# 2021–22 NC State Wolfpack women's basketball team

The 2021–22 NC State Wolfpack women's basketball team represented North Carolina State University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wolfpack were led by ninth-year head coach Wes Moore and played their home games at Reynolds Coliseum as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The Wolfpack finished the season 32–4 overall and 17–1 in ACC play to finish as regular season champions. As the first seed in the ACC tournament, they earned a bye to the Quarterfinals where they defeated ninth seed Florida State, then they defeated fifth seed Virginia Tech in the Semifinals, and they won the Final versus seven seed Miami to win their third straight tournament title. As champions, they earned the ACC's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they were the first seed in the Bridgeport Region. They defeated sixteen seed Longwood in the First Round, ninth seed Kansas State in the Second Round, and fifth seed Notre Dame in the Sweet Sixteen before losing to second seed UConn in the Elite Eight to end their season.

## Previous season

The Wolfpack finished the season 22–3 and 12–2 in ACC play to finish in second place. They won the ACC tournament defeating Virginia Tech, Georgia Tech, and Louisville along the way to their title. It was NC State's sixth title in school history. As ACC Tournament Champions, they received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they were the one seed in the Mercado Regional. In the tournament they defeated sixteen seed North Carolina A&T in the First Round and eight seed South Florida before losing to four seed Indiana in the Sweet Sixteen to end their season.

## Off-season
### Departures

Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| Rebecca Demeke | 0 | G | 6'0" | Freshman | Toronto, Canada | Transferred to Rhode Island |
| Elle Sutphin | 20 | F | 6'3" | Freshman | Pilot Mountain, North Carolina | Transferred to Davidson |
| Dontavia Waggoner | 24 | G | 6'0" | Freshman | Nashville, Tennessee | Transferred to Boston College |
| Jada Rice | 31 | F | 6'4" | Sophomore | Suwanee, Georgia | Transferred to Alabama |

### Incoming Transfers

Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Diamond Johnson | 0 | G | 5'5" | Sophomore | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Rutgers |
| Madison Hayes | 21 | G | 6'0" | Sophomore | Chattanooga, Tennessee | Mississippi State |

### Recruiting Class

Source:
College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Aziaha James G | Virginia Beach, Virginia | Princess Anne | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 93 ||||||
| Sophia Hart C | Farmington, Minnesota | Farmington | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 91 ||||||
| Jessica Timmons G | Charlotte, North Carolina | North Mecklenburg | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: 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: ||||||

## Schedule

Source
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 3, 2021* 7:00 p.m. | No. 5 | UNC Pembroke | W 92–36 | – | Reynolds Coliseum (0) Raleigh, NC |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 9, 2021 5:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 5 | No. 1 South Carolina | L 57–66 | 0–1 | Reynolds Coliseum (5,533) Raleigh, NC |
| November 12, 2021 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 5 | Wofford Preseason WNIT | W 90–57 | 1–1 | Reynolds Coliseum (3,512) Raleigh, NC |
| November 14, 2021 2:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 5 | Florida Preseason WNIT | W 85–52 | 2–1 | Reynolds Coliseum (3,812) Raleigh, NC |
| November 15, 2021 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 5 | Towson Preseason WNIT | W 100–52 | 3–1 | Reynolds Coliseum (3,361) Raleigh, NC |
| November 19, 2021 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 5 | Kansas State Preseason WNIT | W 90–69 | 4–1 | Reynolds Coliseum (4,156) Raleigh, NC |
| November 25, 2021 11:00 a.m., FloHoops | No. 5 | vs. No. 2 Maryland Baha Mar Hoops | W 78–60 | 5–1 | Baha Mar Convention Center (0) Nassau, Bahamas |
| November 27, 2021 6:00 p.m., FloHoops | No. 5 | vs. Washington State Baha Mar Hoops | W 62–34 | 6–1 | Baha Mar Convention Center (0) Nassau, Bahamas |
| December 2, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 2т | at No. 6 Indiana ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge | W 66–58 | 7–1 | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (5,242) Bloomington, IN |
| December 5, 2021 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 2т | Elon | W 78–46 | 8–1 | Reynolds Coliseum (3,867) Raleigh, NC |
| December 10, 2021 6:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 2 | at Pittsburgh | W 89–54 | 9–1 (1–0) | Peterson Events Center (1,357) Pittsburgh, PA |
| December 12, 2021 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 2 | St. Mary's | W 101–73 | 10–1 | Reynolds Coliseum (3,652) Raleigh, NC |
| December 16, 2021 6:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 2 | No. 17 Georgia | L 80–82 $^{OT}$ | 10–2 | Reynolds Coliseum (4,012) Raleigh, NC |
| December 19, 2021 4:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 2 | Virginia | W 82–55 | 11–2 (2–0) | Reynolds Coliseum (4,564) Raleigh, NC |
| December 30, 2021 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 5 | at Clemson | W 79–52 | 12–2 (3–0) | Littlejohn Coliseum (1,079) Clemson, SC |
| January 6, 2022 8:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 5 | No. 19 North Carolina | W 72–45 | 13–2 (4–0) | Reynolds Coliseum (5,500) Raleigh, NC |
| January 9, 2022 2:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 5 | at No. 20 Notre Dame | Postponed due to COVID-19 Issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 Issues | Purcell Pavilion Notre Dame, IN |
| January 9, 2022 2:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 5 | at Miami (FL) | W 76–64 | 14–2 (5–0) | Watsco Center (1,873) Coral Gables, FL |
| January 13, 2022 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 4 | at Virginia | W 66–43 | 15–2 (6–0) | John Paul Jones Arena (1,969) Charlottesville, VA |
| January 16, 2022 4:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 4 | No. 16 Duke | W 84–60 | 16–2 (7–0) | Reynolds Coliseum (5,500) Raleigh, NC |
| January 20, 2022 7:30 p.m., ESPN | No. 4 | No. 3 Louisville | W 68–59 | 17–2 (8–0) | Reynolds Coliseum (5,500) Raleigh, NC |
| January 23, 2022 4:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 4 | Virginia Tech | W 51–45 | 18–2 (9–0) | Reynolds Coliseum (5,500) Raleigh, NC |
| January 30, 2022 4:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 3 | at North Carolina | W 66–58 | 19–2 (10–0) | Carmichael Arena (4,136) Chapel Hill, NC |
| February 1, 2022 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 3 | at No. 20 Notre Dame Rescheduled from Jan. 9 | L 66–69 | 19–3 (10–1) | Purcell Pavilion (5,566) Notre Dame, IN |
| February 3, 2022 6:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 3 | Florida State | W 68–48 | 20–3 (11–1) | Reynolds Coliseum (4,122) Raleigh, NC |
| February 7, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 5 | No. 11 Georgia Tech | W 59–48 | 21–3 (12–1) | Reynolds Coliseum (5,500) Raleigh, NC |
| February 10, 2022 6:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 5 | at Boston College | W 85–78 $^{OT}$ | 22–3 (13–1) | Conte Forum (2,547) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| February 13, 2022 2:00 p.m., ACCRSN | No. 5 | at Duke | W 77–62 | 23–3 (14–1) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,956) Durham, NC |
| February 17, 2022 8:00 p.m., ACCRSN | No. 4 | Wake Forest | W 92–61 | 24–3 (15–1) | Reynolds Coliseum (5,500) Raleigh, NC |
| February 20, 2022 2:00 p.m., ACCRSN | No. 4 | Syracuse | W 95–53 | 25–3 (16–1) | Reynolds Coliseum (5,500) Raleigh, NC |
| February 27, 2022 6:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 3 | at No. 23 Virginia Tech | W 68–66 | 26–3 (17–1) | Cassell Coliseum (3,702) Blacksburg, VA |
| ACC Tournament ||||||
| March 4, 2022 2:00 p.m., ACCRSN | (1) No. 3 | vs. (9) Florida State Quarterfinals | W 84–54 | 27–3 | Greensboro Coliseum (5,682) Greensboro, NC |
| March 4, 2022 Noon, ACCN | (1) No. 3 | vs. (5) No. 21 Virginia Tech Semifinals | W 70–55 | 28–3 | Greensboro Coliseum (7,923) Greensboro, NC |
| March 5, 2022 Noon, ESPN | (1) No. 3 | vs. (7) Miami (FL) Final | W 60–47 | 29–3 | Greensboro Coliseum (9,253) Greensboro, NC |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 19, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN | (1 B) No. 3 | (16 B) Longwood First Round | W 96–68 | 30–3 | Reynolds Coliseum (5,483) Raleigh, NC |
| March 21, 2022 4:00 p.m., ESPN | (1 B) No. 3 | (9 B) Kansas State Second Round | W 89–57 | 31–3 | Reynolds Coliseum (4,808) Raleigh, NC |
| March 26, 2022 11:30 a.m., ESPN | (1 B) No. 3 | vs. (5 B) No. 21 Notre Dame Sweet Sixteen | W 66–63 | 32–3 | Total Mortgage Arena Bridgeport, CT |
| March 28, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN | (1 B) No. 3 | vs. (2 B) No. 5 UConn Elite Eight | L 87–91 $^{2OT}$ | 32–4 | Total Mortgage Arena (10,119) Bridgeport, CT |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. B=Bridgeport. All times are in Eastern. ||||||

## Rankings

Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | Not ranked previous week |
| (RV) | Received Votes |
| т | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol. |
Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll and AP does not release a final poll.