2021–22 Utah Valley Wolverines women's basketball
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record16–15 (10–8 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ashley Garfield (3rd season)
  • Morgan Bailey (3rd season)
  • Keilani Unga (3rd season)
Home arenaUCCU Center (Capacity: 8,500)[1]
Lockhart Arena (Capacity: 2,000)[2]
2021–22 WAC women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Stephen F. Austin †17–1 .94428–5  .848
Grand Canyon14–4 .77822–10  .688
California Baptist*13–5 .72223–9  .719
Utah Valley10–8 .55616–15  .516
Abilene Christian9–9 .50017–13  .567
Sam Houston State9–9 .50015–16  .484
Tarleton State*8–10 .44416–13  .552
Lamar8–10 .44414–15  .483
Texas–Rio Grande Valley8–10 .44414–19  .424
Seattle6–12 .33311–19  .367
Dixie State*6–12 .33310–19  .345
New Mexico State6–12 .33310–19  .345
Chicago State3–15 .1674–23  .148
* ineligible for the 2022 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II
† 2022 WAC tournament winner

The 2021–22 Utah Valley Wolverines women's basketball team represented Utah Valley University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Dan Nielson entered the season as head coach for his 3rd season.[3] The Wolverines played their home games at the UCCU Center and Lockhart Arena in Orem, Utah as members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).

Previous season

The Wolverines finished the 2020–21 season 13–7, 10–4 in WAC play to finish in second place. In the 2021 WAC women's basketball tournament, they defeated Chicago State in the quarterfinals before losing to Grand Canyon in the semifinals.[4] Still, UVU received the WAC's automatic bid to the 2021 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament as a No. 16 seed since California Baptist was ineligible due to their transition to Division I.[5] UVU lost to No. 1 seed and eventual champion Stanford 87–44 in the opening round of the NCAA tournament.[6]

Roster

2021–22 Utah Valley Wolverines women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 2 Elina Tausinga 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrEast High School Salt Lake City, UT
G 3 Maria Carvalho 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrEscola secundaria de vagos Lisbon, Portugal
F 5 Shay Fano 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoTimpview High School Spanish Fork, UT
G 10 Saige Gibb 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrTimpview High School Raymond, Alberta, Canada
F 11 Kayla Anderson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrMountain View High School Meridian, ID
G 12 Eleyana Tafisi 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) FrCopper Hills High School West Jordan, UT
G 13 Ally Criddle 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrSkyridge High School Lehi, UT
F 14 Babalu Stewart 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrFriendship Christian School Jundiai, Sao Paolo, Brazil
G 20 Abby Conlee 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrLone Peak High School Alpine, UT
G 21 Tahlia White 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS FrMountain View High School Orem, UT
C 22 Megan Jensen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoEmery High School Castle Dale, UT
G 23 Madison Grange 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrSkyline High School Salt Lake City, UT
G 33 Emma Martin 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoRichfield High School Richfield, UT
C 40 Josie Williams 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) JrRoy High School West Haven, UT
F 45 Mae Afoa 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrJordan High School Sandy, UT
Head coach
  • Dan Nielson (BYU)
Assistant coach(es)
  • Ashley Garfield (BYU)
  • Morgan Bailey (BYU)
  • Keilani Unga (BYU)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results

[7]

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference season
Nov 9, 2021*
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 Park University W 90–47  1–0
 UCCU Center (404)
Orem, UT
Nov 11, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Fresno State L 62–71  1–1
 UCCU Center (649)
Orem, UT
Nov 16, 2021*
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 at Southern Utah W 60–54  2–1
 Centrum Arena (586)
Cedar City, UT
Nov 20, 2021*
2:00 pm, MWSN		 at Nevada L 64–70  2–2
 Lawlor Events Center 
Reno, NV
Nov 23, 2021*
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 Colorado Mesa W 62–50  3–2
 UCCU Center (507)
Orem, UT
Nov 27, 2021*
12:00 pm, ESPN+		 Portland State W 62–43  4–2
 UCCU Center (526)
Orem, UT
Dec 1, 2021*
4:00 pm, ESPN+		 UNLV L 63–73  4–3
 UCCU Center (894)
Orem, UT
Dec 9, 2021*
7:00 pm		 at Montana W 63–50  5–3
 Dahlberg Arena (2,108)
Missoula, MT
Dec 11, 2021*
2:00 pm		 at Montana State L 58–67  5–4
 Worthington Arena (1,178)
Bozeman, MT
Dec 18, 2021*
2:00 pm		 at Utah L 57–65  5–5
 Jon M. Huntsman Center (2,003)
Salt Lake City, UT
Dec 21, 2021*
7:00 pm		 at Idaho State L 36–53  5–6
 Holt Arena (925)
Pocatello, ID
WAC conference season
Dec 30, 2021
12:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Abilene Christian L 63–69  5–7
(0–1)		 Teague Center (364)
Abilene, TX
Jan 1, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Tarleton State L 48–61  5–8
(0–2)		 Wisdom Gymnasium (618)
Stephenville, TX
Jan 15, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 California Baptist L 68–83  5–9
(0–3)		 UCCU Center (627)
Orem, UT
Jan 17, 2022
3:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Dixie State
Rescheduled from January 8		 W 68–65  6–9
(1–3)		 Burns Arena (599)
St. George, UT
Jan 20, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Texas–Rio Grande Valley W 59–56  7–9
(2–3)		 UTRGV Fieldhouse (314)
Edinburg, TX
Jan 22, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Lamar L 55–59 2OT 7–10
(2–4)		 Montagne Center (938)
Beaumont, TX
Jan 24, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 Seattle
Rescheduled from January 13		 W 65–51  8–10
(3–4)		 UCCU Center (491)
Orem, UT
Jan 27, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 Chicago State W 82–62  9–10
(4–4)		 UCCU Center (575)
Orem, UT
Feb 3, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 Stephen F. Austin L 53–68  9–11
(4–5)		 Lockhart Arena (781)
Orem, UT
Feb 5, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Sam Houston State L 66–69  9–12
(4–6)		 Lockhart Arena (528)
Orem, UT
Feb 10, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Grand Canyon W 58–50  10–12
(5–6)		 Grand Canyon University Arena (1,103)
Phoenix, AZ
Feb 12, 2022
12:00 pm, ESPN+		 at New Mexico State W 66–32  11–12
(6–6)		 Pan American Center (482)
Las Cruces, NM
Feb 16, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 Tarleton State W 75–53  12–12
(7–6)		 Lockhart Arena (517)
Orem, UT
Feb 19, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Dixie State W 99–59  13–12
(8–6)		 Lockhart Arena (812)
Orem, UT
Feb 24, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Seattle W 67–61  14–12
(9–6)		 Redhawk Center (283)
Seattle, WA
Feb 26, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 at California Baptist L 59–84  14–13
(9–7)		 CBU Events Center (531)
Riverside, CA
Mar 3, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 Grand Canyon L 63–65  14–14
(9–8)		 UCCU Center (831)
Orem, UT
Mar 5, 2022
12:00 pm, ESPN+		 New Mexico State W 60–51  15–14
(10–8)		 UCCU Center (632)
Orem, UT
WAC Tournament
Mar 10, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 (4) vs. (8) Texas–Rio Grande Valley
Quarterfinals		 W 72–57  16–14
 Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
Mar 11, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 (4) vs. (1) Stephen F. Austin
Semifinals		 L 42–68  16–15
 Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "UCCU Center". www.utahvalley.com. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  2. ↑ "UVU arena named after Becky Lockhart, first female speaker of the Utah House of Representatives". heraldextra.com. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  3. ↑ "UVU signs men's and women's hoops coaches to new five-year deals". heraldextra.com. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
  4. ↑ Obert, Richard. "Grand Canyon falls to California Baptist in WAC Women's championship basketball game". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Utah Valley women's basketball: How the Wolverines made it into the NCAA Tournament, despite not winning the WAC". Deseret News. March 19, 2021. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
  6. ↑ "UVU women's basketball finalizes schedule". heraldextra.com. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
  7. ↑ "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule".
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