2021–22 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball team

2021–22 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball
WNIT, second round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record17–15 (7–11 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMackey 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 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball team represented Purdue University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Boilermakers, led by 1st year head coach Katie Gearlds, played their home games at Mackey Arena and were a members of the Big Ten Conference.

They finished the season 17–15 and 7–11 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for ninth place. As the ninth seed in the Big Ten tournament, they were defeated by Michigan State in the Second Round. They received an at-large bid to the WNIT. They defeated Southern Illinois in the First Round before losing to Marquette in the Second Round to end their season.

Previous season

The Boilermakers finished the season 7–16 and 4–14 in Big Ten play to finish in twelfth place. As the eleventh seed in the Big Ten tournament, they were defeated by Iowa in the Second Round. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WNIT.

Roster

2021–22 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Brooke Moore 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Henry County
Auburn 		Atlanta, GA
G 1 Skye Williams 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Pickerington Central Pickerington, OH
G 2 Rokia Doumbia 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr IMG Academy
Arkansas 		Bamako, Mali
G 3 Jayla Smith 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Lawrence North Indianapolis, IN
G 5 Cassidy Hardin 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Center Grove Bargersville, IN
G 10 Jeanae Terry 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Wayne Memorial
Illinois 		Detroit, MI
G 13 Ajah Stallings 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr North Central Indianapolis, IN
G/F 14 Ava Learn 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Our Lady of Lourdes Hyde Park, NY
G 23 Abbey Ellis 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Our Lady of Mercy
Cal Poly 		Melbourne, Australia
C 24 Ra Shaya Kyle 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) So Marion Marion, IN
F 30 Nyagoa Gony 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Lincoln Lincoln, NE
G 33 Madison Layden 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Northwestern Kokomo, IN
F 35 Rickie Woltman 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Incarnate Word St. Louis, MO
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: May 5, 2022

Schedule

Source:[1]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 7, 2021*
2:00 p.m., BTN+ 		Findlay W 89–64  –
 Mackey Arena (3,415)
West Lafayette, IN
Regular season
November 10, 2021*
7:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Western Kentucky W 79–69  1–0
 E. A. Diddle Arena (1,214)
Bowling Green, KY
November 14, 2021*
2:30 p.m., BTN 		Western Michigan W 70–62  2–0
 Mackey Arena (2,062)
West Lafayette, IN
November 14, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Illinois State W 76–64  3–0
 Redbird Arena (672)
Normal, IL
November 20, 2021*
6:00 p.m., BTN+ 		Dayton L 62–78  3–1
 Mackey Arena (1,938)
West Lafayette, IN
November 22, 2021*
7:00 p.m., BTN+ 		Marshall W 70–60  4–1
 Mackey Arena (1,526)
West Lafayette, IN
November 25, 2021*
5:00 p.m., FloHoops 		vs. No. 22 West Virginia
St. Pete Showcase 		L 57–65  4–2
 McArthur Gymnasium (401)
St. Petersburg, FL
November 27, 2021*
 p.m., FloHoops 		vs. No. 17 Florida State
St. Pete Showcase 		W 66–61  5–2
 McArthur Center (250)
St. Petersburg, FL
December 1, 2021*
7:00 p.m., BTN 		Georgia Tech
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge 		W 53–52  6–2
 Mackey Arena (1,539)
West Lafayette, IN
December 5, 2021
2:00 p.m., BTN+ 		No. 18 Ohio State L 53–70  6–3
(0–1) 		Mackey Arena (3,236)
West Lafayette, IN
December 8, 2021*
7:00 p.m., BTN+ 		at No. 8 Maryland L 71–86  6–4
(0–2) 		Xfinity Center (4,254)
College Park, MD
December 12, 2021*
2:00 p.m., BTN+ 		Denver W 101–86  7–4
 Mackey Arena (2,791)
West Lafayette, IN
December 19, 2021*
2:00 p.m., BTN+ 		Miami (OH) W 82–76  8–4
 Mackey Arena (3,006)
West Lafayette, IN
December 21, 2021*
11:00 a.m., BTN+ 		North Alabama W 86–53  9–4
 Mackey Arena (5,457)
West Lafayette, IN
December 30, 2021
9:00 p.m., BTN 		at Wisconsin Postponed to February 13, 2022 Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
January 2, 2022
2:00 p.m., BTN+ 		Rutgers W 60–58  10–4
(1–2) 		Mackey Arena (3,074)
West Lafayette, IN
January 9, 2022
2:00 p.m., BTN+ 		at Michigan State W 69–59  11–4
(2–2) 		Breslin Center (4,220)
East Lansing, MI
January 13, 2022
7:00 p.m., BTN+ 		Iowa L 66–79  11–5
(2–3) 		Mackey Arena (3,103)
West Lafayette, IN
January 16, 2022
2:00 p.m., FS1 		No. 6 Indiana L 68–73 OT 11–6
(2–4) 		Mackey Arena (8,505)
West Lafayette, IN
January 20, 2022
8:00 p.m., BTN+ 		at Illinois W 89–67  12–6
(3–4) 		State Farm Center (1,038)
Champaign, IL
January 6, 2022
6:00 p.m., BTN 		at No. 7 Michigan L 66–79  12–7
(3–5) 		Crisler Center (1,845)
Ann Arbor, MI
January 27, 2022
7:00 p.m., BTN+ 		Minnesota W 80–66  13–7
(4–5) 		Mackey Arena (2,901)
West Lafayette, IN
January 30, 2022
3:00 p.m., BTN+ 		at Nebraska L 66–81  13–8
(4–6) 		Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,810)
Lincoln, NE
February 4, 2022
6:00 p.m., BTN+ 		Northwestern L 67–80  13–9
(4–7) 		Mackey Arena (2,862)
West Lafayette, IN
February 6, 2022
1:00 p.m., BTN+ 		at No. 5 Indiana L 57–64  13–10
(4–8) 		Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (7,891)
Bloomington, IN
February 9, 2022
7:00 p.m., BTN+ 		Penn State W 81–77  14–10
(5–8) 		Mackey Arena (2,902)
West Lafayette, IN
February 13, 2022
2:00 p.m., BTN+ 		at Wisconsin
Rescheduled from December 30, 2021 		L 52–54  14–11
(5–9) 		Kohl Center (2,869)
Madison, WI
February 17, 2022
7:00 p.m., BTN+ 		Illinois W 70–54  15–11
(6–9) 		Mackey Arena (2,983)
West Lafayette, IN
February 20, 2022
1:00 p.m., BTN 		at Rutgers W 70–59  16–11
(7–9) 		Jersey Mike's Arena (2,961)
Piscataway, NJ
February 24, 2022
8:00 p.m., BTN+ 		at Northwestern L 51–68  16–12
(7–10) 		Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,481)
Evanston, IL
February 27, 2022
1:00 p.m., BTN+ 		Wisconsin L 62–63  16–13
(7–11) 		Mackey Arena (4,811)
West Lafayette, IN
Big Ten Women's Tournament
March 3, 2022
11:30 a.m., BTN 		(9) vs. (8) Michigan State
Second Round 		L 69–73  16–14
 Gainbridge Fieldhouse (0)
Indianapolis, IN
WNIT
March 16, 2022
7:00 p.m., BTN+ 		Southern Illinois
First Round 		W 82–60  17–14
 Mackey Arena (769)
West Lafayette, IN
March 21, 2022
8:00 p.m., FloHoops 		at Marquette
Second Round 		L 62–77  17–15
 Al McGuire Center (1,311)
Milwaukee, WI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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————RV——————————————
Coaches———————————————————
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked and Did not receive votes
т   Tied with team above or below also with this symbol

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". Purdue University Athletics. Retrieved May 5, 2022.