2021–22 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens women's basketball team


The 2021–22 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens women's basketball team represented the University of Delaware during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Fightin' Blue Hens, led by fifth year head coach Natasha Adair, played their home games at the Bob Carpenter Center and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA).

2021–22 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens women's basketball
CAA tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record24–8 (15–3 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Bob Clark
  • Darrell Mosley
  • Mykala Walker
Home arenaBob Carpenter Center
Seasons
2021–22 CAA women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Drexel 16 2   .889 28 6   .824
Delaware 15 3   .833 25 7   .781
Towson 14 4   .778 24 8   .750
James Madison* 10 8   .556 14 15   .483
Elon 9 9   .500 17 12   .586
Charleston 9 9   .500 18 13   .581
Northeastern 8 10   .444 14 18   .438
William & Mary 5 13   .278 10 20   .333
Hofstra 4 14   .222 8 20   .286
UNC Wilmington 0 18   .000 3 26   .103
*Ineligible for the CAA Tournament due to a postseason ban imposed by the CAA.
2022 CAA tournament winner

They finished the season 24–8, 15–3 in CAA play to finish second place. As the second seed in the CAA tournament the defeated William & Mary in the Quarterfinals, Towson in the Semifinals, and Drexel in the Final to win their third championship in team history. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament and were the thirteen seed in the Spokane Regional. They were defeated in the First Round by Maryland to end their season.

Previous season

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The Blue Hens finished the regular season 19–3, 16–2 in CAA play to win their first conference regular season championship since 2013. They lost in the finals of the CAA women's tournament to Drexel. The team was given an automatic qualifier to the 2021 Women's National Invitation Tournament where they won the Charlotte Regional Championship by defeating Villanova.[1][2] The team lost to eventual WNIT Champion Rice in the semifinals, marking Delaware's furthest advance in the tournament.[3] The team received Top 25 votes in the Coaches Poll of the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings in weeks 8, 9, 16, and 17.[4]

Roster

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2021–22 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 2 Tara Cousins 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So New Hope Academy Washington, D.C.
G 3 Tyi Skinner 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So TPLS Christian Academy Washington, D.C.
G 4 Paris McBride 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Sr Woodbridge Woodbridge, VA
G 10 Tee Johnson 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) GS West Port/Tallahassee CC Ocala, FL
F 12 Lizzie O'Leary 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) GS Abington Willow Grove, PA
G 13 Mia Yanogacio 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Rutgers Prep Somerset, NJ
G/F 14 Makayla Pippin 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr National Christian
Kansas State
Indianapolis, IN
G 20 Jasmine Dickey 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Catonsville Baltimore, MD
G 22 Mar Tejedor 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Ins Moisès Broggi/Boet Mataró Badalona, Spain
G 23 Jadaia Reid 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Crestwood Preparatory Brampton, Ontario
C 24 Aja Austin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Westerville South Westerville, OH
F 25 Maddie Simms 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GS Lenape Mount Laurel, NJ
G 30 Jewell Smalls 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Sr McEachern/Western Carolina Roswell, GA
F 32 Ty Battle 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Sr Oswego East/Indiana State Plainfield, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: May 27, 2022

Schedule

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Source:[5]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021*
6:30 p.m., FloHoops
Chestnut Hill W 87–48  1–0
Bob Carpenter Center (774)
Newark, DE
November 12, 2021*
7:00 p.m., FloHoops
Princeton L 56–76  1–1
Bob Carpenter Center (997)
Newark, DE
November 15, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Maine W 83–60  2–1
Cross Insurance Center (1,013)
Bangor, ME
November 19, 2021*
7:00 p.m.
at Delaware State W 79–48  3–1
Memorial Hall (512)
Dover, DE
November 21, 2021*
1:00 p.m., FloHoops
Charlotte W 73–57  4–1
Bob Carpenter Center (720)
Newark, DE
November 26, 2021*
2:00 p.m.
vs. Eastern Michigan
FIU Thanksgiving Tournament
W 87–72  5–1
Ocean Bank Convocation Center (165)
Miami, FL
November 27, 2021*
Noon
vs. Chicago State
FIU Thanksgiving Tournament
W 72–63  6–1
Ocean Bank Convocation Center (0)
Miami, FL
December 2, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Columbia L 67–73  6–2
Levien Gymnasium (532)
New York, NY
December 7, 2021*
8:00 p.m., ESPN+
at SMU L 55–61  6–3
Moody Coliseum (422)
Dallas, TX
December 11, 2021*
3:00 p.m., B1G+
at Northwestern L 53–76  6–4
Welsh–Ryan Arena (919)
Evanston, IL
December 22, 2021*
1:00 p.m., FloHoops
VCU Cancelled Bob Carpenter Center 
Newark, DE
CAA Regular Season
January 9, 2022
1:00 p.m., FloHoops
at Charleston W 86–84 OT 7–4
(1–0)
TD Arena (264)
Charleston, SC
January 14, 2022
7:00 p.m., FloHoops
Hofstra W 73–38  8–4
(2–0)
Bob Carpenter Center (788)
Newark, DE
January 16, 2022
1:00 p.m., FloHoops
Northeastern W 79–60  9–4
(3–0)
Bob Carpenter Center (767)
Newark, DE
January 18, 2022
6:00 p.m., FloHoops
James Madison
Rescheduled from December 31
W 64–57  10–4
(4–0)
Bob Carpenter Center (790)
Newark, DE
January 23, 2022
2:00 p.m., FloHoops
at Drexel L 62–70  10–5
(4–1)
Daskalakis Athletic Center (667)
Philadelphia, PA
January 26, 2022
7:00 p.m., FloHoops
at UNC Wilmington
Rescheduled from January 7
W 78–69  11–5
(5–1)
Trask Coliseum (346)
Wilmington, NC
January 28, 2022
7:00 p.m., FloHoops
at William & Mary W 70–56  12–5
(6–1)
Kaplan Arena (313)
Williamsburg, VA
January 30, 2022
2:00 p.m., FloHoops
at Elon W 87–65  13–5
(7–1)
Schar Center (846)
Elon, NC
February 4, 2022
7:00 p.m., FloHoops
Charleston W 103–79  14–5
(8–1)
Bob Carpenter Center (799)
Newark, DE
February 6, 2022
1:00 p.m., FloHoops
UNC Wilmington W 77–62  15–5
(9–1)
Bob Carpenter Center (1,294)
Newark, DE
February 9, 2022
7:00 p.m., FloHoops
at Towson
Rescheduled from January 2
W 87–78  16–5
(10–1)
SECU Arena (889)
Towson, MD
February 11, 2022
6:00 p.m., FloHoops
at Northeastern W 66–63  17–5
(11–1)
Cabot Center (254)
Boston, MA
February 13, 2022
2:00 p.m., FloHoops
at Hofstra W 71–58  18–5
(12–1)
Mack Sports Complex (273)
Hempstead, NY
February 20, 2022
1:00 p.m., FloHoops
Drexel L 64–65  18–6
(12–2)
Bob Carpenter Center (1,834)
Newark, DE
February 25, 2022
11:00 a.m., FloHoops
Elon W 65–61  19–6
(13–2)
Bob Carpenter Center 
Newark, DE
February 27, 2022
1:00 p.m., FloHoops
William & Mary W 67–45  20–6
(14–2)
Bob Carpenter Center (1,372)
Newark, DE
March 3, 2022
7:00 p.m., FloHoops
at Towson W 85–71  21–6
(15–2)
SECU Arena (933)
Towson, MD
March 5, 2022
4:00 p.m., FloHoops
at James Madison L 62–78  21–7
(15–3)
Atlantic Union Bank Center (2,705)
Harrisonburg, VA
CAA Women's Tournament
March 11, 2022
5:00 p.m., FloHoops
(2) vs. (7) William & Mary
Quarterfinals
W 61–35  22–7
Daskalakis Athletic Center (0)
Philadelphia, PA
March 12, 2022
3:30 p.m., FloHoops
(2) vs. (3) Towson
Semifinals
W 56–55  23–7
Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,385)
Philadelphia, PA
March 13, 2022
1:00 p.m., FloHoops
(2) at (1) Drexel
Final
W 63–59  24–7
Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,812)
Philadelphia, PA
NCAA tournament
March 18, 2022
5:00 p.m., ESPNU
(13 S) at (4 S) No. 13 Maryland
First Round
L 71–102  24–8
Xfinity Center (4,776)
College Park, MD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S=Spokane.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
AP
CoachesRV
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked and Did not receive votes

The Coaches Poll did not release a Week 2 poll and the AP Poll did not release a poll after the NCAA Tournament.

References

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  1. ^ Koso, Kyle (November 16, 2019). "Delaware tops Villanova for Charlotte Regional title". WNIT Pre and Post Tournament. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
  2. ^ Greene, Sean (January 1, 1970). "Delaware rallies past Villanova to claim WNIT Charlotte Regional". WDEL 101.7FM. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
  3. ^ "Early misses costly as Delaware falls short in WNIT Final Four". delawareonline. March 26, 2021. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
  4. ^ "2020-21 Women's College Basketball Rankings for Week 8". ESPN.
  5. ^ "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule". bluehens.com. University of Delaware. Retrieved May 27, 2022.