# 2021–22 Boston College Eagles women's basketball team

The 2021–22 Boston College Eagles women's basketball team represented Boston College during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles were led by fourth year head coach Joanna Bernabei-McNamee. They played their home games at the Conte Forum and were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The Eagles finished the season 21–12 overall and 10–8 in ACC play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place. As the eighth seed in the ACC tournament, they lost to Florida State in the First Round. They received an automatic bid to the WNIT where they defeated Maine in the First Round and Quinnipiac in the Second Round before losing to Columbia in the Third Round to end their season.

## Previous season

The Eagles finished the season 7–12 and 2–11 in ACC play to finish in a thirteenth place. In the ACC tournament, they defeated Pittsburgh in the First Round before losing to Syracuse in the Second Round. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WNIT.

## Off-season
### Departures

Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Sydney McQuietor | 21 | F | 6'2" | Freshman | Keller, Texas | Transferred to Boise State |

### Incoming transfers

Incoming transfers :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Dontavia Waggoner | 0 | G | 6'0" | Sophomore | Nashville, Tennessee | NC State |

### Recruiting class

Source:
College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Ally Van Timmeren F | Allendale, Michigan | Jenison High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 91 ||||||
| 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: ||||||

## Schedule

Source:
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 9, 2021* 4:30 p.m., ACCNX | | Harvard | W 86–60 | 1–0 | Conte Forum (739) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| November 13, 2021* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Holy Cross | W 75–50 | 2–0 | Conte Forum (853) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| November 17, 2021* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Boston University | L 65–69 | 2–1 | Case Gym (490) Boston, MA |
| November 20, 2021* 1:00 p.m. | | at Providence | W 85–73 | 3–1 | Alumni Hall (426) Providence, RI |
| November 24, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Northeastern | W 57–46 | 4–1 | Conte Forum (522) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| November 28, 2021* Noon, ACCNX | | Albany | W 77–65 | 5–1 | Conte Forum (599) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| December 2, 2021* 1:00 p.m., ACCN | | Penn State ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge | W 86–69 | 6–1 | Conte Forum (833) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| December 5, 2021* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at VCU | L 65–69 | 6–2 | Siegel Center (469) Richmond, VA |
| December 8, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UMass | W 66–60 | 7–2 | Mullins Center (958) Amherst, MA |
| December 11, 2021* 4:00 p.m., ACCN | | New Hampshire | Postponted | Postponted | Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA |
| December 19, 2021 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | No. 25 North Carolina | L 73-76 | 7–3 (0–1) | Conte Forum (1,327) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| December 21, 2021* 11:00 a.m., ACCNX | | Sacred Heart | W 97–68 | 8–3 | Conte Forum (869) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| December 30, 2021 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at No. 3 Louisville | L 49–79 | 8–4 (0–2) | KFC Yum! Center (7,709) Louisville, KY |
| January 1, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | New Hampshire | W 88–52 | 9–4 | Conte Forum (345) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| January 2, 2022 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Pittsburgh | Postponed | Postponed | Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA |
| January 6, 2022 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Syracuse | W 95–71 | 10–4 (1–2) | Conte Forum (424) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| January 9, 2022 Noon, NESN | | at Clemson | W 70–64 | 11–4 (2–2) | Littlejohn Coliseum (512) Clemson, SC |
| January 13, 2022 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Pittsburgh | W 75–64 | 12–4 (3–2) | Peterson Events Center (1,131) Pittsburgh, PA |
| January 16, 2022 Noon, ACCN | | No. 3 Louisville | L 53–63 | 12–5 (3–3) | Conte Forum (1,066) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| January 20, 2022 6:00 p.m., NESN | | No. 19 Notre Dame | W 73–71 | 13–5 (4–3) | Conte Forum (1,017) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| January 23, 2022 Noon, NESN | | Miami (FL) | W 79–66 | 14–5 (5–3) | Conte Forum (914) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| January 27, 2022 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at No. 14 Georgia Tech | L 49–68 | 14–6 (5–4) | McCamish Pavilion (1,528) Atlanta, GA |
| January 30, 2022 2:00 p.m., ACCN | | at No. 20 Notre Dame | L 61–74 | 14–7 (5–5) | Purcell Pavilion (5,584) Notre Dame, IN |
| February 3, 2022 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Virginia | W 65–57 | 15–7 (6–5) | Conte Forum (736) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| February 6, 2022 2:00 p.m., NESN | | at Virginia Tech | L 62–85 | 15–8 (6–6) | Cassell Coliseum (1,649) Blacksburg, VA |
| February 10, 2022 6:00 p.m., ACCN | | No. 5 NC State | L 78–85 $^{OT}$ | 15–9 (6–7) | Conte Forum (2,547) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| February 15, 2022 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Pittsburgh | W 69–57 | 16–9 (7–7) | Conte Forum (621) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| February 17, 2022 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Florida State | L 58–66 | 16–10 (7–8) | Donald L. Tucker Center (2,049) Tallahassee, FL |
| February 20, 2022 Noon, ACCN | | Wake Forest | W 82–70 | 17–10 (8–8) | Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA |
| February 24, 2022 8:00 p.m., NESN | | at Duke | W 67–51 | 18–10 (9–8) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,582) Durham, NC |
| February 27, 2022 Noon, ACCN | | at Syracuse | W 91–75 | 19–10 (10–8) | Carrier Dome (1,214) Syracuse, NY |
| ACC Women's Tournament ||||||
| March 3, 2022 2:00 p.m., ACCRSN | (8) | vs. (9) Florida State Second Round | L 58–63 | 19–11 | Greensboro Coliseum (5,648) Greensboro, NC |
| WNIT ||||||
| March 17, 2022 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Maine First Round | W 69–44 | 20–11 | Conte Forum (503) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| March 21, 2022 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Quinnipiac Second Round | W 94–68 | 21–11 | Conte Forum (424) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| March 24, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Columbia Third Round | L 51–54 | 21–12 | Levien Gymnasium (1,075) New York City, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||

## Rankings

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.