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2021–22 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball team

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2021–22 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record8–21 (5–13 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaKohl Center
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 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin at Madison during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Badgers are led by first-year head coach Marisa Moseley and play their home games at the Kohl Center as members of the Big Ten Conference. They will compete in the 2021–22 Big Ten Conference season and the 2022 Big Ten women's basketball tournament.

Previous season

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The Badgers finished the 2020–21 season 5–19, including 2–18 in Big Ten play, to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Big Ten women's tournament to Illinois. After the loss, they fired Jonathan Tsipis.[1] On March 26, 2021, Marisa Moseley was named the 8th coach in the history of the Badgers.[2]

After the season, the team lost one player to graduation and two players to transfers,[3][4] while adding one player as a transfer.[5]

Roster

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2021–22 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 2 Katie Nelson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) GS Boston University Falmouth, MA
G 3 Brooke Schramek 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Benet Academy Naperville, IL
F 5 Julie Pospisilova 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Downers Grove North Prague, Czech Republic
G 10 Halle Douglass 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Lake Forest Lake Forest, IL
G 11 Maty Wilke 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Fr Beaver Dam Beaver Dam, WI
G 14 Krystna Ellew 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Fr Taft Chicago
F 20 Sacia Vanderpool 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Byron Byron, MN
F/C 22 Lovisa Djurström 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Marks Gymnasieskola [sv] Gothenburg, Sweden
G 23 Lexi Duckett 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Daytona Beach
G 24 Natalie Leuzinger (W) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Black Hawk High School Monroe, WI
G 30 Sydney Hilliard 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Monroe Monroe, WI
G 40 Tara Stauffacher 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Beaver Dam Beaver Dam, WI
C 41 Sara Stapleton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Centennial High School Blaine, MN
F 44 Alex Leuhring 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Sr UW-Green Bay Verona, WI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: September 18, 2021

Recruiting Class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Maty Wilke
G
Beaver Dam, WI Beaver Dam High School (Wisconsin) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 90
Krystyna Ellew
G
Chicago Taft 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Sacia Vanderpool
F
Byron, MN Byron 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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:

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Oct 31, 2021*
2:00 pm, BTN+
Wisconsin–Oshkosh W 81–47 
Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2021*
6:30 pm, ESPN+
St. Thomas - Minnesota W 67–51  1–0
Kohl Center (2,270)
Madison, WI
Nov 14, 2021*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
NJIT L 49–61  1–1
Kohl Center (2,984)
Madison, WI
Nov 19, 2021*
6:30 pm, ESPN+
at Bradley L 57–64  1–2
Renaissance Coliseum (721)
Peoria, IL
Nov 22, 2021*
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Chicago State L 63–71  1–3
Kohl Center (2,139)
Madison, WI
Nov 24, 2021*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Milwaukee L 67–79  1–4
Klotsche Center (976)
Milwaukee, WI
Nov 27, 2021*
4:30 pm, P12N
vs. Boise State
Colorado Invitational
W 60–45  2–4
CU Events Center (952)
Boulder, CO
Nov 28, 2021*
1:00 pm, P12N
at Colorado
Colorado Invitational
L 51–67  2–5
CU Events Center (1,075)
Boulder, CO
Dec 1, 2021*
6:30 pm, BTN+
Virginia Tech
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
L 60–70  2–6
Kohl Center (2,096)
Madison, WI
Dec 5, 2021
3:00 pm, BTN+
at Northwestern L 49–61  2–7
(0–1)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (1,231)
Evanston, IL
Dec 9, 2021
8:00 pm, BTN
No. 13 Michigan L 81–93  2–8
(0–2)
Kohl Center (2,669)
Madison, WI
Dec 12, 2021*
2:00 pm, BTN+
Green Bay L 53–63  2–9
Kohl Center (3,906)
Madison, WI
Dec 16, 2021*
6:30 pm, BTN+
Illinois State W 70–60  3–9
Kohl Center (2,150)
Madison, WI
Jan 5, 2022
6:30 pm, BTN+
No. 6 Indiana L 53–76  3–10
(0–3)
Kohl Center (2,053)
Madison, WI
Jan 9, 2022
2:00 p.m., BTN+
at Illinois L 47–68  3–11
(0–4)
State Farm Center (2,066)
Champaign, IL
Jan 12, 2022
6:30 pm, BTN+
Minnesota L 66–82  3–12
(0–5)
Kohl Center (2,157)
Madison, WI
Jan 16, 2022
1:00 pm, BTN+
at Rutgers W 49–45  4–12
(1–5)
Jersey Mike's Arena (1,581)
Piscataway, NJ
Jan 20, 2022
6:00 pm, BTN+
at No. 8 Michigan L 44–83  4–13
(1–6)
Crisler Center (1,994)
Ann Arbor, MI
Jan 23, 2022
2:00 pm, BTN+
Penn State W 69–57  5–13
(2–6)
Kohl Center (3,189)
Madison, WI
Jan 27, 2022
8:00 pm, BTN
at Nebraska L 44–77  5–14
(2–7)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,528)
Lincoln, NE
Jan 30, 2022
2:00 pm, BTN
at Minnesota L 55–57  5–15
(2–8)
Williams Arena (4,482)
Minneapolis, MN
Feb 3, 2022
6:30 pm, BTN+
No. 21 Iowa L 50–84  5–16
(2–9)
Kohl Center (3,923)
Madison, WI
Feb 6, 2022
1:00 p.m., BTN
Illinois W 70–62  6–16
(3–9)
Kohl Center (6,007)
Madison, WI
Feb 9, 2022
5:00 pm, BTN+
at No. 15 Maryland L 43–70  6–17
(3–10)
Xfinity Center (4,123)
College Park, MD
Feb 13, 2022
1:00 pm, BTN+
Purdue W 54–52  7–17
(4–10)
Kohl Center (2,869)
Madison, WI
Feb 16, 2022
6:30 pm, BTN+
Michigan State L 67–74  7–18
(4–11)
Kohl Center (2,166)
Madison, WI
Feb 20, 2022
1:00 pm, BTN+
at No. 18 Ohio State L 42–59  7–19
(4–12)
Value City Arena (5,683)
Columbus, OH
Feb 23, 2022
6:30 pm, BTN+
Nebraska L 70–80  7–20
(4–13)
Kohl Center (2,425)
Madison, WI
Feb 27, 2022
12:00 pm, BTN+
at Purdue W 63–62  8–20
(5–13)
Mackey Arena (4,811)
West Lafayette, IN
Big Ten tournament
March 2, 2022
3:30 pm, BTN
(11) vs. (14) Illinois
First Round
L 66–75  8–21
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[6]

See also

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2021–22 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

References

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  1. ^ "Wisconsin fires women's basketball coach Jonathan Tsipis after first-round exit in Big Ten tournament". ESPN. March 10, 2021. Archived from the original on March 10, 2021. Retrieved October 7, 2021 – via Associated Press.
  2. ^ Nordstrom, Diane (March 26, 2021). "Moseley named to head women's basketball program". Wisconsin Badgers. Archived from the original on March 26, 2021. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  3. ^ "Wisconsin junior forward Imani Lewis enters transfer portal". wkow.com. WKOW. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  4. ^ "@LATechWBB Lands Wisconsin Transfer". latechsports.com. LATechSports. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  5. ^ "Wisconsin women's basketball: UW lands grad transfer Katie Nelson from BU". buckys5thquarter.com. Vox Media. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  6. ^ "2021–22 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball Schedule". UW Badgers. Retrieved October 31, 2021.