2021–22 Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball team

2021–22 Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record20–13 (9–9 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Brian Ostermann
  • Ebony Gilliam
  • Ebony Haliburton
Home arenaBramlage Coliseum
Seasons
2021–22 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 Baylor 15 – 3   .833 28 – 7   .800
No. 10 Iowa State 14 – 4   .778 28 – 7   .800
No. 6 Texas † 13 – 5   .722 29 – 7   .806
No. 22 Oklahoma 12 – 6   .667 25 – 9   .735
Kansas 11 – 7   .611 21 – 10   .677
Kansas State 9 – 9   .500 20 – 13   .606
West Virginia 7 – 11   .389 15 – 15   .500
Texas Tech 4 – 14   .222 11 – 19   .367
Oklahoma State 3 – 15   .167 9 – 20   .310
TCU 2 – 16   .111 6 – 22   .214
† 2022 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2021–22 Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball team represented Kansas State University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats were led by eighth-year head coach Jeff Mittie. They played their home games at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kansas and were members of the Big 12 Conference.

On January 23, 2022 against Oklahoma, junior Ayoka Lee set an NCAA women's basketball record of 61 points in a single game, breaking the previous record of 60 points.

Previous season

They finished the season 9–18, 3–15 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for ninth place. As the tenth seed in the Big 12 Tournament, they defeated Texas Tech in the First Round before losing to West Virginia in the Quarterfinals. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WNIT.

Roster

2021–22 Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Savannah Simmons 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr The John Carroll School Bel Air, MD
G 2 Cymone Goodrich 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Sr South Shore International Prep Chicago, IL
G 3 Jaelyn Glenn 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr The Barstow School Kansas City, MO
G 4 Serena Sundell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Maryville Maryville, MO
G 5 Brylee Glenn 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr The Barstow School Kansas City, MO
G 10 Malene Lind Pedersen 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Fr Aabyhøj IF Aabyhøj, Denmark
G 12 Rachel Ranke 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Sr Eastview Burnsville, MN
F 13 Laura Macke 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Nemaha Central Baileyville, KS
G 14 Rebekah Dallinger 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Narrabeen Sports High School
Miles Community College 		Sydney, Australia
C 15 Heavenly Greer 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Ganesha High School
Oklahoma 		Phoenix, AZ
G 23 Jada Moore 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Regis Jesuit Denver, CO
G 24 Emilee Ebert 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Frankfort Frankfort, KS
C 41 Taylor Lauterbach 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Fr Appleton West Appleton, WI
C 50 Ayoka Lee 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) So Byron Byron, MN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Source:[1]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 31, 2021*
1:00 p.m. 		Washburn W 68–39  –
 Bramlage Coliseum (2,395)
Manhattan, KS
November 5, 2021*
6:30 p.m. 		Pittsburg State W 101–54  –
 Bramlage Coliseum (2,307)
Manhattan, KS
Non-conference regular season (10–2)
November 9, 2021*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Central Arkansas W 103–40  1–0
 Bramlage Coliseum (2,183)
Manhattan, KS
November 12, 2021*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		UT Martin
Preseason WNIT 		W 44–30  2–0
 Bramlage Coliseum (2,209)
Manhattan, KS
November 14, 2021*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Western Kentucky
Preseason WNIT 		W 76–44  3–0
 Bramlage Coliseum (2,212)
Manhattan, KS
November 15, 2021*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		North Carolina A&T
Preseason WNIT 		W 73–49  4–0
 Bramlage Coliseum (2,184)
Manhattan, KS
November 19, 2021*
6:00 p.m., ACCN 		at No. 5 NC State
Preseason WNIT 		L 69–90  4–1
 Reynolds Coliseum (4,156)
Raleigh, NC
November 23, 2021*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Abilene Christian W 93–53  5–1
 Bramlage Coliseum (2,406)
Manhattan, KS
November 27, 2021*
11:00 a.m., ESPN+ 		Northwestern State W 70–36  6–1
 Bramlage Coliseum (2,344)
Manhattan, KS
November 29, 2021*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		North Dakota State W 78–57  7–1
 Bramlage Coliseum (2,213)
Manhattan, KS
December 3, 2021*
6:30 p.m., SECN+ 		at No. 1 South Carolina
Big 12/SEC Challenge 		L 44–65  7–2
 Colonial Life Arena (11,657)
Columbia, SC
December 8, 2021*
5:00 p.m. 		at Omaha W 87–56  8–2
 Baxter Arena (311)
Omaha, NE
December 11, 2021*
2:00 p.m. 		at South Dakota State W 79–73  9–2
 Frost Arena (768)
Brookings, SD
December 18, 2021*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Oregon W 68–56  10–2
 Bramlage Coliseum (5,209)
Manhattan, KS
December 22, 2021*
1:00 p.m. 		UIC Cancelled Bramlage Coliseum 
Manhattan, KS
Big 12 regular season (9–9)
January 2, 2022
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 10 Baylor W 68–59  11–2
(1–0) 		Bramlage Coliseum (2,393)
Manhattan, KS
January 5, 2022
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Oklahoma State W 60–49  12–2
(2–0) 		Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,823)
Stillwater, OK
January 8, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at West Virginia W 71–61  13–2
(3–0) 		WVU Coliseum (1,639)
Morgantown, WV
January 11, 2021
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 25 No. 9 Iowa State L 70–73  13–3
(3–1) 		Bramlage Coliseum (2,948)
Manhattan, KS
January 15, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 25 at Texas Tech L 45–64  13–4
(3–2) 		United Supermarkets Arena (5,015)
Lubbock, TX
January 19, 2022
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Kansas
Sunflower Showdown 		W 69–61  14–4
(4–2) 		Bramlage Coliseum (4,027)
Manhattan, KS
January 23, 2021
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 14 Oklahoma W 94–65  15–4
(5–2) 		Bramlage Coliseum (4,347)
Manhattan, KS
January 26, 2022
2:00 p.m., LHN 		No. 25 at No. 9 Texas L 48–66  15–5
(5–3) 		Frank Erwin Center (2,281)
Austin, TX
January 29, 2022
6:30 p.m. 		No. 25 TCU W 63–54  16–5
(6–3) 		Bramlage Coliseum (5,157)
Manhattan, KS
February 2, 2022
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 25 at No. 11 Iowa State L 55–70  16–6
(6–4) 		Hilton Coliseum (9,511)
Ames, IA
February 5, 2022
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 25 Texas Tech W 82–75  17–6
(7–4) 		Bramlage Coliseum (5,588)
Manhattan, KS
February 9, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at No. 10 Baylor L 50–95  17–7
(7–5) 		Ferrell Center (4,181)
Waco, TX
February 12, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Kansas
Sunflower Showdown 		L 51–63  17–8
(7–6) 		Allen Fieldhouse (3,709)
Lawrence, KS
February 20, 2022
1:00 p.m., ESPNU 		Oklahoma State W 56–36  18–8
(8–6) 		Bramlage Coliseum (5,868)
Manhattan, KS
February 23, 2022
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 11 Texas L 51–62  18–9
(8–7) 		Bramlage Coliseum (3,927)
Manhattan, KS
February 26, 2022
4:00 p.m., BSOK 		at No. 20 Oklahoma L 69–72  18–10
(8–8) 		Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
March 2, 2022
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		West Virginia L 62–74 2OT 18–11
(8–9) 		Bramlage Coliseum (3,478)
Manhattan, KS
March 5, 2022
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at TCU W 61–50  19–11
(9–9) 		Schollmaier Arena (1,595)
Fort Worth, TX
Big 12 Women's Tournament (0–1)
March 11, 2022
7:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		(6) vs. (3) No. 7 Texas
Quarterfinals 		L 65–72  19–12
 Municipal Auditorium (5,163)
Kansas City, MO
NCAA tournament (1–1)
March 19, 2022
10:30 a.m., ESPN2 		(B 9) vs. (B 8) Washington State
First round 		W 50–40  20–12
 Reynolds Coliseum (4,800)
Raleigh, NC
March 21, 2022
3:00 p.m., ESPN 		(B 9) at (B 1) No. 3 NC State
Second round 		L 57–89  20–13
 Reynolds Coliseum (4,808)
Raleigh, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
Poll Pre-
Season		 Week
2		 Week
3		 Week
4		 Week
5		 Week
6		 Week
7		 Week
8		 Week
9		 Week
10		 Week
11		 Week
12		 Week
13		 Week
14		 Week
15		 Week
16		 Week
17		 Week
18		 Week
19		 Final
AP NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV 25 RV 25 25 RV
Coaches NR NR NR NR RV NR NR NR RV RV NR RV RV RV
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes
  • Coaches did not release a week 1 poll.

See also

References

  1. ^ "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule". kstatesports.com. Kansas State University. Retrieved June 15, 2021.