2021–22 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season

2021–22 Texas Longhorns women's basketball
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 6
Record29–7 (13–5 Big 12)
Head coach
  • Vic Schaefer (2nd season)
Associate head coachDionnah Jackson-Durrett (2nd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Calamity McEntire (1st season)
  • April Phillips (1st season)
Home arenaFrank Erwin Center
Seasons
2021–22 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
  • v
  • t
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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 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team was coached by Vic Schaefer who entered his second season at Texas. The Longhorns were members of the Big 12 Conference and played their home games at the Frank Erwin Center.

This was the Longhorns' final season at the Frank Erwin Center, with the new Moody Center opening for the 2022–23 season.[1]

Previous season

The Longhorns finished the season 21–10, 11–7 in Big 12 play to finish in fifth place.[2][3] In the 2021 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament, Texas went 1–1 with a win against Iowa State and a second round loss to Baylor.[4] However, the Longhorns are coming off a strong showing in the 2021 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, making it to elite 8.[5] In the NCAA tournament, the Longhorns defeated Bradley, UCLA, and Maryland.[6] In the elite 8 game, Texas was defeated by 6th ranked South Carolina 62–34.[7]

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for departure
Charli Collier 35 F/C 6’5” Junior Mont Belvieu, TX Declared for the 2021 WNBA draft, in which she was chosen first overall by the Dallas Wings.
Kyra Lambert 15 PG 5'9" GS Cibolo, TX Graduated; chose not to take advantage of the NCAA's COVID-19 eligibility waiver
Karisma Ortiz 3 G 6'0" GS San Jose, CA Transferred to California[8]
Elyssa Coleman 20 F 6'3" Sophomore Humble, TX Transferred to UTSA[9]
Celeste Taylor 0 G 5'11" Sophomore Valley Stream, NY Transferred to Duke[10]
Ashley Chevalier^ 25 G 5'7" Sophomore Chatsworth, CA Entered Transfer Portal

^Chevalier transferred seven games into the 2021-2022 season.[11]

Incoming Transfers

Name Pos. Height Year Hometown Notes
Aliyah Matharu G 5'7" Junior Washington, D.C. Transferred from Mississippi State.[12]
Femme Masudi C 6'5" Junior Goma, DR Congo Transferred from South Georgia Technical College.[13]
Kobe King-Hawea G 5'11" Junior Point Cook, VIC, Australia Transferred from Casper College.[14]
Anissa Gutierrez G 5'7" Freshman Mansfield, TX Transferred from Hendrix College.[15]

2021 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Aayliah Moore
F
Moore, OK Moore High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 97
Rori Harmon
PG
Houston, TX Cypress Creek High School 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 97
Kyndall Hunter
PG
Houston, TX Cypress Creek High School 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 95
Latasha Lattimore
F
Toronto, ON Royal Crown Academic School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 93
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2021 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 31, 2021.

2022 Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2022 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Ndjakalenga Mwenentanda
W
Sioux Falls, SD Washington High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 95
Amina Muhammad
F
Desoto, TX Desoto High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 93
Jordana Codio
G
Jupiter, FL Montverde Academy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 93
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2022 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 23, 2022.

Coaching staff departures

Name Position New Team New Position
Johnnie Harris Assistant Coach Auburn Head Coach[16]
Elena Lovato^ Assistant Coach

^Elena Lovato is currently not coaching at the collegiate level.

2021 WNBA draft

Round Pick Player Position WNBA Team
#1 1 Charli Collier C Dallas Wings[17]

Preseason

Big 12 media poll

Big 12 media poll[18]
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Baylor 79 (7)
T-2 Texas 67 (2)
T-2 Iowa State 67 (1)
4 West Virginia 58
5 Oklahoma 44
6 TCU 32
7 Oklahoma State 30
T-8 Kansas State 26
T-8 Texas Tech 26
10 Kansas 17

Preseason All-Big 12 teams

1st team[19]

Joanne Allen-Taylor – G (Coaches, Media)

Honorable Mention

Rori Harmon – G (Coaches, Media)

Preseason Big 12 Awards

Award Player Position Year
Preseason Freshman of the Year[20] Aaliyah Moore F Fr.

Roster

2021–22 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F/C 1 Lauren Ebo 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr Riverdale Baptist Washington, DC
G 2 Aliyah Matharu 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Mississippi State Washington, DC
PG 3 Rori Harmon 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Cypress Creek Houston, TX
G 4 Kobe King-Hawea 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Casper College Point Cook, VIC, Australia
F 5 Deyona Gaston 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Pearland Pearland, TX
G 10 Shay Holle 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Westlake Austin, TX
G 11 Joanne Allen-Taylor 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Cypress Falls Houston, TX
F 21 Aaliyah Moore 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Moore Moore, OK
PG 22 Kyndall Hunter 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Cypress Creek Houston, TX
G/F 31 Audrey Warren 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Boswell Fort Worth, TX
C 34 Femme Masudi 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Jr South Georgia Technical College Goma, DR Congo
F/C 35 Latasha Lattimore 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Royal Crown Academic School Toronto, ON
G 40 Anissa Gutierrez 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Mansfield Summit High School Mansfield, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 4, 2021*
7:00 p.m., LHN
No. 25 Oklahoma Baptist W 77–44  0–0
 16  Warren   11  Masudi   5  Warren  Gregory Gymnasium (N/A)
Austin, TX
Regular season (23–6)
November 9, 2021*
5:30 p.m., LHN
No. 25 New Orleans W 131–36  1–0
 27  Hunter   8  Gaston   8  Harmon  Frank Erwin Center (N/A)
Austin, TX
November 14, 2021*
2:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 25 at No. 3 Stanford W 61–56  2–0
 21  Harmon   6  Ebo   1  Tied  Maples Pavilion (3,681)
Stanford, CA
November 17, 2021*
11:00 a.m., LHN
No. 12 Southeast Missouri W 88–47  3–0
 13  Allen-Taylor   10  Ebo   6  Chevalier  Frank Erwin Center (4,854)
Austin, TX
November 21, 2021*
12:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 12 at No. 16 Tennessee L 70–74 OT 3–1
 27  Matharu   8  Tied   11  Harmon  Thompson–Boling Arena (9,460)
Knoxville, TN
November 27, 2021*
1:00 p.m., LHN
No. 14 Cal State Northridge W 83–42  4–1
 19  Gaston   8  Tied   9  Harmon  Frank Erwin Center (2,478)
Austin, TX
December 1, 2021*
7:00 p.m., LHN
No. 15 Jackson State W 78–64  5–1
 14  Ebo   7  Ebo   6  Harmon  Frank Erwin Center (2,127)
Austin, TX
December 5, 2021*
3:00 p.m., SEC Network
No. 15 at No. 17 Texas A&M
Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge
W 76–60  6–1
 26  Matharu   9  Warren   9  Harmon  Reed Arena (7,100)
College Station, TX
December 11, 2021*
1:00 p.m., LHN
No. 11 Idaho W 83–43  7–1
 19  Gaston   10  Lattimore   3  Tied  Frank Erwin Center (1,124)
Austin, TX
December 19, 2021*
4:30 p.m., ESPN2
No. 11 vs. No. 4 Arizona
Pac-12 Coast-to-Coast Challenge
Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues T-Mobile Arena 
Las Vegas, NV
December 19, 2021*
4:30 p.m., ESPN2
No. 11 vs. San Diego
Pac-12 Coast-to-Coast Challenge
W 74–58  8–1
 22  Matharu   10  Gaston   4  Warren  T-Mobile Arena (N/A)
Las Vegas, NV
December 22, 2021*
11:00 a.m., ESPN+
No. 12 at Princeton W 70–53  9–1
 18  Allen-Taylor   7  Harmon   2  Tied  Jadwin Gymnasium (722)
Princeton, NJ
December 29, 2021*
7:00 p.m., LHN
No. 12 Alcorn State Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, TX
January 2, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 12 at Oklahoma State W 62–51  10–1
(1–0)
 14  Tied   10  Ebo   2  Tied  Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,041)
Stillwater, OK
January 5, 2022
7:00 p.m., LHN
No. 9 Texas Tech L 61–74  10–2
(1–1)
 12  Matharu   6  Ebo   4  Harmon  Frank Erwin Center (2,723)
Austin, TX
January 9, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 9 at No. 14 Baylor Postponed due to COVID-19 protocols from Baylor Ferrell Center 
Waco, TX
January 9, 2022
2:00 p.m., LHN
No. 9 at UTRGV W 93–58  11–2
(1–1)
 18  Matharu   15  Moore   4  Warren  Frank Erwin Center (1,956)
Austin, TX
January 12, 2022
7:00 p.m., LHN
No. 13 Kansas L 66–70  11–3
(1–2)
 18  Allen-Taylor   9  Harmon   7  Harmon  Frank Erwin Center (2,379)
Austin, TX
January 15, 2022
7:00 p.m., LHN
No. 13 West Virginia W 73–57  12–3
(2–2)
 26  Matharu   9  Tied   3  Harmon  Frank Erwin Center (2,843)
Austin, TX
January 19, 2022
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
No. 15т at No. 7 Iowa State W 66–48  13–3
(3–2)
 14  Gaston   7  Matharu   5  Matharu  Hilton Coliseum (9,774)
Ames, IA
January 22, 2022
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 15т at TCU W 68–47  14–3
(4–2)
 14  Allen-Taylor   13  Ebo   5  Tied  Schollmaier Arena (2,228)
Fort Worth, TX
January 26, 2022
7:00 p.m., LHN
No. 9 No. 25 Kansas State W 66–48  15–3
(5–2)
 18  Matharu   9  Ebo   6  Harmon  Frank Erwin Center (2,281)
Austin, TX
January 29, 2022
2:00 p.m., Bally
No. 9 at No. 18 Oklahoma L 63–65  15–4
(5–3)
 15  Harmon   11  Harmon   3  Harmon  Lloyd Noble Center (3,315)
Norman, OK
February 4, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 13 at No. 9 Baylor
Rescheduled from January 9, 2022
L 63–75  15–5
(5–4)
 17  Matharu   6  Ebo   6  Harmon  Ferrell Center (5,435)
Waco, TX
February 6, 2022
3:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 13 No. 9 Baylor L 55–63  15–6
(5–5)
 18  Allen-Taylor   7  Warren   2  Matharu  Frank Erwin Center (5,300)
Austin, TX
February 9, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 16 at Texas Tech W 61–56  16–6
(6–5)
 14  Allen-Taylor   9  Lattimore   5  Harmon  United Supermarkets Arena (4,821)
Lubbock, TX
February 12, 2022
7:00 p.m., LHN
No. 16 No. 12 Oklahoma W 78–63  17–6
(7–5)
 21  Warren   14  Ebo   3  Harmon  Frank Erwin Center (3,793)
Austin, TX
February 16, 2022
7:00 p.m., LHN
No. 14 No. 6 Iowa State W 73–48  18–6
(8–5)
 20  Harmon   8  Ebo   9  Harmon  Frank Erwin Center (2,585)
Austin, TX
February 20, 2022
11:00 a.m., ESPNU
No. 14 at West Virginia W 67–58  19–6
(9–5)
 19  Harmon   8  Harmon   7  Harmon  WVU Coliseum (2,392)
Morgantown, WV
February 23, 2022
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
No. 11 at Kansas State W 62–51  20–6
(10–5)
 16  Matharu   8  Ebo   4  Harmon  Bramlage Coliseum (3,927)
Manhattan, KS
February 26, 2022
7:00 p.m., LHN
No. 11 TCU W 77–42  21–6
(11–5)
 16  Gaston   10  Ebo   11  Harmon  Frank Erwin Center (4,157)
Austin, TX
March 2, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 9 at Kansas W 70–60  22–6
(12–5)
 20  Allen-Taylor   7  Tied   6  Harmon  Allen Fieldhouse (2,490)
Lawrence, KS
March 5, 2022
1:00 p.m., LHN
No. 9 Oklahoma State W 65–50  23–6
(13–5)
 17  Ebo   6  Ebo   4  Tied  Frank Erwin Center (12,506)
Austin, TX
Big 12 tournament (3–0)
March 11, 2022
7:30 p.m., ESPN+
(3) No. 7 vs. (6) Kansas State
Quarterfinals
W 72–65  24–6
 17  Ebo   10  Ebo   4  Harmon  Municipal Auditorium (5,163)
Kansas City, MO
March 12, 2022
2:30 p.m., ESPN+
(3) No. 7 vs. (2) No. 10 Iowa State
Semifinals
W 82–73 OT 25–6
 30  Harmon   10  Gaston   4  Tied  Municipal Auditorium (5,013)
Kansas City, MO
March 13, 2022
1:00 p.m., ESPN2
(3) No. 7 vs. (1) No. 4 Baylor
Championship
W 67–58  26–6
 20  Harmon   6  Holle   5  Harmon  Municipal Auditorium (3,442)
Kansas City, MO
NCAA tournament (3–1)
March 18, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN2
(2 S) No. 6 (15 S) Fairfield
First round
W 70–52  27–6
 18  Moore   10  Moore   11  Harmon  Frank Erwin Center (3,822)
Austin, TX
March 20, 2022
4:00 p.m., ESPN
(2 S) No. 6 (7 S) Utah
Second Round
W 78–56  28–6
 21  Moore   5  Tied   8  Harmon  Frank Erwin Center (4,960)
Austin, TX
March 25, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN2
(2 S) No. 6 vs. (6 S) No. 14 Ohio State
Sweet Sixteen
W 66–63  29–6
 17  Allen-Taylor   8  Ebo   3  Tied  Spokane Arena (N/A)
Spokane, WA
March 27, 2022
8:00 p.m., ESPN
(2 S) No. 6 vs. (1 S) No. 2 Stanford
Elite Eight
L 50–59  29–7
 15  Allen-Taylor   7  Harmon   6  Harmon  Spokane Arena (7,739)
Spokane, WA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S=Spokane.
All times are in Central Time.

Source:Schedule

Big 12 tournament

Texas entered the Big 12 tournament as a 3 seed. In the first and second round, Texas defeated Kansas State 72–65 and Iowa State 82–73 to advance to the championship game. In the championship, the Longhorns emerged victorious against Baylor 67–58, winning the Big 12 tournament. Freshman Rori Harmon won most outstanding player and Lauren Ebo was selected to all-tournament team. This is the first Big 12 conference tournament championship for Texas since 2003.[21]

First round
Thursday, March 10
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 11
Semifinals
Saturday, March 12
Championship Game
Sunday, March 13
            
1 Baylor 76
9 Oklahoma State 36
8 Texas Tech 58
9 Oklahoma State 73
1 Baylor 91
4 Oklahoma 76
4 Oklahoma 80
5 Kansas 68
1 Baylor 58
3 Texas 67
2 Iowa State 66
7 West Virginia 60
7 West Virginia 68
10 TCU 48
2 Iowa State 73
3 Texas 82*
3 Texas 72
6 Kansas State 65

*denotes overtime

NCAA tournament

Texas entered the NCAA tournament as a 2-seed where they faced off against 15-seed Fairfield. The Longhorns would go on to defeat the Stags 70–52, advancing Texas to the round of 32.[22] In the round of 32, Texas played against 7-seed Utah. Texas defeated the Utes 78–56 sending them to the sweet 16 to match up with Ohio State.[23] Against the Buckeyes, Texas won 66–63 advance Texas to their second consecutive elite 8.[24] In the elite 8, the Longhorns faced Stanford, who they beat earlier in the regular season. However, Stanford prevailed against Texas, winning the game 59–50.[25]

First round
Round of 64
March 18–19
Second Round
Round of 32
March 20–21
Regional semifinals
Sweet 16
March 25
Regional final
Elite 8
March 27
            
1 Stanford 78
16 Montana State 37
1 Stanford 91
Stanford, California – Fri/Sun
8 Kansas 65
8 Kansas 77
9 Georgia Tech 58
1 Stanford 72
4 Maryland 66
5 Virginia Tech 81
12 Florida Gulf Coast 84
12 Florida Gulf Coast 65
College Park, Maryland – Fri/Sun
4 Maryland 89
4 Maryland 102
13 Delaware 71
1 Stanford 59
2 Texas 50
6 Ohio State 63
11 Missouri State 56
6 Ohio State 79
Baton Rouge, Louisiana – Sat/Mon
3 LSU 64
3 LSU 83
14 Jackson State 77
6 Ohio State 63
2 Texas 66
7 Utah 92
10 Arkansas 69
7 Utah 56
Austin, Texas – Fri/Sun
2 Texas 78
2 Texas 70
15 Fairfield 52

Spokane Regional final

ESPN
March 27
9:00 p.m.
#2 Texas Longhorns 50, #1 Stanford Cardinal 59
Scoring by quarter: 14–14, 13–16, 13–15, 10–14
Pts: Joanne Allen-Taylor (15)
Rebs: Rori Harmon (7)
Asts: Rori Harmon (6)
Pts: Lexie Hull (20)
Rebs: Haley Jones (12)
Asts: Lacie Hull
Haley Jones (4)
Spokane Arena
Attendance: 7,739
Referees: Dee Kantner, Michol Murray, Kenneth Nash

Team and individual statistics

Individual player statistics (Final)[26]
Minutes Scoring Total FGs 3-point FGs Free-Throws Rebounds
Player GP GS Tot Avg Pts Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg A PF TO Stl Blk
Lauren Ebo 35 30 931 26.6 280 8.0 101 210 48.1% 0 0 0% 78 118 66.1% 97 139 236 6.7 22 91 46 20 27
Aliyah Matharu 36 11 788 21.9 431 12.0 153 357 42.9% 77 183 42.1% 48 71 67.6% 27 97 124 3.4 52 82 77 65 13
Rori Harmon 36 34 1081 30.0 409 11.4 144 363 39.7% 22 69 31.9% 99 135 73.3% 26 134 160 4.4 180 92 80 86 1
Kobe King-Hawea 5 0 53 10.6 20 4.0 8 22 36.4% 4 11 36.4% 0 0 0.0% 4 3 7 1.4 4 5 1 4 2
Deyona Gaston 34 28 625 18.4 240 7.1 98 189 51.9% 1 2 50.0% 43 63 68.3% 51 73 124 3.6 10 80 38 26 28
Shay Holle 35 14 569 16.3 131 3.7 55 134 41.0% 9 33 27.3% 12 26 46.2% 30 37 67 1.9 18 36 31 13 13
Joanne Allen-Taylor 36 36 1243 34.5 406 11.3 156 396 39.4% 30 90 33.3% 64 82 78.0% 24 61 85 2.4 65 66 51 49 5
Aaliyah Moore 28 9 360 12.9 168 6.0 58 113 51.3% 0 4 0.0% 52 70 74.3% 41 46 87 3.1 7 62 30 14 6
Kyndall Hunter 21 1 170 8.1 64 3.0 23 64 35.9% 14 36 38.9% 4 9 44.4% 3 9 12 0.6 9 15 14 8 0
Ashley Chevalier 7 0 89 12.7 19 2.7 6 15 40% 1 5 20% 6 8 75% 1 8 9 1.3 18 4 10 4 0
Audrey Warren 36 16 956 26.6 299 8.3 109 233 46.8% 11 28 39.3% 70 88 79.5% 66 85 151 4.2 63 87 84 57 10
Femme Masudi 15 0 70 4.7 18 1.2 7 17 41.2% 0 0 0.0% 4 7 57.1% 9 10 19 1.3 0 6 3 1 0
Latasha Lattimore 32 1 330 10.3 103 3.2 44 87 50.6% 0 5 0.0% 15 39 38.5% 38 51 89 2.8 8 32 30 10 20
Anissa Gutierrez 7 0 10 1.4 0 0.0 0 2 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 0 0 0.0 0 1 0 0 0
Total 7275 202.1 2588 71.89 962 2202 43.7% 169 466 36.3% 495 716 69.1% 496 820 1316 36.6 456 659 513 357 125
Opponents 7275 202.1 2043 56.75 706 1816 38.9% 151 537 28.1% 480 649 74.0% 347 828 1175 32.6 374 689 758 259 122
Legend
  GP  Games played   GS  Games started  Avg  Average per game
  FG  Field-goals made  FGA  Field-goal attempts  Off  Offensive rebounds
 Def  Defensive rebounds   A  Assists   TO Turnovers
 Blk  Blocks  Stl  Steals  High  Team high

Game highs

Team Game Highs
Stat High Opponent Date
Points 131 New Orleans November 9, 2021
Field goals Made 47 New Orleans November 9, 2021
Field Goal Attempts 83 Tennessee November 21, 2021
3 Points Made 13 New Orleans November 9, 2021
3 Points Attempted 23 New Orleans
Tennessee
Texas Tech
Iowa State
November 9, 2021
November 21, 2021
January 5, 2022
January 19, 2022
Free throws Made 26 West Virginia January 15, 2022
Free Throw Attempts 43 New Orleans November 9, 2021
Rebounds 53 New Orleans November 9, 2021
Assists 30 New Orleans November 9, 2021
Steals 17 New Orleans November 9, 2021
Blocked Shots 8 Jackson State December 1, 2021
Turnovers 24 Oklahoma January 29, 2022
Fouls 34 Texas Tech January 5, 2022
Individual Game Highs
Stat Player High Opponent Date
Points Rori Harmon 30 Iowa State March 12, 2022
Field goals Made Kyndall Hunter
Aliyah Matharu
10 New Orleans
Tennessee
Texas A&M
November 9, 2021
November 21, 2021
December 5, 2021
Field Goal Attempts Joanne Allen-Taylor
Aliyah Matharu
18 Kansas
Tennessee
January 12, 2022
November 21, 2021
3 Points Made Kyndall Hunter 7 New Orleans November 9, 2021
3 Points Attempted Aliyah Matharu 11 Tennessee November 21, 2021
Free throws Made Rori Harmon 9 Iowa State March 12, 2022
Free Throw Attempts Rori Harmon 12 Kansas March 2, 2022
Rebounds Aaliyah Moore 15 UTRGV January 9, 2022
Assists Rori Harmon 11 TCU
Tennessee
Fairfield
February 26, 2022
November 21, 2021
March 18, 2022
Steals Aliyah Matharu 7 San Diego December 19, 2021
Blocked Shots Lauren Ebo
DeYona Gaston
5 Jackson State
Iowa State
December 1, 2021
January 19, 2022
Turnovers Audrey Warren 7 Kansas January 12, 2022

Awards and honors

Weekly honors
Honors Player Position Date Awarded Ref.
Big 12 Freshman of the Week Rori Harmon PG November 15, 2021 [27]
Big 12 Freshman of the Week Rori Harmon PG December 27, 2021 [28]
Tamika Catchings Women’s Freshman Player of the Week Rori Harmon PG December 28, 2021 [29]
Big 12 Freshman of the Week Rori Harmon PG January 17, 2022 [30]
Big 12 Freshman of the Week Rori Harmon PG February 21, 2022 [31]
ESPN Women’s player of the Week Rori Harmon PG February 21, 2022 [32]
Conference honors
Honors Player Position
All-Big 12 Second Team Joanne Allen-Taylor G
All-Big 12 Second Team Rori Harmon G
All-Big 12 Honorable Mention Lauren Ebo F/C
All-Big 12 Honorable Mention Aliyah Matharu G
Big 12 All-Defensive Team Rori Harmon G
Big 12 All-Freshman Team Rori Harmon G
Big 12 Freshman of the Year Rori Harmon G
Big 12 tournament Most Outstanding Player Rori Harmon G
Big 12 All-Tournament Team Lauren Ebo F/C

Sources:[33][34][35]

National honors
Honors Player Position
Spokane Region All-Tournament Team Joanne Allen-Taylor G
Spokane Region All-Tournament Team Rori Harmon G

Sources:[36]

All-Americans
Team Player Position Selector Ref.
Honorable Mention Rori Harmon PG AP
WBCA
[37]
[38]
Coaching honors
Honor Coach Ref.
TABC Division I Coach of the Year Vic Schaefer [39]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
AP251214151111121291315т913161411976Not released
Coaches2121^161412121313101214101317141210976

^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.

See also

References

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