2022 ACC women's basketball tournament
{{Short description|American collegiate sports tournament}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA Basketball Conference tournament |
| Year = 2022
| Conference = ACC
| Division = I
| Gender = Women's
| Image = 2022 ACC Women's Basketball Tournament logo.png
| ImageSize = 150
| Caption =
| Teams = 15
| Arena = Greensboro Coliseum
| City = Greensboro, North Carolina
| Champions = NC State
| TitleCount = 7th
| Coach = Wes Moore
| CoachCount = 3rd
| MVP = Elissa Cunane
| MVPTeam = NC State
| Attendance = 32,125
| OneTopScorer =
| TwoTopScorers =
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| Television = ESPN, ACC Network, ACCRSN
}}
{{2021–22 ACC women's basketball standings}}
The 2022 ACC women's basketball tournament concluded the 2021–22 season of the Atlantic Coast Conference, and was held at Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina from March 2–6, 2022.{{cite web|url=https://theacc.com/news/2021/10/19/five-acc-teams-ranked-in-associated-press-womens-basketball-preseason-poll.aspx|title=Five ACC Teams Ranked in Associated Press Women’s Basketball Preseason Poll|website=theacc.com|publisher=Atlantic Coast Conference|date=October 19, 2021|access-date=January 28, 2022}} This is the 22nd time in 23 years that the tournament has been held in Greensboro. The NC State Wolfpack claimed the title of ACC Champion and an automatic berth into the NCAA tournament for the third year in a row.
Seeds
{{main|2021–22 Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball season}}
All 15 ACC teams are scheduled to participate in the tournament. Teams are seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.{{cite web | title=ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament Tiebreaker and Seedings Procedure | work=TheACC.com | url=https://theacc.com/sports/2017/12/15/WBB_1215174155.aspx | access-date=December 14, 2020 | df=mdy-all }} The top four seeds will receive double byes, while seeds 5 through 9 will receive single byes. NC State finished as regular season champions and received the first seed after their final day victory over Virginia Tech.{{cite web|url=https://theacc.com/news/2022/2/27/bracket-set-for-2022-acc-womens-basketball-tournament.aspx|title=Bracket Set for 2022 ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament|website=theacc.com|publisher=Atlantic Coast Conference|date=February 27, 2022|access-date=February 28, 2022}}
| class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:95%; text-align:center"
! Seed ! School ! Conference ! Tiebreaker |
| 1
| NC State‡† | 17–1 | |
| 2
| Louisville† | 16–2 | |
| 3
| Notre Dame† | 13–5 | 1–0 vs. North Carolina, 1–0 vs. Virginia Tech |
| 4
| 13–5 | 0–1 vs. Notre Dame, 1–1 vs. Virginia Tech |
| 5
| 13–5 | 0–1 vs. Notre Dame, 1–1 vs. North Carolina |
| 6
| Georgia Tech# | 11–7 | |
| 7
| Miami# | 10–8 | 0–1 vs. Boston College, 2–0 vs. Florida State |
| 8
| 10–8 | 1–0 vs. Miami, 0–1 vs. Florida State |
| 9
| 10–8 | 0–2 vs. Miami, 1–0 vs. Boston College |
| 10
| Duke | 7–11 | |
| 11
| 4–14 | 1–0 vs. Syracuse |
| 12
| Syracuse | 4–14 | 0–1 vs. Wake Forest |
| 13
| Clemson | 3–13 | |
| 14
| Virginia | 2–16 | 1–0 vs. Pittsburgh |
| 15
| 2–16 | 0–1 vs. Virginia |
| colspan=6 align=left|‡ – ACC regular season champions. † – Received a double-bye in the conference tournament. # – Received a single-bye in the conference tournament. |
Schedule
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!Session !Game !Time !Matchup !Score !Television !Attendance |
| colspan=7| First round – Wednesday, March 2 |
|---|
| rowspan=3|Opening day | 1 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 12 Syracuse vs No. 13 Clemson | 69–88 | rowspan=3| ACCRSN | rowspan=3| 3,619 |
| 2
| 3:30 p.m. | No. 10 Duke vs No. 15 Pittsburgh | 55–52 |
| 3
| 6:30 p.m. | No. 11 Wake Forest vs No. 14 Virginia | 61–53 |
| colspan=7 | Second round – Thursday, March 3 |
| rowspan=2 | 1
| 4 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 5 Virginia Tech vs No. 13 Clemson | 82–60 | rowspan=4 | ACCRSN | rowspan=4 | 5,648 |
| 5
| 2:00 p.m. | No. 8 Boston College vs No. 9 Florida State |58–63 |
| rowspan=2 | 2
| 6 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 7 Miami vs No. 10 Duke |61–55 |
| 7
| 8:00 p.m. | No. 6 Georgia Tech vs No. 11 Wake Forest |45–40 |
| colspan=7 | Quarterfinals – Friday, March 4 |
| rowspan=2 | 3
| 8 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 4 North Carolina vs No. 5 Virginia Tech | 80–87 (OT) | rowspan=4 | ACCRSN | rowspan=4 | 5,682 |
| 9
| 2:00 p.m. | No. 1 NC State vs No. 9 Florida State | 84–54 |
| rowspan=2 | 4
| 10 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 2 Louisville vs No. 7 Miami | 59–61 |
| 11
| 8:00 p.m. | No. 3 Notre Dame vs No. 6 Georgia Tech | 71–53 |
| colspan=7| Semifinals – Saturday, March 5 |
| rowspan=2 | 5
| 12 | Noon | No. 1 NC State vs No. 5 Virginia Tech | 70–55 | rowspan=2 | ACCN | rowspan=2 | 7,923 |
| 13
| 2:30 p.m. | No. 3 Notre Dame vs No. 7 Miami | 54–57 |
| colspan=7 | Championship – Sunday, March 6 |
| rowspan=1 | 6
| 14 | Noon | No. 1 NC State vs No. 7 Miami | 60–47 | ESPN | 9,253 |
| colspan=7| Game times in EST. Rankings denote tournament seed. |
Bracket
Source:{{cite web|url=https://theacc.com/sports/2018/1/12/2017-18-womens-basketball-tournament.aspx|title=2022 ACC women's basketball tournament|website=theacc.com|publisher=Atlantic Coast Conference|access-date=January 28, 2022}}
{{15TeamBracket-ACCBasketball
| RD1=First round
Wednesday, March 2
| RD2=Second round
Thursday, March 3
| RD3=Quarterfinals
Friday, March 4
| RD4=Semifinals
Saturday, March 5
| RD5=Championship
Sunday, March 6
| score-width=35
| RD1-seed01 = 12
| RD1-team01 = Syracuse
| RD1-score01 = 69
| RD1-seed02 = 13
| RD1-team02 = Clemson
| RD1-score02 = 88
| RD1-seed03 = 10
| RD1-team03 = Duke
| RD1-score03 = 55
| RD1-seed04 = 15
| RD1-team04 = Pittsburgh
| RD1-score04 = 52
| RD1-seed05 = 11
| RD1-team05 = Wake Forest
| RD1-score05 = 61
| RD1-seed06 = 14
| RD1-team06 = Virginia
| RD1-score06 = 53
| RD2-seed01 = 8
| RD2-team01 = Boston College
| RD2-score01 = 58
| RD2-seed02 = 9
| RD2-team02 = Florida State
| RD2-score02 = 63
| RD2-seed03 = 5
| RD2-team03 = Virginia Tech
| RD2-score03 = 82
| RD2-seed04 = 13
| RD2-team04 = Clemson
| RD2-score04 = 60
| RD2-seed05 = 7
| RD2-team05 = Miami
| RD2-score05 = 61
| RD2-seed06 = 10
| RD2-team06 = Duke
| RD2-score06 = 55
| RD2-seed07 = 6
| RD2-team07 = Georgia Tech
| RD2-score07 = 45
| RD2-seed08 = 11
| RD2-team08 = Wake Forest
| RD2-score08 = 40
| RD3-seed01 = 1
| RD3-team01 = NC State
| RD3-score01 =84
| RD3-seed02 = 9
| RD3-team02 = Florida State
| RD3-score02 =54
| RD3-seed03 = 4
| RD3-team03 = North Carolina
| RD3-score03 = 80
| RD3-seed04 = 5
| RD3-team04 = Virginia Tech
| RD3-score04 = {{nowrap|87*}}
| RD3-seed05 = 2
| RD3-team05 = Louisville
| RD3-score05 = 59
| RD3-seed06 = 7
| RD3-team06 = Miami
| RD3-score06 =61
| RD3-seed07 = 3
| RD3-team07 = Notre Dame
| RD3-score07 = 71
| RD3-seed08 = 6
| RD3-team08 = Georgia Tech
| RD3-score08 = 53
| RD4-seed01 = 1
| RD4-team01 = NC State
| RD4-score01 = 70
| RD4-seed02 = 5
| RD4-team02 = Virginia Tech
| RD4-score02 = 55
| RD4-seed03 = 7
| RD4-team03 = Miami
| RD4-score03 =57
| RD4-seed04 = 3
| RD4-team04 = Notre Dame
| RD4-score04 = 54
| RD5-seed01 = 1
| RD5-team01 = NC State
| RD5-score01 = 60
| RD5-seed02 = 7
| RD5-team02 = Miami
| RD5-score02 = 47
}}
Game summaries
=First round=
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| date = March 2
| time = 1:00 p.m. EST
| report = [https://theacc.com/news/2022/3/2/womens-basketball-washington-tigers-too-much-for-orange.aspx Report]
| team1 = No. 12 Syracuse
| score1 = 69
| team2 = No. 13 Clemson
| score2 = 88
| Q1 = 16–21
| Q2 = 16–17
| Q3 = 19–20
| Q4 = 18–30
| points1 = Hyman (25)
| rebounds1 = Styles (8)
| assist1 = Hyman (8)
| points2 = Washington (33)
| rebounds2 = Washington (11)
| assist2 = Bradford (7)
| place = Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, NC
| attendance = 3,619
| referee = Tiara Cruse
Karen Preato
Joe Vaszily
| TV = ACCRSN
}}
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| date = March 2
| time = 3:30 p.m. EST
| report = [https://theacc.com/news/2022/3/2/womens-basketball-blue-devils-battle-past-upset-minded-panthers.aspx Report]
| team1 = No. 10 Duke
| score1 = 55
| team2 = No. 15 Pittsburgh
| score2 = 52
| Q1 = 9–20
| Q2 = 13–11
| Q3 = 17–9
| Q4 = 16–12
| points1 = Day-Wilson (22)
| rebounds1 = Volker (8)
| assist1 = Day-Wilson (5)
| points2 = King (13)
| rebounds2 = King (9)
| assist2 = Harris (3)
| place = Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, NC
| attendance = 3,619
| referee = Katie Lukanich
Bruce Morris
Eric Brewton
| TV = ACCRSN
}}
{{basketballbox
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| date = March 2
| time = 6:30 p.m. EST
| report = [https://theacc.com/news/2022/3/2/womens-basketball-demon-deacons-rally-past-cavaliers.aspx Report]
| team1 = No. 11 Wake Forest
| score1 = 61
| team2 = No. 14 Virginia
| score2 = 53
| Q1 = 12–11
| Q2 = 12–18
| Q3 = 18–16
| Q4 = 19–8
| points1 = Spear (23)
| rebounds1 = Morra (10)
| assist1 = Summiel (4)
| points2 = Clarkson/McLean (11)
| rebounds2 = McLean (9)
| assist2 = Dale (3)
| place = Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, NC
| attendance = 3,619
| referee = Fatou Cissoko-Stephens
Billy Smith
Mai Forsberg
| TV = ACCRSN
}}
=Second round=
{{basketballbox
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| date = March 3
| time = 11:00 a.m. EST
| report = [https://theacc.com/news/2022/3/3/womens-basketball-hokies-hammer-tigers-in-round-2-opener.aspx Report]
| team1 = No. 5 Virginia Tech
| score1 = 82
| team2 = No. 13 Clemson
| score2 = 60
| Q1 = 25–15
| Q2 = 28–15
| Q3 = 16–20
| Q4 = 13–10
| points1 = Sheppard (20)
| rebounds1 = Kitley (10)
| assist1 = Amoore (5)
| points2 = Washington (19)
| rebounds2 = Gaines/Hank (5)
| assist2 = Bradford (4)
| place = Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, NC
| attendance = 5,648
| referee = Katie Lukanich
Jeff Smith
Carla Fountain
| TV = ACCRSN
}}
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| date = March 3
| time = 2:00 p.m. EST
| report = [https://theacc.com/news/2022/3/3/womens-basketball-seminoles-fend-off-eagles-advance-to-face-wolfpack.aspx Report]
| team1 = No. 8 Boston College
| score1 = 58
| team2 = No. 9 Florida State
| score2 = 63
| Q1 = 9–15
| Q2 = 12–14
| Q3 = 15–20
| Q4 = 22–14
| points1 = Soule (16)
| rebounds1 = Gakdeng (6)
| assist1 = Garraud (4)
| points2 = Howard (16)
| rebounds2 = Howard/Jones/Myers (5)
| assist2 = Gordon (6)
| place = Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, NC
| attendance = 5,648
| referee = Talisa Green
Rod Creech
Maj Forsberg
| TV = ACCRSN
}}
{{basketballbox
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| date = March 3
| time = 6:00 p.m. EST
| report = [https://theacc.com/news/2022/3/3/womens-basketball-hurricanes-close-out-blue-devils-61-55.aspx Report]
| team1 = No. 7 Miami
| score1 = 61
| team2 = No. 10 Duke
| score2 = 55
| Q1 = 13–22
| Q2 = 14–9
| Q3 = 12–9
| Q4 = 22–15
| points1 = Harden/Pendande (11)
| rebounds1 = Harden (9)
| assist1 = Marshall (4)
| points2 = Taylor (19)
| rebounds2 = Akinbode-James (9)
| assist2 = Day-Wilson (7)
| place = Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, NC
| attendance = 5,648
| referee = Joe Vaszily
Fatou Cissoko-Stephens
Mark Resch
| TV = ACCRSN
}}
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| date = March 3
| time = 8:00 p.m. EST
| report = [https://theacc.com/news/2022/3/3/womens-basketball-yellow-jackets-scrap-past-demon-deacons.aspx Report]
| team1 = No. 6 Georgia Tech
| score1 = 45
| team2 = No. 11 Wake Forest
| score2 = 40
| Q1 = 16–6
| Q2 = 4–7
| Q3 = 9–12
| Q4 = 16–15
| points1 = Love (16)
| rebounds1 = Strautmane (8)
| assist1 = Lahtinen (5)
| points2 = Spear (11)
| rebounds2 = Summiel (11)
| assist2 = Spear (2)
| place = Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, NC
| attendance = 5,648
| referee =
| TV = ACCRSN
}}
=Quarterfinals=
{{basketballbox
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| date = March 4
| time = 11:00 a.m. EST
| report = [https://theacc.com/news/2022/3/4/womens-basketball-no-21-virginia-tech-edges-no-16-north-carolina.aspx Report]
| overtime = OT
| team1 = No. 4 North Carolina
| score1 = 80
| team2 = No. 5 Virginia Tech
| score2 = 87
| Q1 = 21–15
| Q2 = 16–16
| Q3 = 11–19
| Q4 = 19–21
| OT = 11–18
| points1 = Kelly/Utsby (18)
| rebounds1 = Poole (10)
| assist1 = Kelly (6)
| points2 = Amoore/Sheppard (22)
| rebounds2 = Gregg (8)
| assist2 = Amoore (6)
| place = Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, NC
| attendance = 5,682
| referee = Carla Fountain
Eric Brewton
Maj Forsberg
| TV = ACCRSN
}}
{{basketballbox
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| date = March 4
| time = 2:00 p.m. EST
| report = [https://theacc.com/news/2022/3/4/womens-basketball-brown-turner-no-3-nc-state-top-florida-state-in-acc-wbb-tournament.aspx Report]
| team1 = No. 1 NC State
| score1 = 84
| team2 = No. 9 Florida State
| score2 = 54
| Q1 = 22–15
| Q2 = 14–8
| Q3 = 24–14
| Q4 = 24–17
| points1 = Brown-Turner/Cunane (15)
| rebounds1 = Brown-Turner/Cunane (6)
| assist1 = Brown-Turner (6)
| points2 = Bejedi (21)
| rebounds2 = Puisis (5)
| assist2 = Gordon/Weber (2)
| place = Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, NC
| attendance = 5,682
| referee = Fatou Cissoko-Stephens
Joe Vaszily
Dee Kantner
| TV = ACCRSN
}}
{{basketballbox
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| date = March 4
| time = 6:00 p.m. EST
| report = [https://theacc.com/news/2022/3/4/womens-basketball-harden-helps-miami-stun-no-4-louisville.aspx Report]
| team1 = No. 2 Louisville
| score1 = 59
| team2 = No. 7 Miami
| score2 = 61
| Q1 = 18–13
| Q2 = 13—13
| Q3 = 21—12
| Q4 = 7—23
| points1 = Hall (13)
| rebounds1 = Engstler (9)
| assist1 = Robinson (3)
| points2 = Harden (27)
| rebounds2 = Harden (10)
| assist2 = Erjavec (7)
| place = Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, NC
| attendance = 5,682
| referee = Rod Creech
Mark Resch
Pualani Spurlock-Welsh
| TV = ACCRSN
}}
{{basketballbox
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| date = March 4
| time = 8:00 p.m. EST
| report = [https://theacc.com/news/2022/3/4/womens-basketball-miles-westbeld-lead-no-20-notre-dame-into-acc-semis.aspx Report]
| team1 = No. 3 Notre Dame
| score1 = 71
| team2 = No. 6 Georgia Tech
| score2 = 53
| Q1 = 13–11
| Q2 = 21–14
| Q3 = 20–18
| Q4 = 17–10
| points1 = Miles/Westbeld (17)
| rebounds1 = Westbeld (8)
| assist1 = Miles (13)
| points2 = Strautmane (12)
| rebounds2 = Cubaj (11)
| assist2 = Cubaj/Love (5)
| place = Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, NC
| attendance = 5,682
| referee = Denise Brooks
Jeff Smith
Talisa Green
| TV = ACCRSN
}}
=Semifinals=
{{basketballbox
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| date = March 5
| time = Noon EST
| report = [https://theacc.com/news/2022/3/5/womens-basketball-wolfpack-headed-to-third-straight-acc-title-game.aspx Report]
| team1 = No. 1 NC State
| score1 = 70
| team2 = No. 5 Virginia Tech
| score2 = 55
| Q1 =17–13
| Q2 =14–14
| Q3 =23–17
| Q4 =16–11
| points1 = Cunane (20)
| rebounds1 = Cunane (13)
| assist1 = Brown-Turner (6)
| points2 = Traylor (18)
| rebounds2 = Gregg (6)
| assist2 = Amoore (3)
| place = Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, NC
| attendance = 7,923
| referee = Denise Brooks
Karen Preato
Pualani Spurlock-Welsh
| TV = ACCN
}}
{{basketballbox
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| date = March 5
| time = 2:30 p.m. EST
| report = [https://theacc.com/news/2022/3/5/womens-basketball-hurricanes-storm-into-first-acc-tournament-final.aspx Report]
| team1 = No. 3 Notre Dame
| score1 = 54
| team2 = No. 7 Miami
| score2 = 57
| Q1 = 4–12
| Q2 = 22–14
| Q3 = 14–20
| Q4 = 14–11
| points1 = Westbeld (14)
| rebounds1 = Wesbeld (9)
| assist1 = Miles (5)
| points2 = Marshall (18)
| rebounds2 = Harden (7)
| assist2 = Williams (4)
| place = Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, NC
| attendance = 7,923
| referee = Dee Kantner
Carla Fountain
Tiara Cruse
| TV = ACCN
}}
=Final=
{{basketballbox
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| date = March 6
| time = Noon EST
| report = [https://theacc.com/news/2022/3/6/womens-basketball-no-3-nc-state-tops-miami-for-third-straight-acc-title.aspx Report]
| team1 = No. 1 NC State
| score1 = 60
| team2 = No. 7 Miami
| score2 = 47
| Q1 = 14–12
| Q2 = 18–11
| Q3 = 19–10
| Q4 = 9–14
| points1 = Cunane (17)
| rebounds1 = Jones (10)
| assist1 = Johnson (3)
| points2 = Marshall (24)
| rebounds2 = Williams (7)
| assist2 = Marshall (2)
| place = Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, NC
| attendance = 9,253
| referee = Maj Forsberg
Joe Vaszily
Billy Smith
| TV = ESPN
}}
All-Tournament Teams
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| colspan="2" style="text-align:center; background:#ddd;"| 2022 ACC Women's Basketball All-Tournament Teams{{cite tweet|user=accwbb|number=1500557466244898816|date=March 6, 2022|access-date=March 7, 2022|title=#ACCWBB🏀 All-Tourney Team!}} |
| First Team
! Second Team |
|---|
| style="text-align:center; | Elissa Cunane – NC State (MVP)
Jada Boyd – NC State Destiny Harden – Miami Kelsey Marshall – Miami Georgia Amoore – Virginia Tech | style="text-align:center; | Delicia Washington – Clemson Jakia Brown-Turner – NC State Olivia Miles – Notre Dame Kayana Traylor – Virginia Tech Aisha Sheppard – Virginia Tech |
See also
References
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