# 2021–22 Gonzaga Bulldogs women's basketball team

The 2021–22 Gonzaga Bulldogs women's basketball team represented Gonzaga University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulldogs (also informally referred to as the "Zags"), were members of the West Coast Conference. The Bulldogs, led by eighth year head coach Lisa Fortier, played their home games at the McCarthey Athletic Center on the university campus in Spokane, Washington.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov. 6, 2021* 2:00 pm | | Central Washington | W 78–42 | – | McCarthey Athletic Center (2,887) Spokane, WA |
| Non Conference regular season ||||||
| Nov. 11, 2021* 6:00 pm | | Montana State | W 72–47 | 1–0 | McCarthey Athletic Center (3,301) Spokane, WA |
| Nov. 14, 2021* 1:00 pm, SWX | | at Montana | W 67–60 | 2–0 | Dahlberg Arena (2,844) Missoula, MT |
| Nov. 18, 2021* 6:00 pm | | Idaho State | W 69–39 | 3–0 | McCarthey Athletic Center (2,821) Spokane, WA |
| Nov. 21, 2021* 1:00 pm, SWX | | No. 7 Stanford | L 62–66 | 3–1 | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| Nov 26, 2021* 2:00 pm | | vs. Utah Rainbow Wahine Showdown | W 89-71 | 4-1 | Stan Sheriff Center Manoa, HI |
| Nov 27, 2021* 2:00 pm | | vs. Eastern Illinois Rainbow Wahine Showdown | W 74-53 | 5-1 | Stan Sheriff Center Manoa, HI |
| Nov 28, 2021* 4:30 pm, SPEC on ESPN+ | | at Hawaii Rainbow Wahine Showdown | W 68-49 | 6-1 | Stan Sheriff Center (1,017) Manoa, HI |
| Dec 3, 2021* 6:00 pm | | Wyoming | W 54-47 | 7-1 | McCarthey Athletic Center (3,171) Spokane, WA |
| Dec 8, 2021* 6:00 pm, SWX SCSP | | Washington State | L 51-49 | 7-2 | McCarthey Athletic Center (3,469) Spokane, WA |
| Dec 12, 2021* 6:30 pm, SCSA | | Stephen F. Austin | W 64-54 | 8-2 | McCarthey Athletic Center (2,751) Spokane, WA |
| Dec 19, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UC Davis | L 69-66 | 8-3 | University Credit Union Center (726) Davis, CA |
| Dec 21, 2021* 6:00 pm, SWX | | at Eastern Washington | W 76–48 | 9–3 | Reese Court (1,021) Cheney, WA |
| WCC regular season ||||||
| Jan 1, 2022 1:00 pm | | at Loyola Marymount | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| Jan 6, 2022 7:00 pm | | at Portland | W 76-65 | 10-3 (1-0) | Chiles Center (532) Portland |
| Jan 9, 2022* 3:00 pm | | at No. 2 Stanford | L 66-50 | 10-4 | Maples Pavilion (0) Stanford, California |
| Jan 13, 2022 7:00 pm | | at Pacific | W 92-51 | 11-4 (2–0) | Alex G. Spanos Center (377) Stockton, CA |
| Jan 15, 2022 2:00 pm, SWX | | San Diego | W 76-66 | 12-4 (3-0) | McCarthey Athletic Center (4,971) Spokane, WA |
| Jan 20, 2022 6:00 pm | | Portland | W 68-59 | 13-4 (4-0) | McCarthey Athletic Center (5,119) Spokane, WA |
| Jan 22, 2022 1:00 pm | | at St. Mary's | W 66-53 | 14-4 (5-0) | University Credit Union Pavilion (314) Moraga, CA |
| Jan 27, 2022 7:00 pm | | at Pepperdine | W 66-54 | 15-4 (6-0) | Firestone Fieldhouse (203) Malibu, CA |
| Jan 29, 2022 2:00 pm | | at San Diego | W 69-43 | 16-4 (7-0) | Jenny Craig Pavilion (291) San Diego, CA |
| Feb 3, 2022 6:00 pm | | Pacific | W 79-38 | 17-4 (8-0) | McCarthey Athletic Center (4,882) Spokane, WA |
| Feb 5, 2022 2:00 pm, ROOT | | No. 16 BYU | L 50–62 | 17–5 (8–1) | McCarthey Athletic Center (5,503) Spokane, WA |
| Feb 7, 2022 6:00 pm | | San Francisco Rescheduled from December 30 | W 55-49 | 18-5 (9-1) | McCarthey Athletic Center (4,847) Spokane, WA |
| Feb 10, 2022 6:00 pm, SCSC | | at Santa Clara | W 72-55 | 19-5 (10-1) | Leavey Center (0) Santa Clara, CA |
| Feb 12, 2022 2:00 pm | | at San Francisco | W 83-82 | 20-5 (11-1) | The Sobrato Center (832) San Francisco, CA |
| Feb 17, 2022 6:00 pm | | St. Mary's | W 85-49 | 21-5 (12-1) | McCarthey Athletic Center (4,980) Spokane, WA |
| Feb 19, 2022 1:00 pm, BYUtv | | at No. 20 BYU | L 63-39 | 21-6 (12-2) | Marriott Center (6,289) Provo, UT |
| Feb 21, 2022 2:00 pm | | Santa Clara Rescheduled from January 8 | W 74-58 | 22-6 (13-2) | McCarthey Athletic Center (5,047) Spokane, WA |
| Feb 24, 2022 6:00 pm, SWX | | Pepperdine | W 85-41 | 23-6 (14-2) | McCarthey Athletic Center (4,966) Spokane, WA |
| Feb 26, 2022 2:00 pm, SWX | | Loyola Marymount | W 83-62 | 24-6 (15-2) | McCarthey Athletic Center (5,386) Spokane, WA |
| WCC Tournament ||||||
| Mar 7, 2022 2:30 pm, ROOT, BYUtv, WCC Network | | vs. San Francisco Semifinals | W 69-55 | 25-6 (15-2) | Orleans Arena Las Vegas, NV |
| Mar 8, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPNU | | vs. BYU Championship | W 71-59 | 26-6 (15-2) | Orleans Arena Las Vegas, NV |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 18, 2022* 12:30 pm, ESPNews | (9 W) | vs. (8 W) Nebraska First Round | W 68-55 | 27-6 | KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY |
| Mar 20, 2022* 4:00 pm, ESPN | (9 W) | at (1 W) No. 4 Louisville Second Round | L 59-68 | 27-7 | KFC Yum! Center (10,414) Louisville, KY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=Wichita. All times are in Pacific Time Zone. ||||||

## Rankings

2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | No Change |
| (RV) | Received Votes |
| (NR) | Not Ranked |
^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.