# 2021–22 Villanova Wildcats women's basketball team

The 2021–22 Villanova Wildcats women's basketball team represented Villanova University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by 2nd-year head coach Denise Dillon, played their home games at the Finneran Pavilion and were members of the Big East Conference.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 1, 2021* 7:00 pm | | IUP | W 93–44 | | Finneran Pavilion Villanova, PA |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 10, 2021* 7:00 pm | | Princeton | L 42–59 | 0–1 | Finneran Pavilion (1,551) Villanova, PA |
| November 12, 2021* 7:00 pm, BTN+ | | at No. 4 Maryland | L 67–88 | 0–2 | Xfinity Center (5,150) College Park, MD |
| November 20, 2021* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Saint Joseph's | W 55–39 | 1–2 | Hagan Arena (1,400) Philadelphia, PA |
| November 22, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Penn | W 66–63 | 2–2 | Palestra (310) Philadelphia, PA |
| November 27, 2021* 2:00 pm | | Temple | L 62–68 | 2–3 | Finneran Pavilion (655) Villanova, PA |
| December 1, 2021* 7:00 pm | | Lehigh | W 65–60 | 3–3 | Finneran Pavilion (719) Villanova, PA |
| December 3, 2021 7:00 pm | | at Providence | L 47–66 | 3–4 (0–1) | Alumni Hall (358) Providence, RI |
| December 5, 2021 2:00 pm | | at Creighton | L 58–72 | 3–5 (0–2) | D. J. Sokol Arena (581) Omaha, NE |
| December 9, 2021* 7:00 pm | | at James Madison | W 76–67 | 4–5 | Atlantic Union Bank Center (2,336) Harrisonburg, VA |
| December 12, 2021* 1:00 pm | | No. 23 Oregon State | W 56–52 | 5–5 | Finneran Pavilion (905) Villanova, PA |
| December 21, 2021* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at La Salle | W 66–56 | 6–5 | Tom Gola Arena (472) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 31, 2021 2:00 pm | | Seton Hall | W 76–73 | 7–5 (1–2) | Finneran Pavilion (907) Villanova, PA |
| January 2, 2022 12:00 pm, FS1 | | St. John's | W 70–68 | 8–5 (2–2) | Finneran Pavilion (658) Villanova, PA |
| January 7, 2022 7:00 pm, SNY | | No. 11 UConn | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Finneran Pavilion Villanova, PA |
| January 14, 2022 6:30 pm, FS2 | | at DePaul | L 63–75 | 8–6 (2–3) | Wintrust Arena (819) Chicago, IL |
| January 16, 2022 2:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Marquette | W 58–55 | 9–6 (3–3) | Al McGuire Center (1,276) Milwaukee, WI |
| January 21, 2022 7:00 pm | | Providence | W 71–56 | 10–6 (4–3) | Finneran Pavilion (1,009) Villanova, PA |
| January 23, 2022 1:00 pm | | Creighton | W 74–64 | 11–6 (5–3) | Finneran Pavilion (759) Villanova, PA |
| January 28, 2022 12:00 pm | | Butler | W 59–44 | 12–6 (6–3) | Finneran Pavilion (519) Villanova, PA |
| January 30, 2022 2:00 pm | | Xavier | W 82–57 | 13–6 (7–3) | Finneran Pavilion (1,209) Villanova, PA |
| February 4, 2022 2:00 pm | | at St. John's | W 82–58 | 14–6 (8–3) | Carnesecca Arena (658) Queens, NY |
| February 6, 2022 7:00 pm, BEDN | | Georgetown | W 76–57 | 15–6 (9–3) | Finneran Pavilion (1,009) Villanova, PA |
| February 9, 2022 7:00 pm, SNY | | at No. 8 UConn | W 72–69 | 16–6 (10–3) | XL Center (8,473) Hartford, CT |
| February 11, 2022 7:00 pm, BEDN | | Marquette | W 74–63 $^{OT}$ | 17–6 (11–3) | Finneran Pavilion (1,405) Villanova, PA |
| February 13, 2022 1:00 pm | | at Seton Hall | L 60–72 | 17–7 (11–4) | Walsh Gymnasium (1,051) South Orange, NJ |
| February 20, 2022 2:00 pm | | DePaul | W 73–64 | 18–7 (12–4) | Finneran Pavilion (2,771) Villanova, PA |
| February 22, 2022 7:00 pm | | at Georgetown Rescheduled from Jan. 9 | W 73–61 | 19–7 (13–4) | McDonough Arena (329) Washington, D.C. |
| February 25, 2022 12:00 pm | | at Butler | W 72–36 | 20–7 (14–4) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (519) Indianapolis, IN |
| February 27, 2022 2:00 pm | | at Xavier | W 58–49 | 21–7 (15–4) | Cintas Center (435) Cincinnati, OH |
| Big East Women's Tournament ||||||
| March 5, 2022 7:00 pm, FS2 | (2) | vs. (7) St. John's Quarterfinals | W 76–52 | 22–7 | Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT |
| March 6, 2022 5:30 pm, FS1 | (2) | vs. (6) Seton Hall Semifinals | W 64–55 | 23–7 | Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT |
| March 7, 2022 8:00 pm, FS1 | (2) | vs. (1) No. 6 UConn Championship | L 40–70 | 23–8 | Mohegan Sun Arena (6,459) Uncasville, CT |
| NCAA Women's Tournament ||||||
| March 19, 2022* 1:00 pm, ESPNews | (11 W) | vs. (6 W) No. 20 BYU First Round | W 61–57 | 24–8 | Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI |
| March 21, 2022* 6:00 pm, ESPNU | (11 W) | at (3 W) No. 12 Michigan Second Round | L 49–64 | 24–9 | Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=Wichita. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

## Rankings

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