2021–22 Princeton Tigers women's basketball team

2021–22 Princeton Tigers women's basketball
Ivy League regular-season champions
Ivy League tournament champions
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceIvy League
Ranking
APNo. 25
Record25–5 (14–0 Ivy)
Head coach
  • Carla Berube (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Lauren Battista (3rd season)
  • Lauren Dillon (3rd season)
Home arenaJadwin Gymnasium
Seasons
2021–22 Ivy League women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 25 Princeton † 14 – 0   1.000 25 – 5   .833
Columbia 12 – 2   .857 25 – 7   .781
Yale 9 – 5   .643 16 – 11   .593
Harvard 7 – 7   .500 13 – 14   .481
Penn 7 – 7   .500 12 – 14   .462
Cornell 4 – 10   .286 9 – 16   .360
Dartmouth 2 – 12   .143 3 – 23   .115
Brown 1 – 13   .071 6 – 20   .231
† 2022 Ivy League tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2021–22 Princeton Tigers women's basketball team represented Princeton University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tigers, led by third-year head coach Carla Berube, played their home games at Jadwin Gymnasium as members of the Ivy League.

The Tigers finished the season with a 25–5 overall record, 14–0 in Ivy League play, to finish in first place and win the conference's regular-season championship. As the top seed in the Ivy League tournament, they defeated Harvard[1] and Columbia to win the championship.[2] They received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, where they were the eleventh seed in the Bridgeport region. They defeated Kentucky in the first round[3] before losing to Indiana to end their season.[4]

Previous season

The Ivy League canceled all winter sports for the 2020–21 season, including men's and women's basketball, due to COVID-19 concerns.[5]

Roster

2021–22 Princeton Tigers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Hometown
F 00 Ellie Mitchell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Chevy Chase, MD
G 1 Abby Meyers 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Potomac, MD
G 2 Adaora Nwokeji 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Houston, TX
F 5 Paige Morton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Summit, NJ
G 10 Grace Stone 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Glen Cove, NY
G/F 11 Neenah Young 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Tracy, CA
G 12 Maggie Connolly 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Wilmington, DE
G/F 14 Maddie Plank 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Briarcliff Manor, NY
G 20 Kaitlyn Chen 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So San Marino, CA
F 21 Kira Emsbo 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Jr Lakewood, CO
F 22 Parker Hill 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Bethesda, MD
G 24 Julia Cunningham 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Watchung, NJ
G 25 Chet Nweke 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Woodbine, MD
G 32 Amelia Osgood 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Brentwood, TN
G/F 33 Lexi Weger 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr South Hadley, MA
F 44 Katie Thiers 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Seattle, WA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: May 13, 2022

2021–22 Ivy awards and recognition
  • Abby Meyers – Player of the Year; First Team All-Ivy; Academic All-Ivy
  • Ellie Mitchell – Defensive Player of the Year
  • Carla Berube – Coach of the Year
  • Julia Cunningham – First Team All-Ivy
  • Grace Stone – Honorable Mention

Source:[6]

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 10, 2021*
7:00 p.m. 		at Villanova W 59–42  1–0
 Finneran Pavilion (1,551)
Villanova, PA
November 12, 2021*
7:00 p.m., FloHoops 		at Delaware W 76–56  2–0
 Bob Carpenter Center (997)
Newark, DE
November 14, 2021*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Boston W 69–40  3–0
 Jadwin Gymnasium (728)
Princeton, NJ
November 20, 2021*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Rhode Island L 53–61  3–1
 Ryan Center (545)
Kingston, RI
November 23, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Temple W 59–41  4–1
 Liacouras Center (780)
Philadelphia, PA
November 28, 2021*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Maine W 82–43  5–1
 Jadwin Gymnasium (534)
Princeton, NJ
December 1, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at No. 22 Florida Gulf Coast W 58–55  6–1
 Alico Arena (2,045)
Fort Myers, FL
December 5, 2021*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Fordham L 67–76  6–2
 Rose Hill Gymnasium (303)
The Bronx, NY
December 11, 2021*
Noon, ESPN+ 		Seton Hall L 60–70  6–3
 Jadwin Gymnasium (586)
Princeton, NJ
December 14, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Buffalo W 79–77 OT 7–3
 Jadwin Gymnasium (537)
Princeton, NJ
December 22, 2021*
Noon, ESPN+ 		No. 12 Texas L 53–70  7–4
 Jadwin Gymnasium (722)
Princeton, NJ
December 29, 2021*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UCF Canceled Jadwin Gymnasium 
Princeton, NJ
January 2, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Harvard W 68–50  8–4
(1–0) 		Jadwin Gymnasium (635)
Princeton, NJ
January 8, 2022
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Cornell W 65–41  9–4
(2–0) 		Newman Arena (189)
Ithaca, NY
January 12, 2022*
6:00 p.m., NBC Sports PA+ 		Towson W 68–54  10–4
 Jadwin Gymnasium (57)
Princeton, NJ
January 15, 2022
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Brown W 72–39  11–4
(3–0) 		Pizzitola Sports Center (163)
Providence, RI
January 17, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Penn W 70–50  12–4
(4–0) 		The Palestra (125)
Philadelphia, PA
January 22, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Dartmouth W 78–35  13–4
(5–0) 		Jadwin Gymnasium (165)
Princeton, NJ
January 28, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Yale W 61–49  14–4
(6–0) 		Payne Whitney Gymnasium (60)
New Haven, CT
February 4, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Cornell W 75–37  15–4
(7–0) 		Jadwin Gymnasium (501)
Princeton, NJ
February 5, 2022
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Columbia W 57–39  16–4
(8–0) 		Jadwin Gymnasium (906)
Princeton, NJ
February 12, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Dartmouth W 70–48  17–4
(9–0) 		Leede Arena (0)
Hanover, NH
February 18, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Brown W 88–42  18–4
(10–0) 		Jadwin Gymnasium (572)
Princeton, NJ
February 19, 2022
6:00 p.m., NBC Sports PA 		Yale W 74–36  19–4
(11–0) 		Jadwin Gymnasium (797)
Princeton, NJ
February 23, 2022
5:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at Columbia W 73–53  20–4
(12–0) 		Levien Gymnasium (1,913)
New York, NY
March 4, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPNews 		Penn W 63–43  21–4
(13–0) 		Jadwin Gymnasium (846)
Princeton, NJ
March 6, 2022
Noon, ESPN+ 		at Harvard W 73–53  22–4
(14–0) 		Lavietes Pavilion (757)
Cambridge, MA
Ivy League tournament
March 12, 2022
4:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		(1) No. 24 at (4) Harvard
Semifinals 		W 72–67  23–4
 Lavietes Pavilion (889)
Cambridge, MA
March 13, 2022
5:00 p.m., ESPNews 		(1) No. 24 vs. (2) Columbia
Finals 		W 77–59  24–4
 Lavietes Pavilion (925)
Cambridge, MA
NCAA tournament
March 19, 2022
4:00 p.m., ESPN 		(11 B) No. 25 vs. (6 B) No. 15 Kentucky
First round 		W 69–62  25–4
 Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (6,389)
Bloomington, IN
March 2022
8:00 p.m., ESPNU 		(11 B) No. 25 at (3 B) No. 11 Indiana
Second round 		L 55–56  25–5
 Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (9,627)
Bloomington, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
B=Bridgeport.
All times are in Eastern.

Source:[7]

Rankings

Main article: 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
AP—————————————RVRVRVRV2425
Coaches————RV———————————RVRVRV
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. ^ "Women's Basketball Advances To #IvyMadness Championship Game". Princeton University Athletics. March 11, 2022. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
  2. ^ "Time To Dance! #24 Women's Basketball Claims Ivy Tournament Title". Princeton University Athletics. March 12, 2022. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
  3. ^ "Top Cats!!!! Meyers, Chen Power Tigers Past Wildcats For NCAA Win 69-62". Princeton University Athletics. March 19, 2022. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
  4. ^ "#11 Princeton Falls To #3 Indiana 56-55 In NCAA Second Round". Princeton University Athletics. March 21, 2022. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
  5. ^ "Ivy League Outlines Intercollegiate Athletics Plans; No Competition for Winter Sports" (Press release). Ivy League. November 12, 2020. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
  6. ^ "Ivy League Reveals Women's Basketball Award Winners and All-Ivy Teams for 2021-22 Season". Ivyleague.com. March 9, 2022. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  7. ^ "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule". goprincetontigers.com. Retrieved May 13, 2022.