 16 vs. (12 S) No. 23 Florida Gulf Coast
First Round		 L 81–84  23–10
 Xfinity Center 
College Park, MD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S=Spokane.
All times are in Eastern.

Rankings
Main article: 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Regular Season Polls
PollPre-
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		Final
AP 24 25 24 RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 23 23 21 17 16
Coaches RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 24 RV 24 23 23 25
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 poll after the NCAA Tournament.

See also

References
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