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2021–22 Utah Utes women's basketball team

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2021–22 Utah Utes women's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record21–12 (8–7 Pac–12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Gavin Petersen
  • Jerise Freeman
  • Joanna Reitz
Home arenaJon M. Huntsman 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 Utah Utes women's basketball team represented the University of Utah during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Utes, led by seventh year head coach Lynne Roberts, played their home games at the Jon M. Huntsman Center and competed as members of the Pac-12 Conference.

Previous season

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The Utes finished the season with a record of 5–16, and a 4–11 record in Pac-12 play to finish in tenth place. They lost in the first round of the Pac-12 women's tournament where they lost to Washington State. They did not qualify for the NCAA or WNIT tournaments.

Roster

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2021–22 Utah Utes women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Isabel Palmer 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence Newcastle, Australia
G 2 Ines Vieira 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Quinta Lombos Madeira Island, Portugal
F 3 Andreas Torres 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Montmorency (CEGEP) Terrebonne, QC
G 5 Gianna Kneepkens 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Duluth Marshall HS Duluth, MN
G 10 Dru Gylten 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr St. Thomas More HS Rapid City, SD
G 11 Brynna Maxwell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Gig Harbor HS Gig Harbor, WA
G 15 Kemery Martin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Corner Canyon HS Sandy, UT
F 22 Jenna Johnson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Wayzata HS Medina, MN
G 23 Maka Jackson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Stonewall Jackson
South Georgia Technical College
Texas Tech
Ewa Beach, HI
G 24 Kennady McQueen 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So North Summit High School Henefer, UT
F 34 Dasia Young 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Nettleton HS
UT Martin
Jonesboro, AR
F 42 Peyton McFarland 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Boise HS Boise, ID
F 53 Kelsey Rees 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) So Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence Glenelg, Australia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: March 15, 2022

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2021
7:00 pm
Westminster (Utah) W 93–48  0–0
 –     –     –    Jon M. Huntsman Center (371)
Salt Lake City, UT
Non-Conference Regular Season
Nov 10, 2021
7:00 pm, Live Stream
Lipscomb W 105–56  1–0
 24  Maxwell   9  Gylten   6  Gylten  Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,732)
Salt Lake City, UT
Nov 13, 2021
12:00 pm, Live Stream
Xavier W 106–71  2–0
 21  Johnson   7  Johnson   7  Gylten  Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,631)
Salt Lake City, UT
Nov 16, 2021
7:00 pm, Live Stream
Saint Mary's (CA) W 92–50  3–0
 22  Johnson   6  Tied   8  Vieira  Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,645)
Salt Lake City, UT
Nov 19, 2021
7:00 pm, Live Stream
Cincinnati W 78–45  4–0
 15  McQueen   12  Young   5  Vieira  Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,842)
Salt Lake City, UT
Nov 26, 2021
3:00 pm
vs. Gonzaga
Rainbow Wahine Showdown
L 71–89  4–1
 15  Kneepkens   4  Johnson   9  Gylten  Stan Sheriff Center 
Manoa, HI
Nov 27, 2021
5:30 pm
at Hawaii
Rainbow Wahine Showdown
W 73–57  5–1
 23  Maxwell   7  Gylten   5  Gylten  Stan Sheriff Center (1,026)
Manoa, HI
Nov 28, 2021
3:00 pm
vs. Eastern Illinois
Rainbow Wahine Showdown
W 93–77  6–1
 22  Johnson   6  Johnson   7  Young  Stan Sheriff Center 
Manoa, HI
December 4, 2021
5:00 pm, P12N
No. 21 BYU
Deseret First Duel
L 80–85  6–2
 29  Kneepkens   6  McQueen   8  Gylten  Jon M. Huntsman Center (3,218)
Salt Lake City, UT
December 10, 2021
7:00 pm, Live Stream
Cal State Fullerton W 100–45  7–2
 23  Johnson   10  Johnson   6  Vieira  Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,817)
Salt Lake City, UT
December 18, 2021
2:00 pm, Live Stream
Utah Valley W 65–57  8–2
 21  Johnson   14  Johnson   5  Gylten  Jon M. Huntsman Center (2,003)
Salt Lake City, UT
December 21, 2021
5:00 pm, BSOK
at Oklahoma L 76–83  8–3
 19  Kneepkens   11  McFarland   10  Gylten  Lloyd Noble Center (1,705)
Norman, OK
January 14, 2022
2:00 pm
UC Riverside W 89–48  9–3
 18  Johnson   7  McFarland   6  Gylten  Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,554)
Salt Lake City, UT
Pac-12 Regular Season
January 16, 2022
12:00 pm, P12N
No. 2 Stanford L 73–83  9–4
(0–1)
 15  Johnson   5  McQueen   6  Gylten  Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,911)
Salt Lake City, UT
January 21, 2022
7:00 pm, P12N
at No. 10 Arizona L 64–76  9–5
(0–2)
 15  Kneepkens   6  Tied   6  Gylten  McKale Center (7,099)
Tucson, AZ
January 23, 2022
2:00 pm, P12N
at Arizona State W 72–63  10–5
(1–2)
 20  Kneepkens   6  McFarland   3  Tied  Desert Financial Arena (2,201)
Tempe, AZ
January 26, 2022[a]
12:00 pm, P12N
at No. 19 Oregon L 66–70  10–6
(1–3)
 17  Kneepkens   7  Rees   2  Tied  Matthew Knight Arena (7,075)
Eugene, OR
January 28, 2022
7:00 pm, P12N
Colorado L 62–66 OT 10–7
(1–4)
 18  Young   7  McQueen   6  Gylten  Jon M. Huntsman Center (2,165)
Salt Lake City, UT
January 30, 2022
12:00 pm, P12N
at Colorado W 78–67  11–7
(2–4)
 15  Young   8  Vieira   4  Vieira  CU Events Center (1,921)
Boulder, CO
February 4, 2022
7:00 pm, P12N
Washington W 71–66  12–7
(3–4)
 17  McFarland   5  McFarland   3  Tied  Jon M. Huntsman Center (2,046)
Salt Lake City, UT
February 6, 2022
12:00 pm, P12N
Washington State W 72–66  13–7
(4–4)
 12  Maxwell   11  Rees   4  Rees  Jon M. Huntsman Center (2,043)
Salt Lake City, UT
February 9, 2022[b]
2:00 pm, Live Stream
USC W 91–69  14–7
(5–4)
 22  McQueen   7  Rees   6  Palmer  Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,810)
Salt Lake City, UT
February 11, 2022
8:00 pm, P12N
at No. 2 Stanford L 64–91  14–8
(5–5)
 12  Tied   4  Tied   3  Gylten  Maples Pavilion (3,044)
Stanford, CA
February 13, 2022
2:00 pm, P12N
at California W 80–75 OT 15–8
(6–5)
 21  Kneepkens   10  Rees   5  Gylten  Haas Pavilion (1,066)
Berkeley, CA
February 18, 2022
8:00 pm, P12N
at USC L 62–83  15–9
(6–6)
 15  Kneepkens   5  Tied   2  Tied  Galen Center (689)
Los Angeles, CA
February 20, 2022
1:00 pm, P12N
at UCLA W 75–70  16–9
(7–6)
 20  Johnson   6  McFarland   3  Gylten  Pauley Pavilion (1,630)
Los Angeles, CA
February 24, 2022
5:30 pm, P12N
Oregon State W 70–58  17–9
(8–6)
 12  Tied   7  Tied   7  Gylten  Jon M. Huntsman Center (2,104)
Salt Lake City, UT
February 26, 2022
1:00 pm, P12N
No. 25 Oregon L 65–73  17–10
(8–7)
 27  Johnson   5  Maxwell   5  Gylten  Jon M. Huntsman Center (2,207)
Salt Lake City, UT
Pac-12 Women's Tournament
March 2, 2022
9:30 pm, P12N
(6) vs. (11) California
First Round
W 66–60  18–10
 20  Kneepkens   5  Tied   6  Gylten  Michelob Ultra Arena (3,010)
Paradise, NV
March 3, 2022
9:30 pm, P12N
(6) vs. (3) Washington State
Quarterfinals
W 70–59  19–10
 19  Johnson   8  Rees   2  Tied  Michelob Ultra Arena (4,428)
Paradise, NV
March 4, 2022
9:30 pm, P12N
(6) vs. (2) Oregon
Semifinals
W 80–73  20–10
 24  Kneepkens   11  McQueen   5  Tied  Michelob Ultra Arena (4,917)
Paradise, NV
March 6, 2022
4:00 pm, ESPN2
(6) vs. (1) No. 2 Stanford
Championship
L 48–73  20–11
 16  Maxwell   10  Rees   5  Gylten  Michelob Ultra Arena (4,709)
Paradise, NV
NCAA tournament
March 18, 2022*
3:30 pm, ESPNews
(7 S) vs. (10 S) Arkansas
First Round
W 92–69  21–11
 20  McQueen   10  Rees   11  Gylten  Frank Erwin Center (3,822)
Austin, TX
March 20, 2022*
3:00 pm, ESPN
(7 S) at (2 S) No. 6 Texas
Second Round
L 56–78  21–12
 18  McQueen   4  McQueen   5  Gylten  Frank Erwin Center (4,960)
Austin, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S=Spokane.
All times are in Mountain Time.

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Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP—*RVNot released
Coaches—*—^RVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV

*The preseason and week 1 polls were the same.
^Coaches did not release a week 2 poll.

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ This game was originally scheduled on December 31 before being postponed and rescheduled to January 26 due to COVID-19 protocols within the Utah program.[2]
  2. ^ This game was originally scheduled on January 9 before being postponed and rescheduled to February 9 due to COVID-19 protocols within the Utah program.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "2021-22 Women's Basketball Roster". utahutes.com. University of Utah Athletics. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  2. ^ "Women's Hoops Reschedules Oregon Contest for Jan. 26". utahutes.com. March 3, 2023. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  3. ^ "New Date Announced for Women's Basketball vs. USC". utahutes.com. February 4, 2022. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  4. ^ "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule". utahutes.com. University of Utah Athletics. Retrieved March 15, 2022.