2021–22 Miami Hurricanes women's basketball team
Intercollegiate basketball season
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
Incoming Transfers
Recruiting Class
Source:[ 7]
College recruiting information
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Lashae Dwyer PG
Toronto, Canada
Webb School
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
N/A
Star ratings :Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN :
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 GymnasiumWyoming
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 Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on Roster
Schedule
Source[ 8]
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance)
Regular season
November 9, 2021 *4:00 p.m., ACCNX
Jackson State W 72–67 1–0
Watsco Center 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 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
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
Watsco Center (1,873)Coral Gables, FL
January 13, 2022 7:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Clemson
W 69–60 8–5
Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
January 16, 2022 2:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 15 Georgia Tech
W 46–45 9–5
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
Watsco Center (1,443)Coral Gables, FL
January 20, 2022 8:00 p.m., ACCRSN
at Florida State Rivalry W 59–52 10–6
Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL
January 23, 2022 Noon, ACCRSN
at Boston College
L 66–79 10–7
Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
January 27, 2022 7:00 p.m., ACCRSN
at Wake Forest
W 66–59 11–7
LJVM Coliseum Winston–Salem, NC
February 1, 2022 7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 4 Louisville Rescheduled from Jan 9, 2022 L 66–69 11–8
Watsco Center Coral Gables, FL
February 3, 2022 7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Syracuse W 71–65 12–8
Watsco Center Coral Gables, FL
February 6, 2022 Noon, ACCN
at No. 24 North Carolina
L 38–85 12–9
Carmichael Arena Chapel Hill, NC
February 10, 2022 6:00 p.m., ACCRSN
at No. 18 Notre Dame
L 53–69 12–10
Purcell Pavilion Notre Dame, IN
February 13, 2022 Noon, ACCN
Florida State Rivalry W 76–59 13–10
Watsco Center (2,034)Coral Gables, FL
February 15, 2022 6:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Virginia
W 71–55 14–10
John Paul Jones Arena (1,478)Charlottesville, VA
February 17, 2022 6:00 p.m., ACCN
Pittsburgh W 60–50 15–10
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
McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA
February 24, 2022 6:00 p.m., ACCRSN
at No. 23 Virginia Tech
L 63–70 16–11
Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
February 27, 2022 4:30 p.m., ACCRSN
Clemson W 76–40 17–11
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 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-
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
Week
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
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