2021–22 Indiana Hoosiers women's basketball team

2021–22 Indiana Hoosiers women's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 11
Record24–9 (11–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaSimon Skjodt Assembly Hall
Seasons
2021–22 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 14 Ohio State 14 4   .778 25 7   .781
No. 8 Iowa 14 4   .778 24 8   .750
No. 12 Michigan 13 4   .765 25 7   .781
No. 13 Maryland 13 4   .765 23 9   .719
No. 11 Indiana 11 5   .688 24 9   .727
Nebraska 11 7   .611 24 9   .727
Northwestern 8 8   .500 17 12   .586
Michigan State 8 9   .471 15 15   .500
Purdue 7 11   .389 17 15   .531
Minnesota 7 11   .389 15 18   .455
Penn State 5 13   .278 11 18   .379
Wisconsin 5 13   .278 8 21   .276
Rutgers 3 14   .176 11 20   .355
Illinois 1 13   .071 7 20   .259
2022 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2021–22 Indiana Hoosiers women's basketball team represented the Indiana University Bloomington during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hoosiers were led by head coach Teri Moren in her eighth season, and played their home games at the Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall as a member of the Big Ten Conference.

Previous season

The Hoosiers finished the 2020–21 season with a 21–5 record, including 16–2 in Big Ten play to finish in second place in the conference. They received an at-large bid to the 2021 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, where they advanced to the Elite Eight.[1]

Roster

2021–22 Indiana Hoosiers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Kaitlin Peterson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Eufaula Eufaula, AL
G 3 Grace Waggoner 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Rivet Vincennes, IN
G 4 Nicole Cardaño-Hillary 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) GS Vista Ridge
George Mason
Madrid, Spain
G 5 Caitlin Hose 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Hazel Green
Georgia
Hazel Green, AL
F 10 Aleksa Gulbe 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr TTT Riga Riga, Latvia
G 14 Ali Patberg 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) GS Columbus North
Notre Dame
Columbus, IN
G 21 Keyarah Berry 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Rockmart Rockmart, GA
G 22 Chloe Moore-McNeil 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Greenfield Sharon, TN
F 23 Kiandra Brown 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So St. Laurent Montreal, Canada
F 24 Mona Zaric 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Novi Sad, Serbia
C 25 Arielle Wisne 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) RS So Horizon Thornton, CO
G 34 Grace Berger 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Sacred Heart Louisville, KY
F 54 Mackenzie Holmes 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Gorham Gorham, ME
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 27, 2022

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 5, 2021*
7:00 pm
No. 8 Indianapolis W 97–43 
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (1,842)
Bloomington, IN
Regular Season
November 10, 2021*
7:00 pm, BEDN/FloSports
No. 8 at Butler W 86–63  1–0
Hinkle Fieldhouse (2,360)
Indianapolis, IN
November 14, 2021*
5:00 pm, ESPN
No. 8 No. 13 Kentucky
Rivalry
W 88–67  2–0
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (5,394)
Bloomington, IN
November 16, 2021*
7:00 pm, BTN+
No. 4 Norfolk State W 72–42  3–0
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (3,398)
Bloomington, IN
November 20, 2021*
4:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 4 at Quinnipiac W 67–59  4–0
People's United Center (1,415)
Hamden, CT
November 25, 2021*
1:30 pm, FloHoops
No. 4 vs. No. 7 Stanford
Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo Championship
L 66–69  4–1
Baha Mar Convention Center 
Nassau, Bahamas
November 27, 2021*
8:30 pm, FloHoops
No. 4 vs. Miami
Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo Championship
W 53–51  5–1
Baha Mar Convention Center 
Nassau, Bahamas
December 2, 2021*
8:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 6 No. 2 NC State
ACC–Big Ten Challenge
L 58–66  5–2
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (5,242)
Bloomington, IN
December 6, 2021
6:00 pm, BTN
No. 10 Penn State W 70–40  6–2
(1–0)
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (3,224)
Bloomington, IN
December 9, 2021*
7:00 pm, BTN+
No. 10 Fairfield W 91–58  7–2
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (3,091)
Bloomington, IN
December 12, 2021
7:00 pm, BTN
No. 10 at No. 20 Ohio State W 86–66  8–2
(2–0)
Value City Arena (3,606)
Columbus, OH
December 19, 2021*
1:00 pm, BTN+
No. 10 Western Michigan W 67–57  9–2
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (2,327)
Bloomington, IN
December 21, 2021*
7:00 pm, BTN+
No. 8 Wright State Cancelled (COVID-19 pandemic) Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
December 23, 2021*
1:00 pm, BTN+
No. 8 Southern Illinois W 70–37  10–2
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (3,735)
Bloomington, IN
December 30, 2021
8:00 pm, FS1
No. 8 at Rutgers Postponed due to COVID-19 protocols from Rutgers Rutgers Athletic Center 
Piscataway, NJ
January 2, 2022
3:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 8 No. 6 Maryland W 70–63 OT 11–2
(3–0)
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (5,572)
Bloomington, IN
January 5, 2022
7:30 pm, BTN+
No. 6 at Wisconsin W 76–53  12–2
(4–0)
Kohl Center (2,053)
Madison, WI
January 13, 2022
6:00 pm, BTN
No. 6 Nebraska W 72–65  13–2
(5–0)
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (3,477)
Bloomington, IN
January 16, 2022
2:00 pm, FS1
No. 6 at Purdue
Rivalry / Crimson and Gold Cup
W 73–68 OT 14–2
(6–0)
Mackey Arena (8,505)
West Lafayette, IN
January 19, 2022
7:00 pm, BTN+
No. 6 Michigan State Postponed due to COVID-19 protocols from Indiana Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
January 27, 2022
7:00 pm, BTN+
No. 6 Illinois Postponed due to COVID-19 protocols from Illinois Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
January 31, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 5 at No. 6 Michigan L 50–65  14–3
(6–1)
Crisler Center (4,198)
Ann Arbor, MI
February 3, 2022
7:00 pm, BTN+
No. 5 Minnesota W 80–70  15–3
(7–1)
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
February 6, 2022
1:00 pm, BTN+
No. 5 Purdue W 64–57  16–3
(8–1)
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (7,891)
Bloomington, IN
February 10, 2022
8:00 pm, BTN+
No. 7 at Illinois W 93–61  17–3
(9–1)
State Farm Center (1,198)
Champaign, IL
February 12, 2022
7:00 pm, BTN+
No. 7 Michigan State
Rescheduled from January 19th
W 76–58  18–3
(10–1)
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (5,560)
Bloomington, IN
February 14, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 5 at Nebraska L 55–72  18–4
(10–2)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,109)
Lincoln, NE
February 17, 2022
6:00 pm, BTN
No. 5 Northwestern W 69–58  19–4
(11–2)
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (3,632)
Bloomington, IN
February 19, 2022
5:00 pm, BTN+
No. 5 No. 22 Iowa L 91–96  19–5
(11–3)
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (7,052)
Bloomington, IN
February 21, 2022
8:00 pm, BTN
No. 10 at No. 21 Iowa
Rescheduled from January 23rd
L 81–89  19–6
(11–4)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (7,510)
Iowa City, IA
February 25, 2022
7:00 pm, BTN
No. 10 at No. 13 Maryland L 64–67  19–7
(11–5)
Xfinity Center (7,532)
College Park, MD
Big Ten Women's Tournament
March 3, 2022
2:00 pm, BTN
(5) No. 14 vs. (13) Rutgers
Second Round
W 66–54  20–7
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
March 4, 2022
2:00 pm, BTN
(5) No. 14 vs. (4) No. 11 Maryland
Quarterfinals
W 62–51  21–7
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
March 5, 2022
3:30 pm, BTN
(5) No. 14 vs. (1) No. 13 Ohio State
Semifinals
W 70–62  22–7
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
March 6, 2022
4:00 pm, ESPN2
(5) No. 14 vs. (2) No. 12 Iowa
Championship game
L 67–74  22–8
Gainbridge Fieldhouse (8,709)
Indianapolis, IN
NCAA tournament
March 19, 2022
1:30 pm, ESPN2
(3 B) No. 11 (14 B) Charlotte
First Round
W 85–51  23–8
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (6,389)
Bloomington, IN
March 21, 2022
8:00 pm, ESPNU
(3 B) No. 11 (11 B) No. 25 Princeton
Second Round
W 56–55  24–8
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (9,627)
Bloomington, IN
March 26, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN
(3 B) No. 11 vs. (2 B) No. 5 UConn
Sweet Sixteen
L 58–75  24–9
Total Mortgage Arena (8,502)
Bridgeport, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.
Sources:[2][3]

Rankings

Ranking movements
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Week
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Coaches77*6687666556

* Coaches did not release a week 1 poll.

References

  1. ^ "A Season To Remember.- Indiana's Runs Ends In Elite Eight". iuhoosiers.com. March 30, 2021. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
  2. ^ "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule". iuhoosiers.com. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
  3. ^ "Indiana Women's Basketball Completes 2021-22 Schedule". umterps.com. September 16, 2021. Retrieved November 3, 2021.