2021–22 California Golden Bears women's basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season

2021–22 California Golden Bears women's basketball
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record11–13 (2–10 Pac-12)
Head coach
  • Charmin Smith (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Kelly Cole
  • Paul Reed
  • Eliza Pierre
Home arenaHaas Pavilion
Seasons
2021–22 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
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 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 California Golden Bears women's basketball team represented the University of California, Berkeley during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Golden Bears, led by third year head coach Charmin Smith, played their home games at Haas Pavilion and competed as members of the Pac-12 Conference.

Previous season

The Golden Bears finished the season 1–16, 1–12 in Pac-12 play to finish in last place.[1] They lost in the first round of the Pac-12 women's tournament to Oregon State.[2] The Golden Bears did not receive a bid in either the NCAA Tournament or the WNIT.[3][4]

Roster

2021–22 California Golden Bears women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Michelle Onyiah 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Eleanor Roosevelt Eastvale, CA
G 1 Leilani McIntosh 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr Xavier College Prep Phoenix, AZ
G/F 3 Dalayah Daniels 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Garfield Seattle, WA
G 4 Karisma Ortiz 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) GS Archbishop Mitty
Penn State
Texas 		San Jose, CA
G 10 Jazlen Green 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Lakeside Upland, CA
F 12 Jadyn Bush 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) GS Bishop Blanchet
Harvard 		Federal Way, WA
G 14 Alma Elsnitz 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Lulea Basketgymnasium Stockholm, Sweden
G 21 Mia Mastrov 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Miramonte Lafayette, CA
G 22 Cailyn Crocker 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Mater Dei Cypress, CA
F 24 Evelien Lutje Schipholt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Caland Lyceum The Hague, The Netherlands
G 30 Jayda Curry 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Centennial Corona, CA
G 31 Ornela Muca 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So American Community School of Athens Athens, Greece
C 32 Sela Heide 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) So Mount Si North Bend, WA
C 33 Fatou Samb 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Westside Houston, TX
G 34 Sierra Richey 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) GS Rancho Campana Camarillo, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: February 13, 2022

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 28, 2021*
7:00 pm, Live Stream 		Westmont W 81–62  –
  23 – Curry   16 – Lutje Schipholt   7 – McIntosh  Haas Pavilion (436)
Berkeley, CA
November 4, 2021*
7:00 pm, Live Stream 		Saint Martin's W 79–32  –
  20 – Curry   10 – Daniels   3 – Curry  Haas Pavilion (418)
Berkeley, CA
Regular Season
November 9, 2021*
7:00 pm, Live Stream 		Sacramento State W 90–71  1–0
  23 – Curry   11 – Lutje Schipholt   5 – McIntosh  Haas Pavilion (1,591)
Berkeley, CA
November 13, 2021*
2:30 pm, WCC Network 		vs. San Francisco W 70–41  2–0
  27 – Curry   10 – Bush   4 – McIntosh  Chase Center (2,057)
San Francisco, CA
November 16, 2021*
7:00 pm, Live Stream 		Utah State W 81–49  3–0
  23 – Lutje Schipholt   17 – Lutje Schipholt   6 – Crocker  Haas Pavilion (1,364)
Berkeley, CA
November 20, 2021*
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UC San Diego W 64–54  4–0
  20 – Curry   13 – Lutje Schipholt   7 – Curry  RIMAC Arena (714)
San Diego, CA
November 26, 2021*
1:00 pm, Live Stream 		Furman
Raising the BAR Invitational 		W 82–73  5–0
  26 – Curry   14 – Lutje Schipholt   6 – Tied  Haas Pavilion (1,422)
Berkeley, CA
November 27, 2021*
3:00 pm, Live Stream 		Ole Miss
Raising the BAR Invitational 		L 45–64  5–1
  12 – Curry   8 – Lutje Schipholt   3 – McIntosh  Haas Pavilion (1,382)
Berkeley, CA
December 2, 2021*
11:30 am, Live Stream 		Fresno State W 73–72  6–1
  15 – Tied   11 – Bush   4 – Tied  Haas Pavilion (1,055)
Berkeley, CA
December 5, 2021*
11:00 am, SECN+ 		at Arkansas L 67–84  6–2
  18 – Curry   8 – Lutje Schipholt   5 – Crocker  Bud Walton Arena (3,100)
Fayetteville, AR
December 11, 2021*
2:00 pm, Live Stream 		McNeese State W 102–60  7–2
  17 – Tied   10 – Onyiah   9 – McIntosh  Haas Pavilion (1,305)
Berkeley, CA
December 18, 2021*
3:00 pm, Live Stream 		Cal Poly W 89–73  8–2
  27 – Curry   9 – Daniels   5 – Daniels  Haas Pavilion (1,499)
Berkeley, CA
December 21, 2021*
1:00 pm, Live Stream 		Saint Mary's W 73–55  9–2
  20 – Lutje Schipholt   10 – Lutje Schipholt   6 – McIntosh  Haas Pavilion (1,334)
Berkeley, CA
December 31, 2021
7:00 pm, P12N 		at Washington State L 42–69  9–3
(0–1) 		 11 – Crocker   8 – Tied   3 – McIntosh  Beasley Coliseum (627)
Pullman, WA
January 2, 2022
12:00 pm, P12N 		at Washington Postponed due to COVID-19 protocols within the Washington program.[a] Alaska Airlines Arena 
Seattle, WA
January 7, 2022
7:00 pm, P12N 		Oregon State Postponed due to COVID-19 protocols within the Oregon State program.[b] Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, CA
January 9, 2022
1:00 pm, P12N 		Oregon L 53–88  9–4
(0–2) 		 13 – Curry   8 – Lutje Schipholt   4 – McIntosh  Haas Pavilion (1,595)
Berkeley, CA
January 13, 2022
6:00 pm, P12N 		at Utah Postponed due to COVID-19 protocols within the California program.[c] Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, UT
January 16, 2022
11:00 am, P12N 		at Colorado Postponed due to COVID-19 protocols within the California program.[d] CU Events Center 
Boulder, CO
January 21, 2022
7:00 pm, P12N 		at No. 2 Stanford L 74–97  9–5
(0–3) 		 30 – Curry   5 – Samb   3 – Tied  Maples Pavilion (0)
Stanford, CA
January 23, 2022
4:00 pm, P12N 		No. 2 Stanford Postponed due to COVID-19 protocols within the California program.[e] Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, CA
January 28, 2022
7:00 pm, P12N 		No. 8 Arizona Postponed due to COVID-19 protocols within the California program.[f] Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, CA
February 4, 2022
7:00 pm, P12N 		at USC W 62–59  10–5
(1–3) 		 21 – Curry   8 – Lutje Schipholt   3 – Tied  Galen Center (2,098)
Los Angeles, CA
February 6, 2022
12:00 pm, P12N 		at UCLA L 54–59  10–6
(1–4) 		 17 – Green   6 – Tied   5 – McIntosh  Pauley Pavilion (1,620)
Los Angeles, CA
February 11, 2022
7:00 pm, P12N 		Colorado L 56–73  10–7
(1–5) 		 16 – Curry   7 – Lutje Schipholt   5 – McIntosh  Haas Pavilion (2,194)
Berkeley, CA
February 13, 2022
1:00 pm, P12N 		Utah L 75–80 OT 10–8
(1–6) 		 17 – Daniels   8 – Lutje Schipholt   6 – McIntosh  Haas Pavilion (1,066)
Berkeley, CA
February 16, 2022[g]*
1:00 pm, Live Stream 		Cal State LA W 98–53  11–8
  20 – Green   12 – Onyiah   6 – McIntosh  Haas Pavilion (1,001)
Berkeley, CA
February 16, 2022
1:00 pm, P12N 		Arizona State Forfeiture by Arizona State due to an aircraft malfunction.[h] Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, CA
February 18, 2022
7:00 pm, P12N 		at Oregon L 47–52  11–9
(2–7) 		 10 – Daniels   9 – Lutje Schipholt   7 – McIntosh  Matthew Knight Arena (7,968)
Eugene, OR
February 20, 2022
12:00 pm, P12N 		at Oregon State L 59–68  11–10
(2–8) 		 23 – Curry   8 – McIntosh   3 – Curry  Gill Coliseum (4,401)
Corvallis, OR
February 24, 2022
7:00 pm, P12N 		Washington L 60–61  11–11
(2–9) 		 21 – Daniels   7 – Daniels   2 – Tied  Haas Pavilion (1,609)
Berkeley, CA
February 26, 2022
12:00 pm, P12N 		Washington State L 67–73  11–12
(2–10) 		 19 – Curry   6 – Oniyah   3 – Tied  Haas Pavilion (1,390)
Berkeley, CA
Pac-12 Women's Tournament
March 2, 2022
8:30 pm, P12N 		(11) vs. (6) Utah
First Round 		L 60–66  11–13
  16 – Curry   7 – Tied   3 – Tied  Michelob Ultra Arena (3,010)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source:[13]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP——*——————————————————Not released
Coaches——*—^—————————————————

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

See also

2021–22 California Golden Bears men's basketball team

Notes

  1. ^ This game was postponed on December 27 due to COVID-19 protocols within the Huskies program.[5]
  2. ^ This game was postponed on January 5 due to COVID-19 protocols within the Beavers program.[6]
  3. ^ This game was postponed on January 12 due to COVID-19 protocols within the Golden Bears program.[7]
  4. ^ This game was postponed on January 12 due to COVID-19 protocols within the Golden Bears program.[7]
  5. ^ This game was postponed on January 22 due to COVID-19 protocols within the Golden Bears program.[8]
  6. ^ This game was postponed on January 24 due to COVID-19 protocols within the Golden Bears program.[9]
  7. ^ This game was added on February 15 due to the originally scheduled game against Arizona State getting canceled.[10]
  8. ^ This game was originally scheduled on January 30 before being postponed and rescheduled to February 16 due to COVID-19 protocols within the California program. It was ruled a win for California in the conference standings on February 16 due to an aircraft malfunction.[11][12]

References

  1. ^ "2020-21 Pac-12 Women's Basketball Standings". pac-12.com. April 4, 2021. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  2. ^ "2021 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT BRACKET". pac-12.com. March 7, 2021. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  3. ^ "2021 NCAA women's basketball tournament bracket revealed". ncaa.com. March 15, 2021. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  4. ^ "2021 field announced for 32-team Postseason WNIT". womensnit.com. March 15, 2021. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  5. ^ "Sunday's Game At Washington Postponed". calbears.com. December 27, 2021. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  6. ^ "Friday's Game Versus Oregon State Postponed". calbears.com. January 5, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  7. ^ a b "Bears' Games At Utah, Colorado Postponed". calbears.com. January 12, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  8. ^ "Sunday's Game Versus Stanford Has Been Postponed". calbears.com. January 22, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  9. ^ "Friday's Game Versus Arizona Has Been Postponed". calbears.com. January 24, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  10. ^ "Cal To Host Cal State LA Wednesday Afternoon". calbears.com. February 15, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  11. ^ "Postponed Game Versus ASU Rescheduled To Feb. 16". calbears.com. February 8, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  12. ^ "Women's Basketball Schedule Update". calbears.com. February 16, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  13. ^ "2021–22 Women's Basketball Schedule". calbears.com. University of California Athletics. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
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