2021–22 Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball team

The 2021–22 Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball team represented Vanderbilt University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Commodores, led by first-year head coach Shea Ralph, played their home games at Memorial Gymnasium and competed as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

2021–22 Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball
WNIT, Third Round
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	16–19 (4–12 SEC)
Head coach	Shea Ralph (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Tom Garrick Ashley Earley Kevin DeMille
Home arena	Memorial Gymnasium
Seasons ← 2020–21 2022–23 →

2021–22 SEC women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 1 South Carolina	15	–	1		.938			35	–	2		.946
No. 9 LSU	13	–	3		.813			26	–	6		.813
No. 18 Tennessee	11	–	5		.688			25	–	9		.735
Ole Miss	10	–	6		.625			23	–	9		.719
Florida	10	–	6		.625			21	–	11		.656
Georgia	9	–	7		.563			21	–	10		.677
No. 15 Kentucky †	8	–	8		.500			19	–	12		.613
Missouri	7	–	9		.438			18	–	13		.581
Arkansas	7	–	9		.438			18	–	14		.563
Alabama	6	–	10		.375			20	–	14		.588
Mississippi State	6	–	10		.375			15	–	14		.517
Texas A&M	4	–	12		.250			14	–	15		.483
Vanderbilt	4	–	12		.250			16	–	19		.457
Auburn	2	–	14		.125			10	–	18		.357
† 2022 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Commodores finished the season 4–4 (0–3 SEC) after cutting their season short due to COVID-19. Head coach Stephanie White was fired after five seasons. UConn assistant Shea Ralph was hired to replace her.

Offseason

Departures

Vanderbilt Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Notes
Enna Pehadzic	1	G	5'9"	RS Senior	Horsens, Denmark	Graduated
Chelsie Hall	2	G	5'7"	Senior	Boca Raton, FL	Transferred to Louisville
Koi Love	23	F	6'0"	Sophomore	Orlando, FL	Transferred to Arizona
Autumn Newby	24	F	6'2"	Senior	Lawrenceville, GA	Transferred to LSU
Kyndall Golden	25	F	6'3"	Sophomore	Atlanta, GA	Left team
Emily Bowman	44	C	6'6"	Freshman	Huntsville, AL	Transferred to Samford
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2021 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
De'Mauri Flournoy G	Villa Rica, GA	Carrollton HS	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)	N/A
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 91
Sacha Washington F	Lawrenceville, GA	Collins Hill HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	N/A
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 91
Iyana Moore G	Murfreesboro, TN	Blackman HS	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	N/A
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 90
Kendal Cheesman G	Tampa, FL	Henry B. Plant HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	N/A
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Khaniah Gardner F	Chicago, IL	Simeon Career Academy	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	N/A
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
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:

Incoming transfer

Vanderbilt Incoming Transfer

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Asha Taylor	14	G	5'10"	RS Senior	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Dartmouth

Roster

2021–22 Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 3 Jordyn Cambridge 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr The Ensworth School Nashville, TN F 5 Yaubryon Chambers 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Providence Christian Academy Murfreesboro, TN F 11 Kendal Cheesman 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Henry B. Plant HS Tampa, FL G 12 Demi Washington 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr New Hope Academy Wake Forest, NC G 13 De'Mauri Flournoy 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Carrollton HS Villa Rica, GA G 14 Asha Taylor 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Sr Miami Country Day School Dartmouth Fort Lauderdale, FL F 15 Brinae Alexander 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Riverdale HS Murfreesboro, TN G 21 Bella LaChance 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So St. Thomas Aquinas HS Davie, FL G 22 Brylee Bartram 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Seffner Christian Academy Florida Tampa, FL G 23 Iyana Moore 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Blackman HS Murfreesboro, TN F 25 Khaniah Gardner 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Simeon Career Academy Chicago, IL G 33 Kiara Pearl 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Eastern HS Louisville, KY F 35 Sacha Washington 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Collins Hill HS Lawrenceville, GA F 50 Kaylon Smith 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Oxbridge Academy West Palm Beach, FL	Head coach Shea Ralph (Connecticut) Assistant coach(es) Tom Garrick (Rhode Island) Ashley Earley (Vanderbilt) Kevin DeMille (Connecticut) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021* 7:00 pm, SECN+		Gardner–Webb	W 75–59	1–0	20 – Alexander	9 – Smith	3 – Tied	Memorial Gymnasium (1,465) Nashville, TN
November 12, 2021* 7:00 pm, SECN+		Little Rock	L 40–56	1–1	11 – Bartram	6 – Alexander	6 – Cambridge	Memorial Gymnasium (1,633) Nashville, TN
November 15, 2021* 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at Middle Tennessee	L 46–55	1–2	19 – Cambridge	9 – Cambridge	4 – Moore	Murphy Center (4,510) Murfreesboro, TN
November 18, 2021* 6:00 pm, SECN		Tennessee Tech	W 75–55	2–2	14 – Flournoy	6 – S. Washington	4 – Cambridge	Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, TN
November 21, 2021* 2:00 pm, SECN+		Jacksonville State	W 71–61	3–2	16 – Alexander	10 – Cambridge	4 – Cambridge	Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, TN
November 25, 2021* 2:15 pm, ESPN3		vs. No. 9 Arizona Paradise Jam	L 46–48	3–3	10 – Tied	6 – Tied	2 – Tied	Sports and Fitness Center  Saint Thomas, USVI
November 26, 2021* 12:00 pm, ESPN+		vs. Rutgers Paradise Jam	W 51–40	4–3	11 – Alexander	5 – Tied	3 – Tied	Sports and Fitness Center  Saint Thomas, USVI
November 27, 2021* 12:00 pm, ESPN+		vs. DePaul Paradise Jam	L 74–91	4–4	17 – Cambridge	10 – S. Washington	3 – Tied	Sports and Fitness Center  Saint Thomas, USVI
November 30, 2021* 7:00 pm, SECN+		Chattanooga	W 91–61	5–4	17 – Flournoy	10 – S. Washington	5 – Cambridge	Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, TN
December 5, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Kansas Big 12/SEC Challenge	L 67–74	5–5	23 – Alexander	8 – D. Washington	7 – Cambridge	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, KS
December 8, 2021* 11:00 am, SECN+		Albany	W 52–41	6–5	17 – Alexander	11 – Smith	4 – Cambridge	Memorial Gymnasium (3,688) Nashville, TN
December 18, 2021* 7:00 pm, SECN+		Presbyterian	W 81–57	7–5	21 – Alexander	7 – S. Washington	7 – Cambridge	Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, TN
December 21, 2021* 11:00 am, ESPN+		at Saint Joseph's	W 64–45	8–5	18 – Alexander	7 – D. Washington	8 – Cambridge	Hagan Arena  Philadelphia, PA
December 28, 2021* 7:00 pm, SECN+		Alabama State	W 94–42	9–5	32 – Moore	9 – D. Washington	7 – Cambridge	Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, TN
SEC regular season
January 6, 2022 7:30 pm, SECN		Arkansas	W 54–51	10–5 (1–0)	16 – Alexander	9 – Tied	5 – Cambridge	Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, TN
January 9, 2022 2:00 pm, SECN+		at Mississippi State	L 63–70	10–6 (1–1)	20 – Moore	10 – S. Washington	5 – Cambridge	Humphrey Coliseum  Starkville, MS
January 13, 2022 8:00 pm, SECN		No. 5 Tennessee Rivalry	L 51–65	10–7 (1–2)	16 – Moore	9 – Cambridge	3 – Cambridge	Memorial Gymnasium (2,489) Nashville, TN
January 16, 2022 12:00 pm, SECN		at No. 12 LSU	L 64–82	10–8 (1–3)	24 – Alexander	7 – Tied	3 – Tied	Pete Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, LA
January 20, 2022 7:00 pm, SECN+		Missouri	L 52–66	10–9 (1–4)	19 – Alexander	9 – Smith	3 – Tied	Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, TN
January 24, 2022 6:00 pm, SECN		at No. 1 South Carolina	L 30–85	10–10 (1–5)	10 – Alexander	6 – Smith	2 – LaChance	Colonial Life Arena (11,329) Columbia, SC
January 27, 2022 7:00 pm, SECN+		Kentucky	W 65–57	11–10 (2–5)	26 – Alexander	12 – S. Washington	6 – Cambridge	Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, TN
January 30, 2022 2:00 pm, SECN+		Auburn	W 81–66	12–10 (3–5)	24 – Alexander	10 – Cambridge	7 – Moore	Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, TN
February 3, 2022 6:00 pm, SECN+		at No. 14 Georgia	L 56–71	12–11 (3–6)	13 – Alexander	9 – Alexander	4 – Tied	Stegeman Coliseum  Athens, GA
February 6, 2022 2:00 pm, SECN		Alabama	L 71–77 ^OT	12–12 (3–7)	19 – Alexander	16 – S. Washington	6 – Moore	Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, TN
February 10, 2022 7:00 pm, SECN+		at Texas A&M Rescheduled from December 30	L 58–76	12–13 (3–8)	13 – Cambridge	7 – S. Washington	4 – Cambridge	Reed Arena  College Station, TX
February 13, 2022 11:00 am, SECN		at No. 13 Tennessee Rivalry	L 52–66	12–14 (3–9)	19 – Alexander	6 – S. Washington	3 – Cambridge	Thompson–Boling Arena  Knoxville, TN
February 17, 2022 6:00 pm, SECN+		at Kentucky	L 65–69	12–15 (3–10)	21 – Cambridge	8 – S. Washington	8 – Moore	Memorial Coliseum  Lexington, KY
February 20, 2022 2:00 pm, SECN+		Ole Miss	L 47–57	12–16 (3–11)	19 – Moore	5 – Chambers	2 – Cambridge	Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, TN
February 24, 2022 5:30 pm, SECN		No. 15 Florida	W 63–59	13–16 (4–11)	16 – S. Washington	11 – S. Washington	5 – Cambridge	Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, TN
February 27, 2022 2:00 pm, SECN+		at Alabama	L 71–77	13–17 (4–12)	23 – S. Washington	13 – S. Washington	9 – Cambridge	Coleman Coliseum  Tuscaloosa, AL
SEC Tournament
March 2, 2022 11:00 am, SECN	(13)	vs. (12) Texas A&M First round	W 85–69	14–17	23 – Alexander	15 – Cambridge	10 – Cambridge	Bridgestone Arena  Nashville, TN
March 3, 2022 2:30 pm, SECN	(13)	vs. (5) No. 23 Florida Second round	L 52–53	14–18	18 – Alexander	13 – S. Washington	4 – Cambridge	Bridgestone Arena  Nashville, TN
WNIT
March 17, 2022 7:00 pm, SECN+		Murray State First Round	W 73–47	15–18	24 – Cambridge	9 – Cambridge	6 – Cambridge	Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, TN
March 21, 2022 7:00 pm		Liberty Second Round	W 71–45	16–18	25 – Moore	7 – S. Washington	3 – Cambridge	Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, TN
March 24, 2022 6:30 pm		at Middle Tennessee Third Round	L 53–55	16–19	14 – Tied	8 – S. Washington	2 – Flournoy	Murphy Center (3,022) Murfreesboro, TN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ^[3]

See also

• 2021–22 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team

References

1. "Louisville Adds Emily Engstler, Chelsie Hall to 2021 Class". gocards.com. Retrieved November 4, 2021.
2. "Grad Transfer Newby Joins Women's Basketball Team". lsusports.net. Retrieved November 4, 2021.
3. "Commodores Announce 2021-22 Schedule". vucommodores.com. Retrieved November 4, 2021.