2021–22 UT Arlington Mavericks women's basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season

2021–22 UT Arlington Mavericks women's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceSun Belt
Record20–8 (11–4 Sun Belt)
Head coach
  • Shereka Wright (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Austin Kelly (1st season)
  • Rosalyn Tindel (2nd season)
  • Sean Ehlbeck (2nd season)
Home arenaCollege Park Center
Seasons
2022–23 →
2021–22 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Troy 13 – 2   .867 24 – 9   .727
UT Arlington † 11 – 4   .733 20 – 8   .714
Louisiana 9 – 4   .692 18 – 7   .720
Appalachian State 8 – 4   .667 14 – 12   .538
Little Rock 8 – 4   .667 17 – 10   .630
Texas State 9 – 6   .600 15 – 14   .517
Georgia Southern 8 – 6   .571 18 – 10   .643
Arkansas State 5 – 9   .357 12 – 16   .429
Coastal Carolina 4 – 9   .308 15 – 11   .577
Georgia State 4 – 9   .308 10 – 16   .385
South Alabama 2 – 10   .167 8 – 18   .308
Louisiana–Monroe 0 – 14   .000 4 – 25   .138
† 2022 Sun Belt Tournament winner
As of March 19, 2022
Rankings from AP poll


The 2021–22 UT Arlington Mavericks women's basketball team represented University of Texas at Arlington during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mavericks, led by third-year head coach Shereka Wright, played their home games at the College Park Center as members of the Sun Belt Conference.

They finished the season with a 20–8 overall record, 11–4 in Sun Belt play to finish in second place. As the second seed in the Sun Belt Tournament, they earned a bye into the second round and defeated Georgia Southern, Louisiana, and Troy to win the championship. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, where they were the fourteenth seed in the Greensboro Region. They lost to third seed Iowa State in the First Round to end their season.

Previous season

The Mavericks finished the season with a 13–7 overall record, 11–4 in Sun Belt play to finish in second place in the West Division. As the second seed from the West in the Sun Belt Tournament, they earned a bye into the second round where they lost to Appalachian State. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WNIT.

Roster

2021–22 UT Arlington Mavericks women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Stephanie Mosley 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Timberview Mansfield, TX
G 1 Olympia Chaney 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Forest Park Atlanta, GA
G 2 Reniya Jones 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr New Hope Academy Washington, D.C.
F 4 Starr Jacobs 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Jr Duncanville
Temple College 		Dallas, TX
G 5 Aaliyah McMillan 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Huntington Beach Huntington Beach, CA
G 20 Claire Chastain 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Dale Shawnee, OK
G 21 Terryn Milton 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Owasso High School Owasso, OK
G 23 Camryn Hawkins 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Rio Rancho Albuquerque, NM
G 24 De'Sha Benjamin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Laney
Alabama 		Augusta, GA
F 32 Jordyn Turner 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Casady School Oklahoma City, OK
F 34 Shyia Smith 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Idabel
Wichita State 		Idable, OK
G 41 Katie Ferrell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Plano Plano, TX
F 45 Emma Halverson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Plano Plano, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: May 16, 2022

Schedule

Source:[1]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference Regular season
November 11, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 7 Baylor L 54–81  0–1
  14 – Jacobs   8 – Milton   5 – Milton  College Park Center (2,182)
Arlington, TX
November 13, 2021*
2:00 p.m. 		Sam Houston State W 72–54  1–1
  26 – Jacobs   6 – Ferrell   9 – Milton  College Park Center (1,008)
Arlington, TX
November 17, 2021*
6:00 p.m. 		Houston W 69–66 OT 2–1
  26 – Milton   7 – Ferrell   7 – Ferrell  College Park Center (885)
Arlington, TX
November 20, 2021*
3:30 p.m. 		at North Texas W 75–74 OT 3–1
  20 – Benjamin   7 – Tied   6 – Ferrell  UNT Coliseum (1,376)
Denton, TX
November 27, 2021*
Noon 		at UNLV
UNLV Thanksgiving Classic 		W 75–72  4–1
  28 – Jacobs   9 – Tied   8 – Ferrell  Cox Pavilion (111)
Paradise, NV
November 28, 2021*
2:30 p.m. 		vs. Kansas City
UNLV Thanksgiving Classic 		L 76–85  4–2
  27 – Jacobs   5 – Milton   7 – Milton  Cox Pavilion (471)
Paradise, NV
December 2, 2021*
6:00 p.m. 		No. 13 South Florida W 61–56  5–2
  14 – Milton   9 – Jacobs   4 – Tied  College Park Center (630)
Arlington, TX
December 4, 2021*
2:00 p.m. 		Rice W 73–65  6–2
  20 – Jacobs   8 – Jacobs   7 – Ferrell  College Park Center (680)
Arlington, TX
December 17, 2021*
6:30 p.m. 		at Oklahoma State L 46–61  6–3
  14 – Jacobs   7 – Ferrell   5 – Ferrell  Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,073)
Stillwater, OK
December 21, 2021*
 at SMU Canceled Moody Coliseum 
Dallas, TX
Sun Belt Regular season
December 30, 2021
6:00 p.m. 		at Louisiana W 62–60  7–3
(1–0) 		 24 – Jacobs   6 – Tied   7 – Ferrell  Cajundome (192)
Lafayette, LA
January 1, 2022
2:00 p.m. 		at Louisiana–Monroe W 72–56  8–3
(2–0) 		 20 – Jacobs   8 – Tied   4 – Halverson  Fant–Ewing Coliseum (102)
Monroe, LA
January 6, 2022
6:00 p.m. 		South Alabama Canceled College Park Center 
Arlington, TX
January 8, 2022
2:00 p.m. 		Troy L 48–59  8–4
(2–1) 		 14 – Jacobs   10 – Milton   5 – Ferrell  College Park Center (1,246)
Arlington, TX
January 13, 2022
6:00 p.m. 		at Georgia State W 82–68  9–4
(3–1) 		 22 – Jacobs   5 – Chastain   4 – Tied  GSU Sports Arena (418)
Atlanta, GA
January 15, 2022
2:00 p.m. 		at Georgia Southern L 63–64  9–5
(3–2) 		 15 – Tied   13 – Chastain   2 – Jacobs  Hanner Fieldhouse (454)
Statesboro, GA
January 20, 2022
7:00 p.m. 		Texas State W 69–67  10–5
(4–2) 		 21 – Benjamin   8 – Milton   6 – Milton  College Park Center (1,077)
Arlington, TX
January 22, 2022
2:00 p.m. 		at Texas State W 72–65  11–5
(5–2) 		 28 – Jacobs   8 – Jacobs   6 – Milton  Strahan Arena (1,057)
San Marcos, TX
January 27, 2022
7:00 p.m. 		at Arkansas State W 90–87  12–5
(6–2) 		 32 – Jacobs   8 – Chastain   9 – Ferrell  First National Bank Arena (608)
Jonesboro, AR
January 29, 2022
2:00 p.m. 		at Little Rock W 64–53  13–5
(7–2) 		 24 – Jacobs   5 – Tied   3 – Tied  Jack Stephens Center (1,901)
Little Rock, AR
February 6, 2022
1:00 p.m. 		Appalachian State W 88–79  14–5
(8–2) 		 33 – Jacobs   10 – Jacobs   10 – Milton  College Park Center (917)
Arlington, TX
February 10, 2022
11:30 a.m. 		Louisiana–Monroe W 77–50  15–5
(9–2) 		 17 – Jacobs   8 – Jacobs   5 – Chastain  College Park Center (3,382)
Arlington, TX
February 12, 2022
2:00 p.m. 		Louisiana L 57–62  15–6
(9–3) 		 16 – Milton   10 – Ferrell   7 – Ferrell  College Park Center (877)
Arlington, TX
February 19, 2022
1:00 p.m. 		at Coastal Carolina W 70–61  16–6
(10–3) 		 16 – Jacobs   8 – Tied   4 – Tied  HTC Center (732)
Conway, SC
February 25, 2022
11:00 a.m. 		Little Rock W 63–54  17–6
(11–3) 		 13 – Tied   6 – Milton   4 – Tied  College Park Center (602)
Arlington, TX
February 26, 2022
2:00 p.m. 		Arkansas State L 75–82  17–7
(11–4) 		 25 – Jacobs   12 – Jacobs   11 – Milton  College Park Center (965)
Arlington, TX
Sun Belt Tournament
March 4, 2022
7:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		(2) vs. (7) Georgia Southern
Quarterfinals 		W 85–76  18–7
  28 – Jacobs   9 – Jacobs   5 – Ferrell  Pensacola Bay Center (652)
Pensacola, FL
March 6, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(2) vs. (3) Louisiana
Semifinals 		W 75–65  19–7
  28 – Jacobs   10 – Jacobs   9 – Ferrell  Pensacola Bay Center (944)
Pensacola, FL
March 7, 2022
1:00 p.m., ESPNU 		(2) vs. (1) Troy
Final 		W 76–61  20–7
  28 – Jacobs   11 – Jacobs   6 – Milton  Pensacola Bay Center (904)
Pensacola, FL
NCAA tournament
March 18, 2022
9:00 p.m., ESPNU 		(14 G) at (3 G) No. 10 Iowa State
First Round 		L 71–78  20–8
  19 – Jacobs   8 – Smith   4 – Milton  Hilton Coliseum (5,546)
Ames, IA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
G=Greensboro.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
AP———————————————————
Coaches———————————————————
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked and Did not receive votes

The Coaches Poll did not release a Week 2 poll and the AP Poll did not release a poll after the NCAA Tournament.

References

  1. ^ "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule". utamavs.com. University of Texas at Arlington. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
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