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2021–22 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team

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2021–22 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record5–22 (2–16 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaJohn Paul Jones Arena
Seasons
2021–22 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
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 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team represented the University of Virginia during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cavaliers were led by fourth year head coach Tina Thompson, and played their home games at John Paul Jones Arena as members the Atlantic Coast Conference.

The Cavaliers finished the season 5–22 and 2–16 in ACC play to finish in a tie for fourteenth place. As the fourteenth seed in the ACC tournament they lost their First Round matchup with Wake Forest. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or WNIT. After the season, Virginia announced that Head Coach Tina Thompson had been relieved of her duties after going 30–63 during her tenure.[1]

Previous season

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On January 14, 2021, it was announced that the team would end their season due to COVID-19 concerns.[2] Virginia was the second team in the Atlantic Coast Conference to suspend their season, after Duke did so on December 25, 2020.

The Cavaliers finished the season 0–5, and 0–2 in ACC play. Due to their season cancellation they did not participate in the ACC tournament, NCAA tournament or WNIT.

Offseason

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Departures

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Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Dylan Horton 0 G 5'9" Sophomore Los Angeles, California Transferred to Florida A&M
Zaria Johnson 4 G 6'0" Freshman Houston, Texas
Dani Lawson 21 G 6'2" Junior Cleveland, Ohio Graduated
Emily Maupin 35 F 6'3" Graduate Student Charlottesville, Virginia Graduated

Incoming transfers

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Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Taylor Valladay 2 G 5'7" Junior Chicago, Illinois Marquette
Camryn Taylor 20 F 6'2" Junior Peoria, Illinois
Eleah Parker 21 F 6'4" Graduate Student Charlotte, North Carolina Penn
McKenna Dale 44 G 6'0" Graduate Student Storrs, Connecticut Brown
Source:[3]

Recruiting Class

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Source:[4]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Annaliese Griffin
F
Joliet, Illinois Aurora Christian 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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:

Roster

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2021–22 Virginia Cavaliers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Carole Miller 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Thomas Edison Alexandira, VA
G 2 Taylor Valladay 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Rich South
Marquette
Chicago, IL
G 3 Aaliyah Pitts 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Bishop McNamara Suitland, MD
F 5 Tihana Stojsavljevic 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) GS Tresnjevka
Texas Tech
Zagreb, Croatia
F 12 Meg Jefferson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr St Columba's Catholic College Sydney, Australia
F 13 Deja Bristol 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So New Hope Academy Upper Marlboro, MD
G 14 Kaydan Lawson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Orange Cleveland, OH
G 15 AnnaLiese Griffin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Aurora Christian Joliet, IL
F 20 Camryn Taylor 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Richwoods
Marquette
Peoria, IL
F 21 Eleah Parker 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) GS Northside Christian Academy
Penn
Charlotte, NC
G 23 Amandine Toi 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) GS INSEP Academy Paris, France
F 32 Nycerra Minnis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Herndon Riverdale, MD
F 34 London Clarkson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Pflugerville
Florida State
Pflugerville, TX
G 44 McKenna Dale 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) GS Edwin O. Smith
Brown
Storrs, CT
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 8, 2021

Schedule

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Source:[5]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 9, 2021*
7:00 p.m., FloSports
at James Madison L 69–84  0–1
Atlantic Union Bank Center (3,766)
Harrisonburg, VA
November 14, 2021*
1:00 p.m., ACCNX
USC L 48–65  0–2
John Paul Jones Arena (1,385)
Charlottesville, VA
November 17, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
UCF L 38–59  0–3
John Paul Jones Arena (1,432)
Charlottesville, VA
November 21, 2021*
6:00 p.m., P12N
at No. 20 UCLA L 57–69  0–4
Pauley Pavilion (1,077)
Los Angeles, CA
November 23, 2021*
9:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Cal State Fullerton W 60–48  1–4
Titan Gym (283)
Fullerton, CA
November 26, 2021*
Noon, ACCNX
Rhode Island
Cavalier Classic
L 70–80  1–5
John Paul Jones Arena (1,498)
Charlottesville, VA
November 28, 2021*
3:30 p.m., ACCN
Richmond
Cavalier Classic
L 65–74  1–6
John Paul Jones Arena (1,670)
Charlottesville, VA
December 2, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
William & Mary W 60–44  2–6
John Paul Jones Arena (1,555)
Charlottesville, VA
December 5, 2021*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at George Washington W 62–53  3–6
Charles E. Smith Center (364)
Washington, D.C.
December 7, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
American L 56–69  3–7
John Paul Jones Arena (1,441)
Charlottesville, VA
December 19, 2021
4:00 p.m., ACCN
at No. 2 NC State L 55–82  3–8
(0–1)
Reynolds Coliseum (4,564)
Raleigh, NC
December 22, 2021*
1:00 p.m.
at Texas Southern Canceled due to COVID-19 issues[6] H&PE Arena 
Houston, TX
December 30, 2021
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 17 Notre Dame Postponed due to COVID-19 issues[7] John Paul Jones Arena 
Charlottesville, VA
January 2, 2022
2:00 p.m., ACCN
Miami (FL) Postponed due to COVID-19 issues[8] John Paul Jones Arena 
Charlottesville, VA
January 6, 2022
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Virginia Tech
Commonwealth Clash
Postponed due to COVID-19 issues[9] Cassell Coliseum 
Blacksburg, VA
January 9, 2022
4:00 p.m., ACCN
at No. 16 Georgia Tech L 31–67  3–9
(0–2)
McCamish Pavilion (1,841)
Atlanta, GA
January 13, 2022
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 4 NC State L 43–66  3–10
(0–3)
John Paul Jones Arena (1,969)
Charlottesville, VA
January 16, 2022
1:00 p.m., ACCNX
Syracuse Postponed due to inclement weather[10] John Paul Jones Arena 
Charlottesville, VA
January 18, 2022
5:00 p.m., ACCN
at Virginia Tech
Commonwealth Clash
Rescheduled from Jan 6, 2022
L 52–69  3–11
(0–4)
Cassell Coliseum (1,518)
Blacksburg, VA
January 20, 2022
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
at No. 20 North Carolina L 52–61  3–12
(0–5)
Carmichael Arena (1,513)
Chapel Hill, NC
January 23, 2022
6:00 p.m., ACCN
at No. 21 Duke L 48–57  3–13
(0–6)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,126)
Durham, NC
January 25, 2022
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 20 Notre Dame
Rescheduled from Dec 30, 2021
Postponed,[11] Forfeited[12] John Paul Jones Arena 
Charlottesville, VA
January 27, 2022
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Virginia Tech
Commonwealth Clash
L 42–71  3–14
(0–8)
John Paul Jones Arena (1,779)
Charlottesville, VA
January 30, 2022
Noon, ACCRSN
at Florida State L 37–62  3–15
(0–9)
Donald L. Tucker Center (2,144)
Tallahassee, FL
February 3, 2022
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Boston College L 57–65  3–16
(0–10)
Conte Forum (736)
Chestnut Hill, MA
February 6, 2022
4:00 p.m., ACCN
Clemson L 55–59  3–17
(0–11)
John Paul Jones Arena (1,798)
Charlottesville, VA
February 8, 2022
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
Syracuse
Rescheduled from Jan. 16, 2022
L 70–77  3–18
(0–12)
John Paul Jones Arena (1,556)
Charlottesville, VA
February 10, 2022
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
at No. 3 Louisville Forfeited to Louisville due to travel issues.[13] KFC Yum! Center 
Louisville, KY
February 13, 2022
4:00 p.m., ACCN
at Wake Forest L 53–68  3–19
(0–14)
LJVM Coliseum (1,994)
Winston–Salem, NC
February 15, 2022
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
Miami (FL) L 55–71  3–20
(0–15)
John Paul Jones Arena (1,478)
Charlottesville, VA
February 17, 2022
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Duke W 67–54  4–20
(1–15)
John Paul Jones Arena (1,695)
Charlottesville, VA
February 20, 2022
4:00 p.m., ACCN
Pittsburgh W 74–65  5–20
(2–15)
John Paul Jones Arena (1,872)
Charlottesville, VA
February 24, 2022
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 18 North Carolina L 57–68  5–21
(2–16)
John Paul Jones Arena (1,879)
Charlottesville, VA
ACC Women's Tournament
March 2, 2022
6:30 p.m., ACCRSN
(14) vs. (11) Wake Forest
First Round
L 53–61  5–22
Greensboro Coliseum (3,618)
Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Rankings

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Regular Season Polls
Poll Pre-
Season
Week
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3
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4
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5
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6
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9
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10
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11
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12
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13
Week
14
Week
15
Week
16
Week
17
Week
18
Final
AP
Coaches RV
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Virginia Announces Head Women's Basketball Coaching Change". virginiasports.com. University of Virginia Athletics. March 3, 2022. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
  2. ^ Voepel, Mechelle (January 14, 2021). "Virginia women's basketball team cancels rest of season due to coronavirus issues". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
  3. ^ "Tina Thompson Announces Six Additions to the Women's Basketball Team". virginiasports.com. University of Virginia. June 28, 2021. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  4. ^ "Virginia Cavaliers". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  5. ^ "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule". virginiasports.com. The University of Virginia. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  6. ^ "Virginia Women's Basketball Game at Texas Southern Canceled". virginiasports.com. University of Virginia Athletics. December 21, 2021. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
  7. ^ "ACC Women's Basketball Announces Schedule Changes". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. December 29, 2021. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  8. ^ "Miami at Virginia Women's Basketball Game Postponed". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. January 1, 2022. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
  9. ^ "ACC Women's Basketball Announces Schedule Changes". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. January 5, 2022. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  10. ^ "ACC Women's Basketball Announces Schedule Changes". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. January 14, 2022. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
  11. ^ "ACC Women's Basketball Announces Schedule Changes". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. January 22, 2022. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  12. ^ Shepkowski, Nick (February 18, 2022). "Notre Dame women's basketball catches big break". fightinirishwire.com. USA Today. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
  13. ^ Crawford, Eric (February 10, 2022). "Louisville women's home game against Virginia is canceled; UVA to forfeit". WDRB. Retrieved February 11, 2022.