# 2021–22 Utah Valley Wolverines women's basketball team

The 2021–22 Utah Valley Wolverines women's basketball team represented Utah Valley University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Dan Nielson entered the season as head coach for his 3rd season. The Wolverines played their home games at the UCCU Center and Lockhart Arena in Orem, Utah as members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).

## Previous season

The Wolverines finished the 2020–21 season 13–7, 10–4 in WAC play to finish in second place. In the 2021 WAC women's basketball tournament, they defeated Chicago State in the quarterfinals before losing to Grand Canyon in the semifinals. Still, UVU received the WAC's automatic bid to the 2021 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament as a No. 16 seed since California Baptist was ineligible due to their transition to Division I. UVU lost to No. 1 seed and eventual champion Stanford 87–44 in the opening round of the NCAA tournament.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-Conference season ||||||
| Nov 9, 2021* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Park University | W 90–47 | 1–0 | UCCU Center (404) Orem, UT |
| Nov 11, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Fresno State | L 62–71 | 1–1 | UCCU Center (649) Orem, UT |
| Nov 16, 2021* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Southern Utah | W 60–54 | 2–1 | Centrum Arena (586) Cedar City, UT |
| Nov 20, 2021* 2:00 pm, MWSN | | at Nevada | L 64–70 | 2–2 | Lawlor Events Center Reno, NV |
| Nov 23, 2021* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Colorado Mesa | W 62–50 | 3–2 | UCCU Center (507) Orem, UT |
| Nov 27, 2021* 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Portland State | W 62–43 | 4–2 | UCCU Center (526) Orem, UT |
| Dec 1, 2021* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UNLV | L 63–73 | 4–3 | UCCU Center (894) Orem, UT |
| Dec 9, 2021* 7:00 pm | | at Montana | W 63–50 | 5–3 | Dahlberg Arena (2,108) Missoula, MT |
| Dec 11, 2021* 2:00 pm | | at Montana State | L 58–67 | 5–4 | Worthington Arena (1,178) Bozeman, MT |
| Dec 18, 2021* 2:00 pm | | at Utah | L 57–65 | 5–5 | Jon M. Huntsman Center (2,003) Salt Lake City, UT |
| Dec 21, 2021* 7:00 pm | | at Idaho State | L 36–53 | 5–6 | Holt Arena (925) Pocatello, ID |
| WAC conference season ||||||
| Dec 30, 2021 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Abilene Christian | L 63–69 | 5–7 (0–1) | Teague Center (364) Abilene, TX |
| Jan 1, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Tarleton State | L 48–61 | 5–8 (0–2) | Wisdom Gymnasium (618) Stephenville, TX |
| Jan 15, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | California Baptist | L 68–83 | 5–9 (0–3) | UCCU Center (627) Orem, UT |
| Jan 17, 2022 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Dixie State Rescheduled from January 8 | W 68–65 | 6–9 (1–3) | Burns Arena (599) St. George, UT |
| Jan 20, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Texas–Rio Grande Valley | W 59–56 | 7–9 (2–3) | UTRGV Fieldhouse (314) Edinburg, TX |
| Jan 22, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Lamar | L 55–59 $^{2OT}$ | 7–10 (2–4) | Montagne Center (938) Beaumont, TX |
| Jan 24, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Seattle Rescheduled from January 13 | W 65–51 | 8–10 (3–4) | UCCU Center (491) Orem, UT |
| Jan 27, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Chicago State | W 82–62 | 9–10 (4–4) | UCCU Center (575) Orem, UT |
| Feb 3, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Stephen F. Austin | L 53–68 | 9–11 (4–5) | Lockhart Arena (781) Orem, UT |
| Feb 5, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Sam Houston State | L 66–69 | 9–12 (4–6) | Lockhart Arena (528) Orem, UT |
| Feb 10, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Grand Canyon | W 58–50 | 10–12 (5–6) | Grand Canyon University Arena (1,103) Phoenix, AZ |
| Feb 12, 2022 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at New Mexico State | W 66–32 | 11–12 (6–6) | Pan American Center (482) Las Cruces, NM |
| Feb 16, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Tarleton State | W 75–53 | 12–12 (7–6) | Lockhart Arena (517) Orem, UT |
| Feb 19, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Dixie State | W 99–59 | 13–12 (8–6) | Lockhart Arena (812) Orem, UT |
| Feb 24, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Seattle | W 67–61 | 14–12 (9–6) | Redhawk Center (283) Seattle, WA |
| Feb 26, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at California Baptist | L 59–84 | 14–13 (9–7) | CBU Events Center (531) Riverside, CA |
| Mar 3, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Grand Canyon | L 63–65 | 14–14 (9–8) | UCCU Center (831) Orem, UT |
| Mar 5, 2022 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | New Mexico State | W 60–51 | 15–14 (10–8) | UCCU Center (632) Orem, UT |
| WAC Tournament ||||||
| Mar 10, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | (4) | vs. (8) Texas–Rio Grande Valley Quarterfinals | W 72–57 | 16–14 | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| Mar 11, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | (4) | vs. (1) Stephen F. Austin Semifinals | L 42–68 | 16–15 | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||