2021–22 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team
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Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Record | 17–13 (7–11 ACC) |
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Home arena | Cameron Indoor Stadium |
Seasons |
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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 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team represented Duke University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Blue Devils were led by second year head coach Kara Lawson and played their home games at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The Blue Devils finished the season 17–13 overall and 7–11 in ACC play to finish in tenth place. As the tenth seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated Pittsburgh in the First Round before losing to seventh seed Miami in the Second Round. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WNIT despite being ranked as high as No. 15 during the regular season.
Previous season
On December 25, 2020, it was announced that the team would end their season due to COVID-19 concerns.[1][2]
The Blue Devils finished the season 3–1, and 0–1 in ACC play. Due to their season cancellation they did not participate in the ACC tournament, NCAA tournament or WNIT.
Off-season
Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
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Jaida Patrick | 0 | G/F | 5'10" | Sophomore | West Haverstraw, New York | Transferred to Columbia[3] |
Jada Claude | 4 | G/F | 6'0" | Sophomore | Fayetteville, Georgia | Transferred to Morehead State[4] |
Sara Anastasieska | 11 | G | 5'11" | Graduate Student | Sydney, Australia | Transferred to Illinois[5] |
Mikayla Boykin | 12 | G | 5'9" | Senior | Clinton, North Carolina | Transferred to Charlotte[6] |
Uchenna Nwoke | 13 | C | 6'6" | Junior | Grand Prairie, Texas | Left team[7] |
Jennifer Ezeh | 22 | F | 6'3" | Sophomore | Nibo, Nigeria | Transferred to Missouri State[8] |
Jayda Adams | 32 | G | 6'0" | Senior | Irvine, California | Transferred to Cal State Northridge[9] |
Incoming transfers
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Celeste Taylor | 0 | G | 5'11" | Junior | Valley Stream, New York | Texas |
Elizabeth Balogun | 4 | G/F | 6'1" | Senior | Chattanooga, Tennessee | Louisville |
Jordyn Oliver | 11 | G | 5'10" | Junior | Prosper, Texas | Baylor |
Amaya Finklea-Guity | 22 | C | 6'4" | Graduate Student | Dorchester, Massachusetts | Syracuse |
Imani Lewis | 23 | F | 6'1" | Senior | Willingboro, New Jersey | Wisconsin |
Nyah Green | 31 | G | 6'1" | Junior | Allen, Texas | Louisville |
Lexi Gordon | 34 | G/F | 6'0" | Graduate Student | Fort Worth, Texas | Texas Tech |
Emma Schmidt | 45 | G | 5'9" | Graduate Student | Waukee, Iowa | TCU |
Recruiting Class
Source:[10]
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Shayeann Day-Wilson G | Toronto, Canada | Crestwood Prep | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | N/A | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN:![]() | ||||||
Lee Volker G | Purcellville, Virginia | St. Paul VI | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | N/A | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule
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Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
November 4, 2021* 7:00 p.m. | Wingate | W 86–50 | – | Cameron Indoor Stadium (0) Durham, NC | |||||||
Regular season | |||||||||||
November 9, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | Wintrhop | W 95–39 | 1–0 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,473) Durham, NC | |||||||
November 12, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Dayton | W 70–56 | 2–0 | University of Dayton Arena (2,570) Dayton, OH | |||||||
November 14, 2021* :00 p.m., ACCNX | UNC Wilmington | W 87–45 | 3–0 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,649) Durham, NC | |||||||
November 21, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | vs. Alabama Maggie Dixon Classic | W 74–71 | 4–0 | Schollmaier Arena (2,146) Fort Worth, TX | |||||||
November 24, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | Appalachian State | W 73–65 | 5–0 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,533) Durham, NC | |||||||
November 28, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ACCN | Troy | W 91–75 | 6–0 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,516) Durham, NC | |||||||
December 2, 2021* 9:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 9 Iowa ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge | W 79–64 | 7–0 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,064) Durham, NC | |||||||
December 5, 2021* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Pennsylvania | W 77–55 | 8–0 | The Palestra (450) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
December 15, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 15 | No. 1 South Carolina | L 46–55 | 8–1 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (5,451) Durham, NC | ||||||
December 19, 2021 Noon, ACCN | No. 15 | at Miami (FL) | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues[12] | Watsco Center Coral Gables, FL | |||||||
December 21, 2021* Noon, ESPN+ | No. 16 | at Charleston Southern | W 78–35 | 9–1 | Buccaneer Field House (602) North Charleston, SC | ||||||
December 30, 2021 8:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 15 | at Virginia Tech | L 55–77 | 9–2 (0–1) | Cassell Coliseum (1,664) Blacksburg, VA | ||||||
January 2, 2022 2:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 15 | No. 17 Notre Dame | W 72–70 | 10–2 (1–1) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,354) Durham, NC | ||||||
January 6, 2022 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 17 | No. 16 Georgia Tech | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues[13] | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC | |||||||
January 9, 2022 2:00 p.m., ACCRSN | No. 17 | at Syracuse | W 74–65 | 11–2 (2–1) | Carrier Dome (1,133) Syracuse, NY | ||||||
January 13, 2022 6:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 16 | Virginia Tech | L 54–65 | 11–3 (2–2) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,209) Durham, NC | ||||||
January 16, 2022 4:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 16 | at No. 4 NC State Rivalry | L 60–84 | 11–4 (2–3) | Reynolds Coliseum (5,500) Raleigh, NC | ||||||
January 18, 2022 2:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 21 | at Miami (FL) Rescheduled from Dec. 19, 2021 | W 58–49 | 12–4 (3–3) | Watsco Center (1,443) Coral Gables, FL | ||||||
January 23, 2022 6:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 21 | Virginia | W 57–48 | 13–4 (4–3) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,126) Durham, NC | ||||||
January 27, 2022 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 21 | North Carolina Rivalry | L 62–78 | 13–5 (4–4) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,954) Durham, NC | ||||||
January 30, 2022 3:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 21 | at No. 5 Louisville | L 65–77 | 13–6 (4–5) | KFC Yum! Center (9,001) Louisville, KY | ||||||
February 1, 2022 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 12 Georgia Tech Rescheduled from Jan. 6 | L 46–59 | 13–7 (4–6) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (1,582) Durham, NC | |||||||
February 3, 2022 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | at Pittsburgh | W 54–39 | 14–7 (5–6) | Peterson Events Center (1,031) Pittsburgh, PA | |||||||
February 6, 2022 6:00 p.m., ACCN | Wake Forest | W 81–76 | 15–7 (6–6) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,487) Durham, NC | |||||||
February 10, 2022 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | Florida State | L 56–59 | 15–8 (6–7) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,327) Durham, NC | |||||||
February 13, 2022 2:00 p.m., ACCRSN | No. 5 NC State Rivalry | L 62–77 | 15–9 (6–8) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,956) Durham, NC | |||||||
February 17, 2022 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | at Virginia | L 54–67 | 15–10 (6–9) | John Paul Jones Arena (1,695) Charlottesville, VA | |||||||
February 20, 2022 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | at Clemson | W 64–61 | 16–10 (7–9) | Littlejohn Coliseum (1,338) Clemson, SC | |||||||
February 24, 2022 8:00 p.m., ACCRSN | Boston College | L 51–67 | 16–11 (7–10) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,582) Durham, NC | |||||||
February 27, 2022 4:00 p.m., ACCN | at No. 18 North Carolina Rivalry | L 46–74 | 16–12 (7–11) | Carmichael Arena (5,230) Chapel Hill, NC | |||||||
ACC Women's Tournament | |||||||||||
March 2, 2022 3:30 p.m., ACCRSN | (10) | vs. (15) Pittsburgh First Round | W 55–52 | 17–12 | Greensboro Coliseum (3,619) Greensboro, NC | ||||||
March 3, 2022 6:00 p.m., ACCRSN | (10) | vs. (7) Miami (FL) Second Round | L 55–61 | 17–13 | Greensboro Coliseum (5,648) Greensboro, NC | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll,. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Rankings
2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
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 | Final |
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AP | RV | RV | 19 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 21 | RV | RV | |||||||
Coaches | RV | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 23 | RV | RV |
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
References
- ^ Feinberg, Doug (December 25, 2020). "AP source: Duke women end basketball season amid virus". Springfield News-Sun. Retrieved December 25, 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Duke Blue Devils end women's basketball season amid coronavirus concerns". espn.com. ESPN. December 25, 2020. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
- ^ "Columbia Officially Welcomes 2021 Women's Basketball Recruiting Class". gocolumbialions.com. Columbia University. July 9, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
- ^ "Women's Basketball Adds Talented Duo of Semaj Adams and Jada Claude for 2021-22". msueagles.com. Morehead State Athletics. July 22, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
- ^ "Fighting Illini Add Anastasieska, Bostic". fightinillini.com. University of Illinois. April 14, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
- ^ "Charlotte Adds Boykin as Transfer from Duke". charlotte49ers.com. Charlotte 49ers Athletics. March 31, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
- ^ Summer, Jim (May 4, 2021). "It's May, But Kara Lawson's Rebuild Is Looking Solid". dukebasketballreport.com. SB Nation. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
- ^ "Lady Bears Land Duke Transfer Jennifer Ezeh". missouristatebears.com. Missouri State Athletics. April 14, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
- ^ "CSUN Women's Basketball Adds 4 In Spring Signing Period". gomatadors.com. CSUN Athletics. April 23, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
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- ^ "Women's Basketball 2021-22 Schedule/Results". Duke Athletics. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
- ^ "Duke at Miami Women's Basketball Game Canceled". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. December 17, 2021. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
- ^ "ACC Women's Basketball Announces Schedule Changes". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. January 5, 2022. Retrieved January 6, 2022.