2021–22 Utah Utes women's basketball team

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

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

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

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

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
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 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

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

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.

See also

2021–22 Utah Utes men's basketball team