2021–22 Washington State Cougars women's basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season

2021–22 Washington State Cougars women's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record19–11 (11–6 Pac-12)
Head coach
  • Kamie Ethridge (4th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Laurie Koehn
  • Jason Chainey
  • Camille Williams
Home arenaBeasley Coliseum
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 Washington State Cougars women's basketball team represented Washington State University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cougars were led by fourth-year head coach Kamie Ethridge and they played their home games at Beasley Coliseum as members of the Pac-12 Conference.

Previous season

Last season, the Cougars finished with an overall record of 12–12. The Cougars finished conference play with a 9–10 record. As the #7 seed in the tournament, the Cougars defeated the #10 seed Utah Utes in the first round, but lost to the #2 seed Arizona Wildcats in the quarterfinals. The Cougars received an at large bid to the 2021 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament. They received the #9 seed in the Mercado Regional. They lost in the first round to the #8 seed South Florida and were eliminated.

Roster

2021–22 Washington State Cougars women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 2 Michaela Jones 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Jr Beatrice Wymore, NE
G 3 Emma Nankervis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So N/A Mount, Eliza, Australia
G 4 Krystal Leger-Walker 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Sr N/A Waikato, New Zealand
G 5 Charlisse Leger-Walker 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr St. Peter's School Waikato, New Zealand
G 10 Ekin Celikdemir 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Tilton Istanbul, Turkey
F 13 Shir Levy 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Gymnasia Realit Ness Ziona, Israel
C 14 Jessica Clarke 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr St. Thomas Aquinas North Vancouver, Canada
F 15 Ula Motuga 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Caterbury College Logan, Australia
G 20 Grace Sarver 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So West Seattle Seattle, WA
G 21 Johanna Teder 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So South Plains College Tartu, Estonia
G 22 Celena Molina 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Jr Konawaena Kailua, HI
C 55 Bella Mourekatete 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) So Genesis Prep Academy Ngoma Huye, Nigeria
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 20, 2022

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 24, 2021*
2:00 pm 		Saint Martins W 89–38 
 17 – Motuga   7 – Motuga   11 – K. Leger-Walker  Beasley Coliseum (436)
Pullman, WA
November 5, 2021*
7:00 pm 		Northwest Nazarene W 113–46 
 20 – Teder   11 – Murekatete   8 – K. Leger-Walker  Beasley Coliseum (295)
Pullman, WA
Regular Season
November 9, 2021*
7:00 pm, Live Stream 		San Jose State W 86–56  1–0
  22 – Tied   9 – Tied   8 – K. Leger-Walker  Beasley Coliseum (713)
Pullman, WA
November 12, 2021*
2:00 pm, Live Stream 		Northern Arizona W 62–54  2–0
  22 – C. Leger-Walker   15 – Murekatete   3 – Tied  Beasley Coliseum (934)
Pullman, WA
November 21, 2021*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Idaho
Battle of the Palouse 		W 73–59  3–0
  13 – Teder   10 – Murekatete   6 – K. Leger-Walker  ICCU Arena (1,074)
Moscow, ID
November 25, 2021*
1:00 pm, FloSports 		vs. Miami (FL)
Baha Mar Hoops 		W 62–47  4–0
  15 – Teder   14 – C. Leger-Walker   5 – C. Leger-Walker  Kendal Isaacs National Gymnasium 
Nassau, Bahamas
November 27, 2021*
3:00 pm, FloSports 		vs. No. 5 NC State
Baha Mar Hoops 		L 34–62  4–1
  7 – Wallack   8 – Murekatete   4 – K. Leger-Walker  Kendal Isaacs National Gymnasium 
Nassau, Bahamas
December 2, 2021*
12:00 pm, Live Stream 		San Francisco W 72–58  5–1
  27 – C. Leger-Walker   9 – Motuga   5 – K. Leger-Walker  Beasley Coliseum (785)
Pullman, WA
December 4, 2021*
4:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at UC Davis W 71–49  6–1
  14 – Murekatete   8 – Murekatete   5 – K. Leger-Walker  University Credit Union Center (1,192)
Davis, CA
December 8, 2021*
6:00 pm, SWX 		at Gonzaga W 51–49  7–1
  14 – C. Leger-Walker   10 – Murekatete   3 – Tied  McCarthey Athletic Center (3,469)
Spokane, WA
December 12, 2021*
12:00 pm, P12N 		Boise State W 62–55  8–1
  23 – C. Leger-Walker   8 – Murekatete   6 – K. Leger-Walker  Beasley Coliseum (715)
Pullman, WA
December 18, 2021*
11:00 am, BYU TV 		at No. 20 BYU L 53–71  8–2
  21 – C. Leger-Walker   10 – Motuga   4 – Tied  Marriott Center (1,483)
Provo, UT
December 19, 2021[a]*
11:00 am, ESPN+ 		at Stony Brook L 62–69  8–3
  19 – C. Leger-Walker   13 – Murekatete   5 – C. Leger-Walker  Island Federal Arena (253)
Stony Brook, NY
December 19, 2021*
12:00 pm, N/A 		at Cornell Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols within the Cornell program.[b] Newman Arena 
Ithaca, NY
December 31, 2021
7:00 pm, P12N 		California W 69–42  9–3
(1–0) 		 22 – C. Leger-Walker   6 – K. Leger-Walker   6 – K. Leger-Walker  Beasley Coliseum (627)
Pullman, WA
January 2, 2022
12:00 pm, P12N 		No. 2 Stanford L 44–82  9–4
(1–1) 		 15 – C. Leger-Walker   8 – Wallack   3 – Tied  Beasley Coliseum (873)
Pullman, WA
January 7, 2022
5:00 pm, P12N 		at No. 4 Arizona L 52–60  9–5
(1–2) 		 12 – K. Leger-Walker   9 – K. Leger-Walker   6 – K. Leger-Walker  McKale Center (7,378)
Tucson, AZ
January 9, 2022
11:00 am, P12N 		at Arizona State Postponed due to COVID-19 protocols within the Arizona State program.[c] Desert Financial Arena 
Tempe, AZ
January 14, 2022
7:00 pm, P12N 		at USC W 71–63  10–5
(2–2) 		 20 – Teder   6 – Murekatete   6 – K. Leger-Walker  Galen Center (0)
Los Angeles, CA
January 16, 2022
12:00 pm, P12N 		at UCLA L 58–71  10–6
(2–3) 		 24 – C. Leger-Walker   9 – Tied   4 – K. Leger-Walker  Pauley Pavilion (0)
Los Angeles, CA
January 26, 2022[d]
1:00 pm, Live Stream 		Oregon State W 58–51  11–6
(3–3) 		 17 – Teder   6 – Tied   6 – K. Leger-Walker  Beasley Coliseum (654)
Pullman, WA
January 28, 2022
7:00 pm, P12N 		Washington
Boeing Apple Cup Series 		W 60–56 OT 12–6
(4–3) 		 18 – C. Leger-Walker   10 – Murekatete   3 – K. Leger-Walker  Beasley Coliseum (1,145)
Pullman, WA
January 30, 2022
12:00 pm, P12N 		at Washington
Boeing Apple Cup Series 		W 57–43  13–6
(5–3) 		 19 – C. Leger-Walker   7 – C. Leger-Walker   2 – K. Leger-Walker  Alaska Airlines Arena (3,023)
Seattle, WA
February 4, 2022
6:00 pm, P12N 		at Colorado W 63–56  14–6
(6–3) 		 30 – C. Leger-Walker   11 – Motuga   6 – K. Leger-Walker  CU Events Center (1,205)
Boulder, CO
February 6, 2022
11:00 am, P12N 		at Utah L 66–72  14–7
(6–4) 		 16 – Teder   6 – Teder   6 – Teder  Jon M. Huntsman Center (2,043)
Salt Lake City, UT
February 9, 2022[e]
12:00 pm, P12N 		No. 24 Oregon L 30–83  14–8
(6–5) 		 9 – Murekatete   9 – Murekatete   3 – C. Leger-Walker  Beasley Coliseum (760)
Pullman, WA
February 11, 2022
7:00 pm, P12N 		UCLA W 66–65  15–8
(7–5) 		 22 – K. Leger-Walker   8 – C. Leger-Walker   5 – K. Leger-Walker  Beasley Coliseum (1,120)
Pullman, WA
February 13, 2022
12:00 pm, P12N 		USC W 57–54  16–8
(8–5) 		 20 – C. Leger-Walker   9 – Murekatete   5 – K. Leger-Walker  Beasley Coliseum (690)
Pullman, WA
February 18, 2022
7:00 pm, P12N 		Arizona State W 65–58  17–8
(9–5) 		 20 – Teder   6 – Murekatete   5 – C. Leger-Walker  Beasley Coliseum (874)
Pullman, WA
February 20, 2022
12:00 pm, P12N 		No. 8 Arizona W 72–67  18–8
(10–5) 		 21 – Teder   8 – Murekatete   6 – C. Leger-Walker  Beasley Coliseum (984)
Pullman, WA
February 24, 2022
8:00 pm, P12N 		at No. 2 Stanford L 54–61  18–9
(10–6) 		 17 – C. Leger-Walker   7 – Murekatete   5 – K. Leger-Walker  Maples Pavilion (3,009)
Stanford, CA
February 26, 2022
12:00 pm, P12N 		at California W 73–67  19–9
(11–6) 		 21 – C. Leger-Walker   8 – Murekatete   9 – K. Leger-Walker  Haas Pavilion (1,390)
Berkeley, CA
Pac-12 Women's Tournament
March 3, 2022
8:30 pm, P12N 		(3) vs. (6) Utah
Quarterfinals 		L 59–70  19–10
  18 – Murekatete   6 – Wallack   7 – C. Leger-Walker  Michelob Ultra Arena (4,428)
Paradise, NV
NCAA tournament
March 19, 2022
8:30 am, ESPN2 		(8 B) vs. (9 B) Kansas State
First Round 		L 40–50  19–11
  20 – C. Leger-Walker   14 – Motuga   2 – Motuga  Reynolds Coliseum (4,800)
Raleigh, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
B=Bridgeport.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source:[6]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
APRVRV*RVRVRVRVRV—————————RVRV——Not released
CoachesRVRV*RV^RVRVRVRV—————————RVRV——

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

See also

Notes

  1. ^ This game was added on December 16 to replace the previously canceled game at Cornell.[1]
  2. ^ This game was canceled on December 15 due to COVID-19 protocols within the Big Red program. This game was declared a no contest by the NCAA.[2]
  3. ^ This game was postponed on January 4 due to COVID-19 protocols within the Sun Devils program.[3]
  4. ^ This game was originally scheduled on January 21 before being postponed and rescheduled to January 26 due to COVID-19 protocols within the Washington State program.[4]
  5. ^ This game was originally scheduled on January 23 before being postponed and rescheduled to February 9 due to COVID-19 protocols within the Washington State program.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Women's Basketball Adds Game at Stony Brook". wsucougars.com. December 16, 2021. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  2. ^ "Women's Basketball Game at Cornell Canceled". wsucougars.com. December 15, 2021. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  3. ^ "Women's Basketball Contest at Arizona State Postponed". wsucougars.com. January 4, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  4. ^ "Women's Basketball to Make Up Oregon State Game this Wednesday". wsucougars.com. January 24, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  5. ^ "Women's Basketball to Make Up Oregon Game on Feb. 9". wsucougars.com. February 4, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  6. ^ "2021–22 Women's Basketball Schedule". WSUCougars.com. Washington State University Athletics. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
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