# 2021–22 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball team

The 2021–22 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball team represented the University of Arizona during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats were led by sixth-year head coach Adia Barnes. This was the Wildcats' 48th season at the on-campus McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona and 43rd season as a member of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished with a record of 21–8, 10–6 in Pac-12 play. The Wildcats were invited to the 2022 NCAA tournament where they defeated UNLV in the First Round before losing to North Carolina in the Second Round.

## Previous season

The Wildcats finished the season second behind Stanford in the Pacific-12 conference with a 13–4 record. They advanced to the semifinals of the 2021 Pac-12 women's tournament where they lost to no. 9 ranked UCLA and As a no. 3 seed in the NCAA tournament where they defeated Stony Brook and BYU in the first and second rounds, no. 4 ranked Texas A&M in the Sweet Sixteen, they won their region with a win over no. 12 ranked Indiana in the first-ever Elite Eight, knocked off no. 1 ranked UConn in the first-ever Final Four. Arizona reached the first-ever National Championship game, losing to no. 2 ranked Stanford (in a rematch from earlier this season) 54–53 and finishing the season with a 21–6 record.

## Offseason
### Departures

Arizona Wildcats Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown |
| Trinity Baptiste | 0 | F | 6'0 | Senior | Tampa, Florida |
| Aari McDonald | 2 | G | 5'7 | RS Senior | Fresno, California |
| Tara Manumaleuga | 3 | G | 5'10 | Sophomore | Gold Coast, QLD, Australia |
| Mara Mote | 11 | G | 5'11 | Sophomore | Cēsis, Latvia |
| Marta Garcia | 22 | G | 6'3 | Freshman | Sevilla, Spain |
| Reference: |||||||

### Transfers

Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Number | Position | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School | Remaining Eligibility | Notes |
| Taylor Chavez | 3 | G | 5'10" | Junior | Surprise, AZ | Oregon | 2 | Transfer from Oregon. |
| Koi Love | 5 | F | 6'0" | Sophomore | Orlando, FL | Vanderbilt | 3 | Transfer from Vanderbilt. |
| Ariyah Copeland | 22 | F | 6'3" | Senior | Columbus, GA | Alabama | 1 | Transfer from Alabama. |
| Reference: |||||||||

### 2021 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Aaronette Vonleh G | West Linn, OR | West Linn HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | N/A | Jul 11, 2020 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 91 ||||||
| Anna Gret Asi G | Tartu, Estonia | University of Tartu | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | N/A | Jul 13, 2020 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Gisela Sanchez F | Barcelona, Spain | Segle XXI | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | N/A | Feb 11, 2021 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| 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 February 11, 2021. ||||||

#### 2022 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2022 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Maya Nnaji F | Lakeville, MN | Hopkins High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | N/A | May 10, 2021 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 97 |||||||
| Paris Clark G | Mount Vernon, NY | Long Island Lutheran High School | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | N/A | Dec 13, 2021 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 96 |||||||
| Kailyn Gilbert G | Tampa, FL | Seffner Christian Academy | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | N/A | Jan 6, 2021 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 95 |||||||
| Lemyah Hylton G | London, ON | Southwest Academy Girls Prep | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | N/A | Oct 16, 2021 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 91 |||||||
| 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. Archived from the original on December 13, 2021. Retrieved December 13, 2021. "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 13, 2021. |||||||

#### 2023 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2023 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Breya Cunningham POST | Chula Vista, CA | La Jolla Country Day School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | N/A | Jun 26, 2022 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 97 |||||||
| Montaya Dew F | Las Vegas, NV | Centennial High School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | N/A | Dec 23, 2021 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 97 |||||||
| 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: "2023 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on June 26, 2022. Retrieved June 26, 2022. "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 26, 2022. |||||||

## Preseason
### Preseason rankings

* October 12 and November 3, 2021 - The Arizona Wildcats are picked to finish 5th in the both of Media and Coaches of the PAC-12 Preseason polls.
* October 19, 2021 - Arizona received No. 22 in the AP poll Top 25.
* November 3, 2021 – Arizona received No. 15 in the USA Today Coaches Poll Top 25.

### Preseason awards watchlists

* October 26, 2021 – Taylor Chavez is named to the Ann Meyers Drysdale Award top 20 watch list (Best shooting guard)
* October 27, 2021 – Sam Thomas is named to the Cheryl Miller Award top 20 watch list (Best small forward)
* November 9, 2021 - Sam Thomas is named to the Naismith Trophy top 50 watchlist (the most outstanding female basketball player)

### Preseason All Pac-12 teams

* November 3, 2021 – Preseason All-Pac-12 team: Sam Thomas and Cate Reese.

## Personal
### Roster

Source:

### Coaching staff

| Name | Position | Year at Arizona | Alma Mater (year) |
| Adia Barnes | Head Coach | 6th | Arizona (1998) |
| Salvo Coppa | Assistant Coach | 6th | IULM (2003) |
| Ashley Davis | Assistant Coach | 1st | TCU (2007) |
| Erin Grant | Assistant Coach | 1st | Texas Tech (2006) |
| Jessika Carrington | Director of Basketball Operations | 6th | Oklahoma (2012) |
| Kortney Dunbar | Director of Players Recruiting | 1st | Tennessee (2018) |
| Sierra Bone | Graduate Assistant | 1st | Kansas City (2017) |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 28, 2021* 6:00 pm | No. 22 | Eastern New Mexico | W 84–25 | – | 12 – Tied | 6 – Copeland | 4 – Tied | McKale Center (5,948) Tucson, AZ |
| November 5, 2021* 6:30 pm | No. 22 | Arizona Christian | W 110–39 | – | 18 – Conner | 12 – Reese | 6 – Pueyo | McKale Center (6,124) Tucson, AZ |
| Regular Season |||||||||
| November 9, 2021* 5:00 pm, live stream | No. 22 | Cal State Northridge | W 87–44 | 1–0 | 14 – Tied | 6 – Vonleh | 5 – Pellington | McKale Center (6,154) Tucson, AZ |
| November 12, 2021* 2:30 pm, ESPNU | No. 22 | vs. No. 6 Louisville Mammoth Sports Construction Invitational | W 61–59 $^{OT}$ | 2–0 | 21 – Reese | 10 – Ware | 5 – Tied | Sanford Pentagon (2,345) Sioux Falls, SD |
| Nov. 15, 2021* 6:30 p.m. | No. 11 | Texas Southern | W 93–38 | 3–0 | 15 – Reese | 11 – Reese | 4 – Yeaney | McKale Center (6,261) Tucson, AZ |
| Nov. 19, 2021* 6:30 p.m. | No. 11 | Marist | W 78–36 | 4–0 | 14 – Thomas | 9 – Love | 4 – Pellington | McKale Center (6,787) Tucson, AZ |
| Nov. 25, 2021* 1:15 p.m., ESPN3 | No. 9 | vs. Vanderbilt Paradise Jam tournament | W 48–46 | 5–0 | 13 – Thomas | 6 – Copeland | 5 – Pueyo | Sports and Fitness Center (3,500) Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands |
| Nov. 26, 2021* 1:15 p.m., ESPN3 | No. 9 | vs. DePaul Paradise Jam Tournament | W 75–68 | 6–0 | 19 – Reese | 8 – Reese | 6 – Yeaney | Sports and Fitness Center (246) Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands |
| Nov. 27, 2021* 1:15 p.m., ESPN3 | No. 9 | vs. Rutgers Paradise Jam Tournament | W 80–44 | 7–0 | 16 – Reese | 6 – Copeland | 4 – Conner | Sports and Fitness Center (244) Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands |
| Dec. 3, 2021* TBD | No. 7 | at UC Riverside | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols within the UC Riverside program. | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols within the UC Riverside program. | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols within the UC Riverside program. | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols within the UC Riverside program. | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols within the UC Riverside program. | SRC Arena Riverside, CA |
| Dec. 9, 2021* 6:30 p.m. | No. 6 | North Dakota State | W 59–47 | 8–0 | 16 – Pellington | 6 – Tied | 3 – Tied | McKale Center (7,037) Tucson, AZ |
| Dec. 12, 2021* 1:00 p.m. | No. 6 | New Mexico | W 77–60 | 9–0 | 15 – Conner | 12 – Reese | 4 – Tied | McKale Center (8,884) Tucson, AZ |
| Dec. 17, 2021* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 4 | at Northern Arizona | W 82–55 | 10–0 | 17 – Vonleh | 7 – Love | 4 – Chavez | Walkup Skydome (572) Flagstaff, AZ |
| Dec. 19, 2021* 3:30 p.m., ESPN | No. 4 | vs. No. 11 Texas Pac-12 Coast-to-Coast Challenge | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols within the Arizona program. | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols within the Arizona program. | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols within the Arizona program. | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols within the Arizona program. | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols within the Arizona program. | T-Mobile Arena Paradise, NV |
| Pac-12 regular season |||||||||
| January 7, 2022 6:00 pm, P12N | No. 4 | Washington State | W 60–52 | 11–0 (1–0) | 20 – Reese | 7 – Tied | 8 – Thomas | McKale Center (7,378) Tucson, AZ |
| January 9, 2022 12:00 pm, P12N | No. 4 | Washington | Postponed due to COVID-19 protocols within the Washington program. | Postponed due to COVID-19 protocols within the Washington program. | Postponed due to COVID-19 protocols within the Washington program. | Postponed due to COVID-19 protocols within the Washington program. | Postponed due to COVID-19 protocols within the Washington program. | McKale Center Tucson, AZ |
| January 9, 2022 4:00 pm, live stream | No. 4 | at USC | L 67–76 | 11–1 (1–1) | 29 – Reese | 7 – Copeland | 8 – Yeaney | Galen Center (0) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 13, 2022 8:00 pm, P12N | No. 7 | at Oregon State | W 55–53 | 12–1 (2–1) | 15 – Yeaney | 9 – Thomas | 2 – Tied | Gill Coliseum (4,073) Corvallis, OR |
| January 15, 2022 3:30 pm, P12N | No. 7 | at Oregon | L 66–68 $^{OT}$ | 12–2 (2–2) | 14 – Tied | 7 – Love | 3 – Tied | Matthew Knight Arena (7,944) Eugene, OR |
| January 21, 2022 7:00 pm, P12N | No. 10 | Utah | W 76–64 | 13–2 (3–2) | 25 – Thomas | 7 – Ware | 4 – Pueyo | McKale Center (7,099) Tucson, AZ |
| January 23, 2022 12:00 pm, P12N | No. 10 | No. 22 Colorado | W 75–56 | 14–2 (4–2) | 28 – Pellington | 9 – Reese | 4 – Yeaney | McKale Center (7,103) Tucson, AZ |
| January 26, 2022 6:00 pm, P12N | No. 8 | at UCLA | W 74–63 | 15–2 (5–2) | 20 – Pellington | 10 – Reese | 4 – Tied | Pauley Pavilion (826) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 28, 2022 8:00 pm, P12N | No. 8 | at California | Postponed due to COVID-19 protocols within the California program. | Postponed due to COVID-19 protocols within the California program. | Postponed due to COVID-19 protocols within the California program. | Postponed due to COVID-19 protocols within the California program. | Postponed due to COVID-19 protocols within the California program. | Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA |
| January 30, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 8 | at No. 2 Stanford | L 69–75 | 15–3 (5–3) | 17 – Reese | 7 – Reese | 5 – Tied | Maples Pavilion (3,479) Stanford, CA |
| February 4, 2022 8:00 pm, P12N | No. 8 | No. 19 Oregon | W 63–48 | 16–3 (6–3) | 13 – Reese | 9 – Love | 4 – Tied | McKale Center (10,413) Tucson, AZ |
| February 6, 2022 12:00 pm, P12N | No. 8 | Oregon State | W 73–61 | 17–3 (7–3) | 19 – Reese | 8 – Reese | 3 – Tied | McKale Center (7,505) Tucson, AZ |
| February 11, 2022 7:00 pm, P12N | No. 6 | at Arizona State Territorial Cup | L 77–81 | 17–4 (7–4) | 30 – Pellington | 8 – Reese | 5 – Pellington | Desert Financial Arena (5,193) Tempe, AZ |
| February 13, 2022 12:00 pm, P12N | No. 6 | Arizona State Territorial Cup | W 62–58 | 18–4 (8–4) | 17 – Reese | 6 – Love | 3 – Tied | McKale Center (8,480) Tucson, AZ |
| February 18, 2022 8:00 pm, P12N | No. 8 | at Washington | W 51–42 | 19–4 (9–4) | 10 – Pellington | 8 – Ware | 3 – Yeaney | Alaska Airlines Arena (1,499) Seattle, WA |
| February 20, 2022 1:00 pm, P12N | No. 8 | at Washington State | L 67–72 | 19–5 (9–5) | 15 – Conner | 4 – Tied | 3 – Thomas | Beasley Coliseum (984) Pullman, WA |
| February 24, 2022 7:00 pm, P12N | No. 12 | UCLA | L 46–64 | 19–6 (9–6) | 14 – Pellington | 6 – Copeland | 4 – Pueyo | McKale Center (8,067) Tucson, AZ |
| February 26, 2022 12:00 pm, P12N | No. 12 | USC | W 68–59 | 20–6 (10–6) | 18 – Chavez | 11 – Ware | 4 – Pellington | McKale Center (8,256) Tucson, AZ |
| Pac-12 Women's tournament |||||||||
| March 3, 2022 1:00 pm, P12N | (4) No. 14 | vs. (5) Colorado Quarterfinals | L 43–45 | 20–7 | 15 – Ware | 8 – Ware | 3 – Pueyo | Michelob Ultra Arena (4,122) Paradise, NV |
| NCAA tournament |||||||||
| March 19, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | (4 G) No. 19 | (13 G) UNLV First Round | W 72–67 | 21–7 | 30 – Pellington | 7 – Ware | 4 – Pellington | McKale Center (9,573) Tucson, AZ |
| March 21, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | (4 G) No. 19 | (5 G) No. 17 North Carolina Second Round | L 45–63 | 21–8 | 15 – Thomas | 7 – Ware | 3 – Tied | McKale Center (8,333) Tucson, AZ |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. G=Greensboro. All times are in Mountain Time. |||||||||
Source:

## Game summaries

This section will be filled in as the season progresses.

### vs Cal State Northridge

* TBD
* November 9 5:00 p.m.
Cal State Northridge Matadors 47, No. 22 Arizona Wildcats 88 :
| Scoring by quarter: 5–15, 13–32, 12–19, 14–21 |||
| Pts: Kayanna Spriggs, 9 Rebs: Kayanna Spriggs, 6 Asts: Tied, 2 | Pts: Tied, 14 Rebs: Aaronette Vonleh, 6 Asts: Shania Pellington, 6 |
* McKale Center, Tucson, AZ Attendance: 6,154 Referees: Melissa Barlow, Brian Woods, Sha'Rae Mitchell

### vs No. 6 Louisville

* ESPNU
* November 12 2:30 p.m.
No. 6 Louisville Cardinals 59, No. 22 Arizona Wildcats 61 (OT) :
| Scoring by quarter: 9–8, 13–17, 18–16, 14–13, Overtime: 5–7 |||
| Pts: Hailey Van Lith, 19 Rebs: Emily Engstler, 8 Asts: Chelsie Hall, 3 | Pts: Cate Reese, 21 Rebs: Lauren Ware, 10 Asts: Helena Pueyo, 5 |
* Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls, SD Attendance: 2,345 Referees: Roy Gulbeyan, Maj Forsberg, Katie Lukanich

### vs Texas Southern

* TBD
* November 15 6:30 p.m.
Texas Southern Lady Tigers 38, No. 11 Arizona Wildcats 93 :
| Scoring by quarter: 9–24, 6–24, 6–17, 17–28 |||
| Pts: Niya Mitchell, 12 Rebs: Niya Mitchell, 10 Asts: Ashley Austin, 2 | Pts: Cate Reese, 15 Rebs: Cate Reese, 11 Asts: Bendy Yeaney, 4 |
* McKale Center, Tucson, AZ Attendance: 6,261 Referees: Anita Ortega, Kenneth Nash, Stacie Blow

### vs Marist

* TBD
* November 19 6:30 p.m.
Marist Red Wolves 36, No. 11 Arizona Wildcats 78 :
| Scoring by quarter: 14–12, 8–20, 5–26, 9–20 |||
| Pts: Kendall Krick, 8 Rebs: Emma Wax, 4 Asts: Emma Wax, 2 | Pts: Sam Thomas, 14 Rebs: Koi Love, 9 Asts: Shania Pellington, 4 |
* McKale Center, Tucson, AZ Attendance: 6,787 Referees: Michael Price, Marc Merritt, Cheryl Flores

### vs Vanderbilt

* ESPN3
* November 25 1:15 p.m.
Vanderbilt Commodores 46, No. 9 Arizona Wildcats 48 :
| Scoring by quarter: 7–11, 9–13, 11–14, 19–10 |||
| Pts: Iyana Moore, 10 Rebs: 2 Tied, 6 Asts: 2 Tied, 2 | Pts: Sam Thomas, 13 Rebs: Ariyah Copeland, 6 Asts: Helena Pueyo, 5 |
* Sports and Fitness Center, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands Attendance: 3,500 Referees: Rod Creech, Karlenna Tobin, Sarah Williams

### vs DePaul

* ESPN3
* November 26 1:15 p.m.
No. 9 Arizona Wildcats 75, DePaul Blue Demons 68 :
| Scoring by quarter: 19-17, 17-17, 15-17, 24-17 |||
| Pts: Cate Reese, 19 Rebs: Cate Reese, 8 Asts: Bendu Yeaney, 6 | Pts: Aneesah Morrow, 24 Rebs: Aneesah Morrow, 16 Asts: Sonya Morris, 4 |
* Sports and Fitness Center, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands Attendance: 246 Referees: Rod Creech, Jeffrey Smith, Krystle Apellaniz

### vs Rutgers

* ESPN3
* November 27 1:15 p.m.
Rutgers Scarlet Knights 44, No. 9 Arizona Wildcats 80 :
| Scoring by quarter: 2–12, 6–34, 16–15, 20–19 |||
| Pts: Oshlynn Brown, 9 Rebs: Tied, 5 Asts: Tied, 1 | Pts: Cate Reese, 16 Rebs: Ariyah Copeland, 6 Asts: Madison Conner, 4 |
* Sports and Fitness Center, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands Attendance: 244 Referees: Bruce Morris, Karleena Tobin, Tim Resch

### vs North Dakota State

* November 27 6:30 p.m.
* McKale Center, Tucson, AZ

### vs New Mexico

* December 12
* McKale Center, Tucson, AZ

## Player statistics

| Player | Games Played | Minutes | Field Goals | Three Pointers | Free Throws | Rebounds | Assists | Blocks | Steals | Points |
| ReeseCate Reese | 5 | 84 | 19 | 4 | 13 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 55 |
| WareLauren Ware | 5 | 83 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 25 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 37 |
| ThomasSam Thomas | 5 | 80 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 32 |
| PellingtonShaina Pellington | 5 | 79 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 17 |
| YeaneyBendu Yeaney | 5 | 76 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 30 |
| Chavez Taylor Chavez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Conner Madison Conner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Copeland Ariyah Copeland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Erdogan Derin Erdogan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gret Asi Anna Gret Asi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Love Koi Love | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pueyo Helena Pueyo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sanchez Gisela Sanchez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Smith Semaj Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vonleh Aaronette Vonleh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Opponents | – | – | – | – | − | − | − | − | − | − |

## Awards & milestones
### Season highs
#### Players

* Points: C. Reese, 21 (Louisville)
* Rebounds: C. Reese, 11 (Texas Southern)
* Assists: Tied, 5 (Cal State Northridge & Louisville)
* Steals: K. Love, 4 (Texas Southern & Marist)
* Blocks: L. Ware, 4 (Marist)
* Minutes: C. Reese, 33 (Louisville)

#### Team

* Points: 93 (Texas Southern)
* Field Goals: 36 (Texas Southern)
* Field Goal Attempts: 67 (Texas Southern)
* 3 Point Field Goals Made: 11 (Marist)
* 3 Point Field Goals Attempts: 24 (Marist)
* Free Throws Made:12 (Louisville)
* Free Throws Attempts:14 (Louisville)
* Rebounds:53 (Marist)
* Assists:27 (Cal State Northridge)
* Steals:15 (Texas Southern)
* Blocked Shots:10 (Marist)
* Turnovers:17 (Louisville)
* Fouls:21 (Louisville)

### Weekly awards

Cate Reese
* Pac-12 Women's Basketball Player of the Week 1 (Nov. 15)

### National awards
## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final |
| AP | 22 | 22* | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 (3) | 7 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 14т | 20 | 19 | Not released |
| Coaches | 15 | 15* | 15^ | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 (1) | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 18 |
*The preseason and week 1 polls were the same. ^Coaches poll was not released for Week 2.