2021–22 Utah Utes women's basketball team

2021–22 Utah Utes women's basketball
2021–22 Utah Utes women's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Record	21–12 (8–7 Pac–12)
Head coach	Lynne Roberts (7th season);
Assistant coaches	Gavin Petersen; Jerise Freeman; Joanna Reitz;
Home arena	Jon M. Huntsman Center
	Seasons ← 2020–21 2022–23 →

2021–22 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	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[edit]

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[edit]

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

Lynne Roberts (Seattle Pacific)

Assistant coach(es)

Gavin Petersen (Hawaiʻi)
Jerise Freeman (Pacific)
Joanna Reitz (Covenant)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: March 15, 2022

Source:^[1]

Schedule and results[edit]

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.

Source:^[4]

Rankings[edit]

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received 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	—	—*	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	—	Not released
Coaches	—	—*	—^	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV

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

Notes[edit]

^ 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]
^ 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[edit]

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

[3] 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]

[5] 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]

[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.

[4] "New Date Announced for Women's Basketball vs. USC". utahutes.com. February 4, 2022. Retrieved March 16, 2022.

[6] "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule". utahutes.com. University of Utah Athletics. Retrieved March 15, 2022.

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