# 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.
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

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 Ennis | 0 | G/F | 6'0" | Sophomore | Ontario, Canada | Transferred to Hofstra |
| Da'ja Green | 10 | G | 5'6" | Senior | Ellenwood, Georgia | Transferred to East Carolina |
| Shelby Calhoun | 12 | G | 5'11" | Freshman | Louisville, Kentucky | Transferred to Xavier |
| Asiah Jones | 23 | F | 6'3" | Senior | Sacramento, California | Graduated |
| Nevaeh Dean | 31 | F | 6'2" | Freshman | Hamilton, Ohio | Transferred to Cincinnati |
| Alex Obouh Fegue | 40 | C | 6'4" | Senior | Châteauroux, France | Transferred to UC San Diego |

### Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Kayana Traylor | 23 | G | 5'9" | Senior | Martinsville, Indiana | Purdue |
| Emily Lytle | 24 | G/F | 5'11" | Graduate Student | Memphis, Tennessee | Liberty |
| Rochelle Norris | 31 | C | 6'5" | Sophomore | Stafford, Virginia | West Virginia |

## Schedule

Source:
| 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 | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | 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 | Postponed due to inclement weather | 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

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.