2021–22 Boston College Eagles women's basketball team

The 2021–22 Boston College Eagles women's basketball team represented Boston College during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles were led by fourth year head coach Joanna Bernabei-McNamee. They played their home games at the Conte Forum and were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

2021–22 Boston College Eagles women's basketball
WNIT, third round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record21–12 (10–8 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • AJ Cohen
  • George Porcha
  • Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton
Home arenaConte Forum
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 Eagles finished the season 21–12 overall and 10–8 in ACC play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place. As the eighth seed in the ACC tournament, they lost to Florida State in the First Round. They received an automatic bid to the WNIT where they defeated Maine in the First Round and Quinnipiac in the Second Round before losing to Columbia in the Third Round to end their season.

Previous season

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The Eagles finished the season 7–12 and 2–11 in ACC play to finish in a thirteenth place. In the ACC tournament, they defeated Pittsburgh in the First Round before losing to Syracuse in the Second Round. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WNIT.

Off-season

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Departures

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Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for departure
Sydney McQuietor 21 F 6'2" Freshman Keller, Texas Transferred to Boise State[1]

Incoming transfers

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Incoming transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous school
Dontavia Waggoner 0 G 6'0" Sophomore Nashville, Tennessee NC State[2]

Recruiting class

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Source:[3]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Ally Van Timmeren
F
Allendale, Michigan Jenison High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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

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2021–22 Boston College Eagles women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Dontavia Waggoner 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So The Ensworth School Nashville, TN
G 1 Cameron Swartz 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Fellowship Christian School Marietta, GA
G 2 Kaylah Ivey 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Riverdale Baptist School Forestville, MD
G/F 3 Jaelyn Batts 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Freedom South Riding, VA
G/F 4 JoJo Lacey 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Westtown School Douglassville, PA
F/C 5 Maria Gakdeng 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr New Hope Academy Lanham, MD
G 10 Makayla Dickens 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Princess Anne Virginia Beach, VA
G 11 Amaria Fields 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr McKinney North McKinney, TX
F 12 Ally Van Timmeren 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Jenison Allendale, MI
F 13 Taylor Soule 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Kimball Union Academy Lebanon, NH
G 14 Marnelle Garraud 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Noble and Greenough School Lynn, MA
G 21 Andrea Daley 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Miami Country Day Miami, FL
G 24 Allie Palmieri 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Greens Farms Academy Trumbull, CT
C 32 Clara Ford 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr George C. Marshall Vienna, VA
C 44 Akunna Konkwo 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS So Bishop Ireton Alexandria, VA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: October 21, 2021

Schedule

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Source:[4]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 9, 2021*
4:30 p.m., ACCNX
Harvard W 86–60  1–0
Conte Forum (739)
Chestnut Hill, MA
November 13, 2021*
1:00 p.m., ACCNX
Holy Cross W 75–50  2–0
Conte Forum (853)
Chestnut Hill, MA
November 17, 2021*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Boston University L 65–69  2–1
Case Gym (490)
Boston, MA
November 20, 2021*
1:00 p.m.
at Providence W 85–73  3–1
Alumni Hall (426)
Providence, RI
November 24, 2021*
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
Northeastern W 57–46  4–1
Conte Forum (522)
Chestnut Hill, MA
November 28, 2021*
Noon, ACCNX
Albany W 77–65  5–1
Conte Forum (599)
Chestnut Hill, MA
December 2, 2021*
1:00 p.m., ACCN
Penn State
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
W 86–69  6–1
Conte Forum (833)
Chestnut Hill, MA
December 5, 2021*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at VCU L 65–69  6–2
Siegel Center (469)
Richmond, VA
December 8, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UMass W 66–60  7–2
Mullins Center (958)
Amherst, MA
December 11, 2021*
4:00 p.m., ACCN
New Hampshire Postponted[5] Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, MA
December 19, 2021
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 25 North Carolina L 73-76  7–3
(0–1)
Conte Forum (1,327)
Chestnut Hill, MA
December 21, 2021*
11:00 a.m., ACCNX
Sacred Heart W 97–68  8–3
Conte Forum (869)
Chestnut Hill, MA
December 30, 2021
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
at No. 3 Louisville L 49–79  8–4
(0–2)
KFC Yum! Center (7,709)
Louisville, KY
January 1, 2022*
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
New Hampshire W 88–52  9–4
Conte Forum (345)
Chestnut Hill, MA
January 2, 2022
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
Pittsburgh Postponed[6] Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, MA
January 6, 2022
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Syracuse W 95–71  10–4
(1–2)
Conte Forum (424)
Chestnut Hill, MA
January 9, 2022
Noon, NESN
at Clemson W 70–64  11–4
(2–2)
Littlejohn Coliseum (512)
Clemson, SC
January 13, 2022
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Pittsburgh W 75–64  12–4
(3–2)
Peterson Events Center (1,131)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 16, 2022
Noon, ACCN
No. 3 Louisville L 53–63  12–5
(3–3)
Conte Forum (1,066)
Chestnut Hill, MA
January 20, 2022
6:00 p.m., NESN
No. 19 Notre Dame W 73–71  13–5
(4–3)
Conte Forum (1,017)
Chestnut Hill, MA
January 23, 2022
Noon, NESN
Miami (FL) W 79–66  14–5
(5–3)
Conte Forum (914)
Chestnut Hill, MA
January 27, 2022
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
at No. 14 Georgia Tech L 49–68  14–6
(5–4)
McCamish Pavilion (1,528)
Atlanta, GA
January 30, 2022
2:00 p.m., ACCN
at No. 20 Notre Dame L 61–74  14–7
(5–5)
Purcell Pavilion (5,584)
Notre Dame, IN
February 3, 2022
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Virginia W 65–57  15–7
(6–5)
Conte Forum (736)
Chestnut Hill, MA
February 6, 2022
2:00 p.m., NESN
at Virginia Tech L 62–85  15–8
(6–6)
Cassell Coliseum (1,649)
Blacksburg, VA
February 10, 2022
6:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 5 NC State L 78–85 OT 15–9
(6–7)
Conte Forum (2,547)
Chestnut Hill, MA
February 15, 2022
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Pittsburgh W 69–57  16–9
(7–7)
Conte Forum (621)
Chestnut Hill, MA
February 17, 2022
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Florida State L 58–66  16–10
(7–8)
Donald L. Tucker Center (2,049)
Tallahassee, FL
February 20, 2022
Noon, ACCN
Wake Forest W 82–70  17–10
(8–8)
Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, MA
February 24, 2022
8:00 p.m., NESN
at Duke W 67–51  18–10
(9–8)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,582)
Durham, NC
February 27, 2022
Noon, ACCN
at Syracuse W 91–75  19–10
(10–8)
Carrier Dome (1,214)
Syracuse, NY
ACC Women's Tournament
March 3, 2022
2:00 p.m., ACCRSN
(8) vs. (9) Florida State
Second Round
L 58–63  19–11
Greensboro Coliseum (5,648)
Greensboro, NC
WNIT
March 17, 2022
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Maine
First Round
W 69–44  20–11
Conte Forum (503)
Chestnut Hill, MA
March 21, 2022
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Quinnipiac
Second Round
W 94–68  21–11
Conte Forum (424)
Chestnut Hill, MA
March 24, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Columbia
Third Round
L 51–54  21–12
Levien Gymnasium (1,075)
New York City, NY
*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
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Final
AP
Coaches
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.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Presnell Adds Boston College Transfer Sydney McQuietor for 2021-22". broncosports.com. Boise State Athletics. April 5, 2021. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  2. ^ Berestecki, Laura (April 17, 2021). "Boston College Women's Basketball Adds NC State Transfer Dontavia Waggoner". bcinterruption.com. SB Nation. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  3. ^ "Boston College Eagles". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  4. ^ "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule". Bceagles.com. Boston College. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  5. ^ "Eagles' Contest Versus New Hampshire Canceled". bceagles.com. Boston College Athletics. December 11, 2021. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
  6. ^ "ACC Women's Basketball Announces Schedule Changes". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. December 29, 2021. Retrieved December 30, 2021.