# 2021–22 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's basketball team

The 2021–22 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's basketball team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. They were led by third-year head coach Nell Fortner and played their home games at McCamish Pavilion as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The Yellow Jackets finished the season 21–11 overall and 11–7 in ACC play to finish in sixth place. As the sixth seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated Wake Forest in the second round before losing to Notre Dame in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they were the ninth seed in the Spokane Regional. They lost their First Round match-up against Kansas to end their season.

## Previous season

The Yellow Jackets finished the season 17–9 and 12–6 in ACC play to finish in third place. In the ACC tournament, they defeated to Clemson in the quarterfinals before losing to eventual champions NC State in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they were the five seed in the HemisFair Regional. In the tournament they defeated twelve seed Stephen F. Austin in the first round and four seed West Virginia before losing to one seed South Carolina in the Sweet Sixteen to end their season.

## Off-season
### Departures

Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| Anaya Boyd | 4 | G | 5'10" | Sophomore | McDonough, Georgia | Transferred to Gulf Coast State |
| Ronni Nwora | 21 | F/C | 6'2" | Sophomore | Buffalo, New York | — |

### Incoming Transfers

Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Digna Strautmane | 45 | F | 6'2" | Graduate Student | Riga, Latvia | Syracuse |

### Recruiting Class

Source:
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Elizabete Bulane G | Ādaži, Latvia | Riga Commercial School | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Carmyn Harrison G | Memphis, Tennessee | Hutchison School | N/A | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| 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 1, 2021* 6:00 p.m. | No. 17 | Clayton State | W 74–53 | – | McCamish Pavilion (1,279) Atlanta, GA |
| Regular Season ||||||
| November 9, 2021* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 17 | at Central Michigan | W 74–40 | 1–0 | McGuirk Arena (0) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| November 11, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 17 | Kennesaw State | W 72–45 | 2–0 | McCamish Pavilion (1,474) Atlanta, GA |
| November 14, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 17 | Belmont | W 58–45 | 3–0 | McCamish Pavilion (1,501) Atlanta, GA |
| November 17, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 18 | at East Tennessee State | W 65–42 | 4–0 | Brooks Gym (816) Johnson City, TN |
| November 21, 2021* 4:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 18 | Auburn | L 51–59 | 4–1 | McCamish Pavilion (1,769) Atlanta, GA |
| November 24, 2021* Noon, ACCNX | | Hofstra | W 65–32 | 5–1 | McCamish Pavilion (1,440) Atlanta, GA |
| December 1, 2021* 7:00 p.m., BTN | | at Purdue ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge | L 52–53 | 5–2 | Mackey Arena (1,539) West Lafayette, IN |
| December 5, 2021* Noon, SECN | | at No. 20 Georgia Rivalry | W 55–54 | 6–2 | Stegeman Coliseum (3,220) Athens, GA |
| December 9, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | No. 3 Connecticut | W 57–44 | 7–2 | McCamish Pavilion (4,587) Atlanta, GA |
| December 12, 2021* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Furman | W 63–36 | 8–2 | McCamish Pavilion (1,574) Atlanta, GA |
| December 19, 2021 6:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 18 | Wake Forest | W 62–45 | 9–2 (1–0) | McCamish Pavilion (1,667) Atlanta, GA |
| December 21, 2021* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 17 | Boston | W 78–49 | 10–2 | McCamish Pavilion (1,443) Atlanta, GA |
| December 30, 2021 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 16 | at Pittsburgh | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA |
| January 2, 2022 Noon, ACCN | No. 16 | No. 3 Louisville | L 48–50 | 10–3 (1–1) | McCamish Pavilion (1,918) Atlanta, GA |
| January 6, 2022 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 16 | at No. 17 Duke | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| January 9, 2022 4:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 16 | Virginia | W 67–31 | 11–3 (2–1) | McCamish Pavilion (1,841) Atlanta, GA |
| January 11, 2022 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 15 | at Pittsburgh | W 63–52 | 12–3 (3–1) | Petersen Events Center (1,286) Pittsburgh, PA |
| January 13, 2022 8:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 15 | Florida State | W 68–64 | 13–3 (4–1) | McCamish Pavilion (1,459) Atlanta, GA |
| January 16, 2022 2:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 15 | at Miami (FL) | L 45–46 | 13–4 (4–2) | Watsco Center (1,256) Coral Gables, FL |
| January 20, 2022 8:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 18 | at Syracuse | W 65–55 | 14–4 (5–2) | Carrier Dome (746) Syracuse, NY |
| January 23, 2022 Noon, ACCN | No. 18 | No. 20 North Carolina | W 55–38 | 15–4 (6–2) | McCamish Pavilion (2,357) Atlanta, GA |
| January 27, 2022 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 14 | Boston College | W 68–49 | 16–4 (7–2) | McCamish Pavilion (1,528) Atlanta, GA |
| January 30, 2022 6:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 14 | at Clemson | W 69–62 | 17–4 (8–2) | Littlejohn Coliseum (893) Clemson, SC |
| February 1, 2022 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 12 | at Duke Rescheduled from Jan. 6 | W 59–46 | 18–4 (9–2) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (1,582) Durham, NC |
| February 7, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 11 | at No. 5 NC State | L 48–59 | 18–5 (9–3) | Reynolds Coliseum (5,500) Raleigh, NC |
| February 10, 2022 8:00 p.m., ACCRSN | No. 11 | at Virginia Tech | L 63–73 | 18–6 (9–4) | Cassell Coliseum (1,551) Blacksburg, VA |
| February 13, 2022 Noon, ACCRSN | No. 11 | Clemson | W 92–84 $^{OT}$ | 19–6 (10–4) | McCamish Pavilion (2,268) Atlanta, GA |
| February 17, 2022 8:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 16 | No. 19 Notre Dame | L 66–72 $^{OT}$ | 19–7 (10–5) | McCamish Pavilion (3,099) Atlanta, GA |
| February 20, 2022 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 16 | Miami (FL) | L 39–51 | 19–8 (10–6) | McCamish Pavilion (2,038) Atlanta, GA |
| February 24, 2022 6:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 22 | at Florida State | L 63–65 $^{OT}$ | 19–9 (10–7) | Donald L. Tucker Center (2,364) Tallahassee, FL |
| February 27, 2022 1:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 22 | at Wake Forest | W 64–56 | 20–9 (11–7) | LJVM Coliseum Winston–Salem, NC |
| ACC Women's Tournament ||||||
| March 3, 2022 8:00 p.m., ACCRSN | (6) No. 25 | vs. (11) Wake Forest Second Round | W 45–40 | 21–9 | Greensboro Coliseum (5,648) Greensboro, NC |
| March 4, 2022 8:00 p.m., ACCRSN | (6) No. 25 | vs. (3) No. 20 Notre Dame Quarterfinals | L 53–71 | 21–10 | Greensboro Coliseum (5,682) Greensboro, NC |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 18, 2022 7:30 p.m., ESPNU | (9 S) | vs. (8 S) Kansas First Round | L 58–77 | 21–11 | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll,. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=Spokane. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

## Rankings

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