2021–22 Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball team

2021–22 Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record24–9 (11–7 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tom Goehle
  • Chuck Love
  • Tandem Mays
Home arenaPinnacle Bank Arena
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 Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball team represented the University of Nebraska during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cornhuskers, led by sixth year head coach Amy Williams, played their home games at Pinnacle Bank Arena and were members of the Big Ten Conference.

They finished the season 24–9, 11–7 in Big Ten play to finish in sixth place. As the sixth seed in the Big Ten women's tournament they defeated Illinois in the Second Round and Michigan in the Quarterfinals before losing to eventual champions Iowa in the Semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the eighth seed in the Wichita Regional. They lost to Gonzaga in the First Round to end their season.

Previous season

The Cornhuskers finished the season the season 13–13, 9–10 in Big Ten play to finish in ninth place. As the eight seed in the Big Ten women's tournament they defeated Minnesota in the Second Round before losing to eventual champions Maryland in the Quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the WNIT. They played in the Memphis regional and defeated UT Martin in the First Round before losing to Colorado in the Second Round to end their season.

Roster

2021–22 Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Jaz Shelley 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Berwick College
Oregon 		Moe, VIC, Australia
G 2 Trinity Brady 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Hamilton Heights Christian Indianapolis IN
G 3 Allison Weidner 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Humphrey Humphrey, NE
G 4 Sam Haiby 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Moorhead Moorhead, MN
G 5 Mi'Cole Cayton 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GS Saint Mary's College
Cal 		Stockton, CA
G 10 Whitney Brown 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Grand Island Northwest Grand Island, NE
G 11 Ruby Porter 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Adelaide Lightning Adelaide, Australia
F 14 Bella Cravens 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Maryknoll School
Eastern Washington 		Laie, HI
G 15 Kendall Moriarty 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Benet Academy Wheaton, IL
F 21 Annika Stewart 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Wayzata Minneapolis, MN
G 24 Nailah Dillard 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Inderkum
Texas Tech 		Sacramento, CA
G/F 32 Kendall Coley 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr St. Louis Park Minneapolis, MN
F/C 33 Tatiana Popa 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) RS Fr Brewster Academy Parkersburg, WV
F 34 Isabelle Bourne 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Australian Institute of Sport Canberra, Australia
F/C 40 Alexis Markowski 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Pius X Lincoln, NE
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: April 26, 2021

Schedule

Source:[1]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2021*
7:30 p.m., BTN+ 		Midland W 87–42  –
 Pinnacle Bank Arena 
Lincoln, NE
Regular season
November 9, 2021*
Noon, BTN+ 		Maine W 108–50  1–0
 Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,476)
Lincoln, NE
November 11, 2021*
7:00 p.m., BTN+ 		Prairie View A&M W 102–47  2–0
 Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,155)
Lincoln, NE
November 14, 2021*
2:00 p.m., BTN+ 		Alabama A&M W 88–33  3–0
 Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,526)
Lincoln, NE
November 17, 2021*
7:00 p.m., BTN+ 		Creighton W 67–62  4–0
 Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,042)
Lincoln, NE
November 20, 2021*
Noon, BTN+ 		North Carolina Central W 113–58  5–0
 Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,225)
Lincoln, NE
November 26, 2021*
6:00 p.m. 		vs. Drexel
Dana on Mission Bay Holiday Tournament 		W 65–53  6–0
 Jenny Craig Pavilion (368)
San Diego, CA
November 27, 2021*
6:00 p.m. 		at San Diego
Dana on Mission Bay Holiday Tournament 		W 64–56  7–0
 Jenny Craig Pavilion (286)
San Diego, CA
December 1, 2021*
6:00 p.m., ACCRSN 		at Wake Forest
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge 		W 86–60  8–0
 LJVM Coliseum (501)
Winston-Salem, NC
December 6, 2021
7:00 p.m., BTN 		at Minnesota W 70–67  9–0
(1–0) 		Williams Arena (3,300)
Minneapolis, MN
December 11, 2021*
1:00 p.m., BTN+ 		Indiana State W 78–50  10–0
 Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,883)
Lincoln, NE
December 19, 2021*
Noon, BTN+ 		Drake W 89–68  11–0
 Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,849)
Lincoln, NE
December 22, 2021*
Noon, BTN+ 		Wyoming W 72–61  12–0
 Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,566)
Lincoln, NE
December 30, 2021
2:00 p.m., BTN 		at Michigan State L 69–72  12–1
(1–1) 		Breslin Center (4,122)
East Lansing, MI
January 4, 2022
8:00 p.m., BTN 		No. 8 Michigan W 79–58  13–1
(2–1) 		Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,591)
Lincoln, NE
January 9, 2022
1:00 p.m., FS1 		No. 22 Iowa L 86–95  13–2
(2–2) 		Pinnacle Bank Arena (8,415)
Lincoln, NE
January 13, 2022
5:00 p.m., BTN 		at No. 6 Indiana L 65–72  13–3
(2–3) 		Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (3,477)
Bloomington, IN
January 16, 2022
5:10 p.m., BTN 		at Iowa L 83–93  13–4
(2–4) 		Carver–Hawkeye Arena (8,473)
Iowa City, IA
January 27, 2022
8:00 p.m., BTN 		Wisconsin W 77–44  14–4
(3–4) 		Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,528)
Lincoln, NE
January 30, 2022
2:00 p.m. 		Purdue W 81–66  15–4
(4–4) 		Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,810)
Lincoln, NE
February 1, 2022
7:00 p.m. 		Rutgers W 50–38  16–4
(5–4) 		Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,503)
Lincoln, NE
February 3, 2022
7:00 p.m., BTN 		Penn State W 76–61  17–4
(6–4) 		Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,839)
Lincoln, NE
February 6, 2022
Noon, BTN+ 		at No. 17 Maryland L 65–80  17–5
(6–5) 		Xfinity Center (6,047)
College Park, MD
February 10, 2022
6:00 p.m., FS1 		at No. 21 Ohio State L 70–80  17–6
(6–6) 		Value City Arena (3,135)
Columbus, OH
February 12, 2022
2:00 p.m., BTN+ 		at Illinois W 82–63  18–6
(7–6) 		State Farm Center (1,182)
Champaign, IL
February 14, 2022
6:00 p.m., BTN 		No. 5 Indiana W 72–55  19–6
(8–6) 		Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,109)
Lincoln, NE
February 17, 2022
6:00 p.m., BTN+ 		at Penn State L 76–83  19–7
(8–7) 		Bryce Jordan Center (1,801)
University Park
February 20, 2022
2:00 p.m., BTN+ 		Minnesota W 93–70  20–7
(9–7) 		Pinnacle Bank Arena (6,566)
Lincoln, NE
February 23, 2022
6:30 p.m., BTN+ 		at Wisconsin W 80–70  21–7
(10–7) 		Kohl Center (2,425)
Madison, WI
February 27, 2022
3:30 p.m., BTN 		Northwestern W 73–59  22–7
(11–7) 		Pinnacle Bank Arena (6,234)
Lincoln, NE
Big Ten Women's Tournament
March 3, 2022
7:30 p.m., BTN 		(6) vs. (14) Illinois
Second Round 		W 92–74  23–7
 Gainbridge Fieldhouse (0)
Indianapolis, IN
March 4, 2022
7:30 p.m., BTN 		(6) vs. (3) No. 10 Michigan
Quarterfinals 		W 76–73  24–7
 Gainbridge Fieldhouse (0)
Indianapolis, IN
March 5, 2022
5:00 p.m., BTN 		(6) vs. (2) No. 12 Iowa
Semifinals 		L 66–83  24–8
 Gainbridge Fieldhouse (7,749)
Indianapolis, IN
NCAA tournament
March 18, 2022
2:30 p.m., ESPNews 		(8W) vs. (9W) Gonzaga
First Round 		L 55–68  24–9
 KFC Yum! Center (0)
Louisville, KY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=Wichita.
All times are in CST Time.

Rankings

Main article: 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Regular Season Polls
Poll Pre-
Season		 Week
2		 Week
3		 Week
4		 Week
5		 Week
6		 Week
7		 Week
8		 Week
9		 Week
10		 Week
11		 Week
12		 Week
13		 Week
14		 Week
15		 Week
16		 Week
17		 Final
AP RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV
Coaches RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV
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

  1. ^ "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule". Nebraska Athletics. Retrieved April 26, 2022.