2021–22 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball team

2021–22 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
APNo. 19
Record21–8 (10–6 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ashley Davis (1st season)
  • Salvo Coppa (6th season)
  • Erin Grant (1st season)
Home arenaMcKale Center
Seasons
2021–22 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Stanford † 16 – 0   1.000 32 – 4   .889
Oregon 11 – 6   .647 20 – 12   .625
Washington State 11 – 6   .647 19 – 11   .633
No. 19 Arizona 10 – 6   .625 21 – 8   .724
Colorado 9 – 7   .563 22 – 9   .710
Utah 8 – 7   .533 21 – 12   .636
UCLA 8 – 8   .500 18 – 13   .581
Oregon State 6 – 9   .400 17 – 14   .548
Arizona State 4 – 9   .308 12 – 14   .462
USC 5 – 12   .294 12 – 16   .429
California 2 – 10   .167 11 – 13   .458
Washington 2 – 12   .143 7 – 16   .304
† 2022 Pac-12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll


The 2021–22 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball team represented the University of Arizona during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats were led by sixth-year head coach Adia Barnes. This was the Wildcats' 48th season at the on-campus McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona and 43rd season as a member of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished with a record of 21–8, 10–6 in Pac-12 play. The Wildcats were invited to the 2022 NCAA tournament where they defeated UNLV in the First Round before losing to North Carolina in the Second Round.

Previous season

The Wildcats finished the season second behind Stanford in the Pacific-12 conference with a 13–4 record. They advanced to the semifinals of the 2021 Pac-12 women's tournament where they lost to no. 9 ranked UCLA and As a no. 3 seed in the NCAA tournament where they defeated Stony Brook and BYU in the first and second rounds, no. 4 ranked Texas A&M in the Sweet Sixteen, they won their region with a win over no. 12 ranked Indiana in the first-ever Elite Eight, knocked off no. 1 ranked UConn in the first-ever Final Four. Arizona reached the first-ever National Championship game, losing to no. 2 ranked Stanford (in a rematch from earlier this season) 54–53 and finishing the season with a 21–6 record.

Offseason

Departures

Arizona Wildcats Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Notes
Trinity Baptiste 0 F 6'0 Senior Tampa, Florida
Aari McDonald 2 G 5'7 RS Senior Fresno, California
Tara Manumaleuga 3 G 5'10 Sophomore Gold Coast, QLD, Australia
Mara Mote 11 G 5'11 Sophomore Cēsis, Latvia
Marta Garcia 22 G 6'3 Freshman Sevilla, Spain
Reference:

Transfers

Incoming Transfers
Name Number Position Height Year Hometown Previous School Remaining Eligibility Notes
Taylor Chavez 3 G 5'10" Junior Surprise, AZ Oregon 2 Transfer from Oregon.
Koi Love 5 F 6'0" Sophomore Orlando, FL Vanderbilt 3 Transfer from Vanderbilt.
Ariyah Copeland 22 F 6'3" Senior Columbus, GA Alabama 1 Transfer from Alabama.
Reference:

2021 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Aaronette Vonleh
G 		West Linn, OR West Linn HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A Jul 11, 2020 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 91
Anna Gret Asi
G 		Tartu, Estonia University of Tartu 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) N/A Jul 13, 2020 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Gisela Sanchez
F 		Barcelona, Spain Segle XXI 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A Feb 11, 2021 
Star ratings: 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:

  • "2021 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 11, 2021.

2022 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2022)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Maya Nnaji
F 		Lakeville, MN Hopkins High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) N/A May 10, 2021 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 97
Paris Clark
G 		Mount Vernon, NY Long Island Lutheran High School 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) N/A Dec 13, 2021 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 96
Kailyn Gilbert
G 		Tampa, FL Seffner Christian Academy 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) N/A Jan 6, 2021 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 95
Lemyah Hylton
G 		London, ON Southwest Academy Girls Prep 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) N/A Oct 16, 2021 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 91
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:

2023 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2023)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Breya Cunningham
POST 		Chula Vista, CA La Jolla Country Day School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) N/A Jun 26, 2022 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 97
Montaya Dew
F 		Las Vegas, NV Centennial High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) N/A Dec 23, 2021 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 97
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:

Preseason

Preseason rankings

  • October 12 and November 3, 2021 - The Arizona Wildcats are picked to finish 5th in the both of Media and Coaches of the PAC-12 Preseason polls.
  • October 19, 2021 - Arizona received No. 22 in the AP poll Top 25.
  • November 3, 2021 – Arizona received No. 15 in the USA Today Coaches Poll Top 25.

Preseason awards watchlists

  • October 26, 2021 – Taylor Chavez is named to the Ann Meyers Drysdale Award top 20 watch list (Best shooting guard) [1]
  • October 27, 2021 – Sam Thomas is named to the Cheryl Miller Award top 20 watch list (Best small forward) [2]
  • November 9, 2021 - Sam Thomas is named to the Naismith Trophy top 50 watchlist (the most outstanding female basketball player) [3]

Preseason All Pac-12 teams

  • November 3, 2021 – Preseason All-Pac-12 team: Sam Thomas and Cate Reese.

Personal

Roster

Source:[4]

2021–22 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Anna Gret Asi 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Fr University of Tartu   Tartu, Estonia  
G 1 Shaina Pellington 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Sr Dunabarton   / Oklahoma   Pickering, ON  
G 3 Taylor Chavez 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Valley Vista   /Oregon   Surprise, AZ  
G 4 Madison Conner 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr AZ Compass Prep   Chandler, AZ  
F 5 Koi Love 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Miami Country Day School /Vanderbilt   Orlando, FL  
G 10 Derin Erdogan 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So İstanbul Üniversitesi SK   Istanbul, Turkey  
G 13 Helena Pueyo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Segle XXI   Palma de Mallorca, Spain  
F 14 Sam Thomas 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) GS Centennial   Bloomfield Hills, MI  
F 21 Aaronette Vonleh 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr West Linn   West Linn, OR  
F 22 Ariyah Copeland 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) GS Columbus  /Alabama   Columbus, GA

 

G 23 Bendu Yeaney 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr St. Mary's  /Indiana   Portland, OR

 

F 25 Cate Reese 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Cypress   Cypress, TX  
F 30 Gisela Sanchez 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Segle XXI   Barcelona, Spain  
F 32 Lauren Ware 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) So Century   Bismarck, ND  
C 34 Semaj Smith 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Sr St. Anthony   Long Beach, CA  
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 3, 2021

Coaching staff

Name Position Year at Arizona Alma Mater (year)
Adia Barnes Head Coach 6th Arizona (1998)
Salvo Coppa Assistant Coach 6th IULM (2003)
Ashley Davis Assistant Coach 1st TCU (2007)
Erin Grant Assistant Coach 1st Texas Tech (2006)
Jessika Carrington Director of Basketball Operations 6th Oklahoma (2012)
Kortney Dunbar Director of Players Recruiting 1st Tennessee (2018)
Sierra Bone Graduate Assistant 1st Kansas City (2017)

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 28, 2021*
6:00 pm 		No. 22 Eastern New Mexico W 84–25  –
  12 – Tied   6 – Copeland   4 – Tied  McKale Center (5,948)
Tucson, AZ
November 5, 2021*
6:30 pm 		No. 22 Arizona Christian W 110–39  –
  18 – Conner   12 – Reese   6 – Pueyo  McKale Center (6,124)
Tucson, AZ
Regular Season
November 9, 2021*
5:00 pm, live stream 		No. 22 Cal State Northridge W 87–44  1–0
  14 – Tied   6 – Vonleh   5 – Pellington  McKale Center (6,154)
Tucson, AZ
November 12, 2021*
2:30 pm, ESPNU 		No. 22 vs. No. 6 Louisville
Mammoth Sports Construction Invitational 		W 61–59 OT 2–0
  21 – Reese   10 – Ware   5 – Tied  Sanford Pentagon (2,345)
Sioux Falls, SD
Nov. 15, 2021*
6:30 p.m. 		No. 11 Texas Southern W 93–38  3–0
  15 – Reese   11 – Reese   4 – Yeaney  McKale Center (6,261)
Tucson, AZ
Nov. 19, 2021*
6:30 p.m. 		No. 11 Marist W 78–36  4–0
  14 – Thomas   9 – Love   4 – Pellington  McKale Center (6,787)
Tucson, AZ
Nov. 25, 2021*
1:15 p.m., ESPN3 		No. 9 vs. Vanderbilt
Paradise Jam tournament 		W 48–46  5–0
  13 – Thomas   6 – Copeland   5 – Pueyo  Sports and Fitness Center (3,500)
Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Nov. 26, 2021*
1:15 p.m., ESPN3 		No. 9 vs. DePaul
Paradise Jam Tournament 		W 75–68  6–0
  19 – Reese   8 – Reese   6 – Yeaney  Sports and Fitness Center (246)
Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Nov. 27, 2021*
1:15 p.m., ESPN3 		No. 9 vs. Rutgers
Paradise Jam Tournament 		W 80–44  7–0
  16 – Reese   6 – Copeland   4 – Conner  Sports and Fitness Center (244)
Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Dec. 3, 2021*
TBD 		No. 7 at UC Riverside Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols within the UC Riverside program.[a] SRC Arena 
Riverside, CA
Dec. 9, 2021*
6:30 p.m. 		No. 6 North Dakota State W 59–47  8–0
  16 – Pellington   6 – Tied   3 – Tied  McKale Center (7,037)
Tucson, AZ
Dec. 12, 2021*
1:00 p.m. 		No. 6 New Mexico W 77–60  9–0
  15 – Conner   12 – Reese   4 – Tied  McKale Center (8,884)
Tucson, AZ
Dec. 17, 2021*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 4 at Northern Arizona W 82–55  10–0
  17 – Vonleh   7 – Love   4 – Chavez  Walkup Skydome (572)
Flagstaff, AZ
Dec. 19, 2021*
3:30 p.m., ESPN 		No. 4 vs. No. 11 Texas
Pac-12 Coast-to-Coast Challenge 		Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols within the Arizona program.[b] T-Mobile Arena 
Paradise, NV
Pac-12 regular season
January 7, 2022
6:00 pm, P12N 		No. 4 Washington State W 60–52  11–0
(1–0) 		 20 – Reese   7 – Tied   8 – Thomas  McKale Center (7,378)
Tucson, AZ
January 9, 2022
12:00 pm, P12N 		No. 4 Washington Postponed due to COVID-19 protocols within the Washington program.[c] McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
January 9, 2022[d]
4:00 pm, live stream 		No. 4 at USC L 67–76  11–1
(1–1) 		 29 – Reese   7 – Copeland   8 – Yeaney  Galen Center (0)
Los Angeles, CA
January 13, 2022
8:00 pm, P12N 		No. 7 at Oregon State W 55–53  12–1
(2–1) 		 15 – Yeaney   9 – Thomas   2 – Tied  Gill Coliseum (4,073)
Corvallis, OR
January 15, 2022
3:30 pm, P12N 		No. 7 at Oregon L 66–68 OT 12–2
(2–2) 		 14 – Tied   7 – Love   3 – Tied  Matthew Knight Arena (7,944)
Eugene, OR
January 21, 2022
7:00 pm, P12N 		No. 10 Utah W 76–64  13–2
(3–2) 		 25 – Thomas   7 – Ware   4 – Pueyo  McKale Center (7,099)
Tucson, AZ
January 23, 2022
12:00 pm, P12N 		No. 10 No. 22 Colorado W 75–56  14–2
(4–2) 		 28 – Pellington   9 – Reese   4 – Yeaney  McKale Center (7,103)
Tucson, AZ
January 26, 2022[e]
6:00 pm, P12N 		No. 8 at UCLA W 74–63  15–2
(5–2) 		 20 – Pellington   10 – Reese   4 – Tied  Pauley Pavilion (826)
Los Angeles, CA
January 28, 2022
8:00 pm, P12N 		No. 8 at California Postponed due to COVID-19 protocols within the California program.[f] Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, CA
January 30, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 8 at No. 2 Stanford L 69–75  15–3
(5–3) 		 17 – Reese   7 – Reese   5 – Tied  Maples Pavilion (3,479)
Stanford, CA
February 4, 2022
8:00 pm, P12N 		No. 8 No. 19 Oregon W 63–48  16–3
(6–3) 		 13 – Reese   9 – Love   4 – Tied  McKale Center (10,413)
Tucson, AZ
February 6, 2022
12:00 pm, P12N 		No. 8 Oregon State W 73–61  17–3
(7–3) 		 19 – Reese   8 – Reese   3 – Tied  McKale Center (7,505)
Tucson, AZ
February 11, 2022
7:00 pm, P12N 		No. 6 at Arizona State
Territorial Cup 		L 77–81  17–4
(7–4) 		 30 – Pellington   8 – Reese   5 – Pellington  Desert Financial Arena (5,193)
Tempe, AZ
February 13, 2022
12:00 pm, P12N 		No. 6 Arizona State
Territorial Cup 		W 62–58  18–4
(8–4) 		 17 – Reese   6 – Love   3 – Tied  McKale Center (8,480)
Tucson, AZ
February 18, 2022
8:00 pm, P12N 		No. 8 at Washington W 51–42  19–4
(9–4) 		 10 – Pellington   8 – Ware   3 – Yeaney  Alaska Airlines Arena (1,499)
Seattle, WA
February 20, 2022
1:00 pm, P12N 		No. 8 at Washington State L 67–72  19–5
(9–5) 		 15 – Conner   4 – Tied   3 – Thomas  Beasley Coliseum (984)
Pullman, WA
February 24, 2022
7:00 pm, P12N 		No. 12 UCLA L 46–64  19–6
(9–6) 		 14 – Pellington   6 – Copeland   4 – Pueyo  McKale Center (8,067)
Tucson, AZ
February 26, 2022
12:00 pm, P12N 		No. 12 USC W 68–59  20–6
(10–6) 		 18 – Chavez   11 – Ware   4 – Pellington  McKale Center (8,256)
Tucson, AZ
Pac-12 Women's tournament
March 3, 2022
1:00 pm, P12N 		(4) No. 14 vs. (5) Colorado
Quarterfinals 		L 43–45  20–7
  15 – Ware   8 – Ware   3 – Pueyo  Michelob Ultra Arena (4,122)
Paradise, NV
NCAA tournament
March 19, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		(4 G) No. 19 (13 G) UNLV
First Round 		W 72–67  21–7
  30 – Pellington   7 – Ware   4 – Pellington  McKale Center (9,573)
Tucson, AZ
March 21, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		(4 G) No. 19 (5 G) No. 17 North Carolina
Second Round 		L 45–63  21–8
  15 – Thomas   7 – Ware   3 – Tied  McKale Center (8,333)
Tucson, AZ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
G=Greensboro.
All times are in Mountain Time.

Source:[11]

Game summaries

This section will be filled in as the season progresses.

vs Cal State Northridge

TBD
November 9
5:00 p.m.
Cal State Northridge Matadors 47, No. 22 Arizona Wildcats 88
Scoring by quarter: 5–15, 13–32, 12–19, 14–21
Pts: Kayanna Spriggs, 9
Rebs: Kayanna Spriggs, 6
Asts: Tied, 2		 Pts: Tied, 14
Rebs: Aaronette Vonleh, 6
Asts: Shania Pellington, 6
McKale Center, Tucson, AZ
Attendance: 6,154
Referees: Melissa Barlow, Brian Woods, Sha'Rae Mitchell

vs No. 6 Louisville

ESPNU
November 12
2:30 p.m.
No. 6 Louisville Cardinals 59, No. 22 Arizona Wildcats 61 (OT)
Scoring by quarter: 9–8, 13–17, 18–16, 14–13, Overtime: 5–7
Pts: Hailey Van Lith, 19
Rebs: Emily Engstler, 8
Asts: Chelsie Hall, 3		 Pts: Cate Reese, 21
Rebs: Lauren Ware, 10
Asts: Helena Pueyo, 5
Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls, SD
Attendance: 2,345
Referees: Roy Gulbeyan, Maj Forsberg, Katie Lukanich

vs Texas Southern

TBD
November 15
6:30 p.m.
Texas Southern Lady Tigers 38, No. 11 Arizona Wildcats 93
Scoring by quarter: 9–24, 6–24, 6–17, 17–28
Pts: Niya Mitchell, 12
Rebs: Niya Mitchell, 10
Asts: Ashley Austin, 2		 Pts: Cate Reese, 15
Rebs: Cate Reese, 11
Asts: Bendy Yeaney, 4
McKale Center, Tucson, AZ
Attendance: 6,261
Referees: Anita Ortega, Kenneth Nash, Stacie Blow

vs Marist

TBD
November 19
6:30 p.m.
Marist Red Wolves 36, No. 11 Arizona Wildcats 78
Scoring by quarter: 14–12, 8–20, 5–26, 9–20
Pts: Kendall Krick, 8
Rebs: Emma Wax, 4
Asts: Emma Wax, 2		 Pts: Sam Thomas, 14
Rebs: Koi Love, 9
Asts: Shania Pellington, 4
McKale Center, Tucson, AZ
Attendance: 6,787
Referees: Michael Price, Marc Merritt, Cheryl Flores

vs Vanderbilt

ESPN3
November 25
1:15 p.m.
Vanderbilt Commodores 46, No. 9 Arizona Wildcats 48
Scoring by quarter: 7–11, 9–13, 11–14, 19–10
Pts: Iyana Moore, 10
Rebs: 2 Tied, 6
Asts: 2 Tied, 2		 Pts: Sam Thomas, 13
Rebs: Ariyah Copeland, 6
Asts: Helena Pueyo, 5
Sports and Fitness Center, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Attendance: 3,500
Referees: Rod Creech, Karlenna Tobin, Sarah Williams

vs DePaul

ESPN3
November 26
1:15 p.m.
No. 9 Arizona Wildcats 75, DePaul Blue Demons 68
Scoring by quarter: 19-17, 17-17, 15-17, 24-17
Pts: Cate Reese, 19
Rebs: Cate Reese, 8
Asts: Bendu Yeaney, 6		 Pts: Aneesah Morrow, 24
Rebs: Aneesah Morrow, 16
Asts: Sonya Morris, 4
Sports and Fitness Center, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Attendance: 246
Referees: Rod Creech, Jeffrey Smith, Krystle Apellaniz

vs Rutgers

ESPN3
November 27
1:15 p.m.
Rutgers Scarlet Knights 44, No. 9 Arizona Wildcats 80
Scoring by quarter: 2–12, 6–34, 16–15, 20–19
Pts: Oshlynn Brown, 9
Rebs: Tied, 5
Asts: Tied, 1		 Pts: Cate Reese, 16
Rebs: Ariyah Copeland, 6
Asts: Madison Conner, 4
Sports and Fitness Center, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Attendance: 244
Referees: Bruce Morris, Karleena Tobin, Tim Resch

vs North Dakota State

November 27
6:30 p.m.
North Dakota State Bison vs. Arizona Wildcats
McKale Center, Tucson, AZ

vs New Mexico

December 12
New Mexico Lobos vs. Arizona Wildcats
McKale Center, Tucson, AZ

Player statistics

Player Games Played Minutes Field Goals Three Pointers Free Throws Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals Points
ReeseCate Reese 5 84 19 4 13 25 4 2 1 55
WareLauren Ware 5 83 14 2 9 25 3 10 2 37
ThomasSam Thomas 5 80 12 6 13 9 7 6 4 32
PellingtonShaina Pellington 5 79 5 1 4 12 14 0 5 17
YeaneyBendu Yeaney 5 76 12 5 1 10 12 0 7 30
Chavez Taylor Chavez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Conner Madison Conner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Copeland Ariyah Copeland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Erdogan Derin Erdogan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gret Asi Anna Gret Asi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Love Koi Love 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pueyo Helena Pueyo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sanchez Gisela Sanchez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Smith Semaj Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vonleh Aaronette Vonleh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total – – – – – – – – – –
Opponents – – – – − − − − − −

Awards & milestones

Season highs

Players

  • Points: C. Reese, 21 (Louisville)
  • Rebounds: C. Reese, 11 (Texas Southern)
  • Assists: Tied, 5 (Cal State Northridge & Louisville)
  • Steals: K. Love, 4 (Texas Southern & Marist)
  • Blocks: L. Ware, 4 (Marist)
  • Minutes: C. Reese, 33 (Louisville)

Team

  • Points: 93 (Texas Southern)
  • Field Goals: 36 (Texas Southern)
  • Field Goal Attempts: 67 (Texas Southern)
  • 3 Point Field Goals Made: 11 (Marist)
  • 3 Point Field Goals Attempts: 24 (Marist)
  • Free Throws Made:12 (Louisville)
  • Free Throws Attempts:14 (Louisville)
  • Rebounds:53 (Marist)
  • Assists:27 (Cal State Northridge)
  • Steals:15 (Texas Southern)
  • Blocked Shots:10 (Marist)
  • Turnovers:17 (Louisville)
  • Fouls:21 (Louisville)

Weekly awards

Cate Reese

  • Pac-12 Women's Basketball Player of the Week 1 (Nov. 15)[12]

Pac-12 Conference awards and honors

National awards

Rankings

See also: 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP2222*119764444 (3)71088681214т2019Not released
Coaches1515*15^1211108555 (1)7988771113161618

*The preseason and week 1 polls were the same.
^Coaches poll was not released for Week 2.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ This game was canceled on November 24 due to COVID-19 protocols within the Highlanders program. This game was declared a no contest by the NCAA.[5]
  2. ^ This game was canceled on December 18 due to COVID-19 protocols within the Wildcats program.[6]
  3. ^ This game was postponed on January 3 due to COVID-19 protocols within the Huskies program.[7]
  4. ^ This game was originally scheduled on December 31 before being postponed and rescheduled to January 9 due to COVID-19 protocols within the USC program.[8]
  5. ^ This game was originally scheduled on January 2 before being postponed and rescheduled to January 26 due to COVID-19 protocols within the UCLA program.[9]
  6. ^ This game was postponed on January 24 due to COVID-19 protocols within the Golden Bears program.[10]

References

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