2021–22 Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros women's basketball team

2021–22 Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros women's basketball
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record14–19 (8–10 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kevin Hackerott
  • Ipek Turkyilmaz
  • Keanna Keys
Home arenaUTRGV Fieldhouse
Seasons
2021–22 WAC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Stephen F. Austin † 17 – 1   .944 28 – 5   .848
Grand Canyon 14 – 4   .778 22 – 10   .688
California Baptist* 13 – 5   .722 23 – 9   .719
Utah Valley 10 – 8   .556 16 – 15   .516
Abilene Christian 9 – 9   .500 17 – 13   .567
Sam Houston State 9 – 9   .500 15 – 16   .484
Tarleton State* 8 – 10   .444 16 – 13   .552
Lamar 8 – 10   .444 14 – 15   .483
Texas–Rio Grande Valley 8 – 10   .444 14 – 19   .424
Seattle 6 – 12   .333 11 – 19   .367
Dixie State* 6 – 12   .333 10 – 19   .345
New Mexico State 6 – 12   .333 10 – 19   .345
Chicago State 3 – 15   .167 4 – 23   .148
* ineligible for the 2022 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II
† 2022 WAC tournament winner

The 2021–22 Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros women's basketball team represented the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Lane Lord was in his fourth season as UTRGV's head coach. The Vaqueros played their home games at the UTRGV Fieldhouse and were members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).

Roster

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 6, 2021*
6:30 p.m. 		Dallas Christian W 92–42 
UTRGV Fieldhouse (511)
Edinburg, TX
Non-conference regular schedule
November 9, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 21 South Florida L 56–63  0–1
 Yuengling Center (2,710)
Tampa, FL
November 14, 2021*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
South Texas Showdown 		L 57–66  0–2
 American Bank Center (716)
Corpus Christi, TX
November 16, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Northern Colorado L 58–60  0–3
 Bank of Colorado Arena (651)
Greeley, CO
November 21, 2021*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		McNeese State W 74–70  1–3
 UTRGV Fieldhouse (782)
Edinburg, TX
November 27, 2021*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Southern Utah L 67–80  1–4
 UTRGV Fieldhouse (728)
Edinburg, TX
December 1, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Kansas L 44–75  1–5
 Allen Fieldhouse (1,110)
Lawrence, KS
December 6, 2021*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Houston Baptist W 67–58  2–5
 UTRGV Fieldhouse (651)
Edinburg, TX
December 11, 2021*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Incarnate Word W 62–57  3–5
 UTRGV Fieldhouse (521)
Edinburg, TX
December 14, 2021*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
South Texas Showdown 		W 52–43  4–5
 Bert Ogden Arena 
Edinburg, TX
December 17, 2021*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		vs. UTSA
UTRGV South Padre Island Classic 		L 59–66  4–6
 South Padre Island Convention Centre (364)
South Padre Island, TX
December 18, 2021*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		vs. Liberty
UTRGV South Padre Island Classic 		L 32–54  4–7
 South Padre Island Convention Centre (411)
South Padre Island, TX
WAC conference schedule
December 30, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Stephen F. Austin L 50–65  4–8
(0–1) 		UTRGV Fieldhouse (342)
Edinburg, TX
January 1, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Sam Houston State Postponed - game moved to January 24, 2022 UTRGV Fieldhouse 
Edinburg, TX
January 6, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Grand Canyon W 62–50  5–8
(1–1) 		Grand Canyon University Arena (314)
Phoenix, AZ
January 8, 2022
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at New Mexico State Postponed - game moved to January 31, 2022 Pan American Center 
Las Cruces, NM
January 9, 2022*
2:00 p.m., LHN 		at No. 9 Texas L 58–93  5–9
 Frank Erwin Center (1,956)
Austin, TX
January 13, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Chicago State W 58–47  6–9
(2–1) 		Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (45)
Chicago, IL
January 20, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Utah Valley L 56–59  6–10
(2–2) 		UTRGV Fieldhouse (314)
Edinburg, TX
January 22, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Dixie State W 75–68  7–10
(3–2) 		UTRGV Fieldhouse (383)
Edinburg, TX
January 24, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Sam Houston State
Game moved from January 1, 2022 		L 52–66  7–11
(3–3) 		UTRGV Fieldhouse (312)
Edinburg, TX
January 27, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Abilene Christian L 69–88  7–12
(3–4) 		Teague Center (629)
Abilene, TX
January 29, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Tarleton State W 64–58  8–12
(4–4) 		Wisdom Gymnasium (1,218)
Stephenville, TX
January 31, 2022
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at New Mexico State
Game moved from January 8, 2022 		L 51–63  8–13
(4–5) 		Pan American Center (502)
Las Cruces, NM
February 3, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Lamar L 39–53  8–14
(4–6) 		Montagne Center (1,016)
Beaumont, TX
February 5, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Abilene Christian W 82–62  9–14
(5–6) 		UTRGV Fieldhouse (818)
Edinburg, TX
February 10, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Seattle W 68–60  10–14
(6–6) 		UTRGV Fieldhouse (618)
Edinburg, TX
February 12, 2022
12:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		California Baptist L 78–94  10–15
(6–7) 		UTRGV Fieldhouse (527)
Edinburg, TX
February 16, 2022
8:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Seattle L 68–71 OT 10–16
(6–8) 		Redhawk Center (315)
Seattle, WA
February 19, 2022
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Sam Houston State L 49–69  10–17
(6–9) 		Bernard Johnson Coliseum (205)
Huntsville, TX
February 24, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Tarleton State W 64–55  11–17
(7–9) 		UTRGV Fieldhouse (512)
Edinburg, TX
March 3, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Lamar L 61–69  11–18
(7–10) 		UTRGV Fieldhouse (886)
Edinburg, TX
March 5, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Stephen F. Austin W 76–74  12–18
(8–10) 		William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,327)
Nacogdoches, TX
WAC tournament
March 8, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(8) vs. (9) Seattle
First round 		W 71–61  13–18
 Orleans Arena (303)
Paradise, NV
March 9, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(8) vs. (5) Abilene Christian
Second round 		W 73–70  14–18
 Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
March 10, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(8) vs. (4) Utah Valley
Third round 		L 52–72  14–19
 Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV

Sources:[1][2]

*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

See also

References

  1. ^ "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Athletics. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
  2. ^ "UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros Schedule 2021-22". ESPN. Retrieved October 23, 2021.