2021–22 Miami Hurricanes women's basketball team

2021–22 Miami Hurricanes women's basketball
2021–22 Miami Hurricanes women's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	21–13 (10–8 ACC)
Head coach	Katie Meier (17th season);
Assistant coaches	Fitzroy Anthony; Beth Dunkenberger; Shenise Johnson;
Home arena	Watsco Center
	Seasons ← 2020–21 2022–23 →

2021–22 ACC women's basketball standings
v t e	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 Miami Hurricanes women's basketball team represented the University of Miami during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hurricanes were led by seventeenth-year head coach Katie Meier and played their home games at the Watsco Center as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

The Hurricanes finished the season 21–13 overall and 10–8 in ACC play to finish in a tie for seventh place. As the seventh seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated tenth seed Duke in the second round, second seeded Louisville in the quarterfinals, and third seed Notre Dame in the semifinals before losing to NC State in the final. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they were the eighth seed in the Greensboro Regional. They defeated ninth seed South Florida in the first round before losing to top seed South Carolina in the second round to end their season.

Previous season

The Hurricanes finished the season 11–11 and 8–10 in ACC play to finish in a tie for ninth place. As the tenth seed in the ACC tournament, they lost to Virginia Tech 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
Endia Banks	4	G	5'9"	Senior	Duluth, Georgia	Transferred to Mercer^[1]
Taylor Mason	13	G	5'9"	Senior	Decatur, Georgia	Graduated
Nyayongah Gony	14	G/F	6'2"	Freshman	Lincoln, Nebraska	Transferred
Jamir Huston	15	F	6'0"	Junior	Cleveland, Ohio	Transferred to ETSU^[2]
Brianna Jackson	21	F	6'3"	Sophomore	Virginia Beach, Virginia	Transferred to Old Dominion^[3]
Sydnee Roby	44	C	6'3"	Freshman	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	Transferred to Texas A&M^[4]

Incoming Transfers

Incoming Transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Lola Pendande	21	F	6'4"	Junior	Almeria, Spain	Utah^[5]
Maeva Djaldi-Tabdi	33	F	6'4"	Senior	Paris, France	Syracuse^[6]

Recruiting Class

Source:^[7]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
Lashae Dwyer PG	Toronto, Canada	Webb School	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	N/A
Lashae Dwyer PG	Recruiting 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:

Roster

2021–22 Miami Hurricanes women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Kenza Salgues	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	INSEP	Montpellier, FR
G/F	1	Moulayna Sidi Baba	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Solna Gymnasium	Stockholm, Sweden
F	3	Destiny Harden	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	RS Sr	Morgan Park West Virginia	Chicago, IL
G	4	Jasmyne Roberts	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Bishop Kenny	Jacksonville, FL
G	5	Mykea Gray	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	Sr	National Christian Academy	Upper Marlboro, MD
G	12	Ja'Leah Williams	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Blanche Ely	Pompano Beach, FL
G	13	Lashae Dwyer	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	Webb School	Toronto, Canada
G	20	Kelsey Marshall	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	GS	Miami Country Day School	Davie, FL
F	21	Lola Pendande	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Jr	Ribét Academy Utah	Almeria, Spain
F	22	Chiso Okafor	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	IES Llavaneres	Mataró, Spain
F	23	Paula Fraile Ruiz	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	So	Institut Joaquim Blume	Barcelona, Spain
G	25	Karla Erjavec	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Sr	Sport Gymnasium Wyoming	Zagreb, Croatia
F	33	Maeva Djaldi–Tabdi	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	RS Sr	Jean Moulin Syracuse	Paris, France
F	35	Naomi Mbandu	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Sr	INSEP Gulf Coast State	Tarbes, France

Head coach

Katie Meier (Duke)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Source^[8]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 9, 2021* 4:00 p.m., ACCNX		Jackson State	W 72–67	1–0	Watsco Center (1,102) Coral Gables, FL
November 12, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		Bethune–Cookman	W 55–43	2–0	Watsco Center (1,128) Coral Gables, FL
November 14, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX		Stetson	W 54–39	3–0	Watsco Center (1,006) Coral Gables, FL
November 18, 2021* 6:00 p.m., ACCNX		Florida Atlantic	W 56–46	4–0	Watsco Center (1,087) Coral Gables, FL
November 25, 2021* 4:00 p.m.		vs. Washington State Baha Mar Hoops	L 47–62	4–1	Kendal Isaacs National Gymnasium (0) Nassau, Bahamas
November 27, 2021* 8:30 p.m.		vs. No. 4 Indiana Baha Mar Hoops	L 51–53	4–2	Kendal Isaacs National Gymnasium (0) Nassau, Bahamas
December 2, 2021* 8:00 p.m., BTN		at No. 8 Maryland ACC–Big Ten Challenge	L 74–82	4–3	Xfinity Center (4,367) College Park, MD
December 5, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX		Tulane Miami Holiday Classic	W 70–63	5–3	Watsco Center (1,246) Coral Gables, FL
December 6, 2021* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX		Arkansas-Pine Bluff Miami Holiday Classic	W 70–63	6–3	Watsco Center (1,246) Coral Gables, FL
December 12, 2021* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX		Robert Morris	W 86–45	7–3	Watsco Center (1,609) Coral Gables, FL
December 19, 2021 Noon, ACCN		No. 15 Duke	Postponed due to COVID-19 issues^[9]		Watsco Center Coral Gables, FL
December 21, 2021* 3:00 p.m., ACCNX		North Florida	Canceled due to COVID-19 issues^[10]		Watsco Center Coral Gables, FL
January 2, 2022 2:00 p.m., ACCN		at Virginia	Postponed due to COVID-19 issues^[11]		John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
January 6, 2022 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		Wake Forest	L 46–47	7–4 (0–1)	Watsco Center (1,135) Coral Gables, FL
January 9, 2022 Noon, ACCN		No. 3 Louisville	Postponed due to COVID-19 issues^[12]		Watsco Center Coral Gables, FL
January 9, 2022 2:00 p.m., ACCN		No. 5 NC State	L 64–76	7–5 (0–2)	Watsco Center (1,873) Coral Gables, FL
January 13, 2022 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		at Clemson	W 69–60	8–5 (1–2)	Littlejohn Coliseum (408) Clemson, SC
January 16, 2022 2:00 p.m., ACCN		No. 15 Georgia Tech	W 46–45	9–5 (2–2)	Watsco Center (1,256) Coral Gables, FL
January 18, 2022 2:00 p.m., ACCN		No. 21 Duke Rescheduled from Dec. 19, 2021	L 49–58	9–6 (2–3)	Watsco Center (1,443) Coral Gables, FL
January 20, 2022 8:00 p.m., ACCRSN		at Florida State Rivalry	W 59–52	10–6 (3–3)	Donald L. Tucker Center (2,190) Tallahassee, FL
January 23, 2022 Noon, ACCRSN		at Boston College	L 66–79	10–7 (3–4)	Conte Forum (914) Chestnut Hill, MA
January 27, 2022 7:00 p.m., ACCRSN		at Wake Forest	W 66–59	11–7 (4–4)	LJVM Coliseum (1,690) Winston–Salem, NC
February 1, 2022 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		No. 4 Louisville Rescheduled from Jan 9, 2022	L 66–69	11–8 (4–5)	Watsco Center Coral Gables, FL
February 3, 2022 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		Syracuse	W 71–65	12–8 (5–5)	Watsco Center Coral Gables, FL
February 6, 2022 Noon, ACCN		at No. 24 North Carolina	L 38–85	12–9 (5–6)	Carmichael Arena (2,759) Chapel Hill, NC
February 10, 2022 6:00 p.m., ACCRSN		at No. 18 Notre Dame	L 53–69	12–10 (5–7)	Purcell Pavilion (4,906) Notre Dame, IN
February 13, 2022 Noon, ACCN		Florida State Rivalry	W 76–59	13–10 (6–7)	Watsco Center (2,034) Coral Gables, FL
February 15, 2022 6:00 p.m., ACCNX		at Virginia	W 71–55	14–10 (7–7)	John Paul Jones Arena (1,478) Charlottesville, VA
February 17, 2022 6:00 p.m., ACCN		Pittsburgh	W 60–50	15–10 (8–7)	Watsco Center (1,298) Coral Gables, FL
February 20, 2022 2:00 p.m., ACCNX		at No. 16 Georgia Tech	W 51–39	16–10 (9–7)	McCamish Pavilion (2,038) Atlanta, GA
February 24, 2022 6:00 p.m., ACCRSN		at No. 23 Virginia Tech	L 63–70	16–11 (9–8)	Cassell Coliseum (1,522) Blacksburg, VA
February 27, 2022 4:30 p.m., ACCRSN		Clemson	W 76–40	17–11 (10–8)	Watsco Center Coral Gables, FL
ACC Women's Tournament
March 3, 2022 6:00 p.m., ACCRSN	(7)	vs. (10) Duke Second Round	W 61–55	18–11	Greensboro Coliseum (5,648) Greensboro, NC
March 4, 2022 6:00 p.m., ACCRSN	(7)	vs. (2) No. 4 Louisville Quarterfinals	W 61–59	19–11	Greensboro Coliseum (5,682) Greensboro, NC
March 5, 2022 2:30 p.m., ACCN	(7)	vs. (3) No. 20 Notre Dame Semifinals	W 57–54	20–11	Greensboro Coliseum (7,923) Greensboro, NC
March 5, 2022 Noon, ESPN	(7)	vs. (1) No. 3 NC State Final	L 47–60	20–12	Greensboro Coliseum (9,253) Greensboro, NC
NCAA Women's Tournament
March 18, 2022* 11:30 am, ESPN2	(8 G)	vs. (9 G) South Florida First Round	W 78–66	21–12	Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
March 20, 2022* 3:00 pm, ABC	(8 G)	at (1 G) No. 1 South Carolina Second Round	L 33–49	21–13	Colonial Life Arena (9,817) Columbia, SC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. G=Greensboro. All times are in Eastern.

Rankings

Regular Season Polls
Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Final
AP																		RV	RV
Coaches

**Legend**
		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
(RV)		Received Votes

The Coaches Poll releases a final poll after the NCAA tournament, but the AP Poll does not release a poll at this time. The Coaches Poll does not release a week 2 poll.

References

^ Vaught, Will (August 24, 2021). "Women's Basketball adds Endia Banks". mercerbears.com. Mercer University Athletics. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
^ "Coach Harris Announces Four Transfers". etsubucs.com. East Tennessee State University. July 8, 2021. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
^ Rubama, Larry (October 13, 2021). "A year later, Old Dominion and a Monarch legend give women's basketball coach DeLisha Milton-Jones a proper introduction". pilotonline.com. The Virginian Pilot. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
^ "Aggie women's basketball team signs junior transfer Sydnee Roby". theeagle.com. The Eagle. July 2, 2021. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
^ "Miami Adds Transfer Lola Pendande to 2021-22 Roster". miamihurricanes.com. University of Miami Athletics. April 5, 2021. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
^ "Miami welcomes two international recruits from transfer portal". themiamihurricane.com. The Miami Hurricane. April 19, 2021. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
^ "Miami Hurricanes". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
^ "2021–22 Miami Hurricanes women's basketball schedule". Miami Hurricanes. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
^ "Duke at Miami Women's Basketball Game Canceled". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. December 17, 2021. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
^ "UNF at Miami Women's Basketball Game Postponed". miamihurricanes.com. University of Miami Athletics. December 19, 2021. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
^ "Miami at Virginia Women's Basketball Game Postponed". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. January 1, 2022. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
^ "ACC Women's Basketball Announces Schedule Changes". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. January 7, 2022. Retrieved January 8, 2022.

[1] Vaught, Will (August 24, 2021). "Women's Basketball adds Endia Banks". mercerbears.com. Mercer University Athletics. Retrieved November 1, 2021.

[2] "Coach Harris Announces Four Transfers". etsubucs.com. East Tennessee State University. July 8, 2021. Retrieved November 1, 2021.

[3] Rubama, Larry (October 13, 2021). "A year later, Old Dominion and a Monarch legend give women's basketball coach DeLisha Milton-Jones a proper introduction". pilotonline.com. The Virginian Pilot. Retrieved November 1, 2021.

[4] "Aggie women's basketball team signs junior transfer Sydnee Roby". theeagle.com. The Eagle. July 2, 2021. Retrieved November 1, 2021.

[5] "Miami Adds Transfer Lola Pendande to 2021-22 Roster". miamihurricanes.com. University of Miami Athletics. April 5, 2021. Retrieved November 1, 2021.

[6] "Miami welcomes two international recruits from transfer portal". themiamihurricane.com. The Miami Hurricane. April 19, 2021. Retrieved November 1, 2021.

[7] "Miami Hurricanes". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved November 1, 2021.

[8] "2021–22 Miami Hurricanes women's basketball schedule". Miami Hurricanes. Retrieved November 1, 2021.

[9] "Duke at Miami Women's Basketball Game Canceled". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. December 17, 2021. Retrieved December 18, 2021.

[10] "UNF at Miami Women's Basketball Game Postponed". miamihurricanes.com. University of Miami Athletics. December 19, 2021. Retrieved December 23, 2021.

[11] "Miami at Virginia Women's Basketball Game Postponed". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. January 1, 2022. Retrieved January 2, 2022.

[12] "ACC Women's Basketball Announces Schedule Changes". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. January 7, 2022. Retrieved January 8, 2022.

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