2021–22 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball team

2021–22 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 18
AP	No. 19
Record	21–8 (10–6 Pac-12)
Head coach	Adia Barnes (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Ashley Davis (1st season) Salvo Coppa (6th season) Erin Grant (1st season)
Home arena	McKale Center

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 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball team represented the University of Arizona during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats were led by sixth-year head coach Adia Barnes. This was the Wildcats' 48th season at the on-campus McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona and 43rd season as a member of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished with a record of 21–8, 10–6 in Pac-12 play. The Wildcats were invited to the 2022 NCAA tournament where they defeated UNLV in the First Round before losing to North Carolina in the Second Round.

Previous season

The Wildcats finished the season second behind Stanford in the Pacific-12 conference with a 13–4 record. They advanced to the semifinals of the 2021 Pac-12 women's tournament where they lost to no. 9 ranked UCLA and As a no. 3 seed in the NCAA tournament where they defeated Stony Brook and BYU in the first and second rounds, no. 4 ranked Texas A&M in the Sweet Sixteen, they won their region with a win over no. 12 ranked Indiana in the first-ever Elite Eight, knocked off no. 1 ranked UConn in the first-ever Final Four. Arizona reached the first-ever National Championship game, losing to no. 2 ranked Stanford (in a rematch from earlier this season) 54–53 and finishing the season with a 21–6 record.

Offseason

Departures

Arizona Wildcats Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Notes
Trinity Baptiste	0	F	6'0	Senior	Tampa, Florida
Aari McDonald	2	G	5'7	RS Senior	Fresno, California
Tara Manumaleuga	3	G	5'10	Sophomore	Gold Coast, QLD, Australia
Mara Mote	11	G	5'11	Sophomore	Cēsis, Latvia
Marta Garcia	22	G	6'3	Freshman	Sevilla, Spain
Reference:

Transfers

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Position	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous School	Remaining Eligibility	Notes
Taylor Chavez	3	G	5'10"	Junior	Surprise, AZ	Oregon	2	Transfer from Oregon.
Koi Love	5	F	6'0"	Sophomore	Orlando, FL	Vanderbilt	3	Transfer from Vanderbilt.
Ariyah Copeland	22	F	6'3"	Senior	Columbus, GA	Alabama	1	Transfer from Alabama.
Reference:

2021 recruiting class

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Aaronette Vonleh G	West Linn, OR	West Linn HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	N/A	Jul 11, 2020
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 91
Anna Gret Asi G	Tartu, Estonia	University of Tartu	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	N/A	Jul 13, 2020
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Gisela Sanchez F	Barcelona, Spain	Segle XXI	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	N/A	Feb 11, 2021
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/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: "2021 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 11, 2021.

2022 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2022)
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Maya Nnaji F	Lakeville, MN	Hopkins High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	N/A	May 10, 2021
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 97
Paris Clark G	Mount Vernon, NY	Long Island Lutheran High School	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	N/A	Dec 13, 2021
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 96
Kailyn Gilbert G	Tampa, FL	Seffner Christian Academy	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	N/A	Jan 6, 2021
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 95
Lemyah Hylton G	London, ON	Southwest Academy Girls Prep	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	N/A	Oct 16, 2021
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 91
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: "2022 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on December 13, 2021. Retrieved December 13, 2021. "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 13, 2021.

2023 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2023)
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Breya Cunningham POST	Chula Vista, CA	La Jolla Country Day School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	N/A	Jun 26, 2022
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 97
Montaya Dew F	Las Vegas, NV	Centennial High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	N/A	Dec 23, 2021
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 97
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: "2023 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on June 26, 2022. Retrieved June 26, 2022. "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 26, 2022.

Preseason

Preseason rankings

• October 12 and November 3, 2021 - The Arizona Wildcats are picked to finish 5th in the both of Media and Coaches of the PAC-12 Preseason polls.
• October 19, 2021 - Arizona received No. 22 in the AP poll Top 25.
• November 3, 2021 – Arizona received No. 15 in the USA Today Coaches Poll Top 25.

Preseason awards watchlists

• October 26, 2021 – Taylor Chavez is named to the Ann Meyers Drysdale Award top 20 watch list (Best shooting guard)
• October 27, 2021 – Sam Thomas is named to the Cheryl Miller Award top 20 watch list (Best small forward)
• November 9, 2021 - Sam Thomas is named to the Naismith Trophy top 50 watchlist (the most outstanding female basketball player)

Preseason All Pac-12 teams

• November 3, 2021 – Preseason All-Pac-12 team: Sam Thomas and Cate Reese.

Personal

Roster

Source:

2021–22 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Anna Gret Asi 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Fr University of Tartu   Tartu, Estonia   G 1 Shaina Pellington 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Sr Dunabarton   / Oklahoma   Pickering, ON   G 3 Taylor Chavez 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Valley Vista   /Oregon   Surprise, AZ   G 4 Madison Conner 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr AZ Compass Prep   Chandler, AZ   F 5 Koi Love 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Miami Country Day School /Vanderbilt   Orlando, FL   G 10 Derin Erdogan 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So İstanbul Üniversitesi SK   Istanbul, Turkey   G 13 Helena Pueyo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Segle XXI   Palma de Mallorca, Spain   F 14 Sam Thomas 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) GS Centennial   Bloomfield Hills, MI   F 21 Aaronette Vonleh 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr West Linn   West Linn, OR   F 22 Ariyah Copeland 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) GS Columbus  /Alabama   Columbus, GA   G 23 Bendu Yeaney 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr St. Mary's  /Indiana   Portland, OR   F 25 Cate Reese 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Cypress   Cypress, TX   F 30 Gisela Sanchez 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Segle XXI   Barcelona, Spain   F 32 Lauren Ware 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) So Century   Bismarck, ND   C 34 Semaj Smith 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Sr St. Anthony   Long Beach, CA	Head coach Adia Barnes (Arizona) Assistant coach(es) Ashley Davis (TCU) Salvo Coppa (IULM) Erin Grant (Texas Tech) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 3, 2021

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Year at Arizona	Alma Mater (year)
Adia Barnes	Head Coach	6th	Arizona (1998)
Salvo Coppa	Assistant Coach	6th	IULM (2003)
Ashley Davis	Assistant Coach	1st	TCU (2007)
Erin Grant	Assistant Coach	1st	Texas Tech (2006)
Jessika Carrington	Director of Basketball Operations	6th	Oklahoma (2012)
Kortney Dunbar	Director of Players Recruiting	1st	Tennessee (2018)
Sierra Bone	Graduate Assistant	1st	Kansas City (2017)

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 28, 2021* 6:00 pm	No. 22	Eastern New Mexico	W 84–25	–	12 – Tied	6 – Copeland	4 – Tied	McKale Center (5,948) Tucson, AZ
November 5, 2021* 6:30 pm	No. 22	Arizona Christian	W 110–39	–	18 – Conner	12 – Reese	6 – Pueyo	McKale Center (6,124) Tucson, AZ
Regular Season
November 9, 2021* 5:00 pm, live stream	No. 22	Cal State Northridge	W 87–44	1–0	14 – Tied	6 – Vonleh	5 – Pellington	McKale Center (6,154) Tucson, AZ
November 12, 2021* 2:30 pm, ESPNU	No. 22	vs. No. 6 Louisville Mammoth Sports Construction Invitational	W 61–59 OT	2–0	21 – Reese	10 – Ware	5 – Tied	Sanford Pentagon (2,345) Sioux Falls, SD
Nov. 15, 2021* 6:30 p.m.	No. 11	Texas Southern	W 93–38	3–0	15 – Reese	11 – Reese	4 – Yeaney	McKale Center (6,261) Tucson, AZ
Nov. 19, 2021* 6:30 p.m.	No. 11	Marist	W 78–36	4–0	14 – Thomas	9 – Love	4 – Pellington	McKale Center (6,787) Tucson, AZ
Nov. 25, 2021* 1:15 p.m., ESPN3	No. 9	vs. Vanderbilt Paradise Jam tournament	W 48–46	5–0	13 – Thomas	6 – Copeland	5 – Pueyo	Sports and Fitness Center (3,500) Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Nov. 26, 2021* 1:15 p.m., ESPN3	No. 9	vs. DePaul Paradise Jam Tournament	W 75–68	6–0	19 – Reese	8 – Reese	6 – Yeaney	Sports and Fitness Center (246) Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Nov. 27, 2021* 1:15 p.m., ESPN3	No. 9	vs. Rutgers Paradise Jam Tournament	W 80–44	7–0	16 – Reese	6 – Copeland	4 – Conner	Sports and Fitness Center (244) Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Dec. 3, 2021* TBD	No. 7	at UC Riverside	Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols within the UC Riverside program.					SRC Arena  Riverside, CA
Dec. 9, 2021* 6:30 p.m.	No. 6	North Dakota State	W 59–47	8–0	16 – Pellington	6 – Tied	3 – Tied	McKale Center (7,037) Tucson, AZ
Dec. 12, 2021* 1:00 p.m.	No. 6	New Mexico	W 77–60	9–0	15 – Conner	12 – Reese	4 – Tied	McKale Center (8,884) Tucson, AZ
Dec. 17, 2021* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 4	at Northern Arizona	W 82–55	10–0	17 – Vonleh	7 – Love	4 – Chavez	Walkup Skydome (572) Flagstaff, AZ
Dec. 19, 2021* 3:30 p.m., ESPN	No. 4	vs. No. 11 Texas Pac-12 Coast-to-Coast Challenge	Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols within the Arizona program.					T-Mobile Arena  Paradise, NV
Pac-12 regular season
January 7, 2022 6:00 pm, P12N	No. 4	Washington State	W 60–52	11–0 (1–0)	20 – Reese	7 – Tied	8 – Thomas	McKale Center (7,378) Tucson, AZ
January 9, 2022 12:00 pm, P12N	No. 4	Washington	Postponed due to COVID-19 protocols within the Washington program.					McKale Center  Tucson, AZ
January 9, 2022 4:00 pm, live stream	No. 4	at USC	L 67–76	11–1 (1–1)	29 – Reese	7 – Copeland	8 – Yeaney	Galen Center (0) Los Angeles, CA
January 13, 2022 8:00 pm, P12N	No. 7	at Oregon State	W 55–53	12–1 (2–1)	15 – Yeaney	9 – Thomas	2 – Tied	Gill Coliseum (4,073) Corvallis, OR
January 15, 2022 3:30 pm, P12N	No. 7	at Oregon	L 66–68 OT	12–2 (2–2)	14 – Tied	7 – Love	3 – Tied	Matthew Knight Arena (7,944) Eugene, OR
January 21, 2022 7:00 pm, P12N	No. 10	Utah	W 76–64	13–2 (3–2)	25 – Thomas	7 – Ware	4 – Pueyo	McKale Center (7,099) Tucson, AZ
January 23, 2022 12:00 pm, P12N	No. 10	No. 22 Colorado	W 75–56	14–2 (4–2)	28 – Pellington	9 – Reese	4 – Yeaney	McKale Center (7,103) Tucson, AZ
January 26, 2022 6:00 pm, P12N	No. 8	at UCLA	W 74–63	15–2 (5–2)	20 – Pellington	10 – Reese	4 – Tied	Pauley Pavilion (826) Los Angeles, CA
January 28, 2022 8:00 pm, P12N	No. 8	at California	Postponed due to COVID-19 protocols within the California program.					Haas Pavilion  Berkeley, CA
January 30, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 8	at No. 2 Stanford	L 69–75	15–3 (5–3)	17 – Reese	7 – Reese	5 – Tied	Maples Pavilion (3,479) Stanford, CA
February 4, 2022 8:00 pm, P12N	No. 8	No. 19 Oregon	W 63–48	16–3 (6–3)	13 – Reese	9 – Love	4 – Tied	McKale Center (10,413) Tucson, AZ
February 6, 2022 12:00 pm, P12N	No. 8	Oregon State	W 73–61	17–3 (7–3)	19 – Reese	8 – Reese	3 – Tied	McKale Center (7,505) Tucson, AZ
February 11, 2022 7:00 pm, P12N	No. 6	at Arizona State Territorial Cup	L 77–81	17–4 (7–4)	30 – Pellington	8 – Reese	5 – Pellington	Desert Financial Arena (5,193) Tempe, AZ
February 13, 2022 12:00 pm, P12N	No. 6	Arizona State Territorial Cup	W 62–58	18–4 (8–4)	17 – Reese	6 – Love	3 – Tied	McKale Center (8,480) Tucson, AZ
February 18, 2022 8:00 pm, P12N	No. 8	at Washington	W 51–42	19–4 (9–4)	10 – Pellington	8 – Ware	3 – Yeaney	Alaska Airlines Arena (1,499) Seattle, WA
February 20, 2022 1:00 pm, P12N	No. 8	at Washington State	L 67–72	19–5 (9–5)	15 – Conner	4 – Tied	3 – Thomas	Beasley Coliseum (984) Pullman, WA
February 24, 2022 7:00 pm, P12N	No. 12	UCLA	L 46–64	19–6 (9–6)	14 – Pellington	6 – Copeland	4 – Pueyo	McKale Center (8,067) Tucson, AZ
February 26, 2022 12:00 pm, P12N	No. 12	USC	W 68–59	20–6 (10–6)	18 – Chavez	11 – Ware	4 – Pellington	McKale Center (8,256) Tucson, AZ
Pac-12 Women's tournament
March 3, 2022 1:00 pm, P12N	(4) No. 14	vs. (5) Colorado Quarterfinals	L 43–45	20–7	15 – Ware	8 – Ware	3 – Pueyo	Michelob Ultra Arena (4,122) Paradise, NV
NCAA tournament
March 19, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN2	(4 G) No. 19	(13 G) UNLV First Round	W 72–67	21–7	30 – Pellington	7 – Ware	4 – Pellington	McKale Center (9,573) Tucson, AZ
March 21, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN2	(4 G) No. 19	(5 G) No. 17 North Carolina Second Round	L 45–63	21–8	15 – Thomas	7 – Ware	3 – Tied	McKale Center (8,333) Tucson, AZ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. G=Greensboro. All times are in Mountain Time.

Source:

Game summaries

This section will be filled in as the season progresses.

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vs Cal State Northridge

TBD

November 9 5:00 p.m.

Cal State Northridge Matadors 47, No. 22 Arizona Wildcats 88
Scoring by quarter: 5–15, 13–32, 12–19, 14–21
Pts: Kayanna Spriggs, 9 Rebs: Kayanna Spriggs, 6 Asts: Tied, 2		Pts: Tied, 14 Rebs: Aaronette Vonleh, 6 Asts: Shania Pellington, 6

McKale Center, Tucson, AZ Attendance: 6,154 Referees: Melissa Barlow, Brian Woods, Sha'Rae Mitchell

vs No. 6 Louisville

ESPNU

November 12 2:30 p.m.

No. 6 Louisville Cardinals 59, No. 22 Arizona Wildcats 61 (OT)
Scoring by quarter: 9–8, 13–17, 18–16, 14–13, Overtime: 5–7
Pts: Hailey Van Lith, 19 Rebs: Emily Engstler, 8 Asts: Chelsie Hall, 3		Pts: Cate Reese, 21 Rebs: Lauren Ware, 10 Asts: Helena Pueyo, 5

Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls, SD Attendance: 2,345 Referees: Roy Gulbeyan, Maj Forsberg, Katie Lukanich

vs Texas Southern

TBD

November 15 6:30 p.m.

Texas Southern Lady Tigers 38, No. 11 Arizona Wildcats 93
Scoring by quarter: 9–24, 6–24, 6–17, 17–28
Pts: Niya Mitchell, 12 Rebs: Niya Mitchell, 10 Asts: Ashley Austin, 2		Pts: Cate Reese, 15 Rebs: Cate Reese, 11 Asts: Bendy Yeaney, 4

McKale Center, Tucson, AZ Attendance: 6,261 Referees: Anita Ortega, Kenneth Nash, Stacie Blow

vs Marist

TBD

November 19 6:30 p.m.

Marist Red Wolves 36, No. 11 Arizona Wildcats 78
Scoring by quarter: 14–12, 8–20, 5–26, 9–20
Pts: Kendall Krick, 8 Rebs: Emma Wax, 4 Asts: Emma Wax, 2		Pts: Sam Thomas, 14 Rebs: Koi Love, 9 Asts: Shania Pellington, 4

McKale Center, Tucson, AZ Attendance: 6,787 Referees: Michael Price, Marc Merritt, Cheryl Flores

vs Vanderbilt

ESPN3

November 25 1:15 p.m.

Vanderbilt Commodores 46, No. 9 Arizona Wildcats 48
Scoring by quarter: 7–11, 9–13, 11–14, 19–10
Pts: Iyana Moore, 10 Rebs: 2 Tied, 6 Asts: 2 Tied, 2		Pts: Sam Thomas, 13 Rebs: Ariyah Copeland, 6 Asts: Helena Pueyo, 5

Sports and Fitness Center, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands Attendance: 3,500 Referees: Rod Creech, Karlenna Tobin, Sarah Williams

vs DePaul

ESPN3

November 26 1:15 p.m.

No. 9 Arizona Wildcats 75, DePaul Blue Demons 68
Scoring by quarter: 19-17, 17-17, 15-17, 24-17
Pts: Cate Reese, 19 Rebs: Cate Reese, 8 Asts: Bendu Yeaney, 6		Pts: Aneesah Morrow, 24 Rebs: Aneesah Morrow, 16 Asts: Sonya Morris, 4

Sports and Fitness Center, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands Attendance: 246 Referees: Rod Creech, Jeffrey Smith, Krystle Apellaniz

vs Rutgers

ESPN3

November 27 1:15 p.m.

Rutgers Scarlet Knights 44, No. 9 Arizona Wildcats 80
Scoring by quarter: 2–12, 6–34, 16–15, 20–19
Pts: Oshlynn Brown, 9 Rebs: Tied, 5 Asts: Tied, 1		Pts: Cate Reese, 16 Rebs: Ariyah Copeland, 6 Asts: Madison Conner, 4

Sports and Fitness Center, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands Attendance: 244 Referees: Bruce Morris, Karleena Tobin, Tim Resch

vs North Dakota State

November 27 6:30 p.m.

North Dakota State Bison vs. Arizona Wildcats

McKale Center, Tucson, AZ

vs New Mexico

December 12

New Mexico Lobos vs. Arizona Wildcats

McKale Center, Tucson, AZ

Player statistics

Player	Games Played	Minutes	Field Goals	Three Pointers	Free Throws	Rebounds	Assists	Blocks	Steals	Points
ReeseCate Reese	5	84	19	4	13	25	4	2	1	55
WareLauren Ware	5	83	14	2	9	25	3	10	2	37
ThomasSam Thomas	5	80	12	6	13	9	7	6	4	32
PellingtonShaina Pellington	5	79	5	1	4	12	14	0	5	17
YeaneyBendu Yeaney	5	76	12	5	1	10	12	0	7	30
Chavez Taylor Chavez	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Conner Madison Conner	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Copeland Ariyah Copeland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Erdogan Derin Erdogan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gret Asi Anna Gret Asi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Love Koi Love	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pueyo Helena Pueyo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sanchez Gisela Sanchez	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Smith Semaj Smith	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Vonleh Aaronette Vonleh	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Opponents	–	–	–	–	−	−	−	−	−	−

Awards & milestones

Season highs

Players

• Points: C. Reese, 21 (Louisville)
• Rebounds: C. Reese, 11 (Texas Southern)
• Assists: Tied, 5 (Cal State Northridge & Louisville)
• Steals: K. Love, 4 (Texas Southern & Marist)
• Blocks: L. Ware, 4 (Marist)
• Minutes: C. Reese, 33 (Louisville)

Team

• Points: 93 (Texas Southern)
• Field Goals: 36 (Texas Southern)
• Field Goal Attempts: 67 (Texas Southern)
• 3 Point Field Goals Made: 11 (Marist)
• 3 Point Field Goals Attempts: 24 (Marist)
• Free Throws Made:12 (Louisville)
• Free Throws Attempts:14 (Louisville)
• Rebounds:53 (Marist)
• Assists:27 (Cal State Northridge)
• Steals:15 (Texas Southern)
• Blocked Shots:10 (Marist)
• Turnovers:17 (Louisville)
• Fouls:21 (Louisville)

Weekly awards

Cate Reese

• Pac-12 Women's Basketball Player of the Week 1 (Nov. 15)

Rankings

See also: 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	22	22*	11	9	7	6	4	4	4	4 (3)	7	10	8	8	6	8	12	14т	20	19	Not released
Coaches	15	15*	15^	12	11	10	8	5	5	5 (1)	7	9	8	8	7	7	11	13	16	16	18

*The preseason and week 1 polls were the same.
^Coaches poll was not released for Week 2.

See also

• 2021–22 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team