CAA Unveils 2021-22 Women’s Basketball Conference Slate
Hunter Peters
RICHMOND, Va. (July 28, 2021) – The Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) has unveiled its women’s basketball conference slate for the 2021-22 season.
The schedule returns to a traditional home-and-home, round-robin format featuring 18 conference games after last season was modified to accommodate the challenges associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Each institution will be paired with a travel partner as was the case in the previous two seasons. Teams will compete in a Friday/Sunday format featuring back-to-back games at home or on the road. During the two weeks in which a team faces their travel partner, both teams will have a bye on Friday before playing on Sunday.
Regular-season play begins Friday, December 31 and concludes Sunday, March 5. The 2022 CAA Women’s Basketball Championship presented by Primis is scheduled for March 9-12 at the Atlantic Union Bank Center on the campus of James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Va.
In 2020-21 the CAA ranked sixth among all Division I conferences in the final RPI calculations from WarrenNolan.com, trailing only the SEC, Big 12, Pac-12, ACC and Big Ten. Additionally, the league saw five teams finish in the top 160 in the NCAA NET Rankings: Delaware (No. 62), Drexel (No.102), James Madison (No.131), Towson (No. 154) and Elon (No.156).
Four of last year’s major award winners return this season, including the 2020-21 CAA Player of the Year, Jasmine Dickey of Delaware. Additionally, last season’s Defensive Player of the Year, Hannah Nihill, returns to Drexel as a graduate student while James Madison’s Peyton McDaniel is back on the court after taking home Rookie of the Year honors in 2020-21. Finally, Natasha Adair is back at the helm of the Blue Hens after earning her first CAA Coach of the Year award last season.
2021-22 CAA Women’s Basketball Composite Conference Schedule PDF
| Dec. 31 |
Charleston at Northeastern |
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James Madison at Delaware |
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UNCW at Hofstra |
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Towson at Drexel |
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| Jan. 2 |
Charleston at Hofstra |
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James Madison at Drexel |
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UNCW at Northeastern |
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Towson at Delaware |
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William & Mary at Elon |
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| Jan. 7 |
Delaware at UNCW |
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Drexel at Charleston |
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Elon at Towson |
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William & Mary at James Madison |
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| Jan. 9 |
Delaware at Charleston |
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Drexel at UNCW |
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Elon at James Madison |
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Hofstra at Northeastern |
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William & Mary at Towson |
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| Jan. 14 |
Charleston at Elon |
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Hofstra at Delaware |
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UNCW at William & Mary |
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Northeastern at Drexel |
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| Jan. 16 |
Charleston at William & Mary |
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Hofstra at Drexel |
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James Madison at Towson |
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UNCW at Elon |
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Northeastern at Delaware |
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| Jan. 21 |
Elon at Northeastern |
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James Madison at UNCW |
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Towson at Charleston |
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William & Mary at Hofstra |
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| Jan. 23 |
Delaware at Drexel |
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Elon at Hofstra |
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James Madison at Charleston |
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Towson at UNCW |
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William & Mary at Northeastern |
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| Jan. 28 |
Delaware at William & Mary |
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Drexel at Elon |
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Hofstra at James Madison |
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Northeastern at Towson |
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| Jan. 30 |
Delaware at Elon |
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Drexel at William & Mary |
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Hofstra at Towson |
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UNCW at Charleston |
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Northeastern at James Madison |
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| Feb. 4 |
Charleston at Delaware |
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James Madison at Elon |
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UNCW at Drexel |
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Towson at William & Mary |
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| Feb. 6 |
Charleston at Drexel |
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James Madison at William & Mary |
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UNCW at Delaware |
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Northeastern at Hofstra |
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Towson at Elon |
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| Feb. 11 |
Delaware at Northeastern |
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Drexel at Hofstra |
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Elon at UNCW |
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William & Mary at Charleston |
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| Feb. 13 |
Delaware at Hofstra |
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Drexel at Northeastern |
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Elon at Charleston |
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Towson at James Madison |
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William & Mary at UNCW |
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| Feb.18 |
Charleston at James Madison |
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Hofstra at Elon |
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UNCW at Towson |
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Northeastern at William & Mary |
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| Feb. 20 |
Charleston at Towson |
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Drexel at Delaware |
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Hofstra at William & Mary |
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UNCW at James Madison |
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Northeastern at Elon |
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| Feb. 25 |
Elon at Delaware |
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James Madison at Northeastern |
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Towson at Hofstra |
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William & Mary at Drexel |
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| Feb. 27 |
Charleston at UNCW |
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Elon at Drexel |
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James Madison at Hofstra |
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Towson at Northeastern |
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William & Mary at Delaware |
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| Mar. 3 |
Delaware at Towson |
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Drexel at James Madison |
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Hofstra at Charleston |
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Northeastern at UNCW |
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| Mar. 5 |
Delaware at James Madison |
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Drexel at Towson |
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Elon at William & Mary |
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Hofstra at UNCW |
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Northeastern at Charleston |
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| Mar. 9-12 |
CAA Women’s Basketball Championship presented by Primis |
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Atlantic Union Bank Center – Harrisonburg, Va. |