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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
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBeasley Coliseum
Seasons← 2020–212022–23 →
2021–22 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
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

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*
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. 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. 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
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  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
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:

Rankings

See also: 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball 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.
  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.
  3. This game was postponed on January 4 due to COVID-19 protocols within the Sun Devils program.
  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.
  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.

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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