2021–22 Villanova Wildcats women's basketball team

2021–22 Villanova Wildcats women's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record24–9 (15–4 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Joe Mullaney
  • Michelle Sword
  • Mary Wooley
Home arenaFinneran Pavilion
Seasons
← 2020–21
2022–23 →
2021–22 Big East women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 UConn † 16 – 1   .941 30 – 6   .833
Villanova 15 – 4   .789 24 – 9   .727
Creighton 15 – 5   .750 23 – 10   .697
DePaul 14 – 6   .700 22 – 11   .667
Marquette 13 – 7   .650 23 – 11   .676
Seton Hall 12 – 8   .600 24 – 13   .649
St. John's 7 – 12   .368 12 – 19   .387
Providence 6 – 14   .300 11 – 19   .367
Georgetown 4 – 15   .211 10 – 19   .345
Xavier 4 – 16   .200 9 – 21   .300
Butler 0 – 18   .000 1 – 27   .036
† 2022 Big East tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2021–22 Villanova Wildcats women's basketball team represented Villanova University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by 2nd-year head coach Denise Dillon, played their home games at the Finneran Pavilion and were members of the Big East Conference.

Roster

2021–22 Villanova Wildcats women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Zanai Jones 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Hudson Catholic Jersey City, NJ
G 2 Kaitlyn Orihel 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Archbishop Wood Newtown, PA
G 3 Lucy Olsen 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Spring-Ford Royersford, PA
G 4 Kenzie Gardler 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Jr Cardinal O'Hara Broomall, PA
G 5 Anahi-Lee Cauley 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Kent Windsor, CT
F 10 Christina Dalce 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Rutgers Prep Edison, NJ
F 12 Lior Garzon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Hof Hasharon Ra'anana, Israel
F 14 Brianna Herlihy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) GS Braintree Braintree, MA
G 15 Brooke Mullin 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Neshaminy Langhorne, PA
F 20 Maddy Siegrist 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Our Lady Of Lourdes Poughkeepsie, NY
F/C 21 Kylie Swider 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Tabor Portsmouth, RI
G 32 Bella Runyun 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Moorestown Friends Moorestown, NJ
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: February 20, 2022

Schedule

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2021*
7:00 pm 		IUP W 93–44 
Finneran Pavilion 
Villanova, PA
Regular season
November 10, 2021*
7:00 pm 		Princeton L 42–59  0–1
 Finneran Pavilion (1,551)
Villanova, PA
November 12, 2021*
7:00 pm, BTN+ 		at No. 4 Maryland L 67–88  0–2
 Xfinity Center (5,150)
College Park, MD
November 20, 2021*
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Saint Joseph's W 55–39  1–2
 Hagan Arena (1,400)
Philadelphia, PA
November 22, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Penn W 66–63  2–2
 Palestra (310)
Philadelphia, PA
November 27, 2021*
2:00 pm 		Temple L 62–68  2–3
 Finneran Pavilion (655)
Villanova, PA
December 1, 2021*
7:00 pm 		Lehigh W 65–60  3–3
 Finneran Pavilion (719)
Villanova, PA
December 3, 2021
7:00 pm 		at Providence L 47–66  3–4
(0–1) 		Alumni Hall (358)
Providence, RI
December 5, 2021
2:00 pm 		at Creighton L 58–72  3–5
(0–2) 		D. J. Sokol Arena (581)
Omaha, NE
December 9, 2021*
7:00 pm 		at James Madison W 76–67  4–5
 Atlantic Union Bank Center (2,336)
Harrisonburg, VA
December 12, 2021*
1:00 pm 		No. 23 Oregon State W 56–52  5–5
 Finneran Pavilion (905)
Villanova, PA
December 21, 2021*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at La Salle W 66–56  6–5
 Tom Gola Arena (472)
Philadelphia, PA
December 31, 2021
2:00 pm 		Seton Hall W 76–73  7–5
(1–2) 		Finneran Pavilion (907)
Villanova, PA
January 2, 2022
12:00 pm, FS1 		St. John's W 70–68  8–5
(2–2) 		Finneran Pavilion (658)
Villanova, PA
January 7, 2022
7:00 pm, SNY 		No. 11 UConn Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic Finneran Pavilion 
Villanova, PA
January 14, 2022
6:30 pm, FS2 		at DePaul L 63–75  8–6
(2–3) 		Wintrust Arena (819)
Chicago, IL
January 16, 2022
2:00 pm, CBSSN 		at Marquette W 58–55  9–6
(3–3) 		Al McGuire Center (1,276)
Milwaukee, WI
January 21, 2022
7:00 pm 		Providence W 71–56  10–6
(4–3) 		Finneran Pavilion (1,009)
Villanova, PA
January 23, 2022
1:00 pm 		Creighton W 74–64  11–6
(5–3) 		Finneran Pavilion (759)
Villanova, PA
January 28, 2022
12:00 pm 		Butler W 59–44  12–6
(6–3) 		Finneran Pavilion (519)
Villanova, PA
January 30, 2022
2:00 pm 		Xavier W 82–57  13–6
(7–3) 		Finneran Pavilion (1,209)
Villanova, PA
February 4, 2022
2:00 pm 		at St. John's W 82–58  14–6
(8–3) 		Carnesecca Arena (658)
Queens, NY
February 6, 2022
7:00 pm, BEDN 		Georgetown W 76–57  15–6
(9–3) 		Finneran Pavilion (1,009)
Villanova, PA
February 9, 2022
7:00 pm, SNY 		at No. 8 UConn W 72–69  16–6
(10–3) 		XL Center (8,473)
Hartford, CT
February 11, 2022
7:00 pm, BEDN 		Marquette W 74–63 OT 17–6
(11–3) 		Finneran Pavilion (1,405)
Villanova, PA
February 13, 2022
1:00 pm 		at Seton Hall L 60–72  17–7
(11–4) 		Walsh Gymnasium (1,051)
South Orange, NJ
February 20, 2022
2:00 pm 		DePaul W 73–64  18–7
(12–4) 		Finneran Pavilion (2,771)
Villanova, PA
February 22, 2022
7:00 pm 		at Georgetown
Rescheduled from Jan. 9 		W 73–61  19–7
(13–4) 		McDonough Arena (329)
Washington, D.C.
February 25, 2022
12:00 pm 		at Butler W 72–36  20–7
(14–4) 		Hinkle Fieldhouse (519)
Indianapolis, IN
February 27, 2022
2:00 pm 		at Xavier W 58–49  21–7
(15–4) 		Cintas Center (435)
Cincinnati, OH
Big East Women's Tournament
March 5, 2022
7:00 pm, FS2 		(2) vs. (7) St. John's
Quarterfinals 		W 76–52  22–7
 Mohegan Sun Arena 
Uncasville, CT
March 6, 2022
5:30 pm, FS1 		(2) vs. (6) Seton Hall
Semifinals 		W 64–55  23–7
 Mohegan Sun Arena 
Uncasville, CT
March 7, 2022
8:00 pm, FS1 		(2) vs. (1) No. 6 UConn
Championship 		L 40–70  23–8
 Mohegan Sun Arena (6,459)
Uncasville, CT
NCAA Women's Tournament
March 19, 2022*
1:00 pm, ESPNews 		(11 W) vs. (6 W) No. 20 BYU
First Round 		W 61–57  24–8
 Crisler Center 
Ann Arbor, MI
March 21, 2022*
6:00 pm, ESPNU 		(11 W) at (3 W) No. 12 Michigan
Second Round 		L 49–64  24–9
 Crisler Center 
Ann Arbor, MI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=Wichita.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

See also: 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Regular Season Polls
Poll Pre-
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15		 Week
16		 Week
17		 Week
18		 Week
19		 Final
AP RV RV RV RV RV
Coaches
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

See also

References

  1. ^ "Villanova Women's Basketball Official Schedule :: Women's Basketball". Villanova.com.